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4027521 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuroda | Kuroda | Kuroda (written: lit. "black ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese painter
Akinobu Kuroda 黒田 明伸, Japanese historian
Chris Kuroda, lighting designer and operator for the band Phish and Justin Bieber, among others
Emily Kuroda (born 1952), American actress
, Japanese actress
, governor of Bank of Japan and former president of Asian Development Bank
, Japanese-born English actress
, Japanese baseball player
, pen name of a Japanese manga artist
, Japanese painter
, Japanese far-left philosopher and social theorist
, famed strategist under Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, Samurai, son of Kuroda Kanbei
, Japanese politician and second Prime Minister of Japan
, Japanese haiku poet
, Japanese ornithologist
, Japanese writer
Paul Kuroda, (1917-2001), Japanese-American nuclear scientist
Robert T. Kuroda (1922–1944), American soldier Medal of Honor recipient
, linguist, inventor of the Kuroda normal form
, child of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan
, Japanese general
, Japanese voice actor
, Japanese woodworker and lacquerware artist
, Japanese professional wrestler
, Japanese malacologist
, Japanese anime screenwriter
Fictional characters
, a character in the visual novel School Days
Japanese-language surnames |
4027526 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome%20magnifier | Dome magnifier | A dome magnifier is a dome-shaped magnifying device made of glass or acrylic plastic, used to enlarge words on a page or computer screen. They are plano-convex lenses: the flat (planar) surface is placed on the object to be magnified, and the convex (dome) surface provides the enlargement. They usually provide between 1.8× and 6× magnification. Dome magnifiers are often used by the visually impaired. They are good for reading maps or basic text and their inherent 180° design naturally amplifies illumination from ambient side-light. They are suitable for people with tremors or impaired motor skills, because they are held in contact with the page during use.
See also
Reading stone
References
Magnifiers
Magnifier, dome |
4027530 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marceau%20Pivert | Marceau Pivert | Marceau Pivert (2 October 1895, Montmachoux, Seine-et-Marne – 3 June 1958, Paris) was a French schoolteacher, trade unionist, socialist militant, and journalist. He was an alumnus of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud.
SFIO
Active in the Syndicat National des Instituteurs (SNI), a staunch supporter of laïcité and a pacifist after service in World War I, Pivert joined the faction of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) led by Léon Blum, which opposed affiliation to the Comintern in 1920, as opposed to the new French Communist Party (PCF).
In the early 1930s, Pivert organised the most left-wing members of the SFIO in his Gauche Révolutionnaire ("Revolutionary Left") tendency of which Daniel Guérin was a member. The tendency opened itself to Trotskyism, initiating entryism as a tactic for the latter.
In 1936, when Blum formed the Popular Front government, he was pressured by Pivert to reject capitalism. With spontaneous strikes occurring around the country, Blum refused to allow for revolutionary conditions to arise. Pivert then wrote his best-known article, published on 27 May, headlined Tout est possible! ("Everything Is Possible"), alluding to a social revolution (but never to a socialist one). However, he was opposed by the communist press organ L'Humanité (the PCF was a backer of the Blum government). The communist editorial read: Non! Tout n'est pas possible! ("No! Everything Is Not Possible!"). In consequence, Pivert cut his links with the government, writing to Blum, "I will not accept capitulation in front of Capitalism and the banks".
Workers and Peasants' Socialist Party
The Gauche révolutionnaire left the SFIO to establish the Workers and Peasants' Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste Ouvrier et Paysan or PSOP), awkwardly between socialists and Stalinism. In fact, its ideology fluctuated from Marxist orthodoxy to a radical version of reformism. The PSOP was part of the International Revolutionary Marxist Centre. In 1940, it was outlawed after the fall of France to Nazi Germany, on orders of Vichy French leader Philippe Pétain.
Pivert exiled himself to Mexico and supported the French Resistance. Back in France after World War II, he saw the PSOP divided between some, who joined the PCF, and others, like him, who joined the SFIO.
Return to SFIO
He became more moderate inside the SFIO, and his audience was curtailed. Pivert was regularly elected to the party leadership but was for Algeria's independence and against the European Defence Community, both against the line taken by the majority of the party. He rebelled against the party further after taking part in a delegation that visited the Soviet Union and so was voted out of his position in the party leadership. According to some, Pivert would have joined the new Parti Socialiste Autonome (PSA) created by Édouard Depreux and Alain Savary, but he died before the new party split from the SFIO. However, most of his followers in the SFIO entered the PSA later in 1958.
References
External links
(en) Marceau Pivert Archive on the Marxists Internet Archive
(fr) Pivert on La Bataille Socialiste
1895 births
1958 deaths
People from Seine-et-Marne
French Section of the Workers' International politicians
French Socialist Party (1919) politicians
Workers and Peasants' Socialist Party politicians
French trade unionists
ENS Fontenay-Saint-Cloud-Lyon alumni
French military personnel of World War I
Members of the Executive of the Labour and Socialist International
French male writers
Anti-Stalinist left
20th-century French journalists |
4027545 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Prentice | John Prentice | John Prentice may refer to:
John Prentice (businessman), chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council
John Prentice (cartoonist)
John Prentice (footballer, born 1898)
John Prentice (footballer, born 1926)
John Rockefeller Prentice (1902-1972), lawyer
John Prentice, fictional character played by Sidney Poitier in the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
See also
John Prentis, mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia
John Holmes Prentiss, U.S. Representative |
4027558 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mifune | Mifune | Mifune () is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Toshirō Mifune (三船 敏郎) (1920–1997), Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films
Jiro Mifune (born 1972), game designer
Mifune Chizuko (御船千鶴子) (1886–1911), female clairvoyant
Mika Mifune (三船美佳) (born 1982), actress
Kyuzo Mifune (三船久蔵) (1883–1965), judoka
Fictional characters:
Captain Mifune, a character from The Matrix Revolutions
Mifune (Soul Eater), a character in the manga and anime Soul Eater
Admiral Mifune, a character from the anime The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Go Mifune, main character in the anime series Speed Racer
Lord Mifune, a feudal ruler in Usagi Yojimbo
General Mifune, a Samurai general in Naruto
See also
Mifune, Kumamoto (御船町; -machi), town in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto, Japan
Mifune's Last Song, a Dogme 95 film by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Japanese-language surnames |
4027561 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgive%20Me%20My%20Love | Forgive Me My Love | Forgive Me My Love (Russian: Прости Меня Моя Любовь) is Russian singer Zemfira's second album. It features the hit singles "Forgive Me My Love" and "You Want?". It further popularized her recognizable pop-rock sound. It became the best-selling Zemfira album with more than 1,500,000 copies sold.
Track listing
"Шкалят Датчики" (Clipping Gauges)
"ZERO"
"Созрела" (Ripened)
"Хочешь?" (Do You Want?)
"Рассветы" (Dawns)
"Город" (City)
"Ненавижу" ([I] Hate)
"Сигареты" (Cigarettes)
"Доказано" (Proven)
"Прости Меня Моя Любовь" (Forgive Me My Love)
"Искала" ([I've] Searched)
"Не Отпускай" (Do Not Let Go)
"London" (bonus track)
Personnel
Zemfira - Vocals, Lyrics, Acoustic Guitar
Sergei Cozinov - Drums
Vadim Solov'ev - Guitar
Rinat Akhmadiev - Bass
Sergei Miroliubov - Keyboard, Percussion
2000 albums
Zemfira albums |
4027563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish%20Standard | Jewish Standard | The Jewish Standard is a newspaper based in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA, that primarily serves the Jewish community in Bergen County and Northeastern New Jersey. The Jewish Standard was founded in 1931, and is the oldest Jewish weekly in New Jersey. It has partnered with the online newspaper Times of Israel and is hosted by the latter's website platform.
Unaffiliated with any program, organization, or movement, it states it is dedicated to giving expression to all phases of Jewish life. The Jewish Standard is independently owned, and says it is committed to "Jewish continuity and to Israel and America's well-being that have made both countries blessed."
Expansion
In 1984, the company took over publishing of the Jewish Community News, the Jewish newspaper of Passaic County. In 1991, the company began publishing the Rockland Jewish Reporter as the official publication of The Jewish Federation of Rockland County. In 2002, the company began publishing About Our Children, a source for information for Jewish families.
The papers have won numerous awards from the American Jewish Press Association, the North Jersey Press Club, the Society of Professional Journalists and from Parenting Publications of America.
See also
List of Jewish newspapers in the United States
The Hebrew Standard
References
External links
Official website
Jewish newspapers published in the United States
Jews and Judaism in New Jersey
Newspapers published in New Jersey
Publications established in 1931
Weekly newspapers published in the United States
Teaneck, New Jersey
1931 establishments in New Jersey |
4027566 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques%20de%20Billy | Jacques de Billy | For the English patristic scholar and Benedictine abbot, see Jacques de Billy (abbot) (1535–1581).
Jacques de Billy (March 18, 1602 – January 14, 1679) was a French Jesuit mathematician. Born in Compiègne, he subsequently entered the Society of Jesus. From 1629 to 1630, Billy taught mathematics at the Jesuit College at Pont-à-Mousson. He was still studying theology at this time. From 1631 to 1633, Billy taught mathematics at the Jesuit college at Rheims. From 1665 to 1668 he was professor of mathematics at the Jesuit college at Dijon. One of his pupils there was Jacques Ozanam. Billy also taught in Grenoble. He also served as rector of a number of Jesuit Colleges in Châlons-en-Champagne, Langres and in Sens.
The mathematician Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, who had been a pupil of Billy's at Rheims, became a close friend. Billy maintained a correspondence with the mathematician Pierre de Fermat.
Work and legacy
Billy produced a number of results in number theory which have been named after him. Bachet introduced Billy to indeterminate analysis. Billy's mathematical works include Diophantus Redivivus.
In the field of astronomy, he published several astronomical tables. First published in Dijon by Pierre Palliot in 1656, Billy's tables of eclipses is called Tabulae Lodoicaeae seu universa eclipseon doctrina tabulis, praeceptis ac demonstrationibus explicata. Adiectus est calculus, aliquot eclipseon solis & lunae, quae proxime per totam Europam videbuntur. The tables were calculated for the years 1656 to 1693. This work also contains solar and lunar tables based on the Paris meridian. It also includes a detailed examination of problems involved in astronomical calculations.
Billy was one of the first scientists to reject the role of astrology in science. He also rejected old notions about the malevolent influence of comets.
He died at Dijon.
The crater Billy on the Moon is named after him.
See also
List of Jesuit scientists
List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics
References
Moon Watch
Polybiblio
Further reading
1602 births
1679 deaths
17th-century French Jesuits
17th-century French mathematicians
Catholic clergy scientists
Jesuit scientists
Number theorists |
4027567 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo%20Burmester | Leo Burmester | Bernard Leo Burmester (February 1, 1945 – June 28, 2007) was an American actor. Burmester worked for director John Sayles several times, including in Passion Fish (1992) and Lone Star (1996), and also for directors such as John Schlesinger and Sidney Lumet, and as the Apostle Nathaniel in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). He also starred in the CBS sitcom Flo as Randy Stumphill, the mechanic who frequented the bar.
Life and career
Burmester was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and studied at Western Kentucky University as a biology major before switching to drama. He worked summer stock at Shawnee Summer Theatre of Greene County, Indiana. After receiving an MFA from the University of Denver, he taught college for a year before becoming a working actor.
Burmester appeared with the Actors Theatre of Louisville, originating roles in the plays Getting Out and Lone Star, and eventually recreating them in his Off-Broadway and Broadway debuts, respectively. He made his feature film debut in a big budget project with Cruising (1980), and had a featured role as the mortuary director in Honky Tonk Freeway (1981). Burmester played one of the FBI agents hounding the faux Rosenberg couple in Daniel (1983). In 1986 he played the booming villain General D. in Broadway's Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure. He played the role of Thénardier in the Original Broadway production of Les Misérables and the Police Sergeant in Harry Connick, Jr.'s musical Thou Shalt not.
He played Holly Hunter's character's father in the prologue of Broadcast News (1987), and the bum in front of The Plaza in Big Business (1988). Roles started to get larger with James Cameron's The Abyss (1989), as Catfish DeVries, decompression expert.
Although he was thought to have died of leukemia, his death was caused by a tick bite that was complicated by his compromised immune system. He died at age 62 on June 28, 2007. His ashes were scattered in Kentucky.
Filmography
Cruising (1980) – Water Sport
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) – Mortuary Director
Daniel (1983) – FBI Agent #1
The House of God (1984) – Dr. Gath
Odd Jobs (1986) – Wylie D. Daiken
Sweet Liberty (1986) – Hank
Broadcast News (1987) – Jane's Dad
Big Business (1988) – Bum
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) – Nathaniel, Apostle
The Abyss (1989) – 'Catfish' De Vries
Article 99 (1992) – 'Shooter' Polaski
Passion Fish (1992) – Reeves
Innocent Blood (1992) – Dave Flinton
(1992) – Rickey Tick
A Perfect World (1993) - Deputy Tom Adler
The Neon Bible (1995) – Bobbie Lee Taylor
Lone Star (1996) – Cody
The Devil's Advocate (1997) – Florida Prosecutor
Switchback (1997) – Clyde 'Shorty' Callahan
The Secret of Mulan (1998) – (voice)
River Red (1998) – Judge Perkins
The Farmhouse (1998) – Dallas Miller
Getting to Know You (1999) – Lamar Pike, Sr.
Saturn (1999) – Dad
Limbo (1999) – Harmon King
Dumbarton Bridge (1999) – Jack
The End of the Bar (2002) – Boxing Trainer
City by the Sea (2002) – Lieutenant Katt
Out of These Rooms (2002) – Kit's Dad
Gangs of New York (2002) – Telegraph Operator No. 1 (voice)
The Red Betsy (2003) – Emmet Rounds
America Brown (2004) – Bo Williams
Patch (2005) – Mr. Moynahan
The Legend of Zorro (2005) – Colonel Beauregard
Aftermath (2013) – Sheriff (final film role)
Broadway appearances
The Fantasticks (2006) – Hucklebee
Lone Star (1979)
Big River (1985)
Raggedy Ann (1986)
Les Misérables (1987) – Thenardier
Buried Child (1996)
Ah, Wilderness (1998)
The Civil War (1999)
Thou Shalt Not (2001) – The Police Officer
Urban Cowboy (2003)
TV appearances
Partial list
Rattlesnake In A Cooler (1982) - The doctor/prisoner
Young Riders,episode The Initiation
Walker, Texas Ranger – "An Innocent Man" (1993) – Woodrow Jonathan Wilton
Alex Haley's Queen (1993) – Henderson
Law & Order – "Snatched" (1994) – Lester Hastings
Law & Order – "Charm City: Part 1" (1996) – Mr. Le Clair
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) – Corby Judd (Part 1)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent – "The Third Horseman" (2002) – Lorne Cutler
Law & Order – "Patriot" (2002) – Lester Hastings
Carry Me Home – "Grizzle" (2004) – Grizzle
References
External links
1945 births
2007 deaths
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
Deaths from cancer in New York (state)
Deaths from leukemia
Male actors from Louisville, Kentucky
Western Kentucky University alumni
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors |
4027571 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portballintrae | Portballintrae | Portballintrae () is a small seaside village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is four miles east of Portrush and two miles west of the Giant's Causeway. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 734 people, a decline of 10% compared to 1991. It lies within the Causeway Coast and Glens District Council area.
History
Donald Trump
In 2007 Portballintrae was considered as a location for a proposed £1 billion golf course complex by American tycoon and former American president Donald Trump.
Spanish Armada
Between 1967 and April 1968 a team of Belgian divers (including Robert Sténuit, the world's first aquanaut), located the remains of the wreck of the Girona off the coast of Portballintrae and brought up the greatest find of Spanish Armada treasure salvaged up until that time. The recovered artefacts are now on display in the Ulster Museum in Belfast.
Places of interest
The ruins of Dunluce Castle sit on the edge of a cliff between Portballintrae and Portrush. The castle was the main stronghold of the MacDonnell chiefs of Antrim.
Much of Portballintrae and its surrounding area is owned by the Macnaghten family of Dundarave House and Runkerry House. Runkerry, once the home of Lord Macnaghten, has since been converted into a series of apartments.
The Giant's Causeway Tramway runs through the sand dunes above the largest beach in Portballintrae, commonly known as Runkerry Strand, and Bushfoot Golf Club. This railway, popular with tourists, runs between The Giants Causeway and Bushmills.
2001 Census
Portballintrae is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people).
On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 734 people living in Portballintrae. Of these:
12.0% were aged under 16 years and 33.4% were aged 60 and over
48.9% of the population were male and 51.1% were female
1.0% were from a Catholic background and 96.5% were from a Protestant background.
2.1% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed
References
Coleraine Borough Council
Draft Northern Area Plan 2016
External links
Portballintrae website
Portballintrae.net
NI Neighbourhood Information Service
Villages in County Antrim
Seaside resorts in Northern Ireland
Beaches of Northern Ireland |
4027577 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartan%20track | Tartan track | Tartan Track is a trademarked all-weather synthetic track surfacing made of polyurethane used for track and field competitions, manufactured by 3M. It lets athletes compete in bad weather without serious performance loss and improves their results over other surfaces. It also provides a more consistent surface for competition even under optimum weather. Such tracks have become the standard for most elite competitions.
Because the "Tartan" brand name was the first and was widely successful in its time, the name Tartan has been used as a genericized trademark for description of an all-weather running track.
History
The 1968 Summer Olympics at Mexico City was the first Olympic Games to use the Tartan track surface in athletics. Olympic shot put champion Bill Nieder and American record holder in the mile Don Bowden were instrumental in developing the product and selling it for use in the 1968 Olympics.
American track and field coach Bert Bonanno, who had been recruited by the Mexican Olympic Committee to help prepare their athletes, worked as a liaison between the Mexican officials and manufacturer 3M in 1968. “It had been red cinder at the Olympic Games up until then. 3M hired Jesse Owens to assist them to convince the Mexican Olympic Committee to put that track in,” Bonanno said.
A Tartan track was constructed for the men's U.S. Olympic Trials at Echo Summit, California, west of South Lake Tahoe. Just off U.S. Route 50, it was built in the summer of 1968 in the parking lot of Nebelhorn ski area, at an elevation of .
The original trade name "Tartan" came from 3M, manufacturers of Scotch Tape and continuing the Scotch name tradition. 3M's first generation artificial turf of the late 1960s and early 1970s was branded as "Tartan Turf." Those original tracks required mercury as a catalyst, later found to be an environmental hazard. An independent company has perfected the process without mercury. There are now numerous competitors in the "all-weather track" industry. In fact, the "Tartan" tracks of the late 1960s were the second generation of all-weather track surfacing. Before that, there were several tracks constructed of rubber (usually tire shavings) and asphalt. The first recorded use of a Tartan Track surface in competition in England was a long jump at the Norman Green Sports Centre in Solihull, September 16, 1967, though there were earlier uses in the United States.
See also
References
External links
TartanTrack.com
Sport of athletics terminology
3M brands |
4027581 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonner%20Foundation | Bonner Foundation | The Bonner Foundation was founded by Corella and Bertram F. Bonner in 1988. The Bonner Foundation supports two programs; The Bonner Program and the Crisis Ministry Program.
The Crisis Ministry Program provides grant funds to combat hunger, primarily with local organizations in Central New Jersey and a few additional communities of interest.
The Bonner Program began with in 1990 with the Bonner Scholar Program at Berea College and now has 21 participating schools. The Bonner Scholar Program provides scholarship money that allows students who would otherwise be working part-time to invest the same amount of time in community service. The foundation later created the Bonner Leaders program in order to engage additional student leaders. The Bonner Leader Program replicates the Bonner Scholars Program with schools using their own funding sources, including Federal Work-Study. Currently the program supports over 3,000 students annually at over 65 campuses.
Background on the Leadership and their role in the history of campus-based community service
The Bonner Foundation was founded by Bertram F. Bonner and Corella Allen Bonner. Wayne Meisel was the first president of the organization. Meisel began his role in 1989 and retired as president in 2010. Robert Hackett currently serves as the organization's president.
Meisel founded the Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL), a national organization that promotes and supports college student involvement in community service and social action. One of the signature programs of COOL has been its annual national conference on student community service. Although COOL was merged into idealist.org in 2004, the conference has continued. In 2007, idealist.org discontinued its On Campus Programs, what it had acquired through COOL. However, the national conference continues as an independent volunteer-driven effort. The Bonner Foundation and its participating campuses continue to be active participants and contributors to the successor annual conference known as the IMPACT Conference.
References
External links
Bonner Foundation in Princeton, New Jersey
Bonner Leaders Program at Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont CA
Scholarships in the United States |
4027584 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montespluga | Montespluga | Montespluga is an Alpine village near the head of the Valle Spluga in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is a frazione of the comune of Madesimo, located at 1,908 m of altitude on the road to Chiavenna.
Geography
The village marks the Italian end of the Splügen Pass (Italian: Passo dello Spluga, c. 3 km from the village). Since the opening of the San Bernardino tunnel to the west, the pass is no longer kept open in winter and the village can be cut off from both Italy and Switzerland.
The village consists of three main streets (Via Dogana, Via Ferre and Via Val Longa), a small shop and a couple of small hotels. A reservoir lies to the south of the village.
Mountains nearby include the Pizzo Tambò, part of the Lepontine Alps.
Notes and references
Frazioni of the Province of Sondrio
Cities and towns in Lombardy |
4027587 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris%20Shelkovnikov | Boris Shelkovnikov | Boris Martynovich Shelkovnikov (; 1837 – 10 February 1878), was a Russian general of the imperial army.
A descendant of an old Armenian noble house he was born in Nukha (modern-day Shaki, Azerbaijan). He participated in the Crimean War. In 1865 in the Northern Caucasus, and in 1876 he was appointed as the commander of the Black Sea region. During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 Shelkovnikov stopped Turkish forces in their attack on Sochi and took Abkhazia after defeating the forces of Ahmed Muhtar Pasha in a battle near Aladzhi. He was awarded the Order of Saint George of the third degree on 27 October 1877 for his victory in Aladzhi.
Shelkovnikov's division met up with General Ivan Davidovich Lazarev and together they marched on the Turkish line to take the province of Erzerum on 2 October. Erzerum was taken the next day, and Shelkovnikov was made governor of the province.
After the occupation by Russian troops Erzurum region was its governor. Actively and vigorously set about it in its duties, but soon contracted typhus and died 10 February 1878.
References
1837 births
1878 deaths
People from Shaki, Azerbaijan
Imperial Russian Army generals
Russian people of the January Uprising
Russian military personnel of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree
Russian people of Armenian descent
Russian nobility |
4027591 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butamben | Butamben | Butamben is a local anesthetic. It is the ester of 4-aminobenzoic acid and butanol.
A white, odourless, crystalline powder. that is mildly soluble in water (1 part in 7000) and soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform, fixed oils, and dilute acids. It slowly hydrolyses when boiled with water. Synonyms include Butamben, Butilaminobenzoato, and Butoforme. Proprietary names includes Alvogil in Spain and Alvogyl in Switzerland. It is one of three components in the topical anesthetic Cetacaine.
References |
4027595 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Prentice%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201926%29 | John Prentice (footballer, born 1926) | John Prentice (2 August 1926 – 10 February 2006) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played for Heart of Midlothian, Rangers, Falkirk and Dumbarton, and managed Arbroath, Falkirk, Dundee, Clyde and Scotland.
Club career
Prentice was born in Shotts, Lanarkshire. After playing for the non-league club Carluke Rovers, Prentice signed for Hearts in 1944. A defender, he played for the Edinburgh side for seven years, before signing for Rangers in 1951 for £7000. He joined Falkirk in 1956 and the high point of his playing career was captaining Falkirk to their Scottish Cup triumph over Kilmarnock in the 1957 Scottish Cup Final. He left Falkirk in 1959 and signed for Dumbarton, where he finished his playing career. He also played for the Scottish League representative team.
Managerial career
Arbroath
Prentice began his managerial career at the age of 33 in April 1960, when he was appointed as manager of relegated First Division side Arbroath and took up his post for the final two games of the 1959–60 season. In his first full season (1960–61), Arbroath finished in 12th place in the 19 team Second Division after he had controversially sold top striker Dave Easson to Raith Rovers. In his second season, after a good start to the season, they finished in 6th place. Prentice suddenly resigned as manager in September 1962. No official reason was given for his exit, but a few weeks before his departure, Arbroath Town Council had refused to allocate him a house on the grounds that his job was not considered to be that of a 'key worker'.
Clyde
In November 1962, he was appointed as manager of Clyde. In his first half-season he was unable to stop Clyde being relegated, but in 1964 he guided them to promotion as Second Division runners-up. In the 1964–65 season Clyde finished seventh in the eighteen team First Division and also played well in the following season.
Scotland National Team
The quality of his team's performances and his management talents were recognized when, in March 1966, he was appointed as full-time manager of the Scotland national football team. He succeeded Jock Stein, who had managed the side on a part-time basis in addition to his post at Celtic. Prentice took charge of four games between April and June in 1966, all played at Hampden Park. Scotland suffered defeats by England, the Netherlands and Portugal, but recorded a 1–1 draw with reigning world champions Brazil in his last game. This meant that Prentice statistically held the worst record of any Scotland manager in his first four matches in charge, until Berti Vogts lost his first five matches in charge.
Later Club career
Prentice returned to club management with his old club Falkirk in October 1966. He later managed Dundee, his only experience of managing in European competition but left in 1972 to return to Falkirk where he remained until 1975.
Retirement
Prentice emigrated to Australia in the 1970s. He died in February 2006 of a brain tumour, aged 79.
Honours
Player
Rangers
Scottish Football League : 1952–53, 1955–56
Scottish Cup : 1952–53
Falkirk
Scottish Cup : 1956–57
Manager
Clyde
Scottish Second Division promotion: 1963–64
Dundee
Forfarshire Cup : 1970-71
Falkirk
Stirlingshire Cup : 1966–67, 1967–68
Scottish Second Division : 1974–75
Managerial statistics
References
External links
1926 births
2006 deaths
Sportspeople from Shotts
Deaths from cancer in New South Wales
Deaths from brain tumor
Scottish footballers
Rangers F.C. players
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Falkirk F.C. players
Dumbarton F.C. players
Scottish football managers
Scotland national football team managers
Arbroath F.C. managers
Falkirk F.C. managers
Clyde F.C. managers
Dundee F.C. managers
Carluke Rovers F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Football League representative players
Scottish expatriates in Australia
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4027597 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prytaneion | Prytaneion | A prytaneion (, ) was seat of the prytaneis (executive), and so the seat of government in ancient Greece. The term is used to describe any of a range of ancient structures where officials met (normally relating to the government of a city), but the term is also used to refer to the building where the officials and winners of the Olympic Games met at Olympia. The prytaneion normally stood in centre of the city, in the agora.
In general in ancient Greece, each state, city or village possessed its own central hearth and sacred fire, the prytaneion, representing the unity and vitality of the community. The fire was kept alight continuously, tended by the king or members of his family. The building in which this fire was kept was the prytaneion, and the chieftain (the king or prytanis) probably made it his residence. The building contained the holy fire of Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, and symbol of the life of the city.
The term prytanis (pl. prytaneis) is generally applied specially to those who, after the abolition of absolute monarchy, held the chief office in the state. Rulers of this name are found at Rhodos as late as the 1st century BC.
Function
The prytaneion was regarded as the religious and political center of the community and was thus the nucleus of all government, and the official "home" of the whole people. When members of the state went forth to found a new colony they took with them a brand from the prytaneion altar to kindle the new fire in the colony; the fatherless daughters of Aristides, who were regarded as children of the state at Athens, were married from the prytaneion as from their home; Thoukydides informs us that in the Synoikism of Theseus the prytanea of all the separate communities were joined in the central prytaneion of Athens as a symbol of the union; foreign ambassadors and citizens who had deserved especially well of the state were entertained in the prytaneion as public guests. This is the function that Sokrates referred to in Plato's Apology when he said that instead of death he should be sentenced to be cared for in the prytaneion.
Athens
The site of the prytaneion at Athens cannot be definitely fixed; it is generally supposed that in the course of time several buildings bore the name. The prytaneion, mentioned by Pausanias, and probably the original center of the ancient city, was situated somewhere east of the northern cliff of the Acropolis. Many authorities hold that the original prytaneion of the city must have been on the Acropolis. From Aristotle's Constitution of Athens we know that the prytaneion was the official residence of the Archons but, when the New Agora was constructed by Peisistratos, they took their meals in the Thesmotheteion for the sake of convenience. Geoffrey Schmalz suggested in 2006 that the prytaneion should be identified with some of the ruins in St. Catherine's Square, not far from the Lysikrates Monument. Following the unearthing of an inscription mentioning the Prytaneion, George Kavvadias and Angelos Matthaiou argued in 2014 that it was somewhat to the north and west of the location suggested by Schmalz.
Polemon of Athens said that copies of the laws of Solon were kept in the prytaneion, engraved on square wooden tablets which revolved on pivots in such a way that when the tablets were turned at an angle they seemed to be triangular. Pausanias says briefly that the laws of Solon were inscribed in the prytaneion.
There was also a court of justice called the court of the prytaneion; all that is known of this court is that it tried murderers who could not be found, and inanimate objects which had caused death.
Achaea
In Achaea, this central hall was called the Lefton (town-hall), and a similar building is known to have existed at Elis.
Olympia
At Olympia, the Prytaneion was where the priests and magistrates lived; the high priests lived in the Theokoleon. It stands to the north-west of the Temple of Hera and was used for celebrations and feasts by the winners of the games. It also housed the Altar of Hestia where the original Olympic flame once burnt.
Naucratis
Athenaeus, in the Deipnosophistae, writes that in Naucratis the people dined in the Prytaneion on the natal day of the Hestia Prytanitis ().
Gallery
See also
Prytanée
References
Sources
Miller, Stephen G. The Prytaneion. Its Function and Architectural Form. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1978.
Ancient Greek buildings and structures |
4027602 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iaciara | Iaciara | Iaciara is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Geography
Iaciara is located in Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region, which borders the state of Bahia. The distance to the state capital of Goiânia is 548 kilometers. Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / GO-060 / Alexânia / Formosa / BR-020 / Alvorada do Norte / GO-112 for 58 km.
The municipality has boundaries with Posse, Alvorada do Norte, Guarani de Goiás, Nova Roma and São Domingos, and contains the following settlements: Claretiana, Extrema, Levantado and Água Quente.
The rivers that cross the municipality are: the Paranã, Água Quente, São Bernardo and Prata.
Economics
The main economic activities are cattle raising and agriculture (rice, beans, corn and bananas). In 2007 there were 6 small transformation industries and 114 retail establishments. There was one bank.
Motor vehicles: 644 (automobiles and pickup trucks)
Inhabitants per motor vehicle: 20
Agricultural data 2006
Farms: 669
Total area: 35,787 ha.
Area of permanent crops: 125 ha.
Area of perennial crops: 114 ha.
Area of natural pasture: 23,873 ha.
Area of woodland and forests: 10,923 ha.
Persons dependent on farming: 2,500
Cattle herd: 142,000
Main crop: corn (1500 hectares in 2006)
Health and education
Literacy rate: 79.5% (2000)
Infant mortality rate: 20.46 in 1,000 live births
There were 17 schools and one hospital with 22 beds (2006).
Iaciara is ranked 206 out of 242 municipalities in the state of Goiás on the United Nations Human Development Index with a score of 0.704. Nationally it is ranked 2,925 out of 5,507 municipalities.
History
The history of Iaciara began on 13 June 1881 when, at the Boa Vista ranch, the slave Miguel Cardoso da Conceiçao called for a prayer in the name of Santo Antonio. Since this prayer became traditional the owner of the ranch, Protassio de Souza, had structures of palm built to shelter the pilgrims. Nevertheless, Isidoro Teixeira, the first settler to build his house there, is considered to be the founder of the town. In 1885 the first house covered by tiles was built and the village was called Boa Vista. Later it was changed to Iracema. In 1887 the village was raised to the category of district with the name Iaciara, an Indian word of unknown origin. In 1958 Iaciara was dismembered from Posse and became a municipality.
See also
List of municipalities in Goiás
Vão do Paranã Microregion
Microregions in Goiás
References
Frigoletto
Transporte
Municipalities in Goiás |
4027613 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippeion | Philippeion | The Philippeion () in the Altis of Olympia was an Ionic circular memorial in limestone and marble, a tholos, which contained chryselephantine (ivory and gold) statues of Philip's family: himself, Alexander the Great, Olympias, Amyntas III and Eurydice I. It was made by the Athenian sculptor Leochares in celebration of Philip's victory at the battle of Chaeronea (338 BC). It was the only structure inside the Altis dedicated to a human.
The temple consisted of an outer colonnade of Ionic order with 18 columns. Inside it had nine engaged columns of the lavishly designed Corinthian order. It had a diameter of 15 metres. The naos contained two windows, much like Hera II at Paestum. It had a carved marble roof which was decorated with a bronze poppy head on top.
The importance of the chryselephantine material used is that it was also the material used for the statue of Zeus at Olympia (comparing the Macedonian royal family to the gods). The fact that Alexander is represented here is also important, as Philip had seven wives, therefore after his death there very well could have been claims to the throne by people other than Alexander. By putting Alexander in the statue it makes it clear who the successor should be. It is however disputed whether or not Philip constructed this monument or whether Alexander had it constructed later, in which case the motives would be different.
Notes
References
Philippeion in Archaeopaedia
Philippeion in culture.gr''
Olympic victor monuments and Greek athletic art By Walter Woodburn Hyde Page 353
Ancient Olympia
Ancient Greek buildings and structures
Culture of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
Ancient art on Alexander the Great
Philip II of Macedon |
4027615 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20long%20course%20swimming%20pools%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | List of long course swimming pools in the United Kingdom | This is an annotated list of swimming pools in the United Kingdom which conform to the Olympic standard. Additionally, it lists other long-course facilities that do not quite come up to the full standard of 50 × 25 metres, 10 (middle 8 used) lanes.
At the start of the 21st century, the provision of 50-metre swimming pools in the United Kingdom was very poor for a developed country. Few universities possessed 50-metre pools, and there was a marked reluctance on the part of municipal authorities to build new public long-course facilities. However, the successful bid to hold the 2012 Summer Olympics in London added impetus to the development of new pools. A number of new venues were completed before and after the Games, although some existing pools were demolished and not replaced by 50-metre facilities.
, no university in the UK possesses an Olympic standard pool, though several have an 8-lane 50-metre pool. The Aberdeen Aquatics Centre, being part funded by the University of Aberdeen, is the main pool facility for the university.
Olympic size pools
Planned or under construction
Other 50 metre pools
Planned or under construction/refurbishment
Other notable long-course pools
Open
Brockwell Lido – 160 ft (48.77 m) open air pool; opened in 1937, closed in 1990, and re-opened in 1994
Jesus Green Swimming Pool, Cambridge – open air pool
Lymington Open Air Sea Water Baths (Lymington Lido) – open air pool
Parliament Hill Lido (Hampstead Heath Lido) – unheated open air pool
Stonehaven Open Air Pool, Aberdeenshire – heated seawater open air pool
Tooting Bec Lido – unheated open air pool
Yearsley Swimming Pool, York – indoor pool
Closed
Derby Baths, Blackpool – 50 metres x 21 metres (8 lanes), with diving area and 1,800-seater viewing stadium. Opened in 1939 and closed in 1991.
Broomhill Pool, Ipswich – open air pool, plus diving pit. Subject of campaign to reopen.
Earls Court 1, Earls Court Exhibition Centre. 60m x 30m pool, up to 4m deep. Opened 1937. A 750 tonne retractable floor in three sections covered the pool when not in use and is lowered using water hydraulic rams. Demolished along with the rest of the Exhibition site. Last filled with water (2,250,000 gals) as a feature for the Ideal Home Show in 2011. Technical Manager Ray Simpson, who had maintained the pool since 1969, retired in July 2013. Earls Court has hosted both the 1948 and the 2012 Summer Olympics, but swimming was not held there on either occasion. The pool was most closely associated with the Earls Court Boat Show which was held annually from 1960 until 2003.
Empire Pool, Wembley (now Wembley Arena). Venue for the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Grange Lido, Cumbria. Open-air sea-water Art Deco 50m pool, opened 1932, closed 1993, with an undecided future but a vigorous campaign for its reopening for swimming.
Leeds International Pool, Leeds – 50 metres, 8 lanes. Closed 21 October 2007; now demolished.
Murton Colliery Pool, Murton, County Durham – 50 metre open air pool, built in 1961, and closed in 1991 following the closure of the colliery; filled in.
Wales Empire Pool at Cardiff. Venue for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games; demolished in 1998 during construction of the Millennium Stadium. Replaced by the Cardiff International Pool.
White City Stadium swimming pool. Venue for the 1908 Summer Olympics; site demolished in 1985.
Wigan International Pool, Wigan – 50 metres, 8 lanes. Closed 21 September 2008, and subsequently demolished. Replaced by a 25 × 21 m pool at the Wigan Life Centre.
Coventry Central Baths, Coventry - 50 metres, 8 lanes. Closed 15 February 2020 and will be demolished. Replaced by new 50m pool at Alan Higgs Centre.
See also
List of long course swimming pools in the Republic of Ireland
References
External links
About Olympic and 50 m Swimming pools in the UK and Ireland
Images of Olympic Swimming Pools in the UK
Map of all UK 50m pools from table above
Olympic-size swimming pools in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom |
4027616 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare%20Award%20for%20Best%20Female%20Playback%20Singer | Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer | The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song.
Although the award ceremony was established in 1954, the category for best playback singer was introduced in 1959. The award was initially common for both male and female singers until 1967. The category was divided the following year, and ever since there have been two awards presented for male and female singers separately.
Superlatives
Asha Bhosle, Alka Yagnik with seven wins each, hold the record for most awards in this category. Shreya Ghoshal has won the award six times. Lata Mangeshkar, Anuradha Paudwal and Kavita Krishnamurthy have won the award four times. Bhosle won the award in a record of four consecutive years (1972–75), followed by the three consecutive wins of Paudwal (1991–1993), Krishnamurthy (1995–1997) and Yagnik (2000–2002), respectively.
Two singers have achieved the feat of receiving all the nominations of this category in a particular year: Asha Bhosle was the single nominee in 1973, having all the three nominations to her credit, and Alka Yagnik was the single nominee in 1994, having all the four nominations to her credit, one of which she shared—and eventually jointly won—with Ila Arun.
In 1971, Lata Mangeshkar made the unusual gesture of not having her name be considered for the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. After receiving her seventh award in 1979, Asha Bhosle emulated her elder sister and requested that her name not be considered for the nominations thereafter.
There have been ties for two consecutive years between 2010 and 2011.
Until the award was not officially divided up for different gender (1968) Lata Mangeshkar was the only artist to win and be nominated for this award. She is also the earliest recipient of this award in 1959. Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle were the most successful singers in 60s with two wins each. Bhosle continued her domination in the 70s with five wins (Mangeshkar not considered from hereon). In 80s no singer dominated the epoch (Bhosle not considered from hereon) however in 90s Anuradha Paudwal and Kavita Krishnamurthy both had three wins each. Alka Yagnik and Shreya Ghoshal garnered four wins each in the 2000s. Rekha Bhardwaj and Shreya Ghoshal are leading the 2010s with two wins each.
Alka Yagnik holds the record of getting nominated for consecutively 14 years from 1992 till 2005, resulting in 33 nominations and 6 wins, followed by Shreya Ghoshal getting nominated consecutively for 11 years from 2006 to 2016 that resulted in 3 wins and 17 nominations.
Multiple winners
Multiple nominees
Winners and nominees
In 1959, the award category for Best Playback Singer was first instituted after Lata Mangeshkar refused to perform the song "Rasik Balma Se Dil Kyon Lagaya" from the film Chori Chori by Shankar Jaikishan at the 3rd Filmfare Awards. Mangeshkar also became the first recipient of this award. Separate awards for male and female singers were introduced from 1968.
Note: The category for Best Playback Singer was established in 1959, and until 1967 both male and female singers used to compete for a single award.
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
Filmfare Awards
Cinema of India
References
External links
Filmfare Nominees and Winners
Filmfare Awards Best Female Playback Singer
Female Playback
Indian music awards |
4027617 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putting%20Biodiversity%20on%20the%20Map | Putting Biodiversity on the Map | Putting biodiversity on the map: priority areas for global conservation by C. J. Bibby, N. J. Collar, M. J. Crosby, M.F. Heath, Ch. Imboden, T. H. Johnson, A. J. Long, A. J. Stattersfield and S. J. Thirgood () is a 1992 book published by the International Council for Bird Preservation.
The book introduced the Endemic Bird Area (EBA) concept and argued for its use as a means of identifying important areas for the conservation of all biodiversity worldwide.
The book starts with a number of sections outlining its overall aim, scope and methods. This is followed by a global overview, which is followed in turn by regional overviews for six regions:
North and Central America
South America
Africa, Europe and the Middle East
Continental Asia
South-east Asian Islands, New Guinea and Australia
Pacific Islands
This is followed by a similar set of regional analyses for other groups of animals and plants. Two final sections set out recommendations for the use of EBAs in conservation priority setting, and a set of conclusions. A number of appendices give detailed data in tabular form on EBAs and their importance.
The book does not describe the individual Endemic Bird Areas in detail; a subsequent more detailed publication, Endemic Bird Areas of the World: Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation does so, however.
The book is 90 pages long. It has a foreword by Edward O. Wilson.
Literature relating to endemism in birds
1992 non-fiction books
1992 in the environment
BirdLife International |
4027619 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn%20Cameron | Lynn Cameron | Lynn Cameron (born 31 July 1979, in Perth) is a Scottish curler, and she was a member of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team taking part in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
2006 was her first appearance as an Olympian. She did not appear in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Canada.
She was part of the Scotland curling team which won the World Junior Championships in 1997 in which Scotland beat Sweden 11–3 in the final.
In 2009, she won a gold medal at the European Mixed Curling Championship with Tom Brewster.
She is employed as a physical education teacher at Morgan Academy in Dundee.
References
External links
1979 births
Living people
Scottish female curlers
British female curlers
Olympic curlers of Great Britain
Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Scottish curling champions
Sportspeople from Perth, Scotland |
4027621 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Korea%20at%20the%202006%20Winter%20Olympics | South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics | South Korea competed as Republic of Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. At the opening ceremony, the athletes of both North and South Korea entered the stadium together behind the Korean Unification Flag.
Medalists
In terms of medal count, South Korea is the only Asian country in the top ten.
Ten of the eleven medals were won in short track speed skating. Short track speedskaters Jin Sun-yu and Ahn Hyun-soo were the second and third people to win three gold medals each in Turin. Ahn also won a bronze.
Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Cross-country skiing
Distance
Sprint
Freestyle skiing
Luge
Short track speed skating
Men
Women
Skeleton
Ski jumping
Speed skating
Men
Women
References
Korea, South
2006
Winter Olympics |
4027623 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelopion | Pelopion | The Pelopion was a structure at the ancient site of Olympia, Greece. It was the alleged tomb of Pelops, a figure in Greek mythology. It was a monument surrounded by a pentagonal structure. The tomb became an altar for animal sacrifices in Archaic Greece and continued to serve as an altar into the Roman era, until it fell into disuse with the advent of Christianity. It consisted of a mound of ashes and compacted earth, at the peak of which the sacrifice would take place – a black ram was sacrificed here every year in honor of Pelops. In order to get to the top of the altar, priests would carve steps into the mound. This packed earth form of altar was a particularly ancient one, quite unlike the more modern stone altars such as those evidenced at Delphi and the Acropolis of Athens.
References
External links
Ancient Greek buildings and structures
Ancient Olympia |
4027625 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner%20Lorenz | Werner Lorenz | Werner Lorenz (October 2, 1891 – March 13, 1974) was an SS functionary during the Nazi era. He was head of the Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle (VOMI) (Main Office for Ethnic Germans), an organization charged with resettling ethnic Germans in the "German Reich" from other parts of Europe, as well as colonising the occupied lands during World War II. After the war, Lorenz was sentenced to prison for crimes against humanity in 1948. He was released in 1955 and died in 1974.
Early life
He was born in Grünhof (now in Gmina Postomino, Sławno County) near Stolp, Pomerania. His father was a forest warden. In 1909 Lorenz went to Military school. He served in World War I first as a cavalry officer then as a pilot in the Luftstreitkräfte. After the war he worked as a border guard and as farmer. He later acquired land and industrial property in Danzig. Through his daughter Rosemarie, Lorenz would become Axel Springer's father-in-law.
Nazi Party and SS career
In 1929 Lorenz joined the Nazi Party and the SS in 1931. Two years later he had an active political role as a member of the Landtag in the Free State of Prussia, a member of the Reichstag and worked at the Hamburg State Council.
In November 1933 Lorenz was promoted to SS-Gruppenführer and lead the SS Upper Division North in Altona from 1934 until 1937. In January 1937, was promoted to head the Nazi Party agency Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle (VOMI) that was initially responsible for the welfare of ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche) living beyond the pre-war borders of Nazi Germany. After the Second World War began, the VOMI took charge of the resettlement of ethnic Germans on captured territory, but also the "Germanization" of foreign children such as Poles and Slovenes. Some accounts consider him the "least radical" of the higher SS leadership.
Ethnic cleansing in World War II
Following the invasion of Poland in 1939, Lorenz was the chief executive responsible for allocating confiscated land, property and managing the affairs of the Volksdeutsch in all other areas of occupied Eastern Europe. VOMI, which was an office of the Nazi Party, would take control of a district once the native populations had been driven from their homes and lands. Ethnic German settlers were then given the land to work under the direction of VOMI officials. In respect to his international work, Lorenz was plenipotentiary for foreign relations for Adolf Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess.
In June 1941 VOMI was absorbed into the office of the Reich Commissioner for the Consolidation of German Nationhood (RKFDV) run by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. The RKFDV, as an SS-controlled organization, had the authority to say who was German, where ethnic Germans could live, and what populations should be cleared or annihilated in order to make room for the German settlers from the east Europe during action "Heim ins Reich". As RKFDV chief, Himmler authorized the Einsatzgruppen (SS death squads) and other SS police units to round up and kill Jews, Slavs and Roma. Lorenz remained in charge of Volksdeutsch settlements in these ethnically cleansed areas. He also was responsible for VOMI officials who handled the personal property seized from Jews killed during Operation Reinhard in the General Government during 1942-1943.
In late 1942 Lorenz was seriously injured in a vehicle accident in Bosnia while overseeing the VOMI evacuation of ethnic Germans from the region. He was promoted to SS-Obergruppenführer in 1936.
Post-war
At the end of World War II, Lorenz was arrested and held in an internment camp in England. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison at the RuSHA Trial at Nuremberg on 10 March 1948. Later, his sentence was reduced and Lorenz was released from prison in 1955. He died in Hamburg in 1974.
Service record
Dates of rank
SS-Sturmbannführer: March 31, 1931
SS-Standartenführer: July 7, 1931
SS-Oberführer: November 9, 1931
SS-Brigadeführer: July 1, 1933
SS-Gruppenführer: November 1, 1933
SS-Obergruppenführer: November 9, 1936
SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei: August 15, 1942
SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS: November 9, 1944
References
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1974 deaths
People from Sławno County
People from the Province of Pomerania
Nazi eugenics
Nazi Party officials
Prussian politicians
SS-Obergruppenführer
Holocaust perpetrators in Poland
Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
German people convicted of crimes against humanity
People convicted by the United States Nuremberg Military Tribunals
Members of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Prussian Army personnel
Luftstreitkräfte personnel
German World War I pilots
Waffen-SS personnel
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4027626 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrive%20Alive | Arrive Alive | Arrive Alive is an unfinished comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik and starring Willem Dafoe and Joan Cusack. It was produced by Art Linson.
Premise
Mickey Crews is a house detective in a seedy Florida hotel who gets involved in investigating the death of a former champion boxer. He has a romance with a former exotic dancer named Joy.
Background
The script was written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue who had written Scrooged (1988) for producer Art Linson. Linson had tried to get Arrive Alive made for a number of years, with a variety of stars attached, before finally securing funding with Chechik, Dafoe and Cusack. Cusack was an up-and-coming actress, working on Saturday Night Live, Dafoe was getting terrific buzz from The Last Temptation of Christ and Chechik had just directed the successful National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
Filming started in April 1990. However, after a week, the producers felt that the lines they had thought so funny in the script were not getting the laughs they hoped for. Shortly after arriving for location shooting in Miami, Dafoe quit due to script changes which required him to perform slapstick comedy which did not suit him. Six days later, the decision was taken to cancel production as no satisfactory replacement could be found for Dafoe and write off the $7 million cost. The whole story is related in Linson's book A Pound of Flesh.
Various attempts have been made to film the script again without any success.
The orca Lolita was to appear in the film but production was halted while filming at the Miami Seaquarium.
References
External links
1990s unfinished films
1990s comedy films
American films
English-language films
Films directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
Films produced by Art Linson
Films set in Florida
Films with screenplays by Michael O'Donoghue
Films with screenplays by Mitch Glazer |
4027628 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Institute%20of%20Ocean%20Technology | National Institute of Ocean Technology | The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) was established in November 1993 as an autonomous society under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. NIOT is managed by a Governing Council and the Director is the head of the Institute. The institute is based in Chennai.
The major aim of starting NIOT under the Ministry of Earth Sciences was to develop reliable indigenous technologies to solve various engineering problems associated with harvesting of non-living and living resources in India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which is about two-thirds of the land area of India. It works under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Technology Groups
Coastal and Environmental Engineering
The group functions with a mandate to develop application-oriented technologies in ocean-related (Coastal & Environmental) areas. The goals of the group are to promote programs consistent with the overall development perspective of the country in the infrastructure sector thereby contributing to the nation building exercise
The group caters to specific sponsored-research and industrial sector projects by providing technical support and time-bound, result-oriented research.
Coastal and Environmental Engineering (CEE) program aims to bring the state of the art technology in coastal infrastructure development through field observation, numerical modeling and engineering application.
Energy & Fresh Water
The main area of focus of this group is the utilization of the ocean resources to find alternative technologies for producing fresh water (including clean drinking water) and renewable energy. Currently the group is working on three specific areas, fresh water production using low temperature thermal desalination (LTTD) process and energy production using two distinctly different processes, ocean thermal energy conversion and wave energy.
Technologies like Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) using coolant water discharge from thermal power plant, wave energy using floating devices such as Backward Bent Ducted Buoy (BBDB), ocean current turbine development, solar desalination, heat exchangers for LTTD and ocean thermal energy conversion are the focal areas of research. Apart from the aspect of technology development, the group has taken initiative in transferring the LTTD technology to the society through industrial partnership. LTTD is set up in many places. We can see LTTD in Kavaratti, Aggati, Minicoy islands, and NCTPS (Chennai).
Marine Sensor System
Marine Sensor Systems group was established in September 2005 to cater to the mandate of NIOT to develop and demonstrate technologies for oceans. Since then group has been concentrating on the development of different types of underwater sensor systems apart from electronic support given to the other groups in NIOT. Most of the underwater systems are acoustic based systems with underwater electronics. The group's activities have attracted several industries.
Needs of NIOT are unique and all the requirements could not be met with the facilities available at NIOT earlier. Now, facilities to qualify electronics under different conditions of underwater operation have been established like, EMI/EMC analyzer, Helium Leak detector, Environment testing systems, Corrosion Chamber and Shock & Vibration testing chamber, under a single umbrella.
Marine Biotechnology
In order to develop agriculture and tourism, and to study the natural marine resources of the island groups, the Island Development Authority (IDA) was established under the chairmanship of Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India in the year of 1986. The IDA enlisted the then Department of Ocean Development (DOD), presently Ministry of Earth Sciences, as one of the implementing agencies for carrying out activities that will recuperate the socio-economic status of the island community. Based on the suggestions made by the IDA, the DOD took up several ocean related activities relevant to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and the Gulf of Mannar group of Islands in order to bring in socio-economic benefits to the island communities.
Ocean Acoustics and Modelling
The Ocean Acoustics group was formed in the 11th plan period with the aim to focus on research and development in underwater acoustics as most of the applications in the oceans rely on acoustics. Research and Development activities in the following key areas have been taken up.
Three major in-house projects and few inter institutional projects are in progress. A fully automated ambient noise measurement system developed by the group is being utilized for collecting time series measurements in Indian shallow waters. The group also maintains an NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) accredited Acoustic Test Facility for testing and calibration of underwater acoustic transducers that caters to the needs of internal groups and external institutions/organizations.
Ocean Electronics
The Ocean Electronics group was created in December 2009 and has a mandate to develop ocean observation systems and demonstrate for applications in the ocean. The group is involved in the development of Deep Ocean Bottom Pressure Recorder (DOPR) & surface buoy data logger for Tsunami Early Warning Systems, Autonomous Underwater Profiling Drifter (AUPD), and technologies for data communication using INSAT satellites.
Offshore Structures
NIOT has been developing several offshore components for various programs like desalination, mining, data buoys etc. These include pipelines/risers, moorings in deep water for small buoys as well as large vessels. The need for developing several offshore components has been felt for most of the projects handled in NIOT. The group addresses such needs.
Technology Projects
Deep Sea Mining
Polymetallic nodules have economically valuable metals such as Copper, Cobalt, Nickel and Manganese in them and are viewed as potential resources to take care of the depleting land resources and increasing demand of these metals. There are more than 380 million tons of nodules in the retained Indian Pioneer area. However development of deep subsea technology for mining these resources is a major challenge considering the depth of occurrence of these nodules being 4000–6000 m, ultra high pressure environment and very low temperatures, very soft soils for supporting heavy mining equipment and difficulties in vertical transport of the harvested nodules. NIOT has been working on a mining concept where a crawler based mining machine collects, crushes and pumps nodules to the mother ship using a high pressure slurry pump through a flexible riser system. With this perspective, the integrated mining system is under development for demonstration of deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules.
Gas Hydrates
This group was created to cater to the sustained development of technology towards harnessing the enormous potential offered by the ocean towards the energy sectors and also to the industries related to offshore activities with particular reference to gas hydrates.
Gas hydrates are crystalline combination of a natural gas and water (known technically as a clathrate) looks remarkably like ice but burns if it meets a match lit. Energy in the gas hydrates amount to twice as much as all fossil fuels combined. Gas hydrate estimated to contribute a very large amount of methane, a potential clear hydrocarbon fuel resource.
Submersibles
Development of deep-water work class ROV by NIOT in collaboration with Experimental Design Bureau of Oceanological Engineering (EDBOE), Moscow was initiated by Polymetallic Nodule Management (PMN) Board of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Govt. of India. The submersible is equipped with multifunctional tools and sensors for offshore applications such as deep ocean mineral exploration, seabed imaging, gas hydrate exploration, pipeline routing, submarine cabling, well head detection, sampling etc.
Operational Programs
Ocean Observation Systems
Under the Ocean Observation Network (OON) programme of ESSO MoES, the Ocean observation systems (OOS) group of NIOT is entrusted to undertake the activities on moored buoy programme. The OOS group, erstwhile National Data Buoy Programme, was established in 1996, with the objective to operate, maintain and develop moored buoy observational networks and related telecommunication facilities in the Indian seas. Later, OOS inherited lead responsibility for a number of important and well-established observational programmes in the northern Indian Ocean. Due to the remoteness of the vast open oceans, there have been challenges to continuous observation of the ocean, which was later harmonized by in-situ and satellite based observations.
Vessel Management
The Vessel Management Cell, or 'VMC', is an operational wing of NIOT which manages the running, operation and maintenance of the fleet of MoES research vessels viz. ORV Sagar Nidhi, BTV Sagar Manjusha, CRV Sagar Purvi and CRV Sagar Paschimi.
It was established in 1996, with an aim to manage two coastal research vessels, CRV Sagar Purvi and CRV Sagar Paschimi, that had been acquired by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) for assessing coastal pollution, coastal pollution monitoring, coastal surveys and near shore multidisciplinary work. In 2001, VMC committed to manage a barge, Sagar Shakthi, that was used to implement a 1MW gross pilot plant to demonstrate OTEC technology, which was the first ever such attempt in the world.
References
External links
National Institute of Ocean Technology
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology
National Centre for Coastal Research
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
The India Meteorological Department
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR POLAR AND OCEAN RESEARCH
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
Scientific organizations established in 1993
1993 establishments in Tamil Nadu
Research institutes in Chennai
Ministry of Earth Sciences |
4027639 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouleuterion | Bouleuterion | A bouleuterion (, bouleutērion), also translated as and was a building in ancient Greece which housed the council of citizens (, boulē) of a democratic city state. These representatives assembled at the bouleuterion to confer and decide about public affairs. There are several extant bouleuteria around Greece and its former colonies. It should not be confused with the Prytaneion, which housed the executive council of the assembly and often served as the boule's mess hall.
Athens
The Athenian Boule is better known as the Council of 500. Solon was credited with its formation in 594 BC as an assembly of 100 men each from Athens's four original tribes. At the adoption of the new constitution around 507 BC, this was changed to 50 men each from the 10 newly created tribes. (Each served a one-year term)
The Old Bouleuterion was built on the west side of the Agora below the Agoraios Kolonos around 500 BC. It was almost square and included an oblong antechamber and a main council chamber, a large rectangular egg with wooden benches arranged in rows along the walls. The roof was supported by five columns. It is now better known as the Metroon ("House of the Mother") since it was repurposed as her temple after the construction of the New Bouleuterion.
The New Bouleuterion was built west of the old building in the late 5th century BC. It was bigger and more sophisticated, with an amphitheater-like system of twelve levels of semicircular benches. Both the Old and the New Bouleuterion used the nearby Tholos.
Olympia
The Bouleuterion of Ancient Olympia was shaped like an early Greek temple, a kind of square horse-shoe. It had a tiered seating arrangement and was located near the city's agora.
Other bouleuteria
Other notable bouleuteria are located at:
Anemourion (Anamur, Turkey)
Aphrodisias (Geyre, Turkey)
Argos in Greece;
Ancient Mantineia (Gortsouli, Arkadia), Glanon (St-Rémy, France)
Lemnos in Greece
Paestum (Italy)
Philippopolis (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) - Bouleuterion of Philippopolis
Priene (Güllübahçe Turun, Turkey)
Messene (Messini, Greece)
Termessos (Güllük Dağı, Turkey)
Troy (Hisarlik, Turkey)
See also
Curia
External links
Bouleuterion: Birthplace of Democracy
Bouleterion at Mantineia
Ancient Greek buildings and structures
Legislative buildings
Greek words and phrases |
4027641 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy%20Redwine | Timothy Redwine | Timothy Paul Redwine is an American television actor.
His first TV appearance was in 1995 as "Justin" in Two Bits and Pepper. He had the starring roles in the film P.U.N.K.S. (1999) and co-starring roles in films like Family Secrets (2001) and The Thirteenth Year (1999). Most recently he has appeared in CSI, Step by Step, and Prey. He has had over a dozen TV roles, ranging from minor guest appearances to a starring role.
Not appearing in any major projects since 2001, Redwine left the Hollywood atmosphere and now quietly resides in Northern California. He is now a devout Christian.
He was born Donato Alleva. Prior to entering in the entertainment industry, his mother had his name changed to Timothy Paul Redwine. For most of his career, he used Tim Redwine as his stage name.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
Date of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
Year of birth missing (living people) |
4027648 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonidaion | Leonidaion | The Leonidaion (Λεωνίδαιον) was the lodging place for athletes taking part in the Olympic Games at Olympia. It was located at the southwest edge of the sanctuary and was the largest building on the site. It was constructed around 330 BCE and was funded and designed by Leonidas of Naxos.
The building consisted of four Ionian colonnades with 138 decorated columns, forming a square of approximately 80 metres. In its interior there was a central Doric peristyle with 44 columns.
In the late third century AD the still utilised Leonidaion was destroyed in an earthquake and its wreckage used in the construction of the Late Antique wall built to protect the site from the Herules.
External links
Ancient Greek buildings and structures
Ancient Olympia |
4027650 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah%20S.%20Chechik | Jeremiah S. Chechik | Jeremiah S. Chechik (born 1955 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is the director of such films as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Benny & Joon, Diabolique and The Avengers.
Chechik was nominated for Worst Director at the 1998 Golden Raspberry Awards for The Avengers but lost to Gus Van Sant for his remake of Psycho.
In 2007, Chechik directed all eight episodes of The Bronx is Burning. He and producer Michael Birnbaum purchased the screen rights to House of Night, a juvenile vampire book series from authors P. C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast in 2008, but as of 2015 no film has yet gone into production.
His film The Right Kind of Wrong was screened in the Gala Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
References
External links
1955 births
Film directors from Montreal
Canadian television directors
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Anglophone Quebec people
McGill University alumni |
4027656 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan%20at%20the%202006%20Winter%20Olympics | Kyrgyzstan at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Kyrgyzstan a delegation to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy from 10–26 February 2006. This was Kyrgyzstan's fourth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of a single alpine skier, first-time Olympian Ivan Borisov. His best performance was 41st in the men's giant slalom, and he was disqualified from the men's slalom.
Background
Following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1993. Kyrgyzstan has participated in every Winter Olympics since the 1994 Lillehammer Games, and every Summer Olympics since the 1996 Atlanta Games. This was therefore Kyrgyzstan's fourth appearance at a Winter Olympics. The Kyrgyzstani delegation to Turin consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Ivan Borisov. He was the flag bearer for both the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.
Alpine skiing
Ivan Borisov was 26 years old at the time of the Turin Olympics, and was making his Olympic debut. On 20 February he took part in the men's giant slalom, posting run times of 1 minute and 59.49 seconds and 1 minute and 37.61 seconds; in both heats, he was the last finisher. He finished in 41st and last place with a time of 3 minutes and 37.10 seconds, nearly 30 seconds behind 40th place, but there were 40 other competitors who failed to finish both legs. On 25 February, in the slalom, Borisov finished the first run in 1 minute and 9.54 seconds. In the second run, he posted a provisional time of 1 minute and 21.07 seconds, but was disqualified for missing a gate.
See also
Kyrgyzstan at the 2006 Asian Games
References
Nations at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006
2006 in Kyrgyzstani sport |
4027670 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Netherlands%20sail%20frigates | List of Netherlands sail frigates | This is a list of Dutch sail frigates of the period 1640 to 1860:
Year is building year, not necessarily launching year. The number refers to the number of cannon.
Edam 44 (1711)
Rossum 44 (1712)
Maarsen 38 (1718)
Langeveld 38 (1720)
Burgvlied 44 (1722)
Wageningen 36 (1723)
Vredenhof 44 (1724)
Meervlied 44 (1724)
Pallas 44 (1724)
Beken Vliet (Beekvliet) 44 (1726)
Noordwijk op Zee 44 (1726)
Oud Teilingen 46 (1726)
Gorinchem 46 (1727)
Westerdijkshorn 44 (1728)
Hilverbeek 44 (1729)
Leyderdorp 44 (1730)
Gouderak 44 (1733)
Hof St Jans Kerke 36 (1733)
Middelburg 44 (1734)
Beschermer 44 (1735)
Teilingen 44 (1735)
Netherlands
Ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy |
4027685 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang%2C%20Bang%2C%20It%27s%20Reeves%20and%20Mortimer | Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer | Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer is a British comedy television series, the third by comedy double act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer and their second in a sketch show format. Directed by Mark Mylod and produced by Alan Marke, it first aired in 1999 on BBC2.
Show format
While maintaining elements from The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Bang Bang... was very different in many ways. As with their previous sketch show, a song kicked off the proceedings, and once again the duo sat at their trademark desk. However, the desk was almost completely bare, (as opposed to their previous prop-covered ones), and had a transparent front through which the moving form of a naked man (in interviews, the duo explained that he was "a homunculus") could be seen. The studio set was different too, the huge R&M letters replaced with large representations of the pair behind warped glass.
There were also changes in their double-act dynamic. Vic's character was frequently unhinged and waved guns and large blunt objects around with relish, while Bob played a slightly baffled innocent most of the time. As usual, however, they tended to fall out easily, resulting in one of their trademark slapstick fights, which grew more absurd, violent and freeform as the series progressed. One memorable instance involved Vic's head becoming grotesquely disfigured after a spin in a tumble dryer. Bob then gleefully set about the hunchbacked, pathetic Vic with a baseball bat.
There were also a number of pre-recorded sketches. These would often feature Charlie Higson, Morwenna Banks, Matt Lucas and David Walliams in supporting or cameo roles. It was a firm favourite with Vic and Bob's cult following, but confused and unsettled many new fans who had joined them after viewing their more accessible game show spoof, Shooting Stars. With this in mind, it is perhaps ironic that the duo confessed that Bang Bang... was their "first real attempt at making something commercial". Vic and Bob have said they are very proud of the show, with Bob stating: "We have this hope that, if there's anyone left bothered about us in fifty years' time, [Bang Bang] will be the one they'll remember".
Recurring sketches
Lunch-Hour Capers (The Car Door Blokes)
These odd slapstick sketches saw the duo driving around idyllic locations, accompanied by a semi-instrumental version of "Zabadak", only to park their car between two immovable objects (trees, other parked cars, a petrol pump etc.), resulting in a protracted bout of "very frustrating" door-opening attempts, after which the duo would have to resort to other methods. Usually, at some point the car's boot or windscreen wipers would fly off and explode nearby. In these sketches, someone was always killed in a strange way, ejecting an egg from their mouths to Babybird's "There's Something Going On" before vanishing. The duo have explained that the eggs symbolise "their souls". This recurring joke even extended to the desk, where Vic accidentally shot himself with a gun, disappeared and left an egg behind, which Bob then greedily ate. Bob has described the Lunch-Hour Capers as "the most surreal thing we’ve ever done."
Fun, Fun, Fun
Tom Fun, who had previously appeared in The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, and his best friend Derek (revealed in the last sketch to be the former drummer of Roxy Music) were shown in these oddly touching sketches wandering around aimlessly at dawn, having been thrown out of their lodgings for generally unclear reasons involving Derek's behaviour (one example given being Derek's public attempt to eat an arctic roll "like a pelican might eat it"). Their quest to find something "fun" to do was very childlike and knew no bounds, from going down the drains, to prising up cobblestones or rooting around in a skip. In most of the sketches, Derek asks Tom "Is it Giro day?" to which he responds negatively. Each of these segments opened with the "fun fun fun" refrain from the song "Five Get Over Excited" by The Housemartins. In the last episode of the series, the pair are seen holding hands as the credits roll, walking along a beach at sunset to Roxy Music's "Oh Yeah!". Mortimer has described the pair as "lovers".
Tom Fun and Derek later appeared together (officially describing themselves as "partners" for the first time) in sketches as part of 2009 mockumentary "Steve Coogan: The Inside Story". Abandoning their Giros, they appear to have found work as disenchanted make-up artists. Derek also briefly appeared in Catterick without Tom, but decidedly more manic and obsessed with feminine hygiene products.
The Club
The main event of Bang Bang was this spoof fly-on-the-wall docu-drama, which took us behind-the-scenes of Baron's Nightclub, the "4th best club in Hull." Paul Baron (Vic) was the dodgy proprietor who kept the premises' keys on impractically short "luxury chains" about his person. Vic and Bob have stated that despite visual similarities, Paul Baron was not modeled on famous nightclub owner Peter Stringfellow. Paul's previously long-lost brother Tony (Bob, with a bizarre Chinese accent) was in charge of the day-to-day running of the club, often expressing "serious reservations" about Paul's half-baked ideas. The club's compere was insane American Kinky John Fowler (Vic), whose "plucking peppercorns" routine was not one of Tony's favourites. After a disastrous "Erotic Night," and an even more calamitous "Talent Night" (which consisted of a man with a fox on his head and a man frightening ducks with a hydraulic machine), things took a turn for the better when boy band Mandate (managed by Kinky John) played a successful set, and Paul managed to secure the services of Les Dennis for one night only. At the end of the series, a jealous Kinky John got "shit-faced" and threatened everyone with a large gun. Luckily for Kinky John, Mandate may have hit the big time in the Vic and Bob universe, as Jeff Randall (Bob) is seen singing their song "Touching Heaven" (performed in Bang Bang) in the duo's remake of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).
Kinky John had previously appeared in one-off BBC2 special It’s Ulrika, written for Ulrika Jonsson by Vic and Bob in 1997. In the sketch, which also featured David Walliams and Matt Lucas, Kinky John introduced Jonsson to the stage of a Vegas-style night club. In his autobiography, Walliams describes how Kinky John's character began to develop in lulls in recording. "He would wander over to the rest of us and open with 'I’ve got a great deal. Three hundred coconuts are coming into town tonight. Are you in?’ [...] What a joy to see the two funniest men in the world create something new, right in front of my eyes." After debuting as a main character in Bang Bang, Kinky John featured in Vic's 2002 BBC Radio Two comedy series Vic Reeves' House Arrest as Detective Inspector John "Deacon" Fowler via an autobiography of his early life. He would return again as DI Fowler in the duo's 2004 sitcom Catterick along with the club's bouncers Carl and Chris. He also appeared in "Steve Coogan: The Inside Story" as John Fowler, Television Controller 1993-1993.
Vic has said he believes the club sketches to be the inspiration for other fly-on-the-wall style comedies that emerged after Bang Bang, particularly The Office.
The Stotts
Once again, the Stotts returned, developing their celebrity interviews, which always started with "a little explosion" to "warm things up". Damon Hill was asked "When you are in a motor race, do you have a map, or just follow everyone else?". Sinéad O'Connor was given a full-frontal view of what lurked within Davey's kilt, a truly baffled Paul McKenna was asked if peanuts were soluble, Caprice was told that Davey's long pointy shoes were offered to him by the King of Spain in retribution for him "attacking his wife with a fish slice," while Michael Winner was quizzed on whether a human could leave fingerprints on a parsnip. One recurring question that was asked, often by Donald (Bob), was whether the guest, after work or at the end of the day, had, "A nice relaxing poo." At the end of every interview, the pair would abandon the celebrity onstage leaving them alone to the sounds of the adagietto from Mahler's fifth symphony.
"Never Previously Considered Funny Enough To Broadcast..."
A recurring series of bizarre sketch scenarios, usually involving parodies of celebrities. They were always introduced by narrator Patrick Allen, who would conclude each narration with "What happened that day has never previously been considered funny enough to broadcast...until now!"
References
External links
BBC television comedy
BBC television sketch shows
1999 British television series debuts
1999 British television series endings
1990s British television sketch shows
English-language television shows |
4027695 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac%20Walker%20%28cricketer%29 | Isaac Walker (cricketer) | Isaac Donnithorne Walker (8 January 1844 – 6 July 1898) was an English cricketer.
Walker was born in Southgate, London, the youngest of seven cricket-playing brothers. The family were part-owners of Taylor Walker & Co brewery in Limehouse.
He was a right-handed batsman and an underarm slow right-arm bowler. He played for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (1862–1884), a Middlesex XI (1862–1863) and Middlesex County Cricket Club (1864–1884). He succeeded his brother Edward as captain of Middlesex in 1873 and served in the post for twelve seasons.
His family's cricket ground at Southgate is maintained by the Walker Trust to this day. He died at Regent's Park, aged 54. His estate was valued at £195,483.
References
External links
1844 births
1898 deaths
English cricketers
Middlesex cricket captains
People from Southgate, London
Gentlemen of the South cricketers
Surrey Club cricketers
Gentlemen cricketers
North v South cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
Southgate cricketers
Orleans Club cricketers
Gentlemen of England cricketers
Isaac 02
Cricketers from Greater London
Middlesex cricketers
Gentlemen of Middlesex cricketers
Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
R. D. Walker's XI cricketers |
4027699 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motohashi | Motohashi | Motohashi (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese Paralympic athlete
Akiyasu Motohashi, Japanese motorcycle racer
Hideyuki Motohashi, Japanese animator
, Japanese curler
, Japanese women's basketball player
, Japanese photographer
, Japanese footballer
, Japanese actress
Japanese-language surnames |
4027702 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar%20drift | Stellar drift | Stellar drift, or the motion of stars, is a necessary result of the lack of an absolute reference frame in special relativity.
Nothing in space stands still—more precisely, standing still is meaningless without defining what "still" means. Most galaxies have been moving away ever since the Big Bang, as explained by the metric expansion of space. Galaxy motion is also influenced by galaxy groups and clusters. Stars orbit moving galaxies, and they also orbit moving star clusters and companion stars. Planets orbit their moving stars.
Stellar drift is measured by two components: proper motion (multiplied by distance) and radial velocity. Proper motion is a star's motion across the sky, slowly changing the shapes of constellations over thousands of years. It can be measured using a telescope to detect small movements over long periods of time. Radial velocity is how fast a star approaches or recedes from us. It is measured using redshift. Both components are complicated by the Earth's orbit around the Sun, so the motions of stars are described relative to the Sun, not the Earth (kinematics of stars).
See also
Gravitational wave
Drift |
4027707 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parties%20in%20the%20European%20Council%20during%202005 | Parties in the European Council during 2005 | This article describes the party affiliations of the leaders of each member-state represented in the European Council during the year 2005. The list below gives the political party that each head of government, or head of state, belongs to at the national level, as well as the European political alliance to which that national party belongs. The states are listed from most to least populous. More populous states have greater influence in the council, in accordance with the system of Qualified Majority Voting.
Summary
List of leaders (1 January 2005)
DIKO's MEP is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the European Parliament, but the party is not formally attached to any pan-European organization.
Changes during the year
Affiliation
Office-holder only
See also
Presidency of the Council of the European Union
External links
Council of the European Union (official website)
Lists of parties in the European Council |
4027716 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bader%20Al-Mutawa | Bader Al-Mutawa | Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa (; born 10 January 1985) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Qadsia and the Kuwait national team, where he usually operates as a second striker. He wears the jersey number 17 for both club and country.
Club career
Al-Mutawa was born in Kuwait City. His performance for both club and national teams lead to his being nominated for best Asian player in 2006 and 2010, though Al-Mutawa did not win the prize.
He was awarded the Kuwaiti league's top scorer for local players in the 2008–09 season with 10 goals.
On 23 July 2012, he began training with Nottingham Forest as their new owners, the Al-Hasawi family, arranged a one-month trial for the striker. He impressed manager Sean O'Driscoll enough that the club were looking to sign him on a permanent basis but he was denied a work permit and the club wasn't able to sign him.
On 11 May 2021, he scored his 300th goal for Qadsia in all competitions in a 3–1 win over Kuwait SC.
International career
Al-Mutawa's first major competition on international level was the 2003 Arabian Gulf Cup, hosted by Kuwait. The home side finished sixth with only five points from six matches (only Yemen, the newcomer to the Gulf Cup finished the tournament with less points, sparing Kuwait the embarrassment of ending up at the bottom of the table of the gulf cup for the first time in their history). Al-Mutwa scored once in Kuwait's only victory of the tournament, a 4–0 win against Yemen.
Al-Mutawa played in the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2004, scoring a goal in the 87th minute against Saudi Arabia in Kuwait's opening match. Al-Mutawa excelled in this tournament, forming a strike partnership with captain and star striker Bashar Abdullah. They managed to score five goals between them. This partnership was short lived as Bashar retired from international football shortly after the tournament and Kuwait was eliminated in the semi-finals by Qatar after topping Group B with two victories and one draw with Bahrain.
At the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2007, Al-Mutawa scored goals against Yemen and in the final group match against the United Arab Emirates, but Kuwait exited the tournament for the first time in their history without winning a single game.
On 3 September 2015, Al-Mutawa scored his second senior hat-trick, in a 9–0 defeat of Myanmar in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
FIFA recognizes him as the men's all-time record appearance holder with 196 caps, after having surpassed Soh Chin Ann's record of 195 recognized by FIFA matches on 14 June 2022. He is also the most capped active international male footballer.
Personal life
Al-Mutawa holds the military rank of Colonel and he is also director of the Security Affairs Department of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Guard, as sports professionalism is not fully applied in Kuwait.
Career statistics
International
Notes
Honours
Qadsia
Kuwaiti Premier League: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16
Kuwait Emir Cup: 2003–04, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
Kuwait Crown Prince Cup: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18
Kuwait Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019
Kuwait Federation Cup: 2008, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2018–19
Al-Khurafi Cup: 2002–03, 2005–06
GCC Champions League: 2005
AFC Cup: 2014; runner-up 2010, 2013
Kuwait
Arabian Gulf Cup: 2010
2010 WAFF Championship: 2010
Individual
Arabian Gulf Cup top goalscorer: 2010
IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer: 2010
Asian Footballer of the Year nominee: 2006, 2010; longlist: 2007
See also
List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
References
External links
Rising Arab stars making their mark at FIFA.com
Bader Al-Mutawa at Global Sports Archive
1985 births
Living people
Kuwaiti footballers
Kuwait international footballers
Kuwaiti expatriate footballers
Al-Nassr FC players
Qadsia SC players
2004 AFC Asian Cup players
2011 AFC Asian Cup players
2015 AFC Asian Cup players
FIFA Century Club
Association football forwards
Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
Sportspeople from Kuwait City
Asian Games competitors for Kuwait
AFC Cup winning players
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate footballers in Qatar
Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Qatar SC players |
4027722 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haffkine%20Institute | Haffkine Institute | The Haffkine Institute for Training, Research and Testing is located in Parel in Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was established on 10 August 1899 by Dr. Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine, as a bacteriology research centre called the "Plague Research Laboratory". It now offers various basic and applied bio-medical science services. The Institute opened a museum on its premises in March 2014 to showcase Haffkine's research and developments in microbiology and chart the history of the institute. The Institute received ISO 9001:2008 certification in 2012.
The Institute now serves as a teaching institution in the field of biomedical sciences and is affiliated to the University of Mumbai for M.Sc (Microbiology, Applied Biology and Organic Chemistry), Ph.D. (Microbiology) and M.D (P.S.M.) degree programs. In addition, the Institute undertakes specialized testing assignments and projects for pharmaceutical and other health-related products. The Institute conducts research in the improvement of the foot-and-mouth disease vaccine, surveillance and microbiological analysis of typhoid, prevalence of drug resistance in bacteria, studies of infections occurring in AIDS patients, and the development of newer chemotherapeutic agents to combat microbial and zoonotic infections.
History
Dr. Waldemar Haffkine, an orthodox Jewish Russian (born: Odessa, Russian Empire) scientist assigned by the Pasteur Institute to work in India, is recognized as the microbiologist who first developed and used vaccines against cholera and bubonic plague. In October 1896, an epidemic of bubonic plague struck Bombay (now Mumbai) and the government asked Haffkine to help. He embarked upon the development of a vaccine in a makeshift laboratory in a corridor of Grant Medical College. In three months of persistent work (one of his assistants experienced a nervous breakdown, two others quit), a form of vaccine was ready for human trials. On 10 January 1897, Haffkine tested it on himself. The vaccines that Haffkine prepared had remarkable results.
Frederick Percival Mackie served as director from 1923–31.
Sans Pareil
Sans Pareil was once the official residence of the governor of Bombay. This mansion, which was originally a Jesuit chapel, was built as part of the Jesuit monastery on Parel Island in 1673. William Hornby (1771–1784) was the first governor to take up residence at the mansion. The governor's residence moved to its present site on Malabar Hill in 1883 and the property was used by the Bombay Presidency Recorders. Haffkine moved into the building to set up the "Plague Research Laboratory" in 1899, the laboratory being formally opened by the then governor of Bombay, Lord Sandhurst. The Institute was renamed "Bombay Bacteriology Laboratory" in 1906 and finally as "Haffkine Institute" in 1925.
References
External links
Haffkine Institute
Haffkine BioPharma Corp
1899 establishments in India
Research institutes in Mumbai
University of Mumbai
Medical research institutes in India |
4027726 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20van%20Lottum | John van Lottum | John van Lottum (born 10 April 1976) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands, who played professionally from 1994 to 2007. During his career, he won 5 Challenger titles in singles; notably defeated Lleyton Hewitt and Todd Martin; and reached the 4th round of Wimbledon in 1998.
The right-hander reached his career-high singles ranking on the ATP Tour in April 1999, when he became world No. 62. He has an older sister, Noëlle van Lottum, who played on the WTA Tour for France circuit from 1987 to 1999, with a career-high ranking of world No. 57 in singles.
After his tennis career he was considered as a coach for Michaëlla Krajicek, but instead joined TV channel Eurosport as a tennis commentator. In June 2008, he coached Elena Dementieva during the Ordina Open and Wimbledon.
Performance timeline
Singles
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 13 (5–8)
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
External links
1976 births
Living people
Dutch male tennis players
Sportspeople from Antwerp |
4027748 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog%20show%20%28disambiguation%29 | Dog show (disambiguation) | Dog show can refer to:
Sports and events
Conformation show, the most-common meaning of "dog show," in which dogs are rated for how well their appearance conforms to their breed standard
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, one of the oldest and most prestigious conformation shows
Dog agility trial, a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course
Field trial, a competitive event at which hunting dogs compete against one another
Novelty show, a competition or display in which exhibits or specimens are in some way novel
Obedience trial, a dog sport in which a dog executes a predefined set of tasks when directed to do so by his handler
Sheepdog trial, a competitive dog sport in which herding dogs move sheep, as directed by their handlers
Specialty show, a dog show which reviews a single breed
Tracking trial, an event where dogs make use the ability to follow a food trail
World's Ugliest Dog Contest, a dog show for ugly and weird dogs
Arts, entertainment, and media
Dog Show (album), the third album by God Bullies (1990)
"Dog Show", a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live
Other uses
Dog and pony show, a colloquial term
See also
Best of Breed
Best in Show (film)
Breed Groups (dog)
Dog sports
General Specials
Horse show
Show (disambiguation)
Dog shows and showing |
4027752 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrani%20people | Bahrani people | The Baharna () are a Shia Muslim Arab ethnoreligious group who mainly inhabit the historical region of Eastern Arabia. They are generally regarded by scholars to be the original inhabitants of the Bahrain archipelago. Most Shi'i Bahraini citizens are ethnic Baharna. Regions with most of the population are in Eastern Arabia (Bahrain, Qatif, al-Hasa), with historical diaspora populations in Kuwait, (see Baharna in Kuwait), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Khuzestan Province in Iran, and United States. Some Bahrainis are from other parts of the world too. Some Baharna nowadays, have some sort of Ajami ancestry due to intermarriage between the Ajam and Baharna.
Origin
The origin of Baharna is uncertain; there are different theories regarding their origins. Several Western scholars believe the Baharna originate from Bahrain's pre-Islamic population which consisted of partially-Christianized Arabs, Persian Zoroastrians, Jews (in Bahrain) and Arab Aramaic-speaking agriculturalists. According to one historian, Arab settlements in Bahrain may have begun around 300 B.C. and control of the island was maintained by the Rabyah tribe, who converted to Islam in 630 A.D.
There are many gaps and inconsistencies in the genealogies of those claiming descent from the Banu Abdul Qays in Bahrain, therefore Baharna are probably descendants of an ethnically-mixed population.
The Bahrani Arabic dialect exhibits Akkadian, Aramaic and Syriac features. The sedentary people of pre-Islamic Bahrain were Aramaic speakers and to some degree Persian speakers, while Syriac functioned as a liturgical language. The Bahrani dialect might have borrowed the Akkadian, Aramaic and Syriac features from Mesopotamian Arabic.
According to Robert Bertram Serjeant, the Baharna may be the Arabized "descendants of converts from the original population of Christians (Aramaeans), Jews and ancient Persians (Majus) inhabiting the island and cultivated coastal provinces of Eastern Arabia at the time of the Arab conquest".
Name
The term Bahrani serves to distinguish the Bahrani people from other Shia in Bahrain, such as the ethnic Persian Bahrainis who fall under the term Ajam, as well as from the Sunni Najdi immigrants in Bahrain who are known as Al Arab ("Arabs").
In the United Arab Emirates, the Baharna make up 5% of Emiratis and are generally descended from Baharna coming around 100–200 years ago.
Etymology
In Arabic, bahrayn is the dual form of bahr ("sea"), so al-Bahrayn means "the Two Seas". However, which two seas were originally intended remains in dispute. The term appears five times in the Qur'an, but does not refer to the modern islandoriginally known to the Arabs as "Awal".
Today, Bahrain's "two seas" are instead generally taken to be the bay east and west of the island, the seas north and south of the island, or the salt and fresh water present above and below the ground. In addition to wells, there are places in the sea north of Bahrain where fresh water bubbles up in the middle of the salt water, noted by visitors since antiquity.
An alternate theory offered by al-Ahsa was that the two seas were the Persian Gulf and a peaceful lake on the mainland; still another provided by Ismail ibn Hammad al-Jawhari is that the more formal name Bahri (lit. "belonging to the sea") would have been misunderstood and so was opted against.
History
Local anecdotal evidence suggests that the Baharna's Arab ancestry is diverse as some word variants spoken in the dialects of the native people of the villages of Bani Jamra and A'ali are only used in places as far as Yemen and Oman.
Members of the Banu Abdul Qays in Eastern Arabia were mostly Nestorian Christians before the seventh century.
See also
History of Bahrain
Language and culture
Bahrani Arabic
Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia
Geography
Bahrain (historical region)
Bahrani People
List of Bahranis
Baharna in Kuwait
References
External links
The 1922 Bahrani uprising in Bahrain
Rival Empires of Trade and Imami Shiism in Eastern Arabia, 1300-1800, Juan Cole, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 19, No. 2, (May 1987), pp. 177–203
Eastern Coast of Arabian Peninsula for DNA test
Ancient peoples
Arab groups
Ethnic groups in the Middle East
Ethnic groups in the Arab world
Ethnic groups in Bahrain
Ethnic groups in Oman
Ethnic groups in Kuwait
Semitic-speaking peoples
Shia communities
Social groups of Oman
Ethnoreligious groups in Asia |
4027768 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsukata | Matsukata | Matsukata (written: 松方) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese actor
, 4th and 6th Prime Minister of Japan
, Japanese Scout leader
See also
Haru Matsukata Reischauer, journalist, granddaughter of Matsukata Masayoshi and wife of Edwin O. Reischauer
Miye Matsukata, jewelry designer
Tané Matsukata, educator
Japanese-language surnames |
4027769 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrik%20Jonsson | Fredrik Jonsson | Fredrik Jonsson (born 28 March 1977) is a retired tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1996. The right-hander reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 108 in July 2000. Jonsson comes from the same hometown as teenage colleague-star Andreas Vinciguerra.
Tennis career
Juniors
As a junior, Jonsson reached as high as No. 19 in the world singles rankings in 1995. His best result was reaching the semifinals at the 1995 Junior Italian Open where he lost to the eventual champion, Mariano Zabaleta.
Pro career
Jonsson made his ATP main draw singles debut, as a qualifier, at the 1986 Swedish Open where he lost in the first round to Carlos Costa. He subsequently participated mainly on the ITF Futures circuit and the ATP Challenger Tour. In September 1998, he reached his first final on the Challenger tour, when he lost in the final of the Budva Challenger against Tomas Behrend. In October 1998, he won the Samarkand Challenger by beating Oleg Ogorodov in the final.
In Grand Slam tennis, his best performance was at the 1999 US Open, when he reached the third round and beat world number 16, Nicolás Lapentti in the second round, before losing to Slava Doseděl.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 7 (3–4)
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References
1977 births
Living people
Swedish male tennis players
Sportspeople from Malmö |
4027782 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%2C1-Dichloroethene | 1,1-Dichloroethene | 1,1-Dichloroethene, commonly called 1,1-dichloroethylene or vinylidene chloride or 1,1-DCE, is an organochloride with the molecular formula CHCl. It is a colorless liquid with a sharp odor. Like most chlorocarbons, it is poorly soluble in water, but soluble in organic solvents. 1,1-DCE was the precursor to the original clingwrap, Saran, for food, but this application has been phased out.
Production
1,1-DCE is produced by dehydrochlorination of 1,1,2-trichloroethane, a relatively unwanted byproduct in the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane and 1,2-dichloroethane. The conversion is a base-catalyzed reaction which uses either NaOH or Ca(OH) with temperature ca. 100 °C.
ClCHCHCl + NaOH → ClC=CH + NaCl + HO
The gas phase reaction, without the base, would be more desirable but is less selective.
Applications
1,1-DCE is mainly used as a comonomer in the polymerization of vinyl chloride, acrylonitrile, and acrylates. It is also used in semiconductor device fabrication for growing high purity silicon dioxide (SiO) films.
Polyvinylidene chloride
As with many other alkenes, 1,1-DCE can be polymerised to form polyvinylidene chloride. A very widely used product, cling wrap, or Saran was made from this polymer. During the 1990s research suggested that, in common with many chlorinated carbon compounds, Saran posed a possible danger to health by leaching, especially on exposure to food in microwave ovens. Since 2004, therefore cling wrap's formulation has changed to a form of polyethylene.
Safety
The health effects from exposure to 1,1-DCE are primarily on the central nervous system, including symptoms of sedation, inebriation, convulsions, spasms, and unconsciousness at high concentrations.
International Agency for Research on Cancer has put vinylidene chloride in Class 2B, meaning possibly carcinogenic to humans. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health considers 1-DCE a potential occupational carcinogen. It is also listed as a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects.
See also
1,2-Dichloroethene
Dichloroethane
References
External links
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: 1,1-Dichloroethene
Organochlorides
Haloalkenes
Halogenated solvents |
4027786 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamenka | Kamenka | Kamenka may refer to:
People
Eugene Kamenka, Australian philosopher, socialist
Places
Kamenka Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of district significance of Kamenka in Kamensky District of Penza Oblast, Russia is incorporated as
Kamenka, Russia, several inhabited localities in Russia
Kamenka, an alternative name of the town of Taskala, Kazakhstan
Camenca, capital of the Administrative Region of Camenca of Transnistria
Kamianka (disambiguation) (Kamenka), several inhabited localities in Ukraine
Rivers
Kamenka (Ob), a minor tributary of the Ob in Novosibirsk Oblast
Kamenka (Saint Petersburg), a river in Lakhta-Olgino Municipal Okrug near Saint Petersburg
Kamenka (Iset), a tributary of the Iset in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Kamenka (Nerl), a tributary of the Nerl in Vladimir Oblast, Russia
Other
Kamenka (island), an island in Lake Peipsi-Pihkva (between Estonia and Russia)
5385 Kamenka, an asteroid discovered by Lyudmila Chernykh, Soviet astronomer
See also
Kamensky (disambiguation)
Kamensk, several inhabited localities in Russia
Kamienka (disambiguation)
Kamionka (disambiguation) |
4027787 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderato%20Cantabile | Moderato Cantabile | Moderato Cantabile is a novel by Marguerite Duras. It was very popular, selling half a million copies, and was the initial source of Duras' fame.
Plot
The plot is initially the banal daily routine of a rich woman taking her son to piano lessons, and conversing with a working class man in a café, drinking wine all the way, then reaches a scandal at a dinner party in chapter 7, followed by a dénouement in the final chapter.
The story concerns the life of a woman, Anne Desbaresdes, and her varying relationships with her child, the piano teacher Mademoiselle Giraud and Chauvin. Chauvin is a working-class man who is currently unemployed and whiles away his time in a café near the apartment where Anne Desbaresdes' child takes piano lessons with Madame Giraud. After the fatal shooting of a woman in the café by her lover, Anne and Chauvin imagine the relationship between the lovers and try to reason why it occurred. Anne frequently returns to the café, before returning to her comfortable home, the last house on the Boulevard de la Mer, which itself represents the social divide between the working- and middle-classes. In the climactic 7th chapter, she returns home late and drunk to a dinner party, then causes a scandal (and is subsequently ill, vomiting) whose consequences are seen in the 8th and final chapter.
Organization
The novella is organized into 8 chapters, 5 of which recount the passage of full days. Chapters 5, 6, and 7 recount a detailed 6th day of the novella, moving first from a piano lesson to Anne's meeting with Chauvin, and finally to the reception which Anne is late for. Thus, the novel recounts the passage of a full week during Anne's life.
The novelette is ambiguous at many points throughout. In some instances, the reader cannot tell who is talking because no caption is provided for speeches. With the exception of Chauvin, Anne and Mademoiselle Giraud, no other names are mentioned; Anne's husband is referred to as "on" in French. The setting is also vague as we are never given a definitive place to locate the town, other than the fact that it is close to the sea. The time can be inferred to be late spring to early summer, but we cannot tell the exact month. However, specific settings, like Anne's house and the café, are described in detail in the description and speeches of the conversations between Anne and Chauvin.
Chapter 1 and 5 are set in Mademoiselle Giraud's apartment.
The other chapters all start with Anne's arrival at the café, her daily conversation with Chauvin, and her inevitable return to her home due to the siren that signals the end of the working day. It is speculated that Anne returns home at the siren in order to return before her husband gets home.
Characters
Anne Desbaresdes
The wife of a wealthy director of downtown factories, Anne belongs to the upper echelon of the town's social class. One day, while at her child's piano lesson, she sees and becomes intrigued by the murder of a woman by her possible lover. Subsequent chapters see Anne returning to the café where the murder was committed, often speculating upon details of the murder with Chauvin, a man who used to work in the factories her husband manages. Her venture into the café is considered a social faux-pas, as she comes into a shabby café where her husband's workers retire to daily; these workers recognize both Chauvin and Anne.
While inventing details of the murder, Chauvin and Anne seem to have a metaphysical relationship reflected in their invented ideas; their relationship begins with talk about how the murdered couple's relationship began, and ends with Anne's acknowledgement that she is dead; reflective, again, of the murdered couple's relationship.
Her life is characterized by repetition: many elements, such as her walk down the Boulevard of the Sea, the suppressed imagery of violence, the siren, seem to recur in succeeding chapters. One reading of the novelette interprets Anne's actions as an attempt to escape this repetition, ultimately culminating in the same repetition she was trying to avoid. She has an intense and profound attachment to her child, which may be interpreted as her inability to let go of maternal responsibilities.
Chauvin
Chauvin is a working class man who used to work at Anne's husband's factory. His name seems to be an allusion to "chauvinism," referring to his often dominating tone during conversations with Anne. However, in French, chauvin(e) is an adjective which translates as "patriotic." The name Chauvin has nothing to do with "misogynie," the French word for chauvinism. He remarks that he often has nothing to do. Throughout the novel, he has unusually detailed knowledge of Anne's house and habits. He knows her directly via the repetitious reception that Anne's husband gives for workers at his factory. He seems to have a (sexual) relationship with Anne that is achieved through words instead of physical contact.
The Child
The child, (l'enfant), is never given a name, like many of the characters in the novelette. He is a talented piano player, but has little enthusiasm for learning the technicality of piano-playing: he doesn't make an effort to learn the meaning of tempo, nor does he find practicing scales necessary. The piece he plays throughout the novelette is the Diabelli sonata, the tempo of which composes the title: Moderato Cantabile (moderately and singingly). He is stubborn, and refuses to yield to the orders of his teacher, Madame Giraud. Critics have pointed to this stubbornness as a reflection of Anne's refusal to give in to the repetition of her life; this may be the reason why Anne approves of the child's obstinate behaviour. However, « Quand il obéit de cette façon, ça me dégoûte un peu. » ("When he obeys in this way, it disgusts me somewhat"). The child is at once her « honte » (shame) and « trésor ».
'Il est un enfant difficile {...} non sans une certaine timidité'. ('He's a difficult child {..} and not without a certain shyness').
Mademoiselle Giraud
Mademoiselle Giraud is the piano teacher of Anne's child. She disapproves of Anne's upbringing of the child, and is a stereotype of the strict teacher of the 20th century: at one point in the novelette she is portrayed with a ruler.
Mr. Desbaresdes
Throughout the novelette Anne's husband is never really mentioned by reference or name, instead given the impersonal "on" in the French novel. Translated, this means "one" (i.e. One is, one has etc.) This suggests that he is never a real physical presence in Anne's life, although his presence looms over her.
He is a wealthy factory-owner in the small town. The Desbaresdes' house is situated towards the end of a long Boulevard of the Sea, suggesting that it is the richest in town.
The Boss
La patronne or the boss owns the café where the murder first occurs. She is a bystander of the metaphysical affair between Anne and Chauvin, and serves them wine from time to time. She usually serves clients who come from the factory at 6:00 pm from work. When she is not conversing with them, she is knitting a red sweater. This colour sustains the motif of the colour red throughout the novelette. Towards the latter stages of the relationship between Anne and Chauvin, she disapproves of their relationship, but says nothing.
Relationships
Child and mother
Perhaps the most persistent and complex relationship throughout the novel revolves not around Chauvin and Anne, but around Anne and her child. The title is based on the tempo of a Diabelli sonatina, a child's piano piece. At various moments in the story, Anne remarks that the child has grown; the child is described as having the same blue eyes as Chauvin; the child wants a red motorboat, sustaining the image of red in the story; the child is with Anne throughout the story except when she enters the cafe and when she meditates at night. In addition, the only time the child is not present in the cafe is at the end of Anne's relationship with Chauvin - the last time Anne visits the cafe.
Title
The title is a musical direction, literally "moderately and singingly", and refers to a sonatina by Diabelli, presumably Sonatina in F major, op. 168, No. 1 (I: Moderato cantabile).
Motifs
A number of motifs in Moderato Cantabile occur throughout Duras's works to that point, which some critics argue provides needed context to understanding them, as they are largely ambiguous in the work itself.
Culminating images of violence
There are frequent images of violence throughout each chapter: in the first, the red colour of the sky culminates in a woman's scream, the cry, no doubt, of the murdered woman. In subsequent chapters this violence is replaced with the siren that signals the end of the work day for factory workers. Towards the end it is that of the devouring of food by guests at the reception Anne's husband throws, culminating in Anne's vomiting of the food she consumes.
Magnolia
The first mention of the flower/tree comes in Chapter III, when the child is in the garden. Chauvin remarks that Anne was wearing a magnolia flower between her breasts during a reception, and that her breasts were semi-exposed. Anne also has a magnolia flower in her garden, right outside her window, which she remarks she closes because the smell of magnolia can become too strong at times. The flower/tree represents, no doubt, her sexuality; her closing of the windows signals her inability to handle the sexuality that she has suppressed within her.
Wine
Anne drinks wine throughout the story, initially in order to stifle her trembling when she visits the café to go see Chauvin; the pace of wine drinking reflecting the dramatic arc of the work: building, climaxing in the 7th chapter, then diminishing again in the 8th chapter. She consumes progressively more wine during each meeting with Chauvin, at times "mechanically", and in Chapter 7, she drinks too much wine and winds up vomiting out the wine she had been drinking that day. In the final, 8th chapter, she then drinks the wine "in small mouthfuls" (« à petites gorgées»).
The wine helps her to relax at the setting, and forget about the social burdens she holds. Symbolically, the act describes her casting off of these social burdens, and the image of alcohol as liberation recurs in Duras's works. Biographically, Duras was alcoholic at various periods of her life, giving added weight to this symbol.
Motorboat
The motorboat (vedette) which passes in the open window in the opening scene and briefly recurs, is interpreted as a symbol of freedom, particularly in light of Duras's earlier use of a boat for this purpose in her preceding Le Marin de Gibraltar and Les petits chevaux de Tarquinia.
Style
Moderato Cantabile is loosely identified as part of the nouveau roman movement started by Alain Robbe-Grillet, but critics take pains to distinguish Duras's style as distinct and inimitable. The book was published with the publishing house les Éditions de Minuit, which specialized in avant-garde works, unlike her previous works, which had been published by the more conventional Gallimard. Duras would not publish again with Minuit until Détruire, dit-elle of 1969, and thereafter continued to publish with Minuit.
The style is initially austere: in the initial chapters, the action is described shallowly, at the surface, but changes sharply in Chapter 7, where the narrator is prominent and colors the description, sarcastically describing the "absurd" ritual of dinner and the "devouring" of the salmon and duck. The austere style is the focus of much commentary and of connection with the nouveau roman movement, while the rich seventh chapter is seen as a payoff by some critics, that may not be reached by readers who "shut the book before arriving [there]".
The novella is written in past tense, the French passé simple (usually translated as simple past) and "imparfait" (Imperfect). In Chapter 7, the tense changes noticeably from past to present during the dinner party, and from present to future simple during the last few paragraphs of the chapter.
The format of the bulk of the novel, of a meeting between two people, is particularly prefigured by Le Square ("The Square"), Duras' previous novel, which features two strangers meeting and talking on a park bench one Saturday afternoon, a fact commented on by many critics, but which is also a focus of several, arguably all, of her previous works.
Reception
Moderato Cantabile was very popular, selling half a million copies. Critical response was sharply divided, but generally very positive. A survey of contemporary French critical response is given in the critical edition (Collection "double"), in the section "Moderato Cantabile et la presse française". It was the first winner of the short-lived Prix de Mai.
Critics praised the innovative, austere, "formal", allusive style, a work of suggestive words and gestures. Conversely, the work is criticized as lacking plot, as being more an essay than a work of art, and of lacking context for its images – the symbolism only being apparent in the context of Duras's oeuvre.
Erin Shevaugn Schlumpf suggests that the novel manifests "a feminine melancholy".
Film adaptation
The novel was filmed in 1960 by Peter Brook, and starred Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jeanne Moreau. The latter won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance.
Editions
Collection "double",
Critical edition.
References
External links
Moderato cantabile, official page, with some criticism
1958 French novels
Novels by Marguerite Duras
French novellas
French novels adapted into films |
4027788 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques%20de%20Billy%20%28abbot%29 | Jacques de Billy (abbot) | Jacques de Billy (Billi) de Prunay was a French patristic scholar, theologian, jurist, linguist, and Benedictine abbot (1535—December 25, 1581).
Born in Guise in Picardy, he began his studies at Paris, completed a course of philosophy and theology before he was eighteen years of age, and then, at the request of his parents went to Orléans and later to Poitiers to study jurisprudence. But having no inclination for law, he devoted most of his time to literature. The early death of his parents gave him the opportunity he desired of pursuing unhampered his favorite study of letters.
Quietly withdrawing to Lyon and later to Avignon, de Billy devoted himself, for a period, entirely to the study of Greek and Hebrew. He already held in commendam the Abbey of St.-Léonard of Ferrières in Anjou, and the Priory of Taussigny in Touraine, when his older brother Jean, who had hitherto led a very worldly life, suddenly announced his intention of becoming a Carthusian, and resigned in favour of Jacques his two abbeys, Notre-Dame des Châtelliers and Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm.
After some hesitation de Billy accepted them, then entered the Order of St. Benedict, and later was made a regular abbot.
Thenceforth he led a very ascetic life and governed his monasteries with great prudence. He was especially solicitous for the proper observance of monastic discipline and with that object in view renewed, in 1566, the statutes of his predecessor, Abbot Bertrand de Moussy. During the civil wars that devastated France at this period the monastery of St.-Michel-en-l'Herme was wholly destroyed. The abbot himself was frequently obliged to seek refuge from the ravages of war, and resided, for short periods, at Laon, Nantes, Paris, and in the Priory of Taussigny.
His Anthologia sacra libri quator, quorum primus & secundus a Jacobo Billio...Tertius Prosperi Aquitanici sacra Epigrammata in D. Aurelii Augustini sententias continet.. Quartus varios Hymnos sacras, pietatem spirantes complectitur was first published in Paris in 1575.
He died at Paris.
Works
S. Gregorii Nazianzeni magazine omnia latine (Paris, 1569); a second and better edition appeared in 1583.
Sonnets spirituels : recueillis pour la plus part des anciens théologiens, tant grecs que latins, avec quelques autres petits traictez poëtiques de semblable matière (1567)
Consolations et instructions (Paris, 1570)
Récréations spirituelles (Paris, 1573)
S. Gregorii Nazianzeni opuscula (Paris, 1575)
Interpretatio Latina xviii priorum capitum S. Irenaei (Paris, 1575).
Antholigia sacra (Paris, 1576)
Joannis Damasceni opera (Paris, 1577)
Locutiones Graecae (Paris, 1578).
Opuscula aliqua S. Joannis Chrysostomi (Paris, 1581)
S. Isidori Pelusiotae epis. Libri tres (Paris, 1585)
S. Epiphanii opera (Paris, 1612).
Sources
Polybiblio
Jacques de Billy at the Catholic Encyclopedia
1535 births
1581 deaths
Benedictine abbots
French abbots
French Benedictines |
4027790 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%2C1-DCE | 1,1-DCE | 1,1-DCE may refer to:
1,1-Dichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethene, also known as 1,1-dichloroethylene, vinylidene chloride, or 1,1-DCE |
4027792 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cis-regulatory%20element | Cis-regulatory element | Cis-regulatory elements (CREs) or Cis''-regulatory modules (CRMs) are regions of non-coding DNA which regulate the transcription of neighboring genes. CREs are vital components of genetic regulatory networks, which in turn control morphogenesis, the development of anatomy, and other aspects of embryonic development, studied in evolutionary developmental biology.
CREs are found in the vicinity of the genes that they regulate. CREs typically regulate gene transcription by binding to transcription factors. A single transcription factor may bind to many CREs, and hence control the expression of many genes (pleiotropy). The Latin prefix cis means "on this side", i.e. on the same molecule of DNA as the gene(s) to be transcribed.
CRMs are stretches of DNA, usually 100–1000 DNA base pairs in length, where a number of transcription factors can bind and regulate expression of nearby genes and regulate their transcription rates. They are labeled as cis because they are typically located on the same DNA strand as the genes they control as opposed to trans, which refers to effects on genes not located on the same strand or farther away, such as transcription factors. One cis-regulatory element can regulate several genes, and conversely, one gene can have several cis-regulatory modules. Cis-regulatory modules carry out their function by integrating the active transcription factors and the associated co-factors at a specific time and place in the cell where this information is read and an output is given.
CREs are often but not always upstream of the transcription site. CREs contrast with trans-regulatory elements (TREs). TREs code for transcription factors.
Overview
The genome of an organism contains anywhere from a few hundred to thousands of different genes, all encoding a singular product or more. For numerous reasons, including organizational maintenance, energy conservation, and generating phenotypic variance, it is important that genes are only expressed when they are needed. The most efficient way for an organism to regulate gene expression is at the transcriptional level. CREs function to control transcription by acting nearby or within a gene. The most well characterized types of CREs are enhancers and promoters. Both of these sequence elements are structural regions of DNA that serve as transcriptional regulators.Cis-regulatory modules are one of several types of functional regulatory elements. Regulatory elements are binding sites for transcription factors, which are involved in gene regulation. Cis-regulatory modules perform a large amount of developmental information processing. Cis-regulatory modules are non-random clusters at their specified target site that contain transcription factor binding sites.
The original definition presented cis-regulatory modules as enhancers of cis-acting DNA, which increased the rate of transcription from a linked promoter. However, this definition has changed to define cis-regulatory modules as a DNA sequence with transcription factor binding sites which are clustered into modular structures, including -but not limited to- locus control regions, promoters, enhancers, silencers, boundary control elements and other modulators.Cis-regulatory modules can be divided into three classes; enhancers, which regulate gene expression positively; insulators, which work indirectly by interacting with other nearby cis-regulatory modules; and silencers that turn off expression of genes.
The design of cis-regulatory modules is such that transcription factors and epigenetic modifications serve as inputs, and the output of the module is the command given to the transcription machinery, which in turn determines the rate of gene transcription or whether it is turned on or off. There are two types of transcription factor inputs: those that determine when the target gene is to be expressed and those that serve as functional drivers, which come into play only during specific situations during development. These inputs can come from different time points, can represent different signal ligands, or can come from different domains or lineages of cells. However, a lot still remains unknown.
Additionally, the regulation of chromatin structure and nuclear organization also play a role in determining and controlling the function of cis-regulatory modules. Thus gene-regulation functions (GRF) provide a unique characteristic of a cis-regulatory module (CRM), relating the concentrations of transcription factors (input) to the promoter activities (output). The challenge is to predict GRFs. This challenge still remains unsolved. In general, gene-regulation functions do not use Boolean logic, although in some cases the approximation of the Boolean logic is still very useful.
The Boolean logic assumption
Within the assumption of the Boolean logic, principles guiding the operation of these modules includes the design of the module which determines the regulatory function. In relation to development, these modules can generate both positive and negative outputs. The output of each module is a product of the various operations performed on it. Common operations include the OR gate – this design indicates that in an output will be given when either input is given [3], and the AND gate – in this design two different regulatory factors are necessary to make sure that a positive output results. "Toggle Switches" – This design occurs when the signal ligand is absent while the transcription factor is present; this transcription factor ends up acting as a dominant repressor. However, once the signal ligand is present the transcription factor's role as repressor is eliminated and transcription can occur.
Other Boolean logic operations can occur as well, such as sequence specific transcriptional repressors, which when they bind to the cis-regulatory module lead to an output of zero. Additionally, besides influence from the different logic operations, the output of a "cis"-regulatory module will also be influenced by prior events.
4) Cis-regulatory modules must interact with other regulatory elements. For the most part, even with the presence of functional overlap between cis-regulatory modules of a gene, the modules' inputs and outputs tend to not be the same.
While the assumption of Boolean logic is important for systems biology, detailed studies show that in general the logic of gene regulation is not Boolean. This means, for example, that in the case of a cis-regulatory module regulated by two transcription factors, experimentally determined gene-regulation functions can not be described by the 16 possible Boolean functions of two variables. Non-Boolean extensions of the gene-regulatory logic have been proposed to correct for this issue.
ClassificationCis-regulatory modules can be characterized by the information processing that they encode and the organization of their transcription factor binding sites. Additionally, cis-regulatory modules are also characterized by the way they affect the probability, proportion, and rate of transcription.
Highly cooperative and coordinated cis-regulatory modules are classified as enhanceosomes. The architecture and the arrangement of the transcription factor binding sites are critical because disruption of the arrangement could cancel out the function.
Functional flexible cis-regulatory modules are called billboards. Their transcriptional output is the summation effect of the bound transcription factors.
Enhancers affect the probability of a gene being activated, but have little or no effect on rate.
The Binary response model acts like an on/off switch for transcription. This model will increase or decrease the amount of cells that transcribe a gene, but it does not affect the rate of transcription.
Rheostatic response model describes cis-regulatory modules as regulators of the initiation rate of transcription of its associated gene.
Promoter
Promoters are CREs consisting of relatively short sequences of DNA which include the site where transcription is initiated and the region approximately 35 bp upstream or downstream from the initiation site (bp). In eukaryotes, promoters usually have the following four components: the TATA box, a TFIIB recognition site, an initiator, and the downstream core promoter element. It has been found that a single gene can contain multiple promoter sites. In order to initiate transcription of the downstream gene, a host of DNA-binding proteins called transcription factors (TFs) must bind sequentially to this region. Only once this region has been bound with the appropriate set of TFs, and in the proper order, can RNA polymerase bind and begin transcribing the gene.
Enhancers
Enhancers are CREs that influence (enhance) the transcription of genes on the same molecule of DNA and can be found upstream, downstream, within the introns, or even relatively far away from the gene they regulate. Multiple enhancers can act in a coordinated fashion to regulate transcription of one gene. A number of genome-wide sequencing projects have revealed that enhancers are often transcribed to long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) or enhancer RNA (eRNA), whose changes in levels frequently correlate with those of the target gene mRNA.
Silencers
Silencers are CREs that can bind transcription regulation factors (proteins) called repressors, thereby preventing transcription of a gene. The term "silencer" can also refer to a region in the 3' untranslated region of messenger RNA, that binds proteins which suppress translation of that mRNA molecule, but this usage is distinct from its use in describing a CRE.
Operators
Operators are CREs in prokaryotes and some eukaryotes that exist within operons, where they can bind proteins called repressors to affect transcription.
Evolutionary role
CREs have an important evolutionary role. The coding regions of genes are often well conserved among organisms; yet different organisms display marked phenotypic diversity. It has been found that polymorphisms occurring within non-coding sequences have a profound effect on phenotype by altering gene expression. Mutations arising within a CRE can generate expression variance by changing the way TFs bind. Tighter or looser binding of regulatory proteins will lead to up- or down-regulated transcription.
Cis-regulatory module in gene regulatory network
The function of a gene regulatory network depends on the architecture of the nodes, whose function is dependent on the multiple cis-regulatory modules. The layout of cis-regulatory modules can provide enough information to generate spatial and temporal patterns of gene expression. During development each domain, where each domain represents a different spatial regions of the embryo, of gene expression will be under the control of different cis-regulatory modules. The design of regulatory modules help in producing feedback, feed forward, and cross-regulatory loops.
Mode of actionCis-regulatory modules can regulate their target genes over large distances. Several models have been proposed to describe the way that these modules may communicate with their target gene promoter. These include the DNA scanning model, the DNA sequence looping model and the facilitated tracking model. In the DNA scanning model, the transcription factor and cofactor complex form at the cis-regulatory module and then continues to move along the DNA sequence until it finds the target gene promoter.
In the looping model, the transcription factor binds to the cis-regulatory module, which then causes the looping of the DNA sequence and allows for the interaction with the target gene promoter. The transcription factor-cis-regulatory module complex causes the looping of the DNA sequence slowly towards the target promoter and forms a stable looped configuration. The facilitated tracking model combines parts of the two previous models.
Identification and computational prediction
Besides experimentally determining CRMs, there are various bioinformatics algorithms for predicting them. Most algorithms try to search for significant combinations of transcription factor binding sites (DNA binding sites) in promoter sequences of co-expressed genes. More advanced methods combine the search for significant motifs with correlation in gene expression datasets between transcription factors and target genes. Both methods have been implemented, for example, in the ModuleMaster. Other programs created for the identification and prediction of cis-regulatory modules include:
INSECT 2.0 is a web server that allows to search Cis-regulatory modules in a genome-wide manner. The program relies on the definition of strict restrictions among the Transcription Factor Binding Sites (TFBSs) that compose the module in order to decrease the false positives rate. INSECT is designed to be user-friendly since it allows automatic retrieval of sequences and several visualizations and links to third-party tools in order to help users to find those instances that are more likely to be true regulatory sites. INSECT 2.0 algorithm was previously published and the algorithm and theory behind it explained in
Stubb uses hidden Markov models to identify statistically significant clusters of transcription factor combinations. It also uses a second related genome to improve the prediction accuracy of the model.
Bayesian Networks use an algorithm that combines site predictions and tissue-specific expression data for transcription factors and target genes of interest. This model also uses regression trees to depict the relationship between the identified cis-regulatory module and the possible binding set of transcription factors.
CRÈME examine clusters of target sites for transcription factors of interest. This program uses a database of confirmed transcription factor binding sites that were annotated across the human genome. A search algorithm is applied to the data set to identify possible combinations of transcription factors, which have binding sites that are close to the promoter of the gene set of interest. The possible cis-regulatory modules are then statistically analyzed and the significant combinations are graphically represented
Active cis-regulatory modules in a genomic sequence have been difficult to identify. Problems in identification arise because often scientists find themselves with a small set of known transcription factors, so it makes it harder to identify statistically significant clusters of transcription factor binding sites. Additionally, high costs limit the use of large whole genome tiling arrays.
Examples
An example of a cis-acting regulatory sequence is the operator in the lac operon. This DNA sequence is bound by the lac repressor, which, in turn, prevents transcription of the adjacent genes on the same DNA molecule. The lac operator is, thus, considered to "act in cis" on the regulation of the nearby genes. The operator itself does not code for any protein or RNA.
In contrast, trans-regulatory elements are diffusible factors, usually proteins, that may modify the expression of genes distant from the gene that was originally transcribed to create them. For example, a transcription factor that regulates a gene on chromosome 6 might itself have been transcribed from a gene on chromosome 11. The term trans-regulatory is constructed from the Latin root trans'', which means "across from".
There are cis-regulatory and trans-regulatory elements. Cis-regulatory elements are often binding sites for one or more trans-acting factors.
To summarize, cis-regulatory elements are present on the same molecule of DNA as the gene they regulate whereas trans-regulatory elements can regulate genes distant from the gene from which they were transcribed.
Examples in RNA
See also
DNA
TATA box
Pribnow box
SOS box
CAAT box
CCAAT box
Operator (biology)
Upstream activation sequence
RNA
List of cis-regulatory RNA elements
Polyadenylation signals, mRNA
AU-rich element, mRNA
Other
Regulation of gene expression
Cis-trans isomerism
Gene regulatory network
Operon
Promoter
Trans-acting factor
Rfam
Transterm
References
Further reading
External links
Gene Regulation Info – manually curated lists of resources, reviews, community discussions
Cellular Darwinism
RNA
Non-coding RNA
DNA
Non-coding DNA |
4027813 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planar%20ternary%20ring | Planar ternary ring | In mathematics, an algebraic structure consisting of a non-empty set and a ternary mapping may be called a ternary system. A planar ternary ring (PTR) or ternary field is special type of ternary system used by Marshall Hall to construct projective planes by means of coordinates. A planar ternary ring is not a ring in the traditional sense, but any field gives a planar ternary ring where the operation is defined by . Thus, we can think of a planar ternary ring as a generalization of a field where the ternary operation takes the place of both addition and multiplication. In effect, in computer architecture, this ternary operation is known, e.g., as the multiply–accumulate operation (MAC).
There is wide variation in the terminology. Planar ternary rings or ternary fields as defined here have been called by other names in the literature, and the term "planar ternary ring" can mean a variant of the system defined here. The term "ternary ring" often means a planar ternary ring, but it can also simply mean a ternary system.
Definition
A planar ternary ring is a structure where is a set containing at least two distinct elements, called 0 and 1, and is a mapping which satisfies these five axioms:
;
;
, there is a unique such that : ;
, there is a unique , such that ; and
, the equations have a unique solution .
When is finite, the third and fifth axioms are equivalent in the presence of the fourth.
No other pair (0', 1') in can be found such that still satisfies the first two axioms.
Binary operations
Addition
Define . The structure is a loop with identity element 0.
Multiplication
Define . The set is closed under this multiplication. The structure is also a loop, with identity element 1.
Linear PTR
A planar ternary ring is said to be linear if .
For example, the planar ternary ring associated to a quasifield is (by construction) linear.
Connection with projective planes
Given a planar ternary ring , one can construct a projective plane with point set P and line set L as follows: (Note that is an extra symbol not in .)
Let
, and
.
Then define, , the incidence relation in this way:
Every projective plane can be constructed in this way, starting with an appropriate planar ternary ring. However, two nonisomorphic planar ternary rings can lead to the construction of isomorphic projective planes.
Conversely, given any projective plane π, by choosing four points, labelled o, e, u, and v, no three of which lie on the same line, coordinates can be introduced in π so that these special points are given the coordinates: o = (0,0), e = (1,1), v = () and u = (0). The ternary operation is now defined on the coordinate symbols (except ) by y = T(x,a,b) if and only if the point (x,y) lies on the line which joins (a) with (0,b). The axioms defining a projective plane are used to show that this gives a planar ternary ring.
Linearity of the PTR is equivalent to a geometric condition holding in the associated projective plane.
Related algebraic structures
PTR's which satisfy additional algebraic conditions are given other names. These names are not uniformly applied in the literature. The following listing of names and properties is taken from .
A linear PTR whose additive loop is associative (and thus a group ), is called a cartesian group. In a cartesian group, the mappings
, and
must be permutations whenever . Since cartesian groups are groups under addition, we revert to using a simple "+" for the additive operation.
A quasifield is a cartesian group satisfying the right distributive law:
.
Addition in any quasifield is commutative.
A semifield is a quasifield which also satisfies the left distributive law:
A planar nearfield is a quasifield whose multiplicative loop is associative (and hence a group). Not all nearfields are planar nearfields.
Notes
References
Algebraic structures
Projective geometry |
4027818 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okuma | Okuma | Okuma or Ōkuma may refer to:
Surname
Ōkuma Shigenobu (大隈重信) (1838 – 1922) 8th and 17th Prime Minister of Japan, founder of Waseda University
Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress of Nigerian descent
Other uses
Okuma Corporation, a manufacturer of CNC turning and milling machines
Ōkuma, Fukushima (大熊町; -machi), a town located in Futaba District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Ōkuma Station (逢隈駅), a JR East railway station located in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Japanese-language surnames |
4027836 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n%20Delgado | Ramón Delgado | Ramón Delgado (; born 14 November 1976) is a Paraguayan retired tennis player and current tennis coach. He turned professional in 1995 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 52 in April 1999. He reached the final at Bogotá in 1998 and the fourth round of the 1998 French Open, defeating Pete Sampras in the second round.
Tennis career
2002
In April 2002, Delgado lost in the first round of the Mallorca Open to a 15-year-old Rafael Nadal in Nadal's first ever ATP match. Nadal would go on to win 22 major titles as of the 2022 French Open.
2006
Delgado also nearly qualified for the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, but was defeated in the third and final qualifying round by Roko Karanušić.
2010
In October 2010, Delgado defeated Chilean Nicolás Massú in three sets (7-5, 2-6 y 6-3) to advance and face Spanish player Peré Riba at the last 16 stage of the Copa Petrobras.
2011
He announced his retirement from tennis in May 2011.
Coaching career
In 2011, Delgado began coaching tennis.
Delgado was captain of Paraguay's 2015 Fed Cup team, which was made up of Verónica Cepede Royg, Sarita Giménez, Camila Giangreco y Montserrat González.
ATP Tour career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 15 (9–6)
Doubles: 17 (6–11)
Performance timeline
Singles
References
External links
1976 births
Hopman Cup competitors
Living people
Paraguayan male tennis players
Sportspeople from Asunción |
4027838 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytechnic%20University%20of%20Tirana | Polytechnic University of Tirana | The Polytechnic University of Tirana (UPT) () is a public university located in Tirana, the capital of Albania. It offers degrees in engineering and related fields.
History
The Polytechnic University of Tirana is the oldest and the second largest university in Albania, after the University of Tirana. It was founded in 1951 and now has approximately 10,000 students, who come from Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. In 2012, at the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania, UPT was awarded a high honour badge by the President of Albania, Bujar Nishani. The university is fully accredited by the Albanian Public Agency for Accreditation of Higher Education (APAAHE).
Academics
The university includes six colleges and two research institutes:
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Information Technology
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Geology and Mining
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism
Geosciences Institute
Institute of Energy, Water and Environment
PUT emphasises teaching over research. It issues three-year Bachelor degrees, two-year Master degrees, and three- to five-year doctoral degrees. The academic programs are compatible with the Bologna system. The language of instruction is Albanian and, for special and/or exchange courses, English.
Among the PUT departments, the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning (DAUP), included within the Faculty of Civil Engineering is particularly competitive. It accepts about 120 students each year, out of a candidate pool sometimes as large as 360. DAUP is the largest department of architecture and urban planning in Albania and employs 35 full-time tenure-track professors, 40 adjunct professors, and 16 guest professors. It offers integrated five-year programs (Bachelor + Master) in architecture and urban planning. In the architecture program, the education of students in structural engineering and building technology are major focuses of the curriculum. In the urban planning program, urban design and landscape architecture are in focus. In addition to the integrated diplomas, DAUP offers a 3-5 year Ph.D./Doctorate program, which includes three profiles (1) Architecture Design (2) Urban Planning and (3) Historic Preservation and Restoration.
See also
List of universities in Albania
Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education
INIMA
References
Polytechnic University of Tirana
Educational institutions established in 1951
Universities and colleges in Tirana
Government entities of Albania
1951 establishments in Albania |
4027843 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quattroruote | Quattroruote | Quattroruote (English: Four Wheels) is an Italian automobile magazine established by the Marchigian entrepreneur Gianni Mazzocchi in February 1956. Among its regular features it includes information on used car prices.
History and profile
Quattroruote was established by Gianni Mazzocchi in 1956. The publisher of the magazine is Editoriale Domus. Its head office is in Rozzano (Milan Province), where the historical museum of the magazine is located. The magazine is published monthly and offers news on road and track tests, price lists for new cars as well as quotations for used vehicles.
The magazine is also published in various countries, including China and Russia which was launched in 2006.
Circulation
Quattroruote had a circulation of 596,742 copies between September 1993 and August 1994. The circulation of the magazine was 464,000 copies in 2004. Between February 2006 and January 2007 the magazine sold 450,500 copies. It was the first best-selling automobile magazine in Italy in 2007 with a circulation of 425,539 copies. The magazine had a circulation of 354,735 copies in 2010, making it the fourth best-selling European automobile magazine and the absolute best selling in Italy.
The Automotive Safety Centre
The test-track belonging to the magazine is located in Vairano di Vidigulfo (Pavia Province). The Automotive Safety Centre, opened in 1995, is 4500 m long, with an 1800 m main straight, where acceleration tests are carried out. During these tests it is possible to reach 300 km/h. The race track has been approved by FIA for Formula One tests.
The handling track
The handling track, connected to the speed test area and used for handling test of vehicles, has bends and chicanes of different radii where oversteer and understeer of vehicles can be examined.
SUV test area
The SUV test area is next to the ASC straight section, where off-road vehicle driving and overturning characteristics are established.
Safe drive
Quattroruote organizes safe driving courses on an area of about 17000 m² where students, followed by expert instructors, are taught driving techniques on wet or dry surfaces, handling and stopping.
Events
Quattroruote Day
Anniversary of the first issue of the principal magazine, the 2006 (fiftieth) and 2016 (sixtieth) Quattroruote Days are represented by much merchandise and advertising.
TG Cup/GT Cup
For motives of copyrights, from 2015 known as GT Cup, is the official Top Gear Italian festival/race organized by Editoriale Domus. Any year, in the participants list appears The Stig.
Rome Top Gear event
Organised by Editoriale Domus and Quattroruote, and set also in Poland, is an international car exhibition in Rome.
Books
One of the most significant of Quattroruote's book series is the famous Tutte le auto del mondo ("All the cars of the world", sometimes stylized as Tutte le Auto del Mondo) or "TaM", any issue of this series was for sale any year, with the death of its "director" in Lido di Jesolo (in the Province of Venice), this books was not more published.
In 2006, it was published the book Pericolo, attraversamento rane! (Literally: Danger, crossing frogs!), Which collects various photographs related to vehicles and roads, with funny comments.
See also
List of magazines in Italy
References
External links
Official website
1956 establishments in Italy
Automobile magazines
Magazines published in Milan
Italian-language magazines
Monthly magazines published in Italy
Magazines established in 1956 |
4027847 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anoscopy | Anoscopy | An anoscopy is an examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope (also called an anal speculum). This is inserted a few inches into the anus in order to evaluate problems of the anal canal. Anoscopy is used to diagnose hemorrhoids, anal fissures (tears in the lining of the anus), and some cancers.
Process
This test is usually done in a doctor's office. The patient is required to remove their underwear, and must either lie on their side on top of an examining table, with their knees bent up towards the chest, or bend forward over the table. The anoscope is 3 to 4 inches long and the width of an average-to-large bowel movement. The doctor will coat the anoscope with a lubricant and then gently push it into the anus and rectum. The doctor may ask the patient to "bear down" or push as if they were going to have a bowel movement, and then relax. This helps the doctor insert the anoscope more easily and identify any bulges along the lining of the rectum.
By shining a light into this tube, the doctor will have a clear view of the lining of the lower rectum and anus. The anoscope is pulled out slowly once the test is finished.
The patient will feel pressure during the examination, and the anoscope will make one feel as if they were about to have a bowel movement. This is normal, however, and many patients do not feel pain from anoscopy.
Conditions visible to anoscopy
Hemorrhoids
Anal fissures
Fistulas
Abscesses
Inflammation
Perianal/rectal tumors
Some types of rectal or mucosal prolapses
Rectal cancer
Other anorectal problems
Anoscopy will permit biopsies to be taken, and is used when ligating prolapsed hemorrhoids. It is used in the treatment of warts produced by HPV.
The procedure is done on an outpatient basis.
References
Harvard Health Publications page
Colorectal surgery
Endoscopy
Digestive system procedures |
4027892 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assortative%20mixing | Assortative mixing | In the study of complex networks, assortative mixing, or assortativity, is a bias in favor of connections between network nodes with similar characteristics. In the specific case of social networks, assortative mixing is also known as homophily. The rarer disassortative mixing is a bias in favor of connections between dissimilar nodes.
In social networks, for example, individuals commonly choose to associate with others of similar age, nationality, location, race, income, educational level, religion, or language as themselves. In networks of sexual contact, the same biases are observed, but mixing is also disassortative by gender – most partnerships are between individuals of opposite sex.
Assortative mixing can have effects, for example, on the spread of disease: if individuals have contact primarily with other members of the same population groups, then diseases will spread primarily within those groups. Many diseases are indeed known to have differing prevalence in different population groups, although other social and behavioral factors affect disease prevalence as well, including variations in quality of health care and differing social norms.
Assortative mixing is also observed in other (non-social) types of networks, including biochemical networks in the cell, computer and information networks, and others.
Of particular interest is the phenomenon of assortative mixing by degree, meaning the tendency of nodes with high degree to connect to others with high degree, and similarly for low degree. Because degree is itself a topological property of networks, this type of assortative mixing gives rise to more complex structural effects than other types. Empirically it has been observed that most social networks mix assortatively by degree, but most networks of other types mix disassortatively, although there are exceptions.
See also
Assortative mating
Assortativity
Complex network
Friendship paradox
Graph theory
Heterophily
Homophily
Preferential attachment
References
Network theory
Social science methodology
Social networks
Epidemiology |
4027896 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Institutes%20for%20the%20Achievement%20of%20Human%20Potential | The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential | The Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP), founded in 1955 by Glenn Doman and Carl Delacato, provide literature on and teaches a controversial patterning therapy (motor learning), which the Institutes promote as improving the "neurologic organization" of "brain injured" and mentally impaired children through a variety of programs, including diet and exercise. The Institutes also provides extensive early-learning programs for "well" children, including programs focused on reading, mathematics, language, and physical fitness. It is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with offices and programs offered in several other countries. Pattern therapy for patients with neuromuscular disorders was first developed by neurosurgeon Temple Fay in the 1940s. Patterning has been widely criticized and multiple studies have found the therapy ineffective.
History
The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP, also known as "The Institutes") was founded in 1955. It practices pattern therapy, which was developed by Doman and educational psychologist Carl Delacato. Pattern therapy drew upon the ideas and work of ideas of neurophysiologist Temple Fay, former head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Temple University School of Medicine and president of the Philadelphia Neurological Society. In 1960, Doman and Delacato published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) detailing pattern therapy. The methodology of their study was later criticized.
Philosophy
The philosophy of the Institutes consists of several interrelated beliefs: that every child has genius potential, stimulation is the key to unlocking a child's potential, teaching should commence at birth, the younger the child, the easier the learning process, children naturally love to learn, parents are their child's best teacher, teaching and learning should be joyous and teaching and learning should never involve testing. This philosophy follows very closely to the Japanese Suzuki method for violin, which is also taught at the institute in addition to the Japanese language itself. The Institutes consider brain damage, intellectual impairment, "mental deficiency", cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, athetosis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, "developmental delay", and Down syndrome as conditions encompassing "brain injury", the term favored by IAHP. Much of the work at The Institutes follows from Dr. Temple Fay who believed in recapitulation theory, which posits that the infant brain evolves through chronological stages of development similar to first a fish, a reptile, a mammal and finally a human. This theory can be encapsulated as "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny". Recapitulation theory has been largely discredited in biology. According to a 2007 WPVI television news report, IAHP uses the word "hurt" to describe the children they see "with all kinds of brain injuries and conditions, including cerebral palsy, mental retardation, epilepsy, Down's syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism". Glenn Doman described his own personal philosophy for treating patients as stemming from his WWII veteran officer motto: "Leave no injured behind."
Programs
Programs for brain-injured children
IAHP’s program begins with a five-day seminar for the parents of "brain injured" children, because the program is carried out by parents at their homes. Following the seminar, IAHP conducts an initial evaluation of the child.
The program described in the 1960 JAMA paper (Doman, et al.) for "brain-injured" children included:
Patterning – manipulation of limbs and head in a rhythmic fashion
Crawling – forward bodily movement with the abdomen in contact with the floor
Creeping – forward bodily movement with the abdomen raised from the floor
Receptive stimulation – visual, tactile and auditory stimulation
Expressive activities – e.g. picking up objects
Masking – breathing into a rebreathing mask to increase the amount of carbon dioxide inhaled, which is purported to increase cerebral blood flow
Brachiation – swinging from a bar or vertical ladder
Gravity/Antigravity activities – rolling, somersaulting and hanging upside down.
The IAHP holds that brain injury at a given level of neurological development prevents or slows further progress.
Other therapies utilized by IAHP include eye exercises for children who have an eye that converges more than the other when looking at an object in the distance and those who have one eye that diverges more than the other when an object is moved slowly toward the bridge of the nose. IAHP also recommends stimulating the eyes of children with amblyopia by flashing a light on and off. For children with poor hearing, IAHP recommends auditory stimulation with loud noises, which may be pre-recorded. Brain-injured children may also be taught to identify by touch alone various objects placed in a bag.
IAHP recommends dietary restrictions, including reduced fluid intake for brain-injured children in an attempt to prevent "the possible overaccumulation of cerebrospinal fluid". Alongside fluid restriction, IAHP recommends a diet low in salt, sweets, and other "thirst provoking" foods.
Scientific evaluation and criticism
The Institutes model of childhood development has been criticized in the scientific community.
American Academy of Pediatrics position statement
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, patterning treatment is based on an oversimplified theory of brain development and its effectiveness is not supported by evidence-based medicine, making its use unwarranted. The American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Children With Disabilities issued warnings regarding patterning, one of the IAHP's therapies for brain injured children, as early as 1968 and repeated in 1982. Their latest cautionary policy statement was in 1999, which was reaffirmed in 2010 states:
This treatment is based on an outmoded and oversimplified theory of brain development. Current information does not support the claims of proponents that this treatment is efficacious, and its use continues to be unwarranted.... [T]he demands and expectations placed on families are so great that in some cases their financial resources may be depleted substantially and parental and sibling relationships could be stressed.
Others
In addition to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a number of other organizations have issued cautionary statements about claims for efficacy of this therapy. These include the executive committee of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy, the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Texas, the Canadian Association for Retarded Children the executive board of the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Hornby et al. call R.A. Cummins 1988 book The Neurologically Impaired-child: Doman-Delacato Techniques Reappraised (Croom Helm, ), "The most comprehensive analysis of the rationale and effectiveness of the Doman-Delacato programme to date" and state Cummins uses neuroanatomy and neurophysiology to demonstrate that there is no sound scientific basis for the techniques used by the IAHP and concludes any benefit is likely due to increased activity and attention. Hornby et al. conclude, "It is now clear that the only results supporting the effectiveness of the programme come from a handful of early, poorly controlled studies." Kavale and Mostert and others also identified serious problems with the early research on the IAHP program. An analysis of higher quality studies found that students not receiving the treatment had better outcomes than those who were treated by the IAHP.
A 2013 study found the claims of superior results of treatment by the IAHP were not substantiated.
A 2006 retrospective study of 21 children by the IAHP and others of children with cortical visual impairment found significant improvement after use of the program the study had no control group.
Doctors Martha Farrell Erickson and Karen Marie Kurz-Riemer wrote that IAHP "capitalized on the desires of members of the 'baby boom' generation to maximize their children's intellectual potential" and "encouraged parents to push their infants to develop maximum brain power". But most contemporary child development experts "described many aspects of the program as useless and perhaps even harmful". Kathleen Quill concluded that "professionals" have nothing to learn from pattern therapy. Pavone and Ruggieri have written that pattern therapy does not have an important role in treatment. Neurologist Steven Novella has characterized pattern therapy as being based on a discarded theory and a "false cure". He also wrote that IAHP's unsubstantiated claims can cause both financial and emotional damage. While detailing criticism of pattern therapy, Robards also wrote that the therapy caused pediatricians and therapists to recognize that early intervention programs are necessary.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and other organizations have criticized the IAHP's claims of effectiveness, theoretical basis and the demands placed on parents by IAHP programs. Early studies originating from IAHP appeared to show some value of their program but were later criticized as significantly flawed. Kenneth Kavale and Mark Mostert have written that later studies they believe to have better design and more objectivity have shown pattern therapy "to be practically without merit".
In their book Controversial Issues in Special Education, Garry Hornby, Jean Howard and Mary Atkinson state the program also includes "gagging" in which the child breathes into a plastic bag until gasping for breath. This is based on the belief that it will cause maximum use of the lungs and thus maximize oxygen circulation to the brain. The book concludes that pattern therapy is ineffective and potentially damaging to the functioning of families.
Attitude to scientific evaluation
In the 1960s, IAHP published that appeared to demonstrate the effectiveness of the program. However, they subsequently instructed parents of children in their program not to take part in any independent studies designed to evaluate the program's effectiveness. The IAHP withdrew its agreement to participate in a "carefully designed study supported by federal and private agencies" when the study was in its final planning stages. According to Herman Spitz, "The IAHP no longer appears to be interested in a scientific evaluation of their techniques; they have grown large, wealthy, and independent, and their staff is satisfied to provide case histories and propaganda tracts in support of their claims." Terrence M. Hines then stated that they "have shown very little interest in providing empirical support for their methods".
References
Further reading
External links
Applied learning
Educational institutions established in 1955
Non-profit organizations based in Pennsylvania
Organizations for children with health issues
Brain
1955 establishments in Pennsylvania
Medical controversies
Alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities |
4027912 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff%20Johnson | Cliff Johnson | Cliff Johnson is the name of:
Cliff Johnson (baseball) (born 1947), former Major League Baseball designated hitter
Cliff Johnson (footballer) (1914–1989), English footballer
Cliff Johnson (game designer) (born 1953), computer puzzle games creator
Cliff Johnson (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league footballer
Clifford V. Johnson, theoretical physicist
See also
Cliff (given name)
Johnson (surname) |
4027915 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul%20Provider | Soul Provider | Soul Provider is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. The album was released on June 19, 1989 by Columbia Records/CBS.
Containing five US top 40 hits (including three that reached the top 10), Soul Provider achieved longevity on the charts. The album spent almost four years on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number 3. It was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
For the single version of "Georgia on My Mind", CBS edited out Michael Brecker's saxophone solo and replaced it with one by Kenny G.
Reception
Soul Provider has received generally mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic retrospectively described it as "more of the same", but noted that due to this album, Bolton "was now stoking the romantic fires in bedrooms across America". Robert Christgau gave the album a negative review, declaring Bolton to be "indistinguishable from pop metal except in the wattage of his guitar parts and the shamelessness of his song doctors." The Rolling Stone Album Guide described the album as the beginning of Bolton's descent into overdone and disrespectful covers, though they added that some of the self-penned performances on the album showed potential.
Track listing
Personnel
Michael Bolton – lead vocals, backing vocals (5, 6, 10)
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (1, 8, 9)
Brad Cole – keyboards (1, 9)
Richard Tee – keyboards (2)
Eric Rehl – additional synthesizer (2), synthesizers (5)
Michael Omartian – keyboards (3, 4), drums (3), synthesizers (10), backing vocals (10)
Walter Afanasieff – additional keyboards (5, 7), percussion (5), synthesizers (7), drums (7)
Gregg Mangiafico – keyboards (5)
Phillip Ashley – keyboards (6), additional keyboards (8)
Guy Roche – additional keyboards (6), arrangements (7)
Diane Warren – keyboards (7)
Louis Biancaniello – additional keyboard programming (7)
Ren Klyce – additional synthesizer programming (7)
Dan Shea – additional synthesizer programming (7)
Barry Mann – keyboards (10)
Dann Huff – guitar (1, 9)
Steve Lukather – guitar (3)
Michael Landau – guitar (4, 6, 8, 10), additional guitar (7)
John McCurry – electric guitar (5), acoustic guitar (5), additional guitar (6)
Chris Camozzi – guitar (7)
Schuyler Deale – bass (2)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass (4, 6, 8-10), additional intro bass (7)
Hugh McDonald – bass (5)
Peter Bunetta – drum programming (1)
Chris Parker – drums (2)
John Keane – drums (4, 6, 8, 10)
Bobby Chouinard – drums (5)
John Robinson – drums (9)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (9)
Kenny G – saxophone solo (1)
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (2)
Jerry Peterson – saxophone solo (9)
Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (1)
Sharon Robinson – backing vocals (1)
Leslie Smith – backing vocals (1)
Terry Brock – backing vocals (2)
Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals (2)
Robin Clark – backing vocals (2)
Milt Grayson – backing vocals (2)
Vicki Sue Robinson – backing vocals (2)
Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (2)
Richard Marx – backing vocals (3)
Joe Turano – backing vocals (3, 6)
Kyf Brewer – backing vocals (5)
Joe Cerisano – backing vocals (5)
Desmond Child – backing vocals (5)
Patricia Darcy – backing vocals (5)
John Fiore – backing vocals (5, 6)
Kate McGunnigle – backing vocals (5)
Lou Merlino – backing vocals (5)
Bernie Shanahan – backing vocals (5)
Myriam Naomi Valle – backing vocals (5, 6)
Suzie Benson – lead vocals (8)
Jeanette Hawes - backing vocals (9)
Wanda Vaughn – backing vocals (9)
Syreeta Wright – backing vocals (9)
Production
Producers – Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff (Tracks 1 & 9); Michael Bolton (Tracks 2, 6, 7, 8 & 10); Susan Hamilton (Track 2); Michael Omartian (Tracks 3, 4 & 10); Desmond Child (Track 5); Guy Roche (Track 7); Barry Mann (Track 10)
Assistant producer on Track 7 – Walter Afanasieff
Production coordination on Tracks 3 & 4 – Janet Hinde
Production manager on Track 5 – Steve Savitt
Production coordination on Track 7 – Doreen Dorian
Engineers – Daren Klien (Tracks 1 & 9); Rick Kerr (Track 2); David Albert (Tracks 3, 4 & 10); Terry Christian (Track 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 & 10); Doug Carlton (Tracks 3, 4 & 10); Kevin Becka (Tracks 3, 4 & 10); Sir Arthur Payson (Track 5); Jay Healy (Tracks 6 & 8); Guy Roche (Track 7); Richard Piatt (Track 7)
Additional recording – Jeff Balding, Gerry E. Brown, Mark Ettel and Gary Wagner (Tracks 1 & 9); Kevin Becka (Track 8)
Assistant engineers – Bryant Arnett (Tracks 1 & 9), Laura Livingston (Tracks 1 & 9), Richard McKernon (Tracks 1 & 9), Marnie Riley (Tracks 1, 8 & 9), Steve Satkowski (Tracks 1 & 9); Tim Leitner, Paul Logus, Tony Van Horn and Michaek White (Track 2); Keith Goldstein, Roy Hendrickson, John Herman, Mike Krowiak, Danny Mormando and Joe Pirrera (Track 5); Kevin Becka (Tracks 6 & 7), Dary Sulich (Tracks 6 & 8), Rich Travali (Tracks 6 & 8), Tony Friedman (Track 7)
Mixing – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 1, 7 & 8); Rick Kerr (Track 2); Terry Christian (Tracks 3, 4 & 10); Sir Arthur Payson (Track 5); David Thoener (Track 6); Gerry E. Brown (Track 9)
Remix – Mick Guzauski (Track 4); David Frazer (Track 5); Arne Frager (Track 7)
Mixed at Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA); Right Track Recording, The Hit Factory and Record Plant (New York City, New York)
Remixed at The Plant (Sausalito, California)
Mastered by Vlado Meller at CBS Records Studio (New York City, New York)
Art direction and design – Christopher Austopchuk
Photography – Glen Erler
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Certifications
References
Michael Bolton albums
1989 albums
Albums produced by Michael Omartian
Albums produced by Desmond Child
Columbia Records albums |
4027921 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne%20Watson | Wayne Watson | Wayne Watson (born October 5, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter in contemporary Christian music. Some of his songs have become CCM classics, including "Another Time, Another Place", "For Such a Time as This", "Friend of a Wounded Heart", "Touch of the Master's Hand", "New Lives for Old", "Watercolour Ponies", and from the 1998 The Way Home album "Here in This Town". He has won eight GMA Dove Awards.
Career history
Watson originally planned to pursue a career playing baseball, but while in college he began dabbling in music, and after graduation regularly performed in area churches. While leading worship at a Christian youth camp, the father of one of the children videotaped Watson's performance and sent it to a record company.
Watson produced 23 No. 1 singles in Christian radio—including "Friend of a Wounded Heart", "When God's People Pray", "Almighty", "Be in Her Eyes", "Watercolour Ponies", "More of You", "Another Time, Another Place", and "Home Free" (which became the most played song on Christian radio in 1991).
His career credits include a dozen Dove Awards wins, including Male Vocalist of the Year in 1989, Song of the Year in that same year ("Friend of a Wounded Heart"), Pop Contemporary Song of the Year and Contemporary Album of The Year (1988) for Watercolour Ponies, and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year (1992) for "Home Free". He has twice been nominated for a Grammy Award—both for his performance of Watercolour Ponies (1987), and for Best Pop Gospel Album in 1992 for A Beautiful Place.
In the 1990s, he performed "Another Time, Another Place" with fellow artist Sandi Patty on NBC-TV's The Tonight Show—an event that was deemed a defining moment in Christian music's move to wider audiences. In the late 1990s, his "For Such a Time as This" became a centerpiece theme of the CBS-TV series Touched by an Angel.
Watson is retired after many years of serving as the associate director of music at Chapelwood United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas.
On January 1, 2011, Watson was among seven artists inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame.
Discography
Albums
Official compilations
1985: Best of Wayne Watson (Milk & Honey)
1991: The Early Works (Benson)
1992: How Time Flies (Word)
1995: The Very Best (Word)
1999: Signature Songs (Greentree)
2004: Signatures (Spring Hill)
2007: The Definitive Collection (Word)
Appearances on other albums
1985: An Evening in December; First Call & Friends (Word-A&M)
1985: Together We Will Stand; We Will Stand; a Continental Singers project (Christian Artists Records)
1989: Our Hymns (Word) "It Is Well with My Soul"
1990: Another Time...Another Place; Sandi Patti (Word) (title song)
1990: Handel's Young Messiah (Word) "He Was Despised"
1991: Live with Friends; Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir (Word) "Almighty"
1991: The New Young Messiah; (Sparrow) "Comfort Ye My People"
1994: Saviour: Story of God's Passion for His People; (Word) "Man of Sorrows"
1995: Christmas Carols of the Young Messiah; (Sparrow) "Angels Medley"
1996: Tribute – The Songs of Andraé Crouch; (Warner Alliance) "Through It All"
1997: Sing Me to Sleep, Daddy; (Brentwood Kids Company) (title song)
1999: Touched by an Angel: The Christmas Album; (Sony) "For Such a Time as This"
2000: Child of the Promise original cast recording (Sparrow) "Shepherds Recitative"
2002: McPherson 1: Sunset Drive (Autumn Productions) "Watercolor Ponies" (guitar instrumental)
Video
1987: Wayne Watson in Concert (Dayspring)
1994: The New Young Messiah (Sparrow)
1994: It's Time (Word Visual)
1995: Christmas Carols of the Young Messiah (Chordant)
Awards
Dove Awards
1988: Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: Watercolour Ponies
1989: Song of the Year: "Friend of a Wounded Heart"
1989: Male Vocalist of the Year
1992: Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year: "Home Free"
1992: Short Form Music Video of the Year: "Another Time, Another Place"
1997: Special Event Album of the Year: Tribute – The Songs of Andrae Crouch (various artists)
1998: Children's Music Album of the Year: Sing Me to Sleep Daddy (various artists)
References
External links
Christian Music artist page
1954 births
Living people
20th-century American singers
20th-century Methodists
21st-century American singers
21st-century Methodists
American performers of Christian music
Songwriters from Louisiana
Louisiana Tech University alumni
American United Methodists
20th-century American male singers
21st-century American male singers |
4027925 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Polina | Old Polina | Old Polina is a traditional Newfoundland folk song. It is most likely based on the ship Polynia, built in 1861, of the Dundee Seal and Whale Fishing Company fleet. Polynia was commanded by Captain William Guy from 1883 to 1891, when she was sunk by ice in Davis Strait. This song is similar to another song called The Balaena, about another whaler.
Background story
Every year, the whaling fleet would sail from Dundee, Scotland to Newfoundland, there to pick up men to hunt the whales. Since the first ships to make it to Newfoundland would be able to pick the most experienced men, it became a bit of a competition to see who could make it in the fastest time. The other ships named in the song, Arctic, Aurora, Terra Nova, and Husky, are all ships from the Dundee Seal and Whale Fishing Company fleet. Aurora was the ship that rescued the crew of Polynia in 1891 when she sunk. Art Jackman, Mullins, and Fairweather were captains of the ships at that time. There are records of a Captain Fairweather in command of Balaena (mentioned in 1894 and 1896), an Alex Fairweather in command of Terra Nova (1885-1893), and a J. Fairweather for Aurora (1882-1886).
This song has been published in a number of song books, including the 1955 edition of Gerald S. Doyle's Old-Time Songs and Poetry of Newfoundland, as well as Paul Mercer's Newfoundland Songs and Ballads in Print 1842-1974 and Michael Taft's A Regional Discography of Newfoundland and Labrador 1904-1972.
Recordings
There are a number of recordings of this song available, including:
Trade Winds, recorded by Omar Blondahl
Another Time - The Songs of Newfoundland, recorded by Fergus O'Byrne (of Ryan's Fancy fame) (1991)
Newfoundland, recorded by Mark Hiscock on an album with Chris Andrews (both of Shanneyganock fame)
The Hard and the Easy, by Great Big Sea (2005)
Winners and Boozers,recorded by Fiddler’s Green (2013)
Lyrics
There’s a noble fleet of whalers a-sailing from Dundee,
Manned by British sailors to take them o’er the sea.
On a western ocean passage we started on the trip.
We flew along just like a song in our gallant whaling ship.
‘Twas the second Sunday morning, just after leaving port,
We met a heavy Sou’west gale that washed away our boat.
It washed away our quarterdeck, our stanchions just as well,
And so we sent the whole shebang a-floating in the gale.
CHORUS :
For the wind was on her quarter and the engine’s working free.
There’s not another whaler that sails the Arctic Sea
Can beat the Old Polina, you need not try, my sons,
For we challenged all both great and small from Dundee to St. John’s.
Art Jackman set his canvas, Fairweather got up steam,
But Captain Guy, the daring boy, came plunging through the stream.
And Mullins in the Husky tried to beat the blooming lot,
But to beat the Old Polina was something he could not.
CHORUS
There’s the noble Terra Nova, a model without doubt.
The Arctic and Aurora they talk so much about.
Art Jackman’s model mailboat, the terror of the sea,
Tried to beat the Old Polina on a passage from Dundee.
CHORUS
And now we’re back in old St. John’s where rum is very cheap.
So we’ll drink a health to Captain Guy who brought us o’er the deep.
A health to all our sweethearts and to our wives so fair.
Not another ship could make the trip but the Polina I declare.
The Other Ships
The Aurora was built in 1876, and was a whaling ship until 1910, when it was bought by Douglas Mawson for a scientific expedition to Antarctica from 1911 to 1914. It disappeared, with all hands, in 1918.
The whaling ship Terra Nova was built in 1884, but was used for Antarctic exploration between 1894 and 1913. She returned to the Newfoundland seal fishery from 1913, until 1943, when she sank off the coast of Greenland. The crew was rescued by a US Coastguard ship.
External links
Pigeon Inlet Productions
Lyrics
The Aurora
Canadian folk songs
Newfoundland and Labrador folk songs |
4027926 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saionji | Saionji | Saionji (西園寺) is a Japanese family name of former kuge descent. People with the name include:
The Saionji family, kuge family.
Prince Saionji Kinmochi, 12th and 14th Prime Minister of Japan
Empress Saionji, wife of Emperor Go-Fukakusa
Fictional characters
Chiaki Saionji of Demon Ororon
Kaoru Saionji of Gakuen Heaven
Kyoichi Saionji of Revolutionary Girl Utena
Sekai Saionji of School Days
Reimi Saionji of Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Hiyoko Saionji of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Rika Saionji of Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
Takato Saionji of Buriki One
Ukyo Saionji of Dr.Stone
Enju Saion-ji of Moe! Ninja Girls by NTT Solmare
Japanese-language surnames |
4027936 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaghbub | Jaghbub | Jaghbub () is a remote desert village in the Al Jaghbub Oasis in the eastern Libyan Desert. It is actually closer to the Egyptian town of Siwa than to any Libyan town of note. The oasis is located in Butnan District and was the administrative seat of the Jaghbub Basic People's Congress. Supported by reservoirs of underground water and date production, the town is best known for its hard-won self-sufficiency. Idris of Libya was born in Jaghbub on 12 March 1890.
Geography
The Jaghbub oasis is located in a deep depression that extends below sea level. This depression, an area lower than the surrounding region, reaches to about -10 m. To the east the Siwa Oasis lies in a similar depression and even further east the large Qattara Depression also lies below sea level.
History
It was once the headquarters of the Senussi Movement and home of a long disappeared Islamic university and the former Senussi palace (which is now in rubble). Jaghbub was a part of Egypt until December 1925, when it was ceded to Italy as part of a deal to fix the Egypt–Libya border. In February 1931, the Italian colonial administration led by Marshal Rodolfo Graziani decided to build a barbed-wire fence stretching from the Mediterranean port of Bardia to Jaghbub 270 km away. Supervised by armoured patrols and the air force, the fence sought to cut off the rebels from their supply sources and contacts with the Senussi leadership in Egypt. The construction of the fence began in April, 1931 and was completed in September. This, along with the deportation of almost the entire population of the Jebel Akhdar, was decisive and precipitated the end of the rebellion. The fence still runs along the Libyan-Egyptian border from near Tobruk, finishing at Jaghbub where the Great Sand Sea begins.
The construction of the fence was dramatized in the film Lion of the Desert.
The Siege of Giarabub was fought between Commonwealth and Italian forces during World War II. Italian and Libyan colonial troops led by Colonel Salvatore Castagna resisted a siege by mostly Australian troops for three months before being forced to surrender on 23 March 1941. The resistance of the Italian troops was celebrated by the fascist regime and used to minimize the military defeat in Cyrenaica.
See also
List of World War II North Africa Airfields
Notes
J
J
Protected areas of Libya
Baladiyat of Libya |
4027953 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger%20Cruickshank | Roger Cruickshank | Roger Cruickshank DFC (born 18 October 1982) is a Scottish pilot in the Royal Air Force, a Squadron Leader, and one of United Kingdom's top downhill skiers.
Early life
Roger Cruickshank was born on 18 October 1982 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Career
Cruickshank joined the Royal Air Force, where he serves as a Eurofighter Typhoon pilot. He served in Iraq in 2016. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 2017.
In March 2005, Cruickshank crashed whilst skiing, which shattered his left tibia and required a metal plate with nine pins to be permanently fixed in his leg. After regaining the ability to walk in June 2005, he qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. In the Men's Downhill event, skiing with a knee-brace, Cruickshank finished 37th.
Cruickshank is the co-author of Speed of Sound, Sound of Mind in 2016.
Personal life
Cruickshank lost his mother to depression after she committed suicide in 2010.
Honours
2017 : Distinguished Flying Cross.
Works
References
1982 births
Living people
People from Banchory
Royal Air Force officers
Scottish male alpine skiers
Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers of Great Britain
Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
People of the War in Iraq (2013–2017) |
4027959 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia%20at%20the%202006%20Winter%20Olympics | Latvia at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Latvia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Mārtiņš Rubenis won Latvia's first Winter Olympic medal.
Medalists
Alpine skiing
Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.
Biathlon
Men
Women
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
Distance
Sprint
Ice hockey
Men's tournament
Players
Results
Round-robin
Standings
Luge
Short track speed skating
Skeleton
References
Nations at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006
Winter Olympics |
4027960 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout%20Spirit | Scout Spirit | Scout spirit is an attitude that Scouts around the world are supposed to show, based on adherence to the ideals of Scouting. Scouting's founder, Baden Powell, once said, "The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light."
The Unknown Scout
This is the oft told story of the Unknown Scout used to exemplify Scout Spirit:
And so 51-year-old William D. Boyce, newspaper and magazine publisher from Chicago, Illinois, met the founder of the Boy Scout movement, the British military hero, Lieutenant-General Robert S. S. Baden-Powell, and learned about Scouting from the chief Scout himself.
On February 8, 1910, Boyce and a group of leaders founded the Boy Scouts of America. From that day forth, Scouts have celebrated February 8 as the birthday of Scouting in the United States.
In the British Scout Training Centre at Gilwell Park, England, Scouts from the United States erected a statue of an American Buffalo in honor of this unknown Scout. The statue is inscribed, "To the Unknown Scout Whose Faithfulness in the Performance of the Daily Good turn Brought the Scout Movement to the United States of America."
Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America Mechanics of Advancement says:
Scoutmasters and Boards of Review must be careful in how they measure it:
The Scout's demonstration of Scout spirit is discussed at the Scoutmaster conference and the board of review when the Scout advances to a new rank.
See also
Scout method
Scout Law
Scout Motto
Scout Oath
Scout prayer
Scout sign and salute
References
External links
Spirit |
4027964 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise%20%28options%29 | Exercise (options) | The owner of an option contract has the right to exercise it, and thus require that the financial transaction specified by the contract is to be carried out immediately between the two parties, whereupon the option contract is terminated. When exercising a call option, the owner of the option purchases the underlying shares (or commodities, fixed interest securities, etc.) at the strike price from the option seller, while for a put option, the owner of the option sells the underlying to the option seller, again at the strike price.
Styles
The option style, as specified in the contract, determines when, how, and under what circumstances, the option holder may exercise it. It is at the discretion of the owner whether (and in some circumstances when) to exercise it.
European – European-style option contracts may only be exercised at the option's expiration date. Thus they can never be worth more than an American-style option with the same underlying strike price and expiration date.
American – American-style option contracts can be exercised at any time up to the option's expiration. Under certain circumstances (see below) early exercise may be advantageous to the option holder.
Bermudan – Bermudan-style options contracts may only be exercised on specified dates. Bermudan-style options are common in the interest rate options and swaps markets.
Settlement
The option contract specifies the manner in which the contract is to be settled.
Physical settlement – Physically settled options require the actual delivery of the underlying security. An example of a physically settled contract is U.S.-listed exchange-traded equity options. Delivery settles in two business days. It is the most common form of settlement. Physically settled options are mostly American style.
Cash settlement – Cash-settled options do not require the actual delivery of the underlier. Instead, the market value, at the exercise date, of the underlier is compared to the strike price, and the difference (if in a favourable direction) is paid by the option seller to the owner of the option. An example of a cash-settled contract is most U.S.-listed exchange-traded index options. This settlement occurs the next business day following the trade.
Considerations
The following guidelines determine whether and when to exercise an option:
An option should only be exercised if it is in the money by at least as much as the fees associated with the underlying transaction (e.g. the fee for subsequently selling an underlying which has been physically delivered). The exercise usually costs money as well.
In most cases, options should not be exercised before expiration because doing so gives away inherent value. Selling them would almost invariably yield more.
For an American-style call option, early exercise is a possibility whenever the benefits of being long the underlier outweigh the cost of surrendering the option early. For instance, on the day before an ex-dividend date, it may make sense to exercise an equity call option early in order to collect the dividend. In general, equity call options should only be exercised early on the day before an ex-dividend date, and then only for deep in-the-money options.
For an American-style put option, early exercise is a possibility for deep in-the-money options. In this case, it may make sense to exercise the option early in order to obtain the intrinsic value (K-S) earlier so that it can start to earn interest immediately. This is somewhat more likely to be worthwhile if there is no ex-dividend date (which would probably cause the price of the underlying to fall further) between now and the expiry date.
Early exercise strategy
A common strategy among professional option traders is to sell large quantities of in-the-money calls just prior to an ex-dividend date. Quite often, non-professional option traders may not understand the benefit of exercising a call option early, and therefore may unintentionally forgo the value of the dividend. The professional trader may only be 'assigned' on a portion of the calls, and therefore profits by receiving a dividend on the stock used to hedge the calls that are not exercised.
Assignment and clearing
Assignment occurs when an option holder exercises his option by notifying his broker, who then notifies the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). The OCC fulfills the contract, then selects, randomly, a member firm who was short the same option contract. The OCC then notifies the firm. The firm then carries out its obligation, and then selects a customer, either randomly, first-in, first-out, or some other equitable method who was short the option, for assignment. That customer is assigned the exercise requiring him to fulfill the obligation that he agreed to when he wrote the option.
Exercise by exception
In the U.S., for the convenience of brokers, who would otherwise have to request exercise of all in the money options, the Options Clearing Corporation will automatically exercise any option that is set to expire in the money by 1 cent or more. This is called "exercise by exception". A broker or holder of such options may request that they not be exercised by exception. The price of the underlying security used to determine the need for exercise by exception is the price of the regular-hours trade reported last to the OCC at or before 4:01:30 pm ET on the day before expiration. This trade will have occurred during normal trading hours, i.e., before 4:00 pm. It can be any size and come from any participating exchange. The OCC reports this price tentatively at 4:15 pm, but, to allow time for exchanges to correct errors the OCC does not make the price official until 5:30 pm.
References
Options (finance) |
4027967 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terauchi | Terauchi | Terauchi (written: 寺内) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese diver
, Imperial Japanese army marshal and commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group
, Japanese military officer, politician and Prime Minister of Japan
, Japanese baseball player
, Japanese rock guitarist
Yoko Terauchi (born 1954), Japanese artist
, Japanese actress and voice actress
Japanese-language surnames |
4027984 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirovsky | Kirovsky | Kirovsky (masculine), Kirovskaya (feminine), or Kirovskoye (neuter) () may refer to:
Kirovsky District, several districts in the countries of the former Soviet Union
Kirovsky Urban Settlement (or Kirovskoye Urban Settlement), several municipal urban settlements in Russia
Kirovsky, Russia (Kirovskaya, Kirovskoye), several inhabited localities in Russia
Kirovskiy, former name of Xırdalan, Azerbaijan
Kirovskiy, former name of Kirov, Baku, Azerbaijan
Kirovskiy, former name of Balpyk Bi, Kazakhstan
Kirov Oblast (Kirovskaya oblast), a federal subject of Russia
Kirovskaya metro station, several metro stations in Russia
Kirovskaya railway station, closed railway stations in St. Peterburg, Russia
Kirovske (Kirovskoye), an air base in Crimea
See also
Kirovski, Macedonian last name
Kirov (disambiguation)
Kirovsk (disambiguation)
Kirovske (disambiguation)
Kirovka (disambiguation) |
4027985 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Zealand%20Association%20of%20Radio%20Transmitters | New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters | The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART) is a non-profit organisation of amateur radio enthusiasts in New Zealand. It represents New Zealand amateur radio operators nationally and internationally. NZART is a founding member of the International Amateur Radio Union. It is an association of individual members, however those members are encouraged to form local branches.
Membership of NZART is voluntary; it is estimated that approximately 35% of New Zealand's licensed amateur radio operators belong. Members are represented by Councillors to the NZART Council, the executive body tasked with the business management of the association.
Governance
The NZART Council includes twelve executives. Three of these are the NZART President, vice-president, and Immediate Past President. Regional councillors are elected to represent different geographic regions of New Zealand: three from the Northern District, three from the Central District, two from the Midland District, and one from the Southern District. The number of Councillors in each district is roughly representative of the number of licensed amateurs that they are directly accountable to in their respective geographic areas.
The NZART Council works with an appointed NZART Business Manager. The Business Manager is employed by NZART (30 hrs per week), and in 2020 an Office Assistant was employed (20 hrs per week). Both are tasked with the day-to-day business operations of the association, including manning their office, and providing administrative duties to AREC, located in Upper Hutt, near Wellington.
Additional officers reporting directly to NZART Council include the National Director Amateur Radio Emergency Communications, The Engineering Licensing Group (ELG) and the Administration Liaison Officer (ALO), who is charged with liaison with the Radio Spectrum Management Group of the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).
Relations with the New Zealand Government
The NZART has performed an advocacy function, commenting on policy and planning initiatives proposed by the New Zealand government in the areas of radio licences, spectrum allocations for broadband wireless, and the future of digital communication. The Association also contributed to the creation of EMF exposure standards in their role as member of the NZ RF Standard Committee.
In 2006, the Ministry of Economic Development's Radio Spectrum Management division was assisted by NZART and the local Coastguard Boating Education Service in the creation of an update to the Spectrum Management and Registration Technology (SMART) which allowed people to search online for radio operator information including callsigns. In 2008, it was noted that there were some discrepancies between the SMART system and the callsign book produced by NZART.
Publications and services
The official journal of the NZART is Break-In, a bi-monthly publication containing articles of interest to the amateur radio community. Also, an annual publication known as the Call Book provides an index of licensed amateurs in New Zealand by call sign, providing addresses for the purpose of contact acknowledgement (QSL), as well as much other information useful to the New Zealand radio enthusiast. Other publications include Ham Shacks, Brass Pounders and Rag Chewers, a history of amateur radio in New Zealand, published in 1997 with assistance from the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Historical Branch.
In 1980, NZART collaborated with author Jumbo Godfrey ZL1HV to produce a Basic radio training manual: a study course for the amateur radio operators.
The Association provides some educational services, such as providing demonstrative lectures on electromagnetic wave theory. Another service offered by the Association is to provide trained personnel and radio communications systems to Amateur Radio Emergency Communications, a group which liaises with the New Zealand Police and Civil Defense services in emergency situations.
Break-In
The official journal of the NZART is Break-In, and is published bimonthly. The publication is a requirement of the NZART Constitution The term break-in refers to a system in CW whereby the transmitting station can hear the other station's signal during “key up” periods.
A total of six issues a year are produced, with the first January/February distributed within the first week of February, and so on.
The close off dates for articles/advertising are year-on-year:
10 January for January/February issue.
10 March for March/April issue.
20 April for May/June issue. (produced to coincide with the AGM over Queens Birthday Weekend)
10 July for July/August issue.
10 September for September/October issue.
10 November for November/December issue.
Each issue normally contains Technical and General articles of interest to amateur radio operators. Sometimes the articles are of a more general nature with some flavour of radio mixed into the article.
In addition, each issue contains a number of columns from various authors covering activities from AREC, Contests, Digitalmodes, DX, Satellites, SOTA, Youth Report and more.
As the official journal Break-In contains information about the association, important news and announcements, AGM news and Remits plus the Annual Accounts. As a magazine it has a wealth of information with many members having copies going back to the very first issue produced in January 1928.
Call Book
Call Book is annual publication that provides an index of all licensed amateurs in New Zealand by call sign, providing addresses for the purpose of contact acknowledgement (QSL), as well as much other information useful to the New Zealand radio enthusiast, such as a series of Repeater/Beacon Maps for both VHF and UHF repeaters based around New Zealand. This eighty page stapled publication is included free with membership of NZART, bundled with the November–December issue of Break-In. Although produced as a paper publication, electronic versions have also been produced on CD-ROM, with the last version produced in this format in 2017. The membership decide each year at the AGM on the format to be produced.
Branches
Branches of NZART are generally radio clubs and related organisations, and are found across the country. The Branches facilitate the representation of individual members at a national level through the NZART National Conference. Most radio clubs are individually incorporated and operate on a day-to-day basis independently of the NZART.The number following the branch name is their NZART branch number.
Numerous branches experienced membership decline (possibly proportionate to a national decline), and have been reduced to a status of "recess" for several years.
History
The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters formed on 16 August 1926. In the same year, Gordon Smithson (Z1AF) made the first NZART broadcast. The first publication of Break-in, the NZART journal, was in 1928. In 1929 NZART became a more powerful organisation, joining the International Amateur Radio Union and successfully lobbying the New Zealand Government for a reduction in the compulsory licensing fees.
In 1934 the Association became an incorporated society and in 1982 their membership numbers reached a high of 4,397. The first NZART written submission to the New Zealand government was in 1989 and related to the proposed Radiocommunications Bill. In 1998 the Association established the Radioscience Education Trust. NZART is registered as a charity in 2017.
Presidential Terms
Forty five radio amateurs have led NZART as president.
See also
Amateur radio call signs of New Zealand
References
External links
NZART official web site
New Zealand
Organizations established in 1926
Clubs and societies in New Zealand
1926 establishments in New Zealand
Radio in New Zealand
Organisations based in Upper Hutt |
4027987 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly%20Prep | Poly Prep | Poly Prep Country Day School (commonly known as Poly Prep) is an independent, co-educational day school with two campuses in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The Middle School (5th to 8th grades) and Upper School (9th to 12th grades) are located in the Dyker Heights section of Brooklyn, while the Lower School (nursery to 4th grade) is located in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood. Initially founded as part of the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute (predecessor of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering), Poly Prep now offers classes from nursery school through 12th grade.
History
Poly Prep was established years ago in 1854 as the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute in Downtown Brooklyn. It was one of the first private boys' schools in the city of Brooklyn. The initial aim of the school was to offer an academic program similar to that of boarding schools of the time while striving to maintain a strong community feel among students and faculty alike.
After 45 years, the future of the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute was re-evaluated in 1889, when the preparatory school and the collegiate division were finally separated. In 1891, the construction of a new building next door to the school's original building provided a home for the college, which became known as the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Both divisions still exist, although the collegiate division, after many changes of name, was eventually acquired by New York University (NYU) in 2008 and, as of 2014, is now known as the New York University Tandon School of Engineering.
After its initial separation from the collegiate division, the Polytechnic Preparatory Institute remained an all-boys collegiate preparatory program at 99 Livingston Street and, by the mid-1890s, had already become one of the largest prep schools in the country, with over 600 students.
Move to Dyker Heights
The school acquired its Dyker Heights location in 1916 after a 25-acre parcel of land, formerly the Dyker Meadow Golf Course, was offered to the trustees. Classes began during the fall of 1917 at the new campus, amid continued construction that helped shape much of the school's current appearance.
Going co-educational
During the tenure of headmaster William M. Williams, the school began the transition to co-education in 1977 when it first admitted girls, graduating its first co-ed class in 1979.
Creating primary school
Poly Prep's most recent and dramatic expansion occurred in 1995, with its acquisition of the historic Hulbert Mansion from the Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society, a site formerly rented by the now defunct Woodward Park School. The new property was converted into Poly's Lower School, offering classes for students from nursery through 4th grade.
Major primary school expansion
In the 2006–2007 school year, a modern expansion was added onto the Park Slope building. As part of its "Blue and Gray Goes Green!" initiative, Poly chose to reduce the new Lower School's ecological "footprint". Poly's renovated Lower School became the first LEED-certified school building in New York City, and the first such primary school building in the state.
In April 2009, Poly Prep's Lower School won the Lucy B. Moses Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy as an outstanding example of historic preservation and renovation.
Child abuse claims
The school was the subject of a federal lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn in 2009 centering on the sexual assault of students by Philip Foglietta, the head football coach from 1966 to 1991. A 2004 state suit against the school had been dismissed due to the statute of limitations, but U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block subsequently ruled that portions of the suit could proceed in federal court because administrators may have lied about when they learned of the abuse. Plaintiffs' attorney Kevin Mulhearn cited the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act in alleging that past and current administrators had engaged in a coverup of the abuse. Published reports compared the abuse and alleged coverup to a similar scandal at Pennsylvania State University in 2011. In March 2012 the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman joined the plaintiffs on a pro bono basis. On September 19, 2012, new allegations connecting Foglietta and Jerry Sandusky surfaced.
The suit was settled for $10 million in December 2012. On February 21, 2014, the school issued what the Wall Street Journal called "a sweeping apology" for the abuse and the school's failure over the decades to respond appropriately when victims revealed their abuse. The headmaster of the school, David Harman, and the chairman of the board of trustees, Scott Smith, subsequently resigned.
Institution
Divisions
Poly Prep consists of three divisions, beginning with the Lower School located at 50 Prospect Park West in Brooklyn. Lower School education commences with the nursery school program, which consists of early childhood learning up until the pre-kindergarten level, and continues on through fourth grade. The middle school program begins at grade 5, at which point Poly students enroll at Poly Prep's Middle and Upper School campus located at 9216 Seventh Avenue in Brooklyn, where they continue their education through 8th grade and then into high school.
Athletics
Interscholastic Leagues
Poly Prep is part of the Ivy Preparatory School League, a division of the greater New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS), which comprises all the private schools in the state. The school has a number of award-winning programs, most notably football, basketball, and baseball. Hockey was introduced in 2010.
Athletic teams
Headmasters of the Country Day School
In the years since the opening of the Dyker Heights campus in 1917, Poly has had five headmasters: Joseph Dana Allen (1917–1949), J. Folwell Scull (1949–1970), William M. Williams (1970–2000), David Harman (2000–2016), and Audrius Barzdukas (2016–present).
Notable alumni and attendees
Louis Aronne, obesity medicine specialist at Weill Cornell Medicine
Robert Briskman (born 1932), co-founder of SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Michael Brown (1949–2015), founder/member of bands The Left Banke and Stories, composer of "Walk Away Renée" and "Pretty Ballerina." Known as Michael Lookofsky during Poly years. (Did not graduate with class of 1967)
Rob Brown, actor
Bruce Cutler (born 1948), criminal defense attorney
Ken Dashow (born 1958), radio personality
Calvert DeForest (1921-2007), actor, comedian best known for work on the David Letterman Show as Larry "Bud" Melman
Kenneth Duberstein (born 1944), White House Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan; political consultant
Brian Flores, head coach of the NFL's Miami Dolphins
Dan Fogler (born 1976), actor; Tony Award for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Joel Gertner (born 1975), professional wrestling personality
Jahkeen Gilmore (born 1983), former NFL wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers
Louisa Gummer (born 1991), model
Briton Hadden (1898-1929), co-founder of Time magazine
Harold Hellenbrand, university professor, administrator, and author
P. J. Hill (born 1987), former NFL running back
R. M. Koster (born 1934), novelist
Rich Kotite (born 1942), former NFL player and coach
Arthur Levitt (born 1931), Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 1993-2001; Chairman of the American Stock Exchange, 1978-1989
Howard Levy (born 1951), musician and Grammy Award winner (with Bela Fleck and The Flecktones)
Seth Low (1851–1916), Mayor of Brooklyn and New York City; President of Columbia University
Charles E. Marsters (1883-1962), lacrosse player
William C. McCreery (1896–1988), American lawyer and member of the New York State Assembly
Joseph McElroy (born 1930) novelist
Joakim Noah (born 1985), professional basketball player who played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks
Eric Olsen (born 1988), professional football player who played in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints
Park Cannon (born 1991), member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 58th District
Richard Perry (born 1942), record producer
Stewart Rahr, founder and owner of Kinray, the largest privately held pharmaceutical distributor in the world
Max Rose (born 1986), US Congressman from New York's 11th congressional district, and US Army Bronze Star recipient.
Alfred P. Sloan (1875–1966), General Motors Corporation President, 1923-1937; CEO, 1923-1946; Chairman, 1937-1956
Bonnie Somerville (born 1974) actress
Joe Tacopina (born 1966), criminal defense lawyer and owner//president/chairman of Italian soccer club Venezia F.C.
Bob Telson (born 1949), composer (The Gospel at Colonus)
Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852-1933), author, educator and clergyman
Isaiah Wilson (born 1999), NFL offensive lineman, Miami Dolphins
Angela Yee (born 1976), radio host on Sirius XM's Shade 45
Armin Tehrany, New York City based orthopaedic surgeon and film producer
References
External links
Dyker Heights, Brooklyn
Private elementary schools in Brooklyn
Private middle schools in Brooklyn
Private high schools in Brooklyn
Private K-12 schools in New York City
Preparatory schools in New York City
School sexual abuse scandals
Ivy Preparatory School League
Educational institutions established in 1854
1854 establishments in New York (state) |
4027991 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirovski | Kirovski | Kirovski () is a Macedonian surname shared by the following people:
Hristijan Kirovski (b. 1985), Macedonian association football player
Jovan Kirovski (b. 1976), American association football player of Macedonian descent
See also
Kirov (disambiguation) |
4028015 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Charles%20Van%20Dyke | John Charles Van Dyke | John Charles Van Dyke (1856–1932) was an American art historian, critic, and nature writer. He was born at New Brunswick, New Jersey, studied at Columbia, and for many years in Europe. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1877, but never practiced law.
In 1878, Van Dyke was appointed the librarian of the Gardner Sage Library at the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, and in 1891 as a professor of art history at Rutgers College (now Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey). With his appointment, the Rutgers president's residence was converted to classroom and studio space for the college's Department of Fine Arts. He was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1908.
Van Dyke wrote a series of critical guide books: New Guides to Old Masters. He edited Modern French Masters (1896); Old Dutch and Flemish Masters (1901); Old English Masters; and a series of histories covering the history of art in America.
In 1901, Van Dyke published "The Desert" through which Americans "'discovered' the Southwest, its Indians, strange plants, and exotic animals. Discovered, too, the first and still the best book to praise the arid lands. After nearly a century Van Dyke remains the grandfather of almost all American desert writers...."
Van Dyke was the son of Judge John Van Dyke, and great grandson of John Honeyman, a spy for George Washington who played a critical role at the battle of Trenton. He was also the uncle of film director W.S. Van Dyke.
Publications
How to Judge a Picture (1888)
Art for Art's Sake (1893)
A History of Painting (1894; new edition, 1915)
Rembrandt and his school; a critical study of the master and his pupils with a new assignment of their pictures (1923)
The Meadows: Familiar Studies of the Commonplace (1926)
Nature for its Own Sake (1898; fourth edition, 1906)
With J. Smeaton Chase (photographs – 1918 ed.) (1980 ed. Gibbs M. Smith, Inc. / Peregrine Smith Books: Salt Lake City, xxvii + 233|) ()
The Opal Sea: Continued Studies in Impressions and Appearances (1906)
The Open Spaces: Incidents of Nights and Days under the Blue Sky (1922)
Studies in Pictures (1907)
The Money God (1908) ()
The Raritan: Notes on a River and a Family (1915)
The Mountain (1916)
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado (1920)
In the West Indies (1932)
Edited by Peter Wild
Reviewed by: Ingham, Zita (March 22, 1995). "The Autobiography of John C. Van Dyke: A Personal Narrative of American Life, 1861–1931". Nineteenth-Century Prose
Further reading
References
External links
1856 births
1932 deaths
American art historians
American art critics
American book editors
Columbia University alumni
Writers from New Brunswick, New Jersey
Rutgers University faculty
American people of Dutch descent
Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Historians from New Jersey |
4028038 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrizio%20Buanne | Patrizio Buanne | Patrizio Franco Buanne (born 20 September 1978) is an Italian-Austrian baritone singer, songwriter, and producer.
Biography
Early life
Patrizio Buanne was born in Vienna, Austria to Franco and Alina Buanne; he spent his childhood living and traveling between the two grand, historical and musical cities: Vienna, which is known as “The heart of Europe”; and: Naples, Italy, also known as the capital of the Mediterranean, which he claims that shaped his upbringing and personality.
From an early age, a passion for languages grew on him. He studied Roman and Slavic languages at the University of Vienna and Rome. He speaks Neapolitan, Italian, German, English, French, Spanish and Polish; furthermore, he developed an affection for music, inspired by the classic Italian and Neapolitan songs that his parents would record from vinyl onto cassettes to be played for the clients at his father's restaurant.
He is a happily married man with a daughter who currently resides in Austria. His daughter's name is Alina Josephine.
Career
Buanne participated and won several talent competitions between the ages of 11 and 17. which led to small musical productions and gigs with his self-formed 50's rock and roll band and as a solo performer followed.
When he was 17, a music industry manager proposed a performance on the occasion of the Papal visit in Wroclaw, Poland. The song, which was half in Italian and half in Polish, had been written for the opening mass, and with 85,000 people in attendance, the exposure led to his first record named Angelo di Dio in 1997. Tragically, it was also to be the year that his father died from virulent cancer, and the subsequent grief became such that Patrizio almost lost his own life to a perforated ulcer.
At age 19, Buanne graduated from school in Vienna and moved to Naples and later Rome. There he attended university to study languages, while looking for opportunities in the entertainment industry in Italy. He was a guest performer and entertainer on Italian television shows such as Momenti di Gloria, Domenica In and Libero. This success led to a contract with a production company that made shows for RAI and Mediaset. Due to the limited offered international opportunities in Italy, Buanne started to shape his own ideas and concepts.
Buanne approached several producers with the idea of recording a collection of romantic Italian songs with an orchestra, which was his real ambition, forged by 5 years of shaping and developing his ideas as an independent artist. The objective behind recording that particular genre was, on one hand, to let people know that “Italian music is not just opera or classical”, and on the other hand, to honor his father.
The Italian (2005)
In 2004, after years of reaching out to producers, he finally found a team that shared his goals, started to produce his album, and auditioned for several record companies, until he was signed by Lucian Grainge from Universal Music for a worldwide release. The album, The Italian, was finished in London at the Abbey Road Studios with the collaboration of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Released in February 2005, after 18 months of production, it reached the top ten in the charts in the United Kingdom, and sold over 100,000 copies by the first week following its release. The album was certified gold in the UK, Austria and Finland, platinum in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan, double platinum in South Africa and even triple platinum in Australia.
Following The Italian'''s international release, Buanne performed two mayor tours in 2006, including a six-week tour of theatres and concert venues in Australia, Asia, South Africa and Europe.
His live concert DVD "Patrizio-the new voice of romance" was broadcast on the American public television network PBS, which led to his first US tour.
In October 2006, Buanne was invited by Dr. A. Kenneth Ciongoli, the chairman of the National Italian American Foundation, to perform at their annual gala in Washington, D.C. where he met the President of the United States.
Forever Begins Tonight (2007)
Buanne's second album, Forever Begins Tonight, was released in 2007, and reached No. 15 in the UK and No. 7 on the US Billboard World Albums Chart. The album included an Italian version of the Robbie Williams's song "Angels" (entitled "Un Angelo").
In less than two years, both of his releases, sold more than 2 million albums, even in spite of not having professional management or an international radio hit.
Patrizio (2009)
Given the significant success that came with both of his first albums, as well as the demand for his music in the United States by his fans, he decided that in order to take his career to the next level, he would need to spend more time in the US not only touring, but also to seek representation from some serious players within the music establishment; and thus, Mondo Buanne Productions was founded; a group of professionals around the world that consult and coordinate Patrizio's concepts, ideas and projects.
Taking this step in his career, brought the recording of Patrizio's third album, under the Warner Music label; collaborating with veteran producers, Humberto Gatica and Brian Rawlings, both of whom oversought many international hits by artists like Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Cher and Enrique Iglesias, and recognized Patrizio's potential and were enthusiastic to be involved in his new release.
For this album, Gatica and Rawlings helped researching more tunes of the Italian songbook, that are Patrizio's trademark; but the album also featured his own contemporary and timeless interpretation of International standards, alongside new original and unpublished compositions, recorded this time in the United States, at the legendary Hollywood's Capitol Studios.
In 2011, and exactly on Patrizio's birthday, this eponymous album made it to number 5 on the US Jazz Billboard charts, and was followed by his third concert tour, through Australia, New Zealand, Asia, South Africa and the United States, where he was invited to perform with Larry King and on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Life is Beautiful - Dankie-Suid Afrika (2011)
That same year, he released Life is Beautiful - Dankie-Suid Afrika (Universal-EMI Music), an album of South African pop standards, in which he recorded alongside singers such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, duets in Afrikaans; as well as in Italian and English, being awarded by the South African Music Industry with the "SA’s Ambassadors Award".
Wunderbar (2013)
In 2013, Patrizio dedicated an album to his German speaking fans, and particularly friends that he grew up with in Vienna, named Wunderbar (Warner Music GSA); where he melts in more Italian songs he grew up with, and original compositions combining the German and Italian language.
The results of both Life is Beautiful - Dankie-Suid Afrika and Wunderbar'' were a tour through Austria, Switzerland and Germany, presented by popular show master Florian Silbereisen; and national concerts in South Africa, as well as a special guest performance and live DVD recording as the only international performer at "Classics is Groot", singing among other songs his first hit "Il Mondo", and where he invited 12 years old Dutch soprano Amira Willighagen to perform the Neapolitan classic "O Sole Mio" as a duet.
Viva la Dolce Vita (2015)
On his fourth worldwide release, Viva la Dolce Vita (Universal Music), he remained true to his reputation as an “Ambassador for the Italian song” while also broadening his horizons by putting an international slant on his natural way with both previously published and original songs. Among the tracks, he gave spirited interpretations of Neapolitan, Sicilian and more Italian standards such as “Gli occhi miei” (Help yourself) the Tom Jones hit or Charlie Chaplin's “Smile,” in Italian.
BRAVO Patrizio (2016)
During his worldwide promotion of Viva la Dolce Vita, his team assured him the interest of more concerts not just through the United States, but also confirming national tours in 2016 and 2017 in Australia, South Africa, Europe, Latin America and Asia; presenting Patrizio with an award for worldwide multiplatinum sales and a release of the most popular songs of his first 10 years compiled in one CD, named BRAVO Patrizio (Universal Music).
Italianissimo (2017) and Me Enamoré
While working on his first Spanish speaking album, planning for a 2017 release, his first single, “Me Enamoré”, has been released and promoted as the main theme for the Mexican soap opera “El Vuelo de la Victoria”. His album, Italianissimo was released in February 2018. The songs he recorded for this album are Ti Amo; Su di noi; Bella notte/Non dimenticar; Volare; Ciao bambina; Eh Campari; Il cuore è uno zingaro; Brand New Word For Sexy; Only Your Love Takes Me Home; Angel; A puro dolor (Purest of Pain); Caruso; What Now My Love; Oh, Marie; Angelina/Zooma, Zooma; Esta Cobarida; Tú Y Yo; Te amo (Ti amo); Ángel; El Corazón Es Un Gitano (Il cuore è uno zingaro).
Christmas with Patrizio (2019)
During the past 15 years, PATRIZIO has been fortunate to work with the best musicians and in the most renown recording studios in the world(Il mondo)recording beautiful and successful albums(cds) which allows him to perform countless concerts for wonderful audiences particularly in Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe and the USA. The one question that he has been asked, by his fans or journalists every year was: “when will you release a Christmas album?” of which he jokingly responded: “probably when I will get married and become a father”.
The massive changes in the music industry due the invention of free streaming platforms on the internet have caused that CDs or DVDs are no longer selling as much as they used to and a musician really only lives from touring or other complicated business solutions. In times where all of this has caused a total confusion and uncertainties PATRIZIO preferred to step aside from this craziness for some time and has decided to let all of these ongoing changes and the confusion just fall into place and to take his personal life as a priority, rather than doing what he usually does-which is planning with his team the next project, next tour or next concert-simply work on him the man not the performer or the artist.
Looking back at 2019 he has achieved great new chapters that are very challenging but even more so interesting-such as getting married and: becoming a father-which is the greatest thing that a man can wish for. Therefore he fulfilled his personal desires, all the necessary criteria from my bucket list and was indeed and immediately ready to work on his awaited album-YES-his first ever: Christmas album. Wishing you a “Buanne Natale”.
Celebration!-Live in South Africa DVD (2021)
Debonair Neapolitan pop crooner Patrizio Buanne has seduced the world through the years with a masterful mix of timeless Italian standards and heartfelt originals, all rooted in the pop traditions of his homeland. As a result, he has enjoyed multi-platinum album status, millions of records sold and unforgettable performances in the most prestigious venues across the globe.
The multi-lingual European-born Neapolitan showman (six languages, no less!) has recorded with the best musicians and in the most renowned recording studios in the world such as Abbey Road and Capitol Studios, but has only released one live concert performance ever, which was at the very beginning of his career.
Audiences worldwide – including the Pope, royal families and leading politicians – have enjoyed seeing Patrizio Buanne perform live.
This DVD – a rare treat indeed – is a celebration of Patrizio’s career through an impressive fifteen-years in an ever-evolving music industry.
Patrizio elevates his success by giving his legions of fans across the globe what they’ve long asked for: a DVD of his greatest hits that were recorded live from the sold out performance at the Sun Arena in Pretoria, South Africa in 2019, which also features songs from his equally long-awaited album Christmas with Patrizio Buanne.
What Patrizio treasures most are the countless concerts he’s performed for fans around the world, including those in Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, South America and North America (where he has received the honor of ‘extraordinary permanent residence of the USA’). With the elusive combination of his classic good looks, charisma, engaging stage presence and a powerful voice that effortlessly conveys real emotion, it is no wonder Patrizio has earned a reputation as one of the world’s most original, inspiring and unique performers ¬– a true ambassador of Dolce Vita!
PATRIZIO BUANNE has recorded in his career in Neapolitan, English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Polish, Afrikaans, Japanese and Mandarin.
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
References
External links
Musicians from Naples
1978 births
Traditional musicians
Living people
Italian operatic baritones
Austrian people of Italian descent
21st-century Italian male singers |
4028042 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Devonsher%20Jackson | Joseph Devonsher Jackson | Joseph Devonsher Jackson PC (23 June 1783 – 19 December 1857) was an Irish Conservative MP in the United Kingdom Parliament and subsequently a High Court Judge.
Early career
He was the eldest son of Strettell Jackson of Peterborough, County Cork, a carrier by trade, and Mary Cossens. He went to a private school run by a local clergyman.
He attended Trinity College Dublin, where he received the top
honours in every year, and attended the Middle Temple, before being called to the Irish Bar in 1806. He built up a lucrative legal practice, and was able to pay off his father's debts when the family business failed. He was briefly involved in the linen manufacturing business run by his wife's brother Mr. Clarke, but he had little talent for trade. As a young man he was a passionate and evangelical Protestant, active in attempting to convert Roman Catholics to his own faith; but as a judge he was notably free of religious bias, despite the Queen's fears that he would prove to be a bigoted Orangeman.
Politician and judge
He was appointed the King's Second Serjeant for Ireland in 1835, and remained the Queen's Second Serjeant until 1841, although ironically his continuance in the office was against the expressed wishes of Queen Victoria, who was concerned about his strong Protestant religious beliefs. He held the office of Chairman of County Londonderry Quarter Sessions, which he resigned to seek election to Parliament.
He was MP for Bandon in 1835–1841. He was a member of
the Commons Select Committee on Banking in 1840. On 10 November 1841 he was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland. The Government greatly relied on his advice concerning Irish affairs. He was also made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. This preferment had the effect of vacating his Parliamentary seat.
Instead of seeking re-election in Bandon, Jackson stood for Dublin University. He represented that seat between 11 February 1842 and 9 September 1842. He was then appointed a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland) 1842–1848. He resigned his Parliamentary seat by accepting the Chiltern Hundreds, so he could take up the judicial post. As a judge he was noted for compassion in criminal cases.
Personal life
Jackson was described as a "temperate" politician, but he was a reliable supporter of the Protestant monarchy, constitution and church as well as the Union between Great Britain and Ireland, and a staunch opponent of Daniel O'Connell (who nicknamed him "Leather Lungs", due to his almost interminable speeches). He lived at Sutton Castle, Howth, north of Dublin city, and also had an estate at Knockalisheen, County Cork, which was the subject of litigation after his death.
He married in 1811 Sarah Lucinda Clarke, ninth daughter of Benjamin Clarke of Cullenswood, County Dublin and Mary Read, but the couple had no children. His widow died on 30 November 1858. On his death his estate was divided between his four sisters.
He is buried at St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton.
References
Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 London John Murray 1926
Bell, G.M. "The Currency Question: an Examination of the Evidence on Banks of Issue" London Longman Orme Brown Green Longmans 1841
Geoghegan, Patrick M. "Jackson, Joseph Devonsher" Cambridge Dictionary of Irish Biography
Smyth, Constantine Joseph "Chronicle of the Law Officers of Ireland" London Butterworth 1839
Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Vol. I 1832-1885, edited by Michael Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
Notes
External links
Portrait of Jackson in the British Museum
1783 births
1857 deaths
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cork constituencies (1801–1922)
Irish Conservative Party MPs
Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
UK MPs 1835–1837
UK MPs 1837–1841
UK MPs 1841–1847
Solicitors-General for Ireland
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Dublin University
Serjeants-at-law (Ireland)
Burials at St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton |
4028045 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozin%27%20Must | Lozin' Must | "Lozin' Must" is a song by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from the album For Monkeys. It was released as a single on 6 April 1997 by Burning Heart Records and Epitaph Records, including two B-sides from the album's recording sessions, "Israelites" and "Vixen". These two tracks were re-released in 1999 on the compilation album The Melancholy Collection. The U.S. version of "Lozin' Must" released by Epitaph also includes a remix of "The Story of My Life", a song from the album Life on a Plate which had previously been released as a single. An accompanying music video for "Lozin' Must" was also filmed and released.
In Australia the song "Twenty Two" was released in place of "Lozin' Must" at the insistence of Shock Records, over concerns that "Lozin' Must" contained profanity.
Track listing
CD single (Europe)
"Lozin' Must"
"Israelites" (originally performed by Desmond Dekker)
"Vixen"
CD single (US)
"Lozin' Must"
"Israelites"
"The Story of My Life" (remix)
"Vixen"
7" vinyl
Side A:
"Lozin' Must"
"Israelites"
Side A:
"The Story of My Life" (remix)
"Vixen"
Personnel
Millencolin
Nikola Sarcevic - lead vocals, bass guitar
Erik Ohlsson - guitar
Mathias Färm - guitar
Fredrik Larzon - drums
References
Millencolin songs
1997 singles
1997 songs
Burning Heart Records singles
Epitaph Records singles
Songs written by Mathias Färm
Songs written by Nikola Šarčević
Songs written by Fredrik Larzon
Songs written by Erik Ohlsson (musician) |
4028047 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20O.%20Beeman | William O. Beeman | William Orman Beeman is an American scholar whose specialty is the Middle East; he is a professor of anthropology at the University of Minnesota, where he is Chair of the Department of Anthropology. He has authored many articles and fourteen books on Iranian politics, theatre, language, and culture.
About
Born in Manhattan, Kansas. Beeman was trained as a linguistic anthropologist at Wesleyan University and in 1976 he received his Ph.D from University of Chicago.
Beeman is a professor of anthropology at the University of Minnesota, where he is Chair of the Department of Anthropology. For many years he was Professor of Anthropology; Theatre, Speech and Dance; and East Asian Studies at Brown University. From 1976 until 1979, Beeman worked with the Center for Traditional Performing Arts in Tehran, and at the Reza Shah Kabir University (now known as University of Mazandaran) in the Institute of Social and Cultural Sciences.
Beeman's book, The "Great Satan" vs. the "Mad Mullahs": How the United States and Iran Demonize Each Other (2008), deals with the highly negative rhetoric and discourse between Iran and the United States over the three decades since the Iranian Revolution, and its effects on national attitudes toward the Bush administration's policy towards Iran, as well as the possibility of military conflict between the two nations. His publication is Iranian Performance Traditions which treats indigenous performance traditions of Iran. An important aspect of Beeman's work has been in the field of performance studies, particularly the study of non-Western theatrical traditions. In Iran, this includes the Iranian ritual passion drama, ta'ziyeh and the comic improvisatory theatre tradition, ru-howzi. He has also studied traditional performance in Japan, China and South Asia. His interest in the art world is also shown in his contribution to the co-authored volume Object, Image and Inquiry: The Art Historian at Work.
An admirer of the late anthropologist, Margaret Mead, Beeman has edited seven volumes of her post-World War II papers, having written scholarly introductions for several of them, including The Study of Culture at a Distance, and Studying Contemporary Western Society: Method and Theory.
He is also a professional opera singer, from 1996 until 1999 he sang operatic bass in Europe. In 2014 he married his husband Frank Farris, though the two have been a couple since 1984.
Publications
See also
Persian theatre
References
External links
Beeman's weblog: Culture and International Affairs
William O. Beeman published papers op-eds and lectures
American anthropologists
Cultural anthropologists
Linguists from the United States
Brown University faculty
Iranologists
American foreign policy writers
American male non-fiction writers
American male stage actors
American opera singers
University of Minnesota faculty
Wesleyan University alumni
University of Chicago alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people |
4028048 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press%20box | Press box | The press box is a special section of a sports stadium or arena that is set up for the media to report about a given event. It is typically located in the section of the stadium holding the luxury box and can be either enclosed or open to the elements. In general, newspaper writers sit in this box and write about the on-field event as it unfolds. Television and radio announcers broadcast from the press box as well. Finally, in gridiron football, some coaches (especially offensive coordinators) prefer to work from the press box instead of from the sideline in order to have an "all 22" view of both the offensive and defensive players, along with coaching personnel ordered to by physicians due to medical conditions, or injuries which require rehabilitation and prevent them from being on the sidelines due to risk of further injury. For college and professional basketball, a "press row" along the sideline across the way from the scorer's table is setup instead for broadcasters and statisticians, while most writers work from a traditional press box position.
The press box is considered to be a working area, and writers, broadcasters, and other visitors to press boxes are constantly reminded of this fact at sporting events. Cheering is strictly forbidden in press boxes, and anyone violating rules against showing favoritism for either team is subject to ejection from the press box by security personnel. The rule against cheering is generally enforced only in the writers' area of the press box, and not against coaches and (in many cases) broadcasters who are known to be employed by one of the teams involved.
References
See also
Baseball Writers' Association of America
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
Pro Basketball Writers Association
United States Basketball Writers Association (college)
Football Writers Association of America (college)
Pro Football Writers Association
Professional Hockey Writers Association
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
Sports radio
Sports television
Sports terminology |
4028049 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus%20at%20the%202006%20Winter%20Olympics | Cyprus at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Cyprus sent a delegation to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy from 10–26 February 2006. This was Cyprus' eighth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The Cypriot delegation consisted of one alpine skier, Theodoros Christodoulou. His best performance was 34th in the men's giant slalom.
Background
The Cyprus Olympic Committee was first recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1978, and the nation has participated in every Summer Olympics and Winter Olympic Games since debuting in 1980. At the time of the Turin Olympics, no Cypriot athlete had ever won a medal. They would win their first medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics six years after Turin. This was their eighth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The only athlete sent by Cyprus to Turin was an alpine skier, Theodoros Christodoulou. He was the flag bearer for both the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.
Alpine skiing
Theodoros Christodoulou was 28 years old at the time of the Turin Olympics, and had previously represented Cyprus at the 2002 Winter Olympics. On 20 February, he took part in the men's giant slalom, posting run times of 1 minute and 30.47 seconds and 1 minute and 31.56 seconds. His total time was 3 minutes and 2.03 seconds, which placed him 34th out of 41 competitors who finished both legs of the race. The men's slalom was held on 25 February. Christodoulou completed his two runs in 1 minute and 5.58 seconds and 1 minute and 0.97 seconds. His total time was therefore 2 minutes and 6.55 seconds, which ranked him 38th, out of 47 classified finishers.
See also
Cyprus at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
References
Nations at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006
Winter Olympics |
4028057 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20Anne%20%28disambiguation%29 | Saint Anne (disambiguation) | Saint Anne is the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ, according to Catholic tradition.
Saint Anne may also refer to:
People
Saint Anne Line (d. 1601), English Catholic martyr
Saint Anna Pak Agi, one of the Korean Martyrs
Places
Canada
Ste. Anne, Manitoba
Sainte-Anne Parish, New Brunswick, formerly named St. Anne Parish
St. Anne Island, Ontario, see List of islands of Ontario
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Channel Islands
St Anne, Alderney, Channel Islands
Seychelles
Ste. Anne Island
United Kingdom
St Annes, a town within Lytham St Annes
United States
St. Anne, Illinois
Art
Saint Anne (wall painting), an 8th–9th century Makurian wall painting
Organisations
St. Anne's Church, the name of several churches
Society of Saint Anne, a New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe
Transportation
HMS St Anne, the name of two ships of the Royal Navy
St Anne, a schooner beached at Porthleven in 1931
See also
St Ann (disambiguation)
Sainte-Anne (disambiguation)
St Anne's (disambiguation)
St Ann's (disambiguation)
Santa Ana (disambiguation)
Anna (disambiguation)
Fort Sainte Anne (disambiguation) |
4028063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Domenica%20del%20Corriere | La Domenica del Corriere | Domenica del Corriere was an Italian weekly newspaper which ran from 1899 to 1989.
It came out every Sunday free with Corriere della Sera, but was also sold separately.
It was famous for its cover drawings, and its issues are still collected.
External links
Domenica del Corriere
«La Domenica del Corriere» archives (1899-1950) at Biblioteca di Storia Moderna e Contemporanea
1899 establishments in Italy
1989 disestablishments in Italy
Defunct newspapers published in Italy
Defunct weekly newspapers
Italian-language newspapers
Newspapers published in Milan
Newspapers established in 1899
Publications disestablished in 1989
Weekly newspapers published in Italy
Sunday newspapers |
4028065 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eqrem%20%C3%87abej%20University%20of%20Gjirokast%C3%ABr | Eqrem Çabej University of Gjirokastër | Eqrem Çabej University is a university in the Albanian town of Gjirokastër, named after Eqrem Çabej. It is one of nine SIFE accredited universities in Albania. It was created as a University with the name of “Eqrem Çabej” with decision of the Albanian Government nr. 414, dated 12 November 1991, on the basis of the Higher Institute of Pedagogy that was already established in 1971. It is the most important teaching and scientific institute of Southern Albania.
University level courses in Gjirokastra had already started in 1968 when a branch of the business school of the University of Tirana had started to operate. One year later, in 1969 started the Agronomy School as a branch of the Agricultural University of Tirana, which lasted 10 years. Also, in 1969 started the Pedagogical Institute and the branch of the Academy of Physical and Sports Education Vojo Kushi which operated for 5 years.
On the basis of this experience in 1971 started its operations the Higher Pedagogical Institute. In 1980 the Biology-Chemistry School, branch of the University of Tirana was opened. In 1986 started to operate the Albanian Language School of Higher Pedagogy.
See also
List of universities in Albania
Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education
List of colleges and universities
List of colleges and universities by country
Balkan Universities Network
Notes and references
Universities in Albania
Educational institutions established in 1968
Government entities of Albania
Buildings and structures in Gjirokastër |
4028074 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole%20Jeannine%20Manuel | École Jeannine Manuel | École Jeannine Manuel is a private highly selective and co-educational day school founded in 1954, with locations in Paris, Lille, and London.
The school's Paris campuses, located in the 7th and 15th arrondissement, are home to 2,400 students of 80 different nationalities. Its Lille campus, located in the town of Marcq-en-Baroeul, has more than 1000 students including 120 boarders. The Paris school was ranked the best high school in France for the eighteenth consecutive year in 2019, while the Lille school came in third place nationwide for 2019.
École Jeannine Manuel's London school opened its doors in 2015 in the heart of Bloomsbury. It currently has 500 students from Nursery to Year 13. Like its French counterpart, the London school offers a bilingual curriculum and its students sit the French and International Baccalaureate exams.
The school has over 20,000 alumni.
History
Jeannine Manuel
Jeannine Manuel joined the French Resistance and became a member of the Free French in London in 1940. She returned to France in August 1944. In 1954, Jeannine Manuel founded the Ecole Active Bilingue in a former townhouse on Avenue de La Bourdonnais in Paris. For Jeannine Manuel, the aim of education was to help shape "whole" people, by which she meant, "individuals aware of their presence in this world, engaged in its history, and ready to play a part in world affairs".
Expansion
The school opened its doors in September 1954 with 9 students enrolled, a number that grew to 100 by January 1955. The school continued growing at such a rate that, by 1960, there was a lack of available space to accommodate its growing student body.
Jeannine Manuel consequently created special bilingual classes for her secondary students and teachers at the Lycée de Sèvres in collaboration with her friend, Edmée Hatinguais, who was Inspector General, former head of the École Normale Supérieure de jeunes filles de Sèvres, and the first director of the International Center for Pedagogical Studies (Centre international d’études pédagogiques). The bilingual curriculum and pedagogical approach offered at the Lycée de Sèvres closely mirrored that developed by Jeannine Manuel.
A few years later, Jeannine Manuel opened a new school near Parc Monceau with the help of a new investor. However, in 1979, a conflict between a need for return on investment and Jeannine Manuel's pedagogical principles led to an official split between the two schools. Jeannine Manuel consequently left the school on the Parisian right bank but kept the two small schools on Avenue de la Bourdonnais and Avenue de Suffren. Jeannine Manuel opened another school on 70 Rue du Théâtre in the 15th arrondissement of Paris
In 1999, at Jeannine Manuel's behest, her eldest son Bernard Manuel regrouped the recently opened school in Marcq-en-Baroeul (Lille) and the new Dupleix site in Paris into a single non-profit association together with the other pre-existing schools. Bernard Manuel remains president of the association.
Creation of the Fondation Jeannine Manuel
In 2004, one year after Jeannine Manuel's death, the Fondation Jeannine Manuel was established under the patronage of the Fondation de France. The Fondation's mission is to support École Jeannine Manuel and to encourage the development of other schools with a similar mission and pedagogical approach. They host a gala every year.
School renamed in honor of Jeannine Manuel
In 2014, on the occasion of its sixtieth birthday, the school was officially renamed École Jeannine Manuel.
École Jeannine Manuel opens its doors in London
In 2015, with the financial support of the Foundation and in honor of Jeannine Manuel's formative years in London, the school opened its first site in Bedford Square, London. The Russell Square premises for the Upper School opened in 2019.
Administrative structure
1901 association & American International section
The school is a 1901 non-profit association and is under contract with the French state since 1959.
Both the Paris and Lille schools are official international sections. Students consequently have the opportunity of sitting the international (US) option of the French Baccalaureate (the OIB), a demanding bilingual and bicultural exam taken by only 1% of students sitting the Baccalaureate.
In 2010, Elisabeth Zéboulon, Director of École Jeannine Manuel, and Sean Lynch, Head of the American Section at the Lycée International of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, founded the Association of American International Sections (AAMIS) to help develop the OIB exam in schools. With Bernard Manuel as its president since 2012, AAMIS now includes more than 40 member high-schools that offer the OIB in Shanghai, San Francisco, Beirut, Johannesburg and other cities across the world.
IB World School with CIS and NEASC accreditations
With regards to international accreditations, École Jeannine Manuel was one of the first associated UNESCO schools, and has been an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School since 1980. The school is also accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Diplomas and exams
IGCSE First Language English and English Literature in Year 11
Language certifications: Spanish (DELE – Instituto Cervantes), German (Goethe Institut Zertifikat), Italian (PLIDA – Società Dante Alighieri) B1 level in Year 10 and B2 level in Year 12, Chinese (YCT3 in Year 8, HSK3 in Year 10, HSK4 in Year 13).
National Brevet Diploma with international option (DNBI) in Lille (US option) and in London (UK option)
Entrance exams for UK and US universities
French Baccalaureate with international option (OIB) – US section in France, UK section in London
International Baccalaureate (IB)
ASSR 1 & 2
High School Diploma.
Controversies
Since the creation of the Jeannine Manuel Foundation in 2004, the latter has enabled the school to raise 66% tax-free funds. Mediapart reported that the "platinum tables" –invitations to parties organised by the foundation– cost 3,400 euros after tax exemption, instead of 10,000 euros. Lucie Delaporte, journalist at Mediapart, criticized this tax exemption at the expense of the taxpayer: "Is there really nothing more urgent than helping the schooling in the private sector of most privileged upper classes?"
The salaries of contractual teachers are 15 times lower than those of some members of the management. Elisabeth Zéboulon, as head of the school and manager of the Remi company – a company that sells books to students and manages the school's extracurricular activities– has a monthly salary of 18,000 euros while contractual teachers earn the minimum wage. In addition, the president of the foundation, Bernard Manuel, benefited from the school's real estate acquisitions because, being the owner of the buildings through a Société Civile Immobilière, the rents are paid to himself.
According to an investigation led by the Journal du Dimanche, from 2017 to 2018, three employees have been diagnosed with a burnout syndrome. Gabriel Perez, a member of the Parisian Union of Private Education (SPEP-CFDT), described a "a system that controls its staff". In 2018, the labour inspectorate, after being seized, opened an investigation and interviewed several employees, including Elisabeth Zéboulon.
Notable pupils and parents
Many personalities from politics, business, fashion and the film industry have enrolled their children in this establishment.
Nicolas Sarkozy and Cécilia Attias have enrolled their son.
Jean-Luc Lagardère enrolled his son Arnaud Lagardère (born 18 March 1961).
Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg enrolled their daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg (born 21 July 1971) who enrolled with her partner Yvan Attal, their children.
Sophia Loren enrolled her sons.
Carla Bruni and Raphaël Enthoven have enrolled their son.
Gaspard Ulliel - former student (born 25 November 1984).
Princely Family of Monaco including Charlotte Casiraghi (born 3 August 1986).
Santo Domingo family including Tatiana Santo Domingo (born 24 November 1983).
Schlumberger family.
Frédéric Mitterrand has enrolled his children.
Alain Delon and Rosalie van Breemen, have enrolled their daughter Anouchka Delon (born 25 November 1990).
Victoria Abril has enrolled her children.
Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State.
Bouygues family.
Jean-François Copé (former student) enrolled his children.
Estelle Lefébure and David Hallyday have enrolled their daughter.
Natalia Vodianova has enrolled her children.
References
External links
Official website
Educational institutions established in 1954
International Baccalaureate schools in France
Secondary schools in France
1954 establishments in France
Private schools in France
International schools in Paris |
4028099 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Heartless%20Control%20Everything | The Heartless Control Everything | The Heartless Control Everything is the third EP from the American post-hardcore band The Chiodos Bros, later known simply as Chiodos. It was released January 25, 2003 on the label Search and Rescue Records. Craig Owens, Matt Goddard and some of the band members are big fans of Square-Enix's popular selling PS2 video game Kingdom Hearts, and the title is a nod towards it since the villains in the game are called Heartless.
Track listing
"Compromise of 1984" – 4:29
"Rainclouds for Eyeballs" – 3:04
"Ravishing Matt Ruth" – 2:43
"Vacation to Hell" – 2:58
"The Lover and the Liar" – 5:02
"Hathaway Lane" – 2:15
"Bulls Have Horns" – 4:44
Personnel
Craig Owens: Vocals
Bradley Bell: Keyboard and Backing Vocals
Chip Kelly: Guitar
Pat McManaman: Guitar
Matt Goddard: Bass
Crosby Clark: Drums
Reversed Lyrics
At the beginning of "The Lover and the Liar" there are fast-spoken, backwards lyrics that when reversed again are revealed to be "How does it feel to know that you've taken someone's smile?". Spoken by lead singer Craig Owens.
References
External links
Official artist website
Official record label website
Chiodos albums
2003 debut EPs |
4028101 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Moncel | Robert Moncel | Robert William Moncel, (April 9, 1917 – December 10, 2007) was a Canadian army officer. Moncel was Lieutenant-General of the Canadian Army and former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. He was the youngest general officer in the Canadian Army when promoted to Brigadier on August 17, 1944, at the age of 27.
Early life
Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was educated at Selwyn House School, Bishop's College School and McGill University. He served as an officer with the Victoria Rifles of Canada.
World War II
When World War II broke out, Moncel went to Europe with the Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR). In May 1940, he was ordered along with the RCR to France to reinforce the British Expeditionary Force facing the German blitzkrieg. Soon however, Lieutenant Moncel, who commanded a Bren gun carrier platoon, was ordered to retreat to the French coast. When being evacuated, he was ordered to destroy his equipment to save it from German hands, but Moncel, with his cool judgement, managed to evacuate the Bren gun carriers. This act caught the eyes of his superiors and he was promoted to captain.
In 1941, he finished first on a staff course under the command of Guy Simonds, and was promoted to major in 1942, and lieutenant-colonel in January 1943. Moncel became the commanding officer of 18th Armoured Car Regiment (12th Manitoba Dragoons). Later, Moncel was posted as the General Staff Officer 1 of the II Canadian Corps, where he reorganized its general staff. Here, he was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and a chevalier of the Legion d'honneur (receiving the Croix de Guerre with Palme in the process). In August 1944, he was promoted to Brigadier, the youngest ever Canadian to achieve that rank.
In the Normandy campaign, he was the commanding officer of the 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade until the end of the war in 1945. During this, Moncel won the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his leadership of Tiger Group during the battle of Hochwald Forest, when the II Canadian Corps launched Operation Blockbuster.
Post-War
After the war, in 1946, he was appointed Director of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. From 1947 to 1949, he served as Director of Military Training, Army Headquarters in Ottawa. From 1949 to 1950, he attended the National War College in Washington, DC. From 1951 to 1953, he was the Senior Canadian Army Liaison Officer to the United Kingdom. From 1954 to 1956, he was the Deputy Chief of General Staff. From 1957 to 1958, he was the Senior Canadian Military Officer, International Control Commission in Indochina. From 1957 to 1960, he was appointed Commander, 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade at Camp Gagetown. From 1960 to 1963, he served as Quartermaster General of the Canadian Army. From 1963 to 1964, he was the Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Command. He served finally as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 1965 to 1966. He retired in 1966 prior to unification of the armed services, which resulted in the formation of the Canadian Forces. In 1967, he was appointed a civilian co-ordinator for visits of heads of state to Canada during the Canadian Centennial year.
In 1967, Lieutenant-General Moncel was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada. He died at the Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on December 10, 2007, in his 90th year.
References
See also
List of Bishop's College School alumni
External links
Generals of World War II
1917 births
2007 deaths
Bishop's University alumni
Canadian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
McGill University alumni
Officers of the Order of Canada
Canadian Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Bishop's College School alumni
Military personnel from Montreal
People from Montreal
Vice Chiefs of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Canadian Army personnel of World War II
Canadian generals
National War College alumni
Canadian Militia officers |
4028104 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%20Procope | Russell Procope | Russell Procope (August 11, 1908 – January 21, 1981) was an American clarinetist and alto saxophonist who was a member of the Duke Ellington orchestra.
Before Ellington
Procope was born in New York City, United States, and grew up in San Juan Hill, where he attended school with Benny Carter. His first instrument was the violin, but he switched to clarinet and alto saxophone. He began his professional career in 1926 as a member of Billy Freeman's orchestra. He recorded with Jelly Roll Morton at the age of 20, and played with bands led by Benny Carter, Chick Webb (1929–30), Fletcher Henderson (spring of 1931 to 1934), Tiny Bradshaw, Teddy Hill, King Oliver, and Willie Bryant.
Fletcher Henderson's band dissolved in 1934. Along with several other ex-Henderson musicians, Procope joined Benny Carter's orchestra. He also worked for a time with the Tiny Bradshaw and Willie Bryant bands before joining Teddy Hill in 1935. During his stay with Teddy Hill's orchestra the trumpet section included, at various times, Roy Eldridge, Bill Coleman, Frankie Newton, and Dizzy Gillespie, while trombonist Dickie Wells and tenor-saxophonist Chu Berry were two other soloists who played with the band. It was as a member of this orchestra that Russell Procope made his first trip to Europe in 1937; Teddy Hill's band formed part of The Cotton Club Revue, an all-African American show, which during its European tour appeared at the London Palladium.
In 1938, Procope replaced Pete Brown in John Kirby's sextet, with whom he played exclusively alto sax until 1945 (with an interruption for World War II). It was with Kirby that he began to make his name. Kirby's band included Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Procope (alto-sax), Billy Kyle (piano) and O'Neil Spencer (drums). This group was billed as "The Biggest Little Band In The World" - performing intricate, tightly-woven small-band orchestrations, combining precision with relaxation and a high standard of solo playing.
From 1942, until the end of World War II, Procope served in the U.S. armed forces.
Ellington and afterwards
Procope joined the Ellington orchestra in 1946, standing in for Otto Hardwick for one night in Worcester, Massachusetts, and staying until Ellington died in 1974. Procope came to Europe again as a member of this band during the summer of 1950. Like all members of the Ellington reed section except for alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges and tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves, Procope doubled on the clarinet, and it was on that instrument that he made his reputation. Though he was a fine saxophonist who could (and did) play tenor as well as alto saxophone with authority, Procope was most highly regarded for his woody, understated clarinet solos, a warm contrast to fellow reed section member Jimmy Hamilton's cheerful, breezy style. (A hearing of the contrast between the two clarinetists can be heard on Ellington's three-part suite "Idiom '59"; Ellington handed Procope the solo for the slower tempoed opening part, before handing Hamilton the first clarinet solo and the bridge blues solo on the more swinging second part.) Procope was also highly regarded personally within and outside the Ellington band. "He was", wrote Ellington in Music is My Mistress, "an utterly sober and reliable musician, always to be depended upon." After Ellington's death, Procope toured with Brooks Kerr's trio.
In 1956, Procope recorded The Persuasive Sax of Russ Procope under the London Records label. Procope played the alto-saxophone, along with Remo Biondi (rhythm guitar), Earl Backus (solo guitar), Paul Jordan (piano) Mel Schmidt (bass), and Frank Rullo (drums). Although Procope's early playing reflected the influence of Benny Carter, he had evolved a highly individual style. It combined an essentially lyrical approach with a forceful, swinging attack.
Discography
With the Duke Ellington Orchestra
Masterpieces by Ellington (Columbia, 1951)
Ellington Uptown (Columbia, 1952)
Live At The Crystal Gardens 1952 (Hep, 2011)
Duke Ellington Presents... (Bethlehem, 1956)
Blue Rose (Columbia, 1956) with Rosemary Clooney
Historically Speaking
A Drum Is a Woman (Columbia, 1956)
Ellington at Newport (Columbia, 1956)
Duke Ellington and the Buck Clayton All-Stars at Newport (Columbia, 1956)
Such Sweet Thunder (Columbia, 1957)
All Star Road Band (Doctor Jazz, 1957 [1983])
Ellington Indigos (Columbia, 1957)
Black, Brown and Beige (Columbia, 1958)
Newport 1958 (Columbia, 1958)
Live at the Blue Note (Roulette, 1959)
Festival Session (Columbia, 1959)
Blues in Orbit (Columbia, 1959)
Anatomy of a Murder (Columbia, 1959)
Jazz Party (Columbia, 1959)
Piano in the Background (Columbia, 1960)
Hot Summer Dance (Red Baron, 1960 [1991])
First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia, 1962) with the Count Basie Orchestra
The Nutcracker Suite
Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. (Columbia, 1960)
All American in Jazz (Columbia, 1962)
Midnight in Paris (Columbia, 1962)
Afro-Bossa (Reprise, 1963)
Will Big Band Ever Come Back? (Reprise, 1962–1963 [1965])
All Star Road Band Volume 2 (Doctor Jazz, 1964 [1985])
Harlem (Pablo, 1964 [1985])
Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins (Reprise, 1964 [1965])
Ellington '65 (Reprise, 1964)
Ella at Duke's Place (Verve, 1965)
Ellington '66 (Reprise, 1965)
Concert in the Virgin Islands (Reprise, 1965)
In the Uncommon Market (Pablo, 1963–1966 [1986])
Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur (Verve, 1966)
The Far East Suite (RCA, 1966)
Live in Italy 1967
...And His Mother Called Him Bill (RCA, 1967 [1968])
Yale Concert (Fantasy, 1968 [1973])
Francis A. & Edward K. (Reprise, 1967 [1968]) with Frank Sinatra
Second Sacred Concert (Prestige, 1968)
Liederhalle Stuttgart 1967 (SWR, Jazzhaus, 2020)
Live At The Opernhaus Cologne 1969 (Delta Music, 2016)
70th Birthday Concert (Solid State, 1969 [1970])
Latin American Suite (Fantasy, 1968–1970 [1972])
New Orleans Suite (Atlantic, 1970)
The Intimate Ellington (Pablo, 1969–1971 [1977])
The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (Fantasy, 1971 [1975])
Togo Brava Suite (United Artists, 1971)
Duke Ellington in Sweden 1973 (Caprice, 1973 [1999])
The Ellington Suites (Fantasy, 1958–72 [1976])
With Dizzy Gillespie
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Bluebird, 1937–1949 [1995])
With Johnny Hodges
Ellingtonia '56 (Norgran, 1956)
With Billy Strayhorn
Cue for Saxophone (Felsted, 1959)
References
Sources
Jazz: the Rough Guide (2nd edition). The Rough Guides, 2000.
[ Russell Procope] — by Scott Yanow for Allmusic
Russell Procope recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
Liner notes from "The Persuasive Sax of Russ Procope", London Records, HA-D2013
1908 births
1981 deaths
Musicians from New York City
Swing clarinetists
American jazz alto saxophonists
American male saxophonists
American jazz clarinetists
Duke Ellington Orchestra members
Swing saxophonists
20th-century American musicians
Jazz musicians from New York (state)
20th-century saxophonists
American male jazz musicians
20th-century American male musicians |
4028107 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koltsovo | Koltsovo | Koltsovo may refer to:
Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Oblast, an urban-type settlement in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
Koltsovo, Yekaterinburg, a former urban-type settlement in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia; now a part of the city of Yekaterinburg
Koltsovo Airport, an airport in Yekaterinburg, Russia
See also
Koltsov |
4028111 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSRTC | KSRTC | KSRTC may refer to:
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation |
4028120 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norayr%20Mnatsakanyan | Norayr Mnatsakanyan | Norayr Mnatsakanyan (, January 7, 1923 – March 25, 1986) was a Merited Artist of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1965).
As a renowned vocal performer of Armenian traditional and gusans' music, Norayr Mnatsakanyan has become one of the most influential vocalists in the canon of Armenian national music. Owing to his dainty baritone, profound knowledge of Armenian folk music, and his mastery of the Armenian language and Armenian literature, Norayr Mnatsakanyan has been highly acclaimed among famous writers, musicologists, and Armenian folk music lovers.
Norayr Mnatsakanyan was the first among Armenian vocalists to introduce a new approach to popular songs, as well as to the musical compilations of historic and contemporary gusans (Armenian minstrels). As an accepted convention of any national folklore, the works of Armenian popular and gusans music were performed in a crude, rustic, and provincial fashion. Professional performers of the opera and classical music also tried to render these works. However, their efforts to perform them alienated these works altogether from ordinary Armenian people, since the true significance of Armenian popular music could not have been properly represented by the artificially elitist operatic genre in Soviet Armenia. With his poetic approach to these great masterpieces of Armenian traditional and gusans' music, Norayr Mnatsakanyan was the first vocalist to present them in a refined and natural fashion, granting them an unprecedented simplistic register of artistic sophistication. Unlike his predecessors, Mnatsakanyan attempted to convey these works with a deep sense of harmony and in a previously impregnable unison with the authors' characteristic mentality and sentiments reflected in their compilations.
At the same time, Norayr Mnatsakanyan meticulously pursued to eliminate the provincial character of the songs that had wandered among the Armenian people for centuries. Thus, Norayr Mnatsakanyan's performances are exceptional because they masterfully immerse into the poetic essence of the literary work and unify it with the melody of the song. Norayr Mnatsakanyan also performed songs by famous Armenian composers interwoven with lyrics by such famous Armenian poets, as Avetik Isahakian, Vahan Terian, Hovhannes Shiraz. Perhaps the greatest Armenian lyricist - Avetik Isahakian - highly valued Mnatsakanyan's contributions to the canon of Armenian performing arts and proclaimed Norayr "the velvety voice" of Armenia. Derenik Demirchian marvelled at Norayr's performances in the poetic circles of the old Yerevan, calling Norayr Mnatsakanyan "a unique vocal interpreter of the popular consciousness, scattered bits of which are present in every Armenian individual." Being an art critic himself, Mnatsakanyan always conveyed great significance to the unity of the melody and the lyrics in whatever he performed.
Biography
Norayr Mnatsakanyan was born on January 7, 1923 in an old Yerevan family. He inherited the love for traditional music from his parents. Possessing an ever singing spirit of a talented youth, Norayr Mnatsakanyan won his first prize at the young performers' competition held in Moscow in 1936. Owing to his extraordinary vocal qualities and his passion for acting, Mnatsakanyan started his career as actor and singer at the Yerevan State Theater of Musical Comedy after Hakob Paronian. As surprising as it may seem, Mnatsakanyan played the first Gikor on the Armenian stage in the namesake performance based on Hovhannes Tumanyan's famous . Mnatsakanyan's artistic talent and his reverence for the Theater drove him to work with such eminent theatrical stage directors as Armen Gulakian. Mnatsakanyan also had the honor of working with the "titans" of the Armenian theatrical arts at the Yerevan State Academic Theater after Gabriel Sundukian: Vahram Papazian, Hrachia Nersisyan, Avet Avetisyan, Hambardzum Khachanyan, Babken Nersisyan, Metaksia Simonyan, the late Mher Mkrtchyan, and Khoren Abrahamyan. Norayr Mnatsakanyan's acting, apart from his artistic talent, vouched for his unsurpassed mastery of World Literature. After seeing Mnatsakanyan's rehearsal in the role of the Shakespearean Othello, Vahram Papazian highly praised Norayr for his excellent rendition of Othello's protagonistic pathos and antagonistic callousness, and foresaw a bright future for him in acting. Mnatsakanyan later played one of the leading roles in A Man from Olympus (Chelovek iz Olimpa)(Armenfilm, 1974).
Purporting to pursue a more worldly profession, Norayr Mnatsakanyan held a Master of Arts degree from the Department of Philology of the Yerevan State University. Upon his graduation, Mnatsakanyan defended a dissertation with a thesis on "Sayat Nova's Lyric Poetry in the Armenian Literary Milieux." Mnatsakanyan proceeded with a professional career as a journalist and a freelance writer. With his unconventional disposition, Norayr Mnatsakanyan authored an anthology of short novels dedicated to the old city of Yerevan, depicting its people's way of life, its customs and traditions. As a journalist, Mnatsakanyan's articles and critiques on various issues of the Armenian arts and culture frequented the pages of many Armenian periodicals. One of Mnatsakanyan's most groundbreaking articles was dedicated to the famous Armenian duduk players of the past and the present: Margar Margarian, Levon Madoyan, Vatche Housepian, and Djivan Gasparyan. Mnatsakanyan also hosted a special program in 1985, the heyday of his artistic career, on the Public Television of Armenia, which was about the instrumental and stylistic distinctions of the duduk and its most outstanding players.
In spite of his success in acting and his excellence in writing, Mnatsakanyan's innate predilection belonged to singing. Norayr's art of performance, his truly rich and mellow voice, as well as his unique professional approach had already made him long sought-for to Armenian music lovers both in Armenia and abroad. Subsequently, Norayr Mnatsakanyan became the ultimate crooner of Armenian performing arts after Tatoul Altunian, one of the greatest contributors to Armenian folk music, invited him to the State Philharmonic Chapel's Ensemble of Song and Dance to perform as a soloist. Here, Mnatsakanyan had the pleasure of working with Araksia Gyulzadian and Varduhi Khachatrian. Apart from his Sayat Nova repertoire, in this period, Norayr Mnatsakanyan performed popular songs and works by such famous gusans (minstrels) as: Sheram, Ashot, Jivani, Havasi, as well as famous compilations of the urban folklore.
However, the inviolable right of Norayr Mnatsakanyan's achievement consists in his performances of Sayat Nova's works. His performances of Sayat Nova imbued the Bard's poetry with unprecedented lyricism and spirituality. It is through Norayr Mnatsakanyan's rendition of Sayat Nova that the ethical and metaphysical peculiarities in the works become apparent. The singer grieves and rejoices with the poet, feeling every tremble of the great Bard's heart. It is Norayr Mnatsakanyan's unforgettable voice that brings us the songs of Sayat Nova in the namesake movie (1960).
Mnatsakanyan's performances became a lot more accessible to the general public, when Aram Merangulian invited Norayr to perform as a soloist in his Ensemble of Folk Instruments of the Armenian National Radio and Television. Mnatsakanyan's songs are possible to find in several Armenian films, including Sergei Parajanov's The Color of Pomegranates
(1969), also dedicated to the life of Sayat Nova. A piece of Mnatsakanyan's unique rendition of the traditional Dle Yaman also appears in the background of Andrew Goldberg's The Armenian Americans (2000). A number of documentaries were shot on Mnatsakanyan's life and activity intermitted by his own performances. Throughout his lifetime, the vocalist recorded over two hundred traditional and gusans songs, all of which are held as relics by the Museum Fund of the Public Radio and Television of Armenia. His performances have paved the way for many successors in the traditional vocal genre.
Norayr Mnatsakanyan performed in many countries where Armenians had set foot and had established their communities. During his tour of the Middle Eastern countries, Norayr Mnatsakanyan received an honorary gold medal from King Hussein of Jordan after his concert in Amman (1979), which His Majesty attended with Queen Noor. Mnatsakanyan's performance of Sayat Nova brought him the highest honors at the Festival of Traditional Music in Lyon, France (1981). Subsequently, upon the request of the smaller Armenian communities in Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands, Mnatsakanyan performed in a tributary concert at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg Hall (1981).
In the annual ceremony of the Armenian Music Awards, held in Los Angeles for the year 1999, Mnatsakanyan posthumously received a lifetime achievement award for his worthwhile contributions to Armenian music, and his album of traditional and gusans' compilations, named Husher (Reminiscences) (Parseghian Records, 1999) was recognized as the year's best traditional album.
In 2005, Narek Productions, with the support of the Public Radio of Armenia, launched a record, called "I Sing a Song," composed of Norayr Mnatsakanyan's performances of the most famous Armenian gusans' works.
References
Further information
Armenian Radio Archive - Norayr Mnatsakanyan
AV Production - An Online Encyclopedia of Armenian Culture
"Norayr Mnatsakanyan: the Velvety Voice of Armenia" ("Yerevan" Studios, 1983)
"Canticle of Canticles," AMPTV, 2014
"After Nahapet Hayk," AMPTV, 2007
"Confession," Armenian Public Radio, 2011
«Sayat Nova» (Armenfilm, 1960)
Select Performances
Honored artists of Armenia
1923 births
1986 deaths
20th-century Armenian male singers
Armenian folk singers
Yerevan State University alumni
Musicians from Yerevan
Soviet male singers |
4028122 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orl%C3%ADk%20nad%20Vltavou | Orlík nad Vltavou | Orlík nad Vltavou is a village in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The village was formerly called Staré Sedlo, named after the château.
In Czech, "nad Vltavou" means "upon the river Vltava". Both the château and the village are situated on the left river bank, on the shores of the Orlik reservoir which was created by the building of Orlík Dam.
The village can be easily reached via car or bus. It lies close to the crossroads of two main routes, one from south to north (Prague-Písek) and the other from east to west (Březnice-Tábor).
The château, Orlík Castle, stands right adjacent to the water and is surrounded by a huge castle park and a game preserve. The property belongs to the House of Schwarzenberg, but during the summer months it is open to the public on most days.
External links
Villages in Písek District |
4028126 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20the%20Cremera | Battle of the Cremera | The Battle of the Cremera was fought between the Roman Republic and the Etruscan city of Veii, in 477 BC (276 AUC).
It most likely occurred on 18 July, although Ovid gives a different date of 13 February.
Background
Since the overthrow of the Roman monarchy in 509 BC, the Roman Republic and its neighbour Veii had been at peace.
Conflict erupted, however, in 483 BC with a series of clashes that occurred almost annually. Rome was victorious in a close-fought battle in 480 BC; nevertheless, hostilities continued.
In 479 BC, the family of the Fabii offered to take the Roman responsibility for the war upon themselves, which the Roman senate accepted. The Fabii built a camp on the Cremera, from which they harassed Veii and held back its raids on Rome. The Fabii were successful in the fighting in 478 BC and 477 BC prior to the main battle which followed.
Account of the battle
The Veientes, embarrassed by their lack of success, formed plans for an ambush of the Fabii. The Veientes led a herd of cattle along a road, at a distance from the Fabian camp at the Cremera, in order to lure the Romans from their camp and into an ambush. The Romans pursued the herd and scattered to capture the animals. At that point, the Veientes sprang from their hiding places and surrounded the Fabii. The Veientes were superior in number; however, the Romans formed a wedge formation, broke through and reached a hill, where they successfully repulsed the initial Veientine attacks, until some of the Veientes went around the Romans to attack them from the rear, uphill from the Romans.
All of the Fabii were slaughtered save Quintus Fabius Vibulanus, who was too young to be sent to war.
Aftermath
Upon hearing of the grave defeat, the Roman Senate sent the consul Titus Menenius Lanatus with an army against the Veientes, but the Romans were defeated once again. The Veientes marched on Rome, and occupied the Janiculum. There were two indecisive battles against the Veientes, the first near the temple of Spes near the Praenestine Gate, and the second at the Colline Gate. Thereafter the Veientes withdrew from Rome and set about ravaging the countryside, until they were defeated by the Romans in the following year.
See also
Gens Fabia
References
Primary sources
, II (print: Book 1 as The Rise of Rome, Oxford University Press, 1998, )
Dionysius of Halicarnassus: Roman antiquities at LacusCurtius, IX.
Cremera
477 BC
Cremera
5th century BC in the Roman Republic
470s BC conflicts
Veii |
4028132 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/117P/Helin%E2%80%93Roman%E2%80%93Alu | 117P/Helin–Roman–Alu | 117P/Helin–Roman–Alu, also known as Helin-Roman-Alu 1, is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It is a Quasi-Hilda comet.
References
External links
Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
Elements and Ephemeris for 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu – Minor Planet Center
117P at Kronk's Cometography
Images of 117P by Roger Groom
Periodic comets
0117
117P
117P
Comets in 2014
19891002 |
4028135 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just%20Like%20the%20Fambly%20Cat | Just Like the Fambly Cat | Just Like the Fambly Cat is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Grandaddy. It was released on May 9, 2006 by record label V2.
The album reached No. 171 on the Billboard 200, No. 10 on the Top Independent Albums chart and No. 50 on the UK Albums Chart. It was well received by music critics.
Content
The album's title is a reference to frontman Jason Lytle's desire to leave his home town of Modesto, California without any fuss, stating that cats will "do that, almost out of respect and not wanting to put people out ... because when the family cat dies, he doesn't make a big deal about it ... He just disappears".
Recording
Lytle spent eighteen months recording the album at a studio in Modesto, California. Regarding the recording process, Lytle noted "During the one-and-a-half years that I recorded this album I lost my girl, my friends, my home, estranged my family, got sober, got wasted ... I got too many things going on. The band breaking up only became a reality at the end of the recording. Many songs that people claim to be directly related to the band are actually directly related to other things I had going on."
The album does not feature any of the other band members, apart from Aaron Burtch who performed "most of" the album's drums. Lytle chose to credit the album to the band, stating "It's much more natural to imagine a band rocking out together than it is to imagine one frustrated guy at 4:30am in his boxer shorts and messed up hair, slaving over the same keyboard part for four-and-a-half hours. I recorded and wrote all of the music and the parts [but] I didn't want to distract the listener from whatever they needed to think when they heard the music."
Release
Just Like the Fambly Cat was released on May 9, 2006, by record label V2. The album reached No. 171 on the Billboard 200 and No. 10 on the Top Independent Albums chart, as well as No. 50 on the UK Albums Chart.
Reception
Critical response to the album was positive. AllMusic reviewer Tim Sendra called the album "a fine epitaph". Mojo gave it three stars, as did Spin, who called it "equal parts bang and whimper". Billboard commented on the albums "more personal" lyrics and called the album "a worthy coda to a woefully under-appreciated band". The Boston Globe described it as "a gorgeous album that should be admired much like a fleeting sunny afternoon or a sad foreign movie viewed without subtitles". The Stranger gave it a three-star review, noting an "air of melancholic finality" and calling the songwriting "the best it's been since The Sophtware Slump". The Guardian called it "a sad record ... but an inspiring one too".
Track listing
Personnel
Grandaddy
Jason Lytle – vocals, all instruments, production, artwork
Aaron Burtch – drums
Additional personnel
Kevin Garcia – backing vocals
Rusty Miller – backing vocals
Lauren Goldfarb – dialogue (track 1)
Lucea Legnini – dialogue (track 1)
Technical
Lucky Lew – engineering
Dave Trumfio – mixing
Greg Calbi – mastering
Jen Murse – digital finesse
Adrian Mendoza – "photo help"
References
External links
Grandaddy albums
2006 albums
V2 Records albums |
4028140 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyfriend%20%28Miki%20Fujimoto%20song%29 | Boyfriend (Miki Fujimoto song) | is the fourth single released by Miki Fujimoto. It was released on 7 November 2002 and went on to sell a total of 43,200 copies, peaking at number four on the Oricon charts.
Track listing
(Instrumental)
External links
Boyfriend entry at Up-Front Works
Miki Fujimoto songs
2002 singles
Song recordings produced by Tsunku
2002 songs |
4028150 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20for%20Business | Open for Business | Open for Business (OFB) was an online news blog with a technology focus. It featured articles on topics including computers, technology, politics, current events, theology and philosophy. The site also contained a fiction section with short stories and poetry.
History
OFB was founded on October 5, 2001 as the "open-source migration guide". It was started by Timothy R. Butler after a mailing list discussion, and featured articles and white papers discussing migration to Linux. Originally, OFB featured very little original content, instead mimicking Slashdot and similar sites that included little more than a few small comments on the articles posted. Steven Hatfield helped add postings to the site.
The site then started to add free and open source software news. About a month after the site was founded, the first original editorial content appeared and OFB continued to publish approximately one original work per month after that. In late April 2002, Butler announced a relaunch of the site that included a reduction in links to other sites and a further increase in original content. The relaunch also brought forth the first version of a blue sphere logo and the new tagline "the Independent Journal of Open Source Migration".
On July 4, 2002, Open for Business, LinuxandMain.com, KernelTrap and Device Forge's LinuxDevices and DesktopLinux.com formed LinuxDailyNews (LDN), an aggregation site that was intended to help increase the publicity of independent open source news sites. LDN featured a center column that showed story highlights and two side columns that displayed all stories from the member sites in blocks. The site was launched as part of DesktopLinux.com's "wIndependence Day" promotion and had an early spike in popularity following a mention on Slashdot. In subsequent months, the site's traffic decreased. It was taken down in 2004 after a hacker managed to deface the site; although plans existed to restore the site, they were never followed through with and Device Forge assumed the rights to LDN's domain name.
In February 2003, the site finalized its transition to an original content provider, as opposed to a site of links, by moving non-original content to a separate "News Watch" section. New contributing editor Ed Hurst began a series on his switch to FreeBSD in September 2003, beginning a long running series of FreeBSD articles that Hurst continued to add until October 2006. Butler also began OFB's coverage of Mac OS X computers. OFB's second associate editor Eduardo Sánchez returned in mid-2004 as a contributing editor. Hurst was promoted to associate editor simultaneously.
The site continued in a similar fashion, with its mix of coverage on Linux, BSD and Mac OS X through early 2006. During this period it changed its motto to "the Independent Journal of Open Standards and Open Source". Due to other obligations, the site's editors ceased writing content for the site in early 2006, though it remained open during this period.
On its fifth anniversary, Butler announced the relaunch of the site on October 5, 2006. The new OFB adopted the site's current general interest focus, de-emphasizing its past emphasis on Open Source and technology. The site changed its purple and blue, PHP-Nuke-based design that had been used with only minor modifications since the site's original launch, to a simpler, content-oriented design using a custom backend. The old site was archived as OFB Classic to preserve access to past articles.
The last article was posted on January 25, 2013.
Contributors
Regular contributors included:
Timothy R. Butler, editor-in-chief (2001–present).
Ed Hurst, contributing editor (2003–2004), associate editor (2004–present).
Eduardo Sánchez, associate editor (2002–2003), contributing editor (2004–present).
Jason P. Franklin, contributing editor (2007–present).
Steven Hatfield, associate editor (2001–2002), contributing editor (2003).
John-Thomas Richards, contributing editor (2002)
References
External links
Technology websites |
4028155 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian%20Armour | Julian Armour | Julian Armour, (born 29 September 1960 in Missoula, MT) is a Canadian cellist and artistic director. Armour is married to violist Guylaine Lemaire. He is the son of the philosopher Leslie Armour.
Early life and education
Shortly after his birth in Missoula, Montana, United States Armour's parents (both Canadian citizens) moved the family back to Canada. Armour majored in history, economics and English literature at the University of Ottawa. After graduation, he studied at McGill University with Walter Joachim, a Canadian cellist. He later continued to study with cellists including János Starker, Ralph Kirshbaum, Aldo Parisot and Leonard Rose.
Career
Armour performs throughout Canada, the United States and Europe. His music is played on CBC Radio. As a chamber musician, he has appeared in television broadcasts on CBC, CTV, PBS, EWTN, and Vision TV. He has recorded over 30 CDs for labels including Marquis, Crystal, ATMA, CMS Classics, CentreDiscs, SRI, CanSona, Studea Musica and CBC Records.
He is the founder of the Ottawa Chamber Music Society (OCMS). Until his resignation in March 2007, he was the OCMS' Artistic and Executive Director. Under his directorship, the OCMS's main event, the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, grew to become the world's largest chamber music festival. From 2003 to 2009, Armour was the president of the Ottawa Festival Network.
In 2000 Armour received the Victor Tolgesy Arts Award from the Canada Council for the Arts. It recognizes those who contribute to the city's cultural enrichment. In 1999, he was awarded the Community Foundation's Investing in People Award, in recognition of his efforts to bring classical music to new audiences. For his contributions to music, Armour was named a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in December 2002 by the Government of France. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada awarded Armour the Meritorious Service Medal in 2003.
In 2011 he was awarded the "Friends of Canadian Music Award" by the Canadian League of Composers and the Canadian Music Centre for his contributions to Canadian composers. He has programmed and performed more than 1000 works by 400 different Canadian composers, including over 200 premieres. In addition to organizing full-concert tributes for more than 25 Canadian composers, Mr. Armour programmed a seven-concert festival of music specifically by women composers, as well as a series focused on emerging composers, entitled "30 under 30."
He is currently the Artistic Director of the Chamber Players of Canada, Artistic and Executive Director of Music and Beyond, and Principal Cellist of the chamber orchestra Thirteen Strings. For two years Armour taught cello masterclasses at the Orford Music. He regularly teaches at the University of Ottawa, offering courses in both music performance and arts administration. He was the Chamber Music Programmer for Galaxie between 2007 and 2011.
In 2010 Armour became Artistic and Executive Director of the festival, Music and Beyond. The "second great festival" Armour has founded, Music and Beyond presents classical music in all its forms: orchestras, choirs, bands, baroque groups and small ensembles. In special concerts it features performances that embrace music's relationships with dance, poetry, food, wine, science and visual art.
References
Citations
External links
Music and Beyond
The Ottawa Festival Network
The Chamber Players of Canada
1960 births
Living people
Musicians from Missoula, Montana
American expatriate musicians in Canada
Recipients of the Meritorious Service Decoration
McGill University School of Music alumni
University of Ottawa alumni
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4028181 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Hussey-Montagu%2C%201st%20Earl%20Beaulieu | Edward Hussey-Montagu, 1st Earl Beaulieu | Edward Hussey-Montagu, 1st Earl Beaulieu, KB (1721 – 25 November 1802) was a British peer and politician.
Born Edward Hussey, he was the son of Irish parents, James Hussey and Catherine née Parsons (a daughter of Richard Parsons, 1st Viscount Rosse). The Hussey family had come to Ireland in 1172, and became substantial landowners in County Meath and County Kerry. The senior branch of this family held the title Baron Galtrim, although this appears to have been an Irish feudal barony rather than a peerage and did not entitle its holder to sit in the Irish House of Lords.
In 1743, he married Isabella Montagu, Dowager Duchess of Manchester, a daughter of the 2nd Duke of Montagu and Lady Mary née Churchill (a daughter of the 1st Duke of Marlborough). In 1749, he legally changed his surname to Hussey-Montagu and was made a Knight Companion of the Bath in 1753.
From 1758 to 1762, he was Whig Member of Parliament for Tiverton and on his retirement was raised to the Peerage as Baron Beaulieu, of Beaulieu in the County of Southampton, and later Earl Beaulieu, of Beaulieu in the County of Southampton, in 1784. Upon his death in Dover Street (off Piccadilly) in 1802, his titles became extinct as his only son, John, Lord Montagu had died in 1787. He was buried on 14 December that year at Warkton, Northamptonshire.
Private life
Edward Hussey had two children by Isabella Montagu :
John Hussey-Montagu, 1746-1787, MP 1772-1787, styled Baron Montagu, and
Isabella Hussey-Montagu 1750-1772; both died without descendants;
and one child from Martha Howel, a. housemaid in the service of Lord Beaulieu:
Elizabeth Hussey, 1780-1865, "described or alleged to be his natural daughter" (600 descendants in October 2012, mainly in France).
References
The peerage of England. 3 vols. in 4. Sig. N6,7 of vol. 1, 3B1 of vol. 2 ... /Baruch Longmate.
Kearsley's Complete peerage, of England, Scotland and Ireland / George Kearsley p 146.
The peerage of Ireland : or, a genealogical history of the present nobility /John Lodge, Mervyn Archdall p 45 &c.
National Archives File Ref : PROB 37/80 Prerogative court of Canterbury, Cause Papers.
The House of Commons, 1754-1790, Volume 2 / Lewis Namier, John Brooke pp 664–5.
Parliamentary Archives, Houses of Parliament, London.
The gentleman's magazine 1802, p 1167.
The pursuit of the heiress: aristocratic marriage in Ireland 1740-1840 / A. P. W. Malcomson p 102 &c.
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Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain
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Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath
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