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23580144 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.%20Dayaratna | P. Dayaratna | Petikirige Dayaratna (born October 1, 1936) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected to Ampara electorate in 1977 as a Member of Parliament from the United National Party.
Biography
Petikirige Dayaratna was born on October 1, 1936. His parents were Petikirige Wimalasena and Dehipitiyage Leelawathie Gunawardene of Wethera village, Polgasowita. Born in the maternal ancestral home in the hamlet of Godigamuwa in Kalutara District, he received his basic education in the school of his home town, Wethara, and in 1947 entered Ananda College, Colombo, to complete his secondary education. In 1961, he gained admission to Brighton Technical College, England, where he graduated as an electrical engineer in 1965 and returned home on April 23, 1965. On May 17, 1965, he joined state service as an Assistant Electrical Engineer of Gal Oya Development Board stationed at Ampara.
In 1965 he was appointed the electrical engineer of the Department of Government Electrical Undertakings, which, during his tenure of office, became the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).
At the 1970 General Election, Ampara was the citadel of leftist forces, and Dayaratna, who resigned from government service and contested the Ampara seat, lost to his rival, Somaratne Senarath, a staunch leftist from Ampara.
While serving as the electrical engineer of CEB in August 1967, Dayaratna was elected as the President of the Mandala Mahaviharaya Buddhist Society of Ampara Town and under the guidance of Ven. Dodamduwe Dhammaratana Nayaka Thera, completed the construction work of the Cetiya within two years.
Dayaratna married Deepthika Dayaratna on June 2, 1971. The couple have three children.
With the blessings of then UNP Leader J. R. Jayewardene, he contested the Ampara seat at the 1977 General Election and won with a majority of 8,000 votes recording the first-ever victory for the UNP in Ampara electorate.
In October 1978 he became the District Minister for Ampara, in 1981 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Power and Energy and became Minister in 1987. In February 1989 he was given the portfolio of Lands, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development and in April 1991 he was made the Minister of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Social Welfare.
Although the UNP lost power at the General Election in 1994, Dayaratna was re-elected as a UNP member for Ampara District. He was re-elected at the subsequent elections held in 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2010. He was the Minister of Health, Nutrition and Welfare of under the UNF Government. In 2007 he joined the UPFA with 17 others to support Mahinda Rajapaksa, but joined the UNP in 2015.
See also
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
References
External links
1936 births
Living people
Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Sinhalese engineers
District ministers of Sri Lanka
Social affairs ministers of Sri Lanka |
26720918 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential%20%28Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album%29 | Essential (Pet Shop Boys album) | Essential is a 1998 compilation album by Pet Shop Boys, released as a limited edition in the United States by EMI/Capitol and in Japan by Toshiba/EMI. Produced for only six months, early promotional versions of the album had the title Early, as the tracks featured were part of Pet Shop Boys' early catalogue. The album contained remixes as well as album tracks and B-sides. The CD booklet contains an essay written by music journalist and Pet Shop Boys biographer Chris Heath.
While several of the selections had not been available on compact disc prior to its original release, as of 2018, it remains the only official CD appearance of the 7" version of "That's My Impression" (all other reissues and compilations using the "Disco" mix.)
Track listing
Certifications
References
Pet Shop Boys compilation albums
1998 compilation albums |
44506549 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan%20military%20exercises | Pakistan military exercises | Military exercises are conducted by the Pakistan Armed Forces to increase combat readiness, and to identify problems in logistics, training, and current military doctrine. They also test the ability of units to work together. Lastly, they act as a visible expression of military might, which acts as a deterrent to potential enemy action. An important component of each exercise is the after-action assessment. Since 1989 the four branches services have increasingly begun coordinated exercises.
Joint Exercises
PASSEX 2020
Gulf of Aden, Africa, 150 km off the coast of Yemen and Somalia Pakistan Navy along with the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force conduct joint exercise in Gulf of Aden dubbed PASSEX 2020. Pakistan Navy Guided-Missile Frigate PNS Zulfiquar (FFG-251) and Japanese Destroyer JS Onami (DD-111) participated. The aim of the exercise was to strengthen bilateral Pakistan-Japan Naval warfare collaborations and interoperability as well as to ensure maritime security in the region.
PNS ZULFIQUAR participated in Passage Ex (PASSEX) with South Korean Navy Ship DAE JO YEONG in Gulf of Aden. PASSEX aimed to ensure maritime security in the region. It will further strengthen bilateral ties with South Korean Navy, enhance naval collaborations & interoperability.
Zarb-e-Momin
Exercise Zarb–e–Momin is a joint-command field exercise conducted by the Pakistan Army since 1989. It is usually held in conjunction with the Pakistan Air Force's High Mark exercise. The exercises are conducted to test out the new weapon systems, and include such units as the Pakistan Army Aviation Corps and the Pakistan Army Artillery Corps. The exercise involves the deployment of three field corps, two armored brigades, two artillery divisions, one air-defence division. At the time of the first exercise Chief of Staff General Mirza Aslam Beg described it as a test of an "offensive-defensive" military doctrine and a simulation of an invasion of India. The first exercise also contributed to a real-life military buildup between the Pakistani and Indian Armies, which led to 200,000 Indian soldiers and 100,000 Pakistani soldiers deployed against each other along the Line of Control by March 1990.
High Mark
Exercise High Mark is the PAF's largest and most comprehensive exercise and is held about every five years. In 2010, it lasted for forty days and covered air defenses across the entire country. Recently it has included army and naval units.
Azm-e-Nau
The first Exercise Azm-e-Nau was conducted in 2009, while an army exercise, it was fully coordinated with the navy and air force.
In June 2013, the Pakistan Armed Forces started Azm-i-Nau IV to update the military's "readiness strategy for dealing with the complex security threat environment." The objective of the exercise was to assess military tactics, procedures and techniques in the event of the emerging threat environment, and explore joint operations strategies in response to combating the threat through all three branches of the military.
Army
Eagle Dash-I
February 4, 2016, Pakistan Army hosted first Counter Terrorism Eagle Dash-I exercise with Sri Lanka and Maldives consisting of special forces. The two week-long exercises were held at Pakistan Army’s renowned National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in Pabbi. The centre’s geography which includes hills and jungles offered participants the perfect environment to simulate operations against a fictitious terrorist group which could employ guerrilla warfare techniques and challenge the state’s writ.
Zarb-e-Hadeed
Zarb-e-Hadeed is an annual military exercise of the Pakistan Army focused on readiness of military operations and enhance military cooperation between the multiple units. Designed to combat under various testing weather conditions in desert and plains, the participants are trained for winter battlefield environment. It also determines synergy and professionalism capabilities of the military under various discipline such assembly, military tactics and firepower. The exercise also engage cops in strategic plans to determine scope of the conflict. It is annually carried out in Rawalpindi, Punjab for two weeks which ends on 28 February.
Navy
Sea Spark
Exercise Sea Spark is largest of the naval exercises periodically conducted by the Pakistan Navy to simulate naval warfare and the protection of the country's maritime border.
In 2012 the exercise took place in the North Arabian Sea and started on 17 September 2012. The navy officials stressed that exercises were aimed at assessing "operational readiness" and providing an opportunity to the officers and sailors to operate in a multi-threat environment and to exercise their responses accordingly. The navy deployed all active-duty combatant ships, submarines, fighter jets and the special operations forces, including the entire division of Marines and the naval establishments to cover the entire gamut of naval operations. The exercise also included the joint involvement of the army and air force for special joint operations. The navy put special emphasis on conventional and non-conventional war games, including the features of army and air force pitching against navy to determine the naval capabilities in joint operations in specific threat environment.
Shamsheer-e-Behr
Exercise Shamsheer-e-Behr is a biannual naval war game conducted in Karachi. It focuses on testing the Navy's field exercises, and incorporating them into naval strategies.
Tahaffuz-e-Sahil
Exercise Tahaffuz-e-Sahil is a periodic naval exercise demonstrating and testing techniques for protection of the coast. In 2015 the exercise focused on protecting the port at Gwadar.
Air force
The Pakistan Air Force has several major recurring military exercises:
Flat Out
Exercise Flat Out is an aerial military exercise conducted by the Pakistan Air Force with an objectives of providing training of its personnel for surge operations in war. Because of the induction of new aircraft and in the light of past experience, the rules governing this exercise were modified in 1996 to conform with the wartime role of the various squadrons.
Saffron Bandit
Exercise Saffron Bandit is a major "command level" combat training exercise, usually held either bi-annually or tri-annually, by the Pakistan Air Force. The initial targets, mainstream goals and purpose of the exercise are focused specifically on the threat from India, particularly that emanating from the Indian Air Force.
Shaheen (Eagle)-IX
Shaheen (Eagle)-IX is a joint air force exercise involving Pakistan and China. The first Eagle joint exercise was in March 2011.
Wide Awake
Exercise Wide Awake is an aerial exercise tests the ability of bases and fighter squadrons to react to operational requirements at short notice in peacetime. Since 1997, it has been regularly conducted by the PAF.
Multilateral Exercises
Pakistan has carried out a number of joint military exercises with China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkey.
In 2010, the Pakistan Air Force participated in the multinational air exercise called Exercise Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. They sent several F-16s across the Atlantic with aerial refueling.
Mavi Balina
Exercise Mavi Balina (Exercise Blue Whale) is an international anti submarine warfare exercise led by Turkish Naval Forces. Blue Whale is held biennially as invitation only basis and considered as the largest anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Mediterranean. It is hosted and administered by the Turkish Naval Forces Fleet Command. Exercise's main headquarters is at Aksaz Naval Base.The aim of the exercise is providing realistic operational training in surface and submarine warfare for units and staffs of participating countries, as well as promote friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation. 2016 Participants were Bulgaria, Canada, Pakistan, Romania, Spain and the US Navy.
In 2018 Pakistan Navy Ship, PNS SAIF (FFG 253), with an embarked Z9EC ASW Helicopter from the aviation wing Squadron 222 participated in “Mavi Balina 2018” hosted by the Turkish Navy during 28 September to 7 October. Pakistan Navy P3C-Orion aircraft also participated in the exercise from Dalaman Airbase. Conducted in the Eastern Mediterranean, the exercise was aimed at practicing antisubmarine defense. Naval and air forces from Turkey, NATO, the United States, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Algeria, Qatar, Kuwait, Romania and Saudi Arabia were also present.
Sea Guardians 2020
In January 2020, Chinese and Pakistani troops completed a nine-day naval exercise in the Arabian Sea. It was the sixth joint naval drill between the two Navies. It took place in the Arabian Sea and along the Pakistani shoreline. It involved Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy task group from its South Sea Fleet, special forces, aerial assets and, for the first time, submarines in a series of live-fire exercises. Chinese ships participating in Sea Guardians included the Type 052D destroyer Yinchuan, the Type 054A frigate Yuncheng, a sizable contingent of special forces, replenishment vessel Weishanhu, and Type 926 submarine support ship Liugong Island. Pakistan contributed a pair of F-22P frigates and a pair of fast-attack craft, plus special forces. According to satellite imagery, an Agosta-90 was seen hidden between the ships at the port Qasim as well and was speculated to participate in the exercise.
TURGUTREIS Series
TURGUTREIS-II was held right after Mavi Balina 2018 in the East Mediterranean Sea with the same assets. It encompassed entire spectrum of maritime operations, starting with the basic, and culminating at advance level exercises, including combined anti-submarine exercises, air defence exercises, and gunnery firings and surface warfare exercises.
TURGUTREIS-III was held in the Arabian Sea in February 2019. Turkish Navy ship TCG GOKCEADA along with Pakistan Navy ships PNS Alamgir, PNS Aslat and Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft took part in the exercise.
MALPAK-II
In February 2019, Royal Malaysian Navy Ships KD KASTURI and KD MAHAWANGSA had arrived Karachi on Feb 7-19 to participate in Multinational Exercise AMAN-19. Upon completion of the exercise, Malaysian ships also participated in bilateral exercise MALPAK-Il with Pakistan Navy. Pakistan Navy PNS SAIF FFG-253, PNS AZMAT FFG-1013 and long-range maritime aircraft also participated in the drill. This is the second exercise of MALPAK series; the first was conducted after completion of multinational LIMA exercise in Malaysian waters.
Notes and references
Further reading
External links
Pakistani military exercises
Pakistan military presence in other countries |
26720922 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rk%20%28name%29 | Björk (name) | Björk, Björck, Biörck, or Bjork is a Swedish surname meaning birch.
It is also an Icelandic name given to girls, meaning birch, specifically the most common native tree of Iceland, Betula pubescens tortuosa (Arctic downy birch).
Notable people with the name include
Given name
Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 1965), Icelandic singer
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born 1972), Icelandic singer
Surname
Alexander Björk (born 1990), Swedish professional golfer
Anders Björck (born 1944), Swedish politician
Anita Björk (1923–2012), Swedish actress
Arne Björk (1911–1996), Swedish dentist
Brant Bjork (born 1973), American musician
Carl-Johan Björk (born 1982), Swedish-born American football player
Cheng Yuk Han Bjork (born 1980), Chinese fencer
Fabian Biörck (1893–1977), Swedish gymnast
Fredrik Björck (born 1979), Swedish footballer
Gottfrid Björck (1893–1981), Swedish Army major general
Hildegard Björck (1847–1920), the first Swedish woman to complete an academic degree
Jakob Björck (1727/28–1793), Swedish portrait painter
Nils Björk (1898–1989), Swedish Army lieutenant general
Nina Björk (born 1967), Swedish feminist author
Oscar Björck (1860–1929), Swedish painter
Philip R. Bjork, American geologist
Robert A. Bjork (born 1939), American psychologist
Svante Björck, Swedish geologist
Thed Björk (born 1980), Swedish racing driver
Therese Björk (born 1981), Swedish footballer
Viking Björk (1918–2009), Swedish cardiac surgeon
See also
Björk (disambiguation)
Bjørk, Norwegian equivalent
Birk, Estonian given name and surname
Bajorek, Polish surname
Icelandic feminine given names
Swedish-language surnames |
23580145 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryne%20Douglas%20Pearson | Ryne Douglas Pearson | Ryne Douglas Pearson (born August 15, 1964) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and YouTube cooking show host.
His YouTube channel "Cooking With Ry" focuses on outdoor cooking, grilling, and barbecue.
Works
Novels
Art Jefferson series:
Cloudburst, AKA Thunder One (1993)
October's Ghost (1995)
Capitol Punishment (1995)
Simple Simon (1996)
Simon Sees (2018)
Top Ten (1999)
Confessions (2010)
All for One (2010)
The Donzerly Light (2010)
District One series:
Cop Killer (2013)
Short story collections
Dark and Darker (2010). Contains 4 short stories:
"Beholder"
"Creation"
"The Key"
"Shark"
Short stories
Uncollected short stories.
"Get A Good Tree Or Die Trying" (2011)
Nonfiction
Do Not Call... or Else (2013)
Films
Mercury Rising (1998), based on the 1996 novel Simple Simon
Knowing (2009), wrote the concept story and helped write the script, also co-producer.
References
External links
1964 births
American male screenwriters
Living people
American male novelists
People from Los Angeles
Novelists from California
Screenwriters from California |
6910166 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non%20Sung%20district | Non Sung district | Non Sung (, ) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand.
Etymology
The old name of the district was Klang. The word klang in Thai means 'middle', which refers to the location of the district between the Nok District (now Bua Yai district) and Nai District (Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district).
When Thai people had to choose a family name at the beginning of the 20th century, many of the locals created names with the word klang.
History
The district's name was changed from Non Wat to Non Sung in 1939.
Geography
Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khong, Phimai, Chakkarat, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Non Thai, and Kham Sakaesaeng.
Ban Non Wat, a village in the district, is an important Bronze Age archaeological site.
Administration
The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambons). There are seven townships (thesaban tambons) within the district: Non Sung covers tambon Non Sung; Talat Khae covers parts of tambon Than Prasat; Don Wai covers tambon Don Wai; Makha covers tambon Makha; Dan Khla covers tambon Dan Khla; Mai covers tambon Mai; and Ho Kham covers tambon Ho Kham.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Non Sung |
6910179 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaylor%2C%20Pennsylvania | Kaylor, Pennsylvania | Kaylor is an unincorporated community in northern Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies between Jamestown and Altoona, about 80 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the birthplace of the football player Joe Stydahar.
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
44506550 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kollam%20Cantonment | Kollam Cantonment | Kollam Cantonment (originally Quilon Cantonment) is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Kollam. It arose as a cantonment of the British Raj in the 17th century. It is now a thickly populated area of the city of Kollam. Some of the important business centres, shopping complexes and Government offices are located here. Kollam Junction railway station is also located near to cantonment area.
History
Kollam(Quilon) was one of the trade hubs in British India. Kollam Port had trades history with Phoenicians, Arabs and Chinese etc. The city was conquered by Portuguese, Dutch and British people during 16th to 18th centuries. Considering the importance, a British garrison was stationed in Kollam which was subsequently reduced to a native regiment, as a protective force for the then Maharaja of the erstwhile state of Travancore. The garrison was situated at the Cantonment Maidan during those days.
Public/Private institutions situated at Kollam Cantonment area
The Kollam Corporation Town Hall, named the C. Kesavan Memorial Municipal Town Hall in the memory of C. Kesavan – a freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of erstwhile Travancore-Cochin state – is a decades-old building situated on the National Highway passing through the Cantonment. The building is now one of the main venues for several cultural events and meetings. Apart from the town hall, there are other buildings of note in the Cantonment area.
Corporation office, Kollam
Kollam Junction railway station
Kollam Armed Reserve Police Force Camp (ARPF Camp)
Kollam Public Library
Sopanam Auditorium
Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace(SMP Palace)
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
Cantonment Maidan
Kollam Passport Seva Kendra
Bhima Jewellers
Quilon Athletic Club(QAC)
Kerala Water Authority Office
Al-Manama Supermarket
References
Neighbourhoods in Kollam
Cantonments of British India |
6910187 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund%20Jenings%20%28governor%29 | Edmund Jenings (governor) | Edmund Jenings was a Virginian politician. He was President of the Council of Virginia and later became the acting governor from August 23, 1706, to June 10, 1710. The subject continued to serve on His Majesty's Council of Virginia until March of 1725, just prior to his death.
His father Sir Edmund Jenings was a Member of Parliament. His daughter, Elizabeth Jenings, married Robert Porteus, and was the mother of Beilby Porteus, Bishop of Chester and London.
Ariana, his granddaughter, married John Randolph. They were parents of Edmund Randolph, who was Governor of Virginia and the first Attorney General of the United States under George Washington.
References
17th-century births
18th-century deaths
Colonial governors of Virginia
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
People from Ripon |
26720925 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogtei%20Rheintal | Vogtei Rheintal | Vogtei Rheintal () was a condominium of the Old Swiss Confederacy from the 15th century until 1798.
Its territory corresponded to the left banks of the Alpine Rhine between Hoher Kasten and Lake Constance, including the towns of Altstätten and Rheineck.
Vogtei Rheintal is presently part of the canton of St. Gallen, specifically and primarily in the constituency of Rheintal.
Establishment
During the Appenzell Wars, the defeat by Appenzell in the Battle of Stoss Pass, 17 June 1405 put an end to the Habsburg expansion (and won Appenzeller independence from the Imperial Abbey of St Gall). Marbach, Berneck and Altstätten allied with Appenzell in the , in the first union of the Rhine Valley from Rheineck to Kriessern. Appenzeller defeat in the Battle of Bregenz three years later brought an end to this new-found liberty and restored the Habsburgs. By 1424, however, the Rhine Valley was largely in the hands of the counts of Toggenburg. After their extinction, Appenzell reconquered the Rheintal with Rheineck in the Old Zürich War in 1445.
In 1464, Appenzell protected the Rheintal from the territorial claims of the prince-abbot of St Gall, particularly in a series of battles at the time of the "Rorschacher Klosterbruch", the for the St Gallerkrieg between 28 July 1489 and the spring of 1490. Nevertheless, Appenzell was forced to cede the governing protectorship of the Valley to the warring powers — the Abbey and the four cantons of Glarus, Lucerne, Schwyz and Zürich — bringing the bailiwick into the ambit of the Old Swiss Confederation as a Gemeine Herrschaft (condominium).
The following year, the were joined by Uri, Unterwalden and Zug in the government of the condominium. Appenzell regained its seat in the governing protectorship in 1500 and Bern. The prince-abbot also sat in the court, in Kriessern.
Swiss Reformation
In 1528, the Swiss Reformation was accepted in the Rheintal; whilst Roman Catholic minorities remained, only Altstätten, Widnau, Kriessern and Rüthi had a Catholic majority. Through the defeat of the Catholic hegemony over Switzerland and the end of the lengthy religious disputes that had riven the Confederacy, the 11 August 1712 Peace of Aarau () established confessional parity, allowing both religions to coexist in legal equality — a concept relatively common to the Holy Roman Empire since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.
Independence
In 1798, the Vogtei Rheintal unilaterally declared its independence. In the aftermath of the collapse of the Old Swiss Confederation resulting from the French invasion of Switzerland.
On 26 March 1798, a Landsgemeinde in Altstätten promulgated a constitution and elected both a magistrate () and a council (). Within weeks, however, this nascent independence was quashed with the inclusion of the Rheintal into the Helvetic canton of Säntis, with the exception of Rüthi and Lienz, assigned to Linth.
With Napoleon's Act of Mediation on 19 February 1803, the Helvetic Republic and its cantonal boundaries were abolished, with the Rheintal reunited as a district of the canton of St. Gallen, stretching from Staad to Lienz and with its capital alternating monthly between Altstätten and Rheineck.
References
Former condominiums of Switzerland
Former principalities
1798 disestablishments
Geography of the canton of St. Gallen |
23580148 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soham%20rail%20disaster | Soham rail disaster | The Soham rail disaster occurred on 2 June 1944, during the Second World War, when a fire developed on the leading wagon of a heavy ammunition train. The wagon contained a quantity of high explosive bombs. The train crew had detached the wagon from the rest of the train and were drawing it away when the cargo exploded. The fireman of the train and the signalman at Soham signalbox were killed and several other people injured. The driver, Benjamin Gimbert, and fireman, James Nightall, were both awarded the George Cross for preventing further damage which would have occurred if the rest of the train had exploded.
Details
At 12.15 a.m. on 2 June 1944 a heavy freight train left Whitemoor marshalling yard, near in Cambridgeshire. The train comprised WD Austerity 2-8-0 engine No. 7337, 51 wagons and brake van heading for Ipswich. The cargo on the train consisted of 44 wagons containing a total weight of 400 tons of bombs and a further 7 wagons containing other components e.g. tail fins. On board the engine were 41-year-old driver Benjamin Gimbert and 22-year-old fireman James Nightall; the train guard was Herbert Clarke.
About 90 minutes later the train was approaching Soham station when the driver looked back to see flames coming from the leading wagon which contained 44 general purpose bombs - a total weight of . Gimbert brought the train to a stop and, rather than running for safety, instructed Nightall to uncouple the first wagon from the rest of the train. Nightall managed this quickly although the fire was now quite serious. Gimbert started to draw the wagon away and had moved it about and was still alongside the platforms at Soham station when the bombs went off. A much more severe explosion was averted by the men's actions.
The resulting blast killed Nightall immediately. Signalman Frank Bridges, who was on the opposite platform, died the next day. Gimbert, though badly injured, survived. Guard Clarke, although stunned by the blast and suffering from shock, managed to walk to the next signal box to warn the signalman there what had happened. Apart from these four men, five others suffered severe injuries and another 22 minor injuries. The explosion created a crater in diameter and deep, the station buildings were almost demolished and there was damage severe or moderate to over 700 properties within .
Despite the severity of the explosion, emergency repairs meant that the line was open to freight traffic within eighteen hours and passenger traffic resumed the next day.
Locomotive 7337 was extensively damaged by the explosion but was repaired and returned to service. It later served on the Longmoor Military Railway in Hampshire as No. 400 Sir Guy Williams, and was scrapped in 1967.
Cause
The cause of the fire was never fully explained. The wagon had previously been used to carry a load of bulk sulphur powder and although it would have been cleaned in between loads, the possibility remained that some of the powder was still present. Although the wagon was sheeted, the theory advanced was that a cinder from the engine had landed in the wagon and had ignited some sulphur which in turn set alight the wooden body of the wagon.
Aftermath
Although this was still a sizeable explosion, the effect and damage was little compared to what would have happened if the entire train load of bombs had exploded. The conduct of the driver and fireman in attempting, and succeeding, in reducing the result of the incident was recognised by the award in July 1944 of the George Cross to both men. The citation for the awards read
As an ammunition train was pulling into a station in Cambridgeshire, the driver, Gimbert, discovered that the wagon next to the engine was on fire. He immediately drew Nightall's attention to the fire and brought the train to a standstill. By the time the train had stopped the whole of the truck was enveloped in flames and, realising the danger, the driver instructed the fireman to try to uncouple the truck immediately behind the blazing vehicle. Without the slightest hesitation Nightall, although he knew that the truck contained explosives, uncoupled the vehicle and rejoined his driver on the footplate.
The blazing van was close to the station buildings and was obviously liable to endanger life in the village. The driver and
fireman realised that it was essential to separate the truck from the remainder of the train and run it into the open. Driver
Gimbert set the engine in motion and as he approached a signal box he warned the signalman to stop any trains which were
likely to be involved and indicated what he intended to do. Almost immediately the vehicle blew up. Nightall was killed and
Gimbert was very severely injured.
Gimbert and Nightall were fully aware of the contents of the wagon which was on fire and displayed outstanding courage and resource in endeavouring to isolate it. When they discovered that the wagon was on fire they could easily have left the train and sought shelter, but realising that if they did not remove the burning vehicle the whole of the train, which consisted of 51 wagons of explosives, would have blown up, they risked their lives in order to minimise the effect of the fire. There is no doubt that if the whole train had been involved, as it would have been but for the gallant action of the men concerned, there would have been serious loss of life and property.
Memorial
A permanent memorial was unveiled on 2 June 2007 by Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester followed by a service in St Andrew's Church, Soham. The memorial is constructed of Portland stone with a bronze inlay depicting interpretive artwork of the damaged train as well as text detailing the incident.
Both Gimbert and Nightall had Class 47 locomotives named after them, although the nameplates have since been transferred to Class 66 locomotives. However, 47579 also retains its name in preservation.
Soham station was closed to passengers in 1965. After over 50 years it was reopened in December 2021. A plaque in memory of the four railwaymen involved was unveiled at the reopening.
Notes
References
Further reading
External links
Soham Online: The 2 June 1944 train explosion
Railway accidents and incidents in Cambridgeshire
History of Cambridgeshire
1944 in England
Railway accidents in 1944
20th century in Cambridgeshire
Accidents and incidents involving London and North Eastern Railway
1944 disasters in the United Kingdom
June 1944 events
Soham |
6910189 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Remote%20Viewer | The Remote Viewer | The Remote Viewer is an album by Coil. The three-track album was released in May 2002 in an edition of 500 copies. The album was later re-edited by Peter Christopherson and expanded to include a second CD of two new tracks. The second edition was released in August 2006 on the same day as the expanded version of Black Antlers. Both reissues were mastered by Mark Godwin and printed in Thailand. Although the original edition did not include a catalog number, the reissue was given a catalog number of THBKK1. Both reissues are currently available at the official Coil website.
Track listing
1st edition
"Remote Viewing 1" – 19:31
"Remote Viewing 2" – 7:59
"Remote Viewing 3" – 21:13
2nd edition
"Disc 1":
"Remote Viewing 1" – 19:33
"Remote Viewing 2" – 7:57
"Remote Viewing 3" - 21:13
"Disc 2":
"Remote Viewing 4" – 9:53
"Remote Viewing 5" – 9:26
References
External links
The Remote Viewer at Brainwashed
2002 albums
Coil (band) albums |
26720926 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milpas%20Viejas | Milpas Viejas | Milpas Viejas is a small town in the municipality of Tecuala, Nayarit, Mexico.
It is bordered by the Acaponeta River and is just 2 miles south west of Tecuala. The population according to 2000 Census is 1554 people.
Populated places in Nayarit
Municipalities of Nayarit |
6910190 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Janse | Don Janse | Donald L. "Don" Janse (November 28, 1929 – August 11, 1999) was a famous vocal director and arranger from Old Lyme, Connecticut. He was best known for his work at the United States Coast Guard Academy, where he directed The Idlers from 1957 until his retirement in 1987. Over the years he entertained Presidents and Kings.
In later years he directed the Don Janse Chorale and wrote many original pieces for choir. His groups were recorded on the Pickwick and Design labels. The Don Janse Chorale also performed numerous tracks on the Singer (Sewing Machine) Company's first consumer record album - "Favorite Christmas Songs from Singer" (September 21, 1964).
Don Janse died August 11, 1999. His wife Helen (Haskins) Janse (1921–2004), a long-time contributor and regular accompanist to Don's work, died April 28, 2004.
References
1929 births
1999 deaths
American music educators
Musicians from Connecticut |
26720927 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20John%20Francis%20Strickland | Thomas John Francis Strickland | Thomas John Francis Strickland, known as Abbé Strickland (c.1682–1740) was an English Roman Catholic bishop of Namur and doctor of the Sorbonne.
Biography
He was the fourth son of Sir Thomas Strickland of Sizergh and his second wife, Winifred Trentham, daughter and co-heiress of Sir Christopher Trentham of Rocester Abbey. He was brought up in France, where his family had fled at the Glorious Revolution. His father died at Rouen in 1694. He graduated from the English College, Douai in 1712, and then went to England.
He lived in London for some years, where he endeavoured to effect reconciliation between the English Catholics and the government, but unsuccessfully. All he achieved was the enmity of the Old Pretender and his exiled Court. Notwithstanding his family's long record of loyalty to the Stuarts and the Church, they attacked him as an enemy of the Catholic faith. Strickland in return denounced the Pretender's bigotry.
Strickland was made bishop of Namur in 1727. He resided at Rome for some years as agent of the English government, and was employed by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, who had a high personal regard for him, sent him in 1734 on a mission to England in connection with a vain attempt to create war with France.
He died in Namur in 1740 and was buried in the Cathedral.
References
Attribution
1680s births
1740 deaths
Bishops of Namur |
26720959 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VB%20Berapi%20LP06 | VB Berapi LP06 | The VB Berapi LP06 is the first assault rifle designed and manufactured by Malaysia, and is not related to any previously licensed assault rifles made by VB Berapi. The LP06 is a bullpup assault rifle. It is chambered in the 5.56×45mm NATO round and is fed from a 30-round magazine. Hisham Abd Majid, the director of Vita Berapi in 2006, said that the rifle is designed by Viktor Prykhodko (), a Russian residing in Malaysia.
See also
List of bullpup firearms
List of assault rifles
References
5.56 mm firearms
Assault rifles
Bullpup rifles
Weapons of Malaysia |
6910204 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kham%20Sakaesaeng%20district | Kham Sakaesaeng district | Kham Sakaesaeng (, ) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand.
History
The government separated the two tambons Kham Sakaesaeng and Mueang Nat from Non Sung district and created the minor district (king amphoe) Kham Sakaesaeng on 25 November 1968. It was upgraded to a full district on 28 June 1973.
Geography
Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Khong, Non Sung, Non Thai, and Phra Thong Kham.
Administration
The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons). There two townships (thesaban tambons) within the district: Kham Sakae Saeng covers part of tambon Kham Sakae Saeng and Nong Hua Fan covers parts of tambons Nong Hua Fan and Mueang Nat.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Kham Sakaesaeng |
23580151 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anura%20Kumara%20Dissanayaka | Anura Kumara Dissanayaka | Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Sinhala:දිසානායක මුදියන්සලාගේ අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක, Tamil:அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க; born 24 November 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician, current Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramunay and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He served for a time as Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation. Dissanayake was named the leader of JVP at the 7th national convention of the party, held on 2 February 2014. He was in the Parliament since September 2000.
Career
He was the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation in the 2004 SLFP, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna joint government under President Chandrika Kumaratunge.
2019 Presidential Election
On 18 August 2019, the National People's Power Movement announced that Dissanayake would be its 2019 Presidential Candidate.
Electoral history
References
External links
Parliament profile
|-
1968 births
Candidates in the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
National People's Power politicians
Living people
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Buddhists
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians |
44506558 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink%20Luv | Pink Luv | Pink Luv (stylized as Pink LUV) is the fifth mini-album by South Korean girl group Apink, released on November 24, 2014. The album's lead single is the title track "Luv".
Release and promotion
The EP Pink Luv was released on November 24. It debuted at number 1 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart while "Luv" debuted at number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart and stayed there for two weeks. The song sold 1,490,824 copies and scored Apink's first three triple crown wins in the three major music shows (MTV The Show, Music Core and Inkigayo.) They were the first girl group to achieve this.
Apink performed a snippet of "Secret", a track on their album, in addition to a full performance of "Luv" on KBS's Music Bank on November 21. This was followed by additional comebacks on music programs including MBC's Show! Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo , SBS's The Show, MBC Music's Show Champion and Mnet's M! Countdown. Apink received 17 trophies in total on the aforementioned music shows with "Luv", which is still the highest number of wins for a single song for a girl group.
Track listing
Charts
Album
Single
Sales and certifications
Sales and certifications
Music program wins
Release history
References
External links
Apink albums
2014 EPs
Dance-pop EPs
Korean-language EPs
Cube Entertainment EPs
Kakao M EPs |
23580164 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark%20Castle%20%28band%29 | Dark Castle (band) | Dark Castle is an American doom metal band formed by guitarist–vocalist Stevie Floyd and drummer–vocalist Rob Shaffer in 2005. They released their first full-length album, Spirited Migration, in 2009.
Discography
Studio albums
Spirited Migration (At A Loss Recordings, 2009)
Surrender to All Life Beyond Form (Profound Lore Records, 2011)
EPs
Flight of Pegasus (self-released, 2007)
References
External links
Dark Castle (official MySpace site)
Dark Castle (official Facebook site)
Musical groups established in 2005
American doom metal musical groups
Heavy metal musical groups from Florida
American musical duos |
44506569 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantachogon | Pantachogon | Pantachogon is a genus of hydrozoans of the family Rhopalonematidae. The genus includes three species.
References
World Register of Marine Species.
Rhopalonematidae
Hydrozoan genera |
6910211 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibayama%20Yahachi | Shibayama Yahachi | Baron was an admiral in the early Imperial Japanese Navy.
Biography
Born in Kagoshima, Satsuma domain, (present day Kagoshima prefecture), Shibayama participated as a Satsuma samurai in the Anglo-Satsuma War in his youth. Although a close friend of Togo Heihachiro, he declined to join the military and did not participate in the Boshin War to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate. However, after the Meiji Restoration, and the establishment of the new Meiji government in Tokyo he enrolled in the government's development and colonization program, and was sent to the United States for two years from 1872.
On Shibayama's return to Japan, he entered the fledgling Imperial Japanese Navy as a naval artillery specialist. He fought in the Satsuma Rebellion in an artillery battalion, and served briefly as a crewman on the and . He was in charge of torpedo development from 1879–1883, and is called the “father of the Japanese torpedo”.
Promoted to captain in 1885, Shibayama went to the United States and Europe in 1886 together with Saigō Tsugumichi, and on his return was promoted to acting director of the Armaments Department within the Ministry of the Navy of Japan, much to the outrage and opposition of Admiral Yamamoto Gonnohyōe. Perhaps for this reason, he was given command of the corvette Tsukuba on 15 May 1889 and sent to sea for two years. Afterwards, he was assigned command of , the cruiser , Yokosuka Naval District, and the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy before being appointed commander-in-chief of the Sasebo Naval District.
Shibayama was promoted to rear admiral on 30 July 1894 in time for the First Sino-Japanese War. He became vice admiral and commander-in-chief of the Readiness Fleet on 10 August 1897.
He was commander-in-chief of the Kure Naval District from 20 May 1900, through the end of the Russo-Japanese War.
After the war, on 7 January 1905, he became commander-in-chief of the new Ryojun Naval District. It was here that his abilities as an administrator and as an engineer found their perfect match. Shibayama was instrumental in raising the sunken Russian Pacific Fleet from the bottom of Port Arthur harbor, salvaging the badly damaged warships, and placing them into service with the Imperial Japanese Navy. Shibayama was promoted to full admiral on 13 November 1905 and elevated to the rank of danshaku (baron) under the kazoku peerage system on 21 September 1907.
Shibayama went into the reserves in 1915 and retired completely in 1920. His grave is at the Tama Cemetery in Tokyo.
References
Books
External links
Notes
1850 births
1924 deaths
Imperial Japanese Navy admirals
Kazoku
People from Satsuma Domain
People of the First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese military personnel of the Russo-Japanese War
People of Meiji-period Japan
Shimazu retainers |
23580169 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo%20Montarsolo | Paolo Montarsolo | Paolo Montarsolo (16 March 1925 – 31 August 2006) was an Italian operatic bass particularly associated with buffo roles.
Biography
Montarsolo was born in Portici. After vocal studies in Naples and Milan, he made his debut at the Teatro San Carlo in 1949 and at La Scala in 1951, first singing small roles but quickly established himself in buffo roles in operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gioachino Rossini, and taking part in many revivals of 18th-century operas by composers such as
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Luigi Cherubini, Domenico Cimarosa, Giovanni Paisiello, etc.
In 1954, he began appearing outside Italy, notably in Vienna, Salzburg, Paris, London, Glyndebourne, and made his American debut in 1957 at the Dallas Opera, subsequently appearing at the San Francisco Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Besides the 18th- and 19th-century Italian repertoire, he also gained considerable acclaim in character roles such as Fra Melitone, Geronte, Gianni Schicchi, Baron Ochs, the Doctor in Wozzeck, as well as roles in many contemporary works by Rota, Tosatti, etc.
He retired from the stage in 1997, but remained active as a stage director and teacher. He died in Rome in 2006.
Sources
Guide de l'opéra, Roland Mancini & Jean-Jacques Rouveroux, Fayard, 1986.
Opera News, Obituaries, November 2006.
External links
Interview with Paolo Montarsolo, October 3, 1981
Operatic basses
1925 births
2006 deaths
People from Portici
20th-century Italian male opera singers
Italian basses |
6910213 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald%20Graham | Donald Graham | Donald Graham may refer to:
Donald Graham (politician) (1848–1944), politician in British Columbia, Canada
Don Graham (developer) (1914–2010), developer of the Ala Moana Center
Don Graham (rugby league) (1917–1997), Australian rugby league player
Don Graham (music promoter) (born 1935), former executive at A&M Records; co-founder of Blue Thumb Records
Donald E. Graham (born 1945), chairman of the Washington Post Company, 2000–present, publisher of Washington Post
Donald L. Graham (born 1948), American judge
Don Graham (American football) (born 1964), former American football linebacker
Donald W. Graham (1883–1976), Canadian-American fine artist and art instructor
Donald William Graham (1917–2010), fighter pilot and United States Air Force general |
26720980 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Strickland%20%28Cavalier%29 | Thomas Strickland (Cavalier) | Sir Thomas Strickland (baptised 16 November 1621 – 8 January 1694) was an English politician and soldier. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War, being knighted for his gallantry at the Battle of Edgehill.
After the Restoration, he was a member of Parliament for Westmorland (1661–77), as well as attending the courts of Charles II and later James II. After the Glorious Revolution of 1688, he accompanied James II when the latter left for France. He died in Rouen six years later.
Biography
Sir Thomas was the eldest son of Sir Robert Strickland of Sizergh and his wife Margaret Alford, daughter of Sir William Alford of Meaux Abbey. He matriculated from St. Alban Hall, Oxford, at age 16 and then studied at Gray's Inn.
At Edgehill, the first pitched battle of the First English Civil War, Thomas Strickland commanded the regiment of foot while his father Sir Robert Strickland commanded a regiment of horse. For his gallantry, Thomas Strickland was made knight banneret by King Charles I in person, on the field at Edgehill, 23 October 1642.
After the Restoration of Charles II, Sir Thomas was Member of Parliament for the county of Westmorland in the Cavalier Parliament of 1661 until 1676 when he was expelled as a Popish recusant. The Stricklands were a Catholic family, but J.P. Kenyon believes that Sir Thomas was outwardly a Protestant when elected to the House of Commons, and later converted to Catholicism some time after 1661. Ultimately the Test Act of 1673, requiring them to acknowledge the King as head of the Church, made it impossible for the few remaining Catholics in Parliament to retain their seats. He had not been active in the House, speaking only once (against the impeachment of Clarendon) and declined to speak up in his own defence during the Common debate on whether to expel him. As rewards for his loyalty to the Crown, he was granted the salt duty for 20 years, and given the post of Sub-Commissioner of Prizes. Also he shared with Sir John Reresby a 14-year monopoly on the production of steel. The anonymous author (probably Andrew Marvell) of Flagellum Parliamentarium, a contemporary publication which listed many of the pensioners of the Cavalier Parliament, described these rewards as bribes, given not for previous loyalty, but for supporting the court party in the post-restoration parliament.
During the Popish Plot, he was vulnerable to attack as an open Papist, but his age and ill-health made him an unlikely conspirator and his record of loyalty to the Crown preserved him from danger. A search of Sizergh Castle for arms produced only a few remnants of his Civil War armour, and he further secured his safety by swearing an oath to defend the King against all his enemies, domestic and foreign, even the Pope himself.
Sir Thomas was Keeper of the Privy Purse to Charles II and a member of the Privy Council of James II, and following the downfall of James in 1688 he and his family went into exile with him.
He and his wife remained with the exiled court at Saint-Germain-en-Laye until 1692, and then moved to Rouen, where he died on 8 January 1694, and was buried there. Sir Thomas was succeeded in his estates by his eldest son, Walter, who had been able to recover Sizergh, through the common (though technically illegal) device of creating a trust by which the lands were made over to Protestant neighbours, who later reconveyed them to him.
Family
Sir Thomas Strickland married firstly in 1646, Jane, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Moseley of Ulleskelf, in the county of Yorkshire, and widow of Sir Christopher Dawnay, first of the Dawnay baronets, by whom he had two surviving daughters:
Alice, married Sir Walter Kirkham Blount, 3rd of the Blount Baronets, of Sodington Hall and Mauly, in the county of Worcestershire, but died without issue
Anne, married John Middleton of Stockeld Park, but died without issue.
Sir Thomas married secondly, Winifred (1645–1725), daughter and co-heiress of Sir Christopher Trentham of Rocester Abbey, in the county of Staffordshire, and had issue:
Walter (1675–1715), who inherited Sizergh
Robert (1679–1713) died unmarried
Roger (1680–1704), who was page to the Prince of Conti when he went from France to be elected King of Poland. Roger Strickland died unmarried at 24 years old.
Thomas (1682–1740) who became Bishop of Namur. He was sent as sheriff to Victoria District by the Emperor Charles VI in 1734, and was an unofficial agent of the English government to the Vatican. He died at Namur in 1740 and was buried in his own cathedral.
Notes
References
Attribution
Cavaliers
1621 births
1694 deaths
People from Westmorland
Alumni of St Alban Hall, Oxford
English MPs 1661–1679
Knights banneret of England
English Jacobites
Members of the Privy Council of England |
17342230 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369%20Boston%20Celtics%20season | 1968–69 Boston Celtics season | The 1968–69 Boston Celtics season was their 23rd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. The Celtics won their 11th championship in what was Bill Russell's final season.
Draft picks
This table only displays picks through the second round.
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| March 26
| @ Philadelphia
| W 114–100
| John Havlicek (35)
| Bill Russell (15)
| Bill Russell (8)
| Spectrum8,151
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| March 28
| Philadelphia
| W 134–103
| Bailey Howell (29)
| Howell, Russell (16)
| John Havlicek (7)
| Boston Garden13,751
| 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3
| March 30
| @ Philadelphia
| W 125–118
| Sam Jones (28)
| Bill Russell (18)
| John Havlicek (10)
| Spectrum15,244
| 3–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 4
| April 1
| Philadelphia
| L 116–119
| John Havlicek (28)
| Bill Russell (29)
| Bill Russell (5)
| Boston Garden14,017
| 3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5
| April 4
| @ Philadelphia
| W 93–90
| John Havlicek (22)
| Bill Russell (18)
| Bill Russell (6)
| Spectrum15,244
| 4–1
|-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| April 6
| @ New York
| W 108–100
| John Havlicek (25)
| Bill Russell (16)
| Em Bryant (8)
| Madison Square Garden19,500
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| April 9
| New York
| W 112–97
| Bailey Howell (27)
| Bill Russell (29)
| John Havlicek (12)
| Boston Garden14,933
| 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| April 10
| @ New York
| L 91–101
| Russell, Bryant (16)
| Bill Russell (20)
| Russell, Havlicek (8)
| Madison Square Garden19,500
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| April 13
| New York
| W 97–96
| Bill Russell (21)
| Bill Russell (23)
| John Havlicek (4)
| Boston Garden13,506
| 3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5
| April 14
| @ New York
| L 104–112
| John Havlicek (29)
| Bill Russell (16)
| John Havlicek (7)
| Madison Square Garden19,500
| 3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6
| April 18
| New York
| W 106–105
| Sam Jones (29)
| Bill Russell (21)
| Russell, Havlicek (5)
| Boston Garden14,933
| 4–2
|-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 1
| April 23
| @ Los Angeles
| L 118–120
| John Havlicek (37)
| Bill Russell (27)
| Sam Jones (6)
| The Forum17,554
| 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 2
| April 25
| @ Los Angeles
| L 112–118
| John Havlicek (43)
| Bill Russell (21)
| Bill Russell (13)
| The Forum17,559
| 0–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3
| April 27
| Los Angeles
| W 111–105
| John Havlicek (34)
| Bill Russell (18)
| John Havlicek (7)
| Boston Garden14,037
| 1–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| April 29
| Los Angeles
| W 89–88
| John Havlicek (21)
| Bill Russell (29)
| five players tied (2)
| Boston Garden15,128
| 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5
| May 1
| @ Los Angeles
| L 104–117
| Sam Jones (25)
| John Havlicek (14)
| Russell, Havlicek (5)
| The Forum17,553
| 2–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6
| May 3
| Los Angeles
| W 99–90
| Don Nelson (25)
| Bill Russell (19)
| Em Bryant (5)
| Boston Garden15,128
| 3–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 7
| May 5
| @ Los Angeles
| W 108–106
| John Havlicek (26)
| Bill Russell (21)
| Bill Russell (6)
| The Forum17,568
| 4–3
|-
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
John Havlicek, All-NBA Second Team
Bill Russell, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Satch Sanders, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
John Havlicek, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
References
Celtics on Database Basketball
Celtics on Basketball Reference
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics seasons
NBA championship seasons
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
1960s in Boston |
23580171 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalocornea | Megalocornea | Megalocornea (MGCN, MGCN1) is an extremely rare nonprogressive condition in which the cornea has an enlarged diameter, reaching and exceeding 13 mm. It is thought to have two subforms, one with autosomal inheritance and the other X-linked (Xq21.3-q22). The X-linked form is more common and males generally constitute 90% of cases.
It may be associated with Alport syndrome, craniosynostosis, dwarfism, Down syndrome, Parry–Romberg syndrome, Marfan syndrome, mucolipidosis, Frank–ter Haar syndrome, crouzon syndrome, megalocornea-mental retardation syndrome etc.
Clinical features
Eyes are usually highly myopic. There may be 'with the rule' astigmatism. Lens may be luxated due to zonular streaching.In rare cases, it might be associated with intellectual disabilities.
References
External links
Megalocornea - eMedicine ophthalmology; May 15, 2009; Thomas A Oetting, MD, Mark A Hendrix, MD
An Infant With Enlarged Corneas - medscape
Congenital disorders of eyes |
23580173 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew%20Fallon | Bartholomew Fallon | Bartholomew Fallon, Irish goldsmith, fl. 1676 - c.1700.
Bartholomew Fallon was a 17th-century goldsmith based in Galway. He is first mentioned in the will of Dominick Martin (to whom he was probably apprenticed) dated 26 January 1676, in which Martin willed him some of his tools. Fallon continued working as a goldsmith till as late as 1700. His are among the oldest surviving examples of the Claddagh Ring, in many cases bearing his signature.
See also
Claddagh Ring
Richard Joyce, goldsmith
References
The Tribes of Galway, p. 60, Adrian James Martyn, Galway, 2001.
People from County Galway
Irish goldsmiths
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing |
44506572 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20Andrews%20Church%20Hall%2C%20Indooroopilly | St Andrews Church Hall, Indooroopilly | St Andrews Church Hall is a heritage-listed former church and now church hall at 72 Lambert Road, Indooroopilly, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John Hingeston Buckeridge and built from 1889 to by P Christensen. It is also known as Indooroopilly Church of England Sunday School and the temporary St Andrews Church. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 July 1993.
History
St Andrew's church hall was built in 1889 on half an acre of land, as the Indooroopilly Church of England Sunday School. Indooroopilly was originally included in the Parish of Toowong when it was formed in 1870. With the advent of the Main Line railway passing through Indooroopilly during the 1870s, an increasing number of people settled in Indooroopilly. Regular Church of England services were not held in the district until the 1880s. In 1888 the first meeting of those interested in the erection of an Anglican church in Indooroopilly was held and a committee formed to pursue this intention. The Parish of Indooroopilly separated from the Parish of Toowong in 1890.
Diocesan Architect, John Hingeston Buckeridge, was instructed to prepare a plan for a brick church to accommodate 500 people, and to give an estimate for a portion to seat 250 people. Buckeridge's plan was considered too large, and possibly too expensive, for the district, and he was asked to prepare another plan for a church to seat 250 people. The construction of the brick church was deferred, and it was decided that a Sunday School hall would be erected on the land, at a cost not to exceed £300. The Sunday school hall would be temporarily used as a church, then as a Sunday school when the permanent brick structure was erected.
The building was built by P Christensen, and cost £320. It was one of approximately ninety Anglican buildings erected during the episcopate of Bishop Webber, from 1885 to 1903. Webber had an understanding of ecclesiastical design and architecture generally and was responsible for bringing Buckeridge to Brisbane from London, as diocesan architect. Buckeridge was responsible for the design of over twenty timber churches in the Diocese of Brisbane.
The land for the church was donated by Graham Lloyd Hart (1839-1897), a prominent Brisbane solicitor and active member of the Church of England. It would appear that Hart's offer of the land was conditional upon a brick church being ultimately erected on the land. A number of memorials to former parishioners were added to the timber building which mainly included furnishings and ceremonial items. A set of three stained glass windows to the memory of Hart who died in 1897, were incorporated in the building in 1900. A new chancel was added in 1902. The sanctuary was built by JL Pratt with the design assistance of WH Mobsby of the Parochial Council. A choir vestry was added to the sanctuary , designed by SC Rookwood.
In 1963 the timber building was moved about to the north-west and re-oriented 90°, prior to the construction of the new brick church. Internal alterations were undertaken , to convert the timber building into the parish hall. These included the removal of decorative elements particularly around the sanctuary and altar. The stained glass windows and other memorials were removed, and the majority placed in the brick church in 1965.
A timber toilet block has been constructed immediately adjacent to the entry porch of the hall. A new rectory was built at the rear of the hall in 1985.
Description
St Andrews Hall is a single-storeyed Gothic influenced timber hall sited to the rear of a battle axe block, diagonally opposite the present St Andrews Church (1965). The hall has a steeply pitched corrugated iron roof, and exposed stud framing and cross-bracing over chamferboards. The southern end of the hall has a small decorative entrance portico with a pitched roof, while the extensions to the north (sanctuary and choir vestry ) have a lower roofline and project out to the east and the west. These extensions match the rest of the building in external detail.
Internal alterations () have included the removal of decorative detailing associated with the sacristy, sanctuary and vestry for refurbishment as a kitchen, servery and store area. The chancel arch appears to have been cut out and sheeted over. The floor has been lowered to the level of the former nave, stained glass windows replaced with louvred windows, and a timber ramp adjoining the entrance portico has been installed. External views of the building are partially obscured by a toilet block abutting the church to the south and a new brick rectory at right angles to the church to the north.
The hall is lit with tall rectangular windows which retain their stained glass toplights. Both the doors and windows have pointed arch timber-framed heads inside rectangular frames. The building is protected from water penetration by substantial roof overhangs with shaped eaves brackets, and broad timber weathercapping sloped at 45 degrees over a deep fascia around the base. The corners are protected and articulated with quarter-rounds between studs at right angles, and the gable ends are weatherboarded, the northern end having a leaf-shaped vent. The northern elevation bears the most noticeable marks of change, with the surrounds of now removed stained glass windows, a boarded-in pointed arch window frame, and a now disused door.
The entrance portico is finely detailed with carved round columns, a barge-board with a cinq-foil motif, and an exposed roof structure over a timber boarded ceiling.
Internally, the church retains its timber boarded floor and ceiling. The ceiling is raked, flattening out halfway, and has round carved timber ventilation panels. The scissor tie-rods to the roof structure are exposed.
The building is an externally intact example of exposed frame construction which has particularly well-considered weatherproofing detailing. It also retains with some fine external decorative elements, in particular the entrance portico, and the window and door framings.
Heritage listing
St Andrews Church Hall was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 July 1993 having satisfied the following criteria.
The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.
St Andrew's Church Hall is important in demonstrating the pattern of Queensland's history in particular the expansion of the Anglican Church in Brisbane in the late nineteenth century and the development of the Indooroopilly parish and the practice of erecting timber buildings as temporary structures until a masonry church could be erected as a permanent structure.
The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage.
St Andrew's Church Hall is significant as a rare example of a late 19th century exposed frame church and demonstrates the principal characteristics of a late nineteenth-century timber church by JH Buckeridge; and an exposed frame timber hall.
The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.
St Andrew's Church Hall is significant as a rare example of a late 19th century exposed frame church and demonstrates the principal characteristics of a late nineteenth-century timber church by JH Buckeridge; and an exposed frame timber hall.
The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.
The building's fine external decorative elements, in particular the entrance portico and windows and door framing exhibit aesthetic characteristics valued by the community.
The place is important in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period.
The use of timber technology is important in demonstrating a high degree of technical achievement.
The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.
As the temporary parish church then church hall for St Andrew's parish, it has special association with the Anglican community in Indooroopilly.
The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.
St Andrew's Church Hall has special association with the life of GL Hart and the work of JH Buckeridge, both of whom were associated with the Anglican Church.
References
Attribution
Further reading
External links
Official Web Site: https://anglicanipilly.org.au
Queensland Heritage Register
Indooroopilly, Queensland
Anglican church buildings in Brisbane
Articles incorporating text from the Queensland Heritage Register
John H. Buckeridge church buildings
Churches completed in 1889
Church halls in Queensland |
23580174 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salinda%20Dissanayake | Salinda Dissanayake | Salinda Dissanayake (1 May 1958 – 5 August 2019) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was member of Parliament from Kurunegala District and Sri Lankan Non-Cabinet Minister of Nation Building.
References
External links
1958 births
2019 deaths
Sinhalese engineers
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians |
44506577 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Anthony%27s%20Boys%27%20School%2C%20Cleveland%20Town | St. Anthony's Boys' School, Cleveland Town | St. Anthony's Boys' School is an English medium school in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
History
The school was founded in 1913 by a French Missionary Rev. Fr. Servanton. He served the parish and the school from 1898-1948.
When the school was established in 1913, there were only two dedicated masters, Mr. Thambu who was the head master himself and Mr. Thangam who assisted him. The start was made only with a few students and the classes were conducted in the present parish hall which was an old and small library then. The school had no buildings of its own.
Rev. Msgr. I. B. Pinto took the initiative and responsibility of putting up a permanent structure, without any financial backing and shouldering all the financial constrains. It was in 1950 that St. Anthony's Primary School had a permanent ground floor. Rev. Fr. Anthony Sequeira took over and obtained a grant and approval for appointments in the department. During this period the number of staff also grew in size.
Miss B. T. Sakku was appointed as Headmistress in 1955, served the school almost 35 years. To meet the increasing demand of the students, she succeeded in getting departmental approval to open classes 6 and 7 in the year 1959 and also additional sections to classes 1 to 7. The Present Headmistress Mrs. J. Sagayamary was appointed in 1976 as an Asst. Mistress and posted as Graduate Headmistress in 1992. She has rendered her service for almost 37 years.
Logos
The school logo incorporates the motto and has four symbols engraved in middle shield with significance as below:
The BOOK signifies the Excellence in Knowledge.
The Lotus Bud signifies the growth of every student in Life like the National Flower Lotus from Bud to full blossom.
The Excellence in sports is highlighted with the symbols like Football, Hockey Stick, Ball, again importance provided to the national Sport Hockey.
The Lamp Signifies the enlightenment of the student with Knowledge attained in the school.
A new logo was created as part of the 100 years Celebration in the year 2014. the Traditional logo was updated with addition of 10 stars signifying 10 decades of School's service. A highlighted Label with 100 years Engraved was added on the bottom to commemorate the Special occasion.
Facilities
The school has 2 Blocks as part of "St. Anthony's Higher Primary School" and "St. Anthony's Boys High School".
First Block houses Classes I to VII with two floors containing class rooms, an assembly area, a computer lab, and an auditorium.
Second Block houses Classes VIII to X with class rooms, a sports room, a laboratory, and a library.
References
External links
Christian schools in Karnataka
Primary schools in Karnataka
High schools and secondary schools in Bangalore
Educational institutions established in 1913
1913 establishments in India |
26720997 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20A.%20B.%20van%20Buitenen | J. A. B. van Buitenen | Johannes Adrianus Bernardus van Buitenen (21 May 1928 – 21 September 1979) was a Dutch Indologist at the University of Chicago where he was the George V. Bobrinskoy Professor of Sanskrit in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations. He was one of the world's leading Sanskrit scholars. His interests ranged widely over literature, philosophy and philology, but toward the end of his career he focused primarily on the Mahābhārata.
Biography
Van Buitenen studied with Jan Gonda at the Rijksuniversiteit, Utrecht, Netherlands (since 1990 Universiteit Utrecht). He received his doctorate, cum laude, on 23 October 1953 and immediately departed for India where he stayed until 1956 as sub-editor of the " Dictionary of Sanskrit on Historical Principles" project at Deccan College, Poona . From 1959 to 1961 he was Reader in Indian philosophy at Utrecht but found he had little interest in the position or in staying in the Netherlands. As a consequence he happily accepted an invitation to take a position at the University of Chicago and remained there until his death in 1979 at the age of fifty-one. He was appointed associate professor in Sanskrit and Indic studies in 1959 and professor in linguistics in Oriental languages in 1964. After a South Asian languages and civilizations department was formed in 1966, he was chairman for 10 years.
Van Buitenen contributed to the training of several notable scholars in the USA, among them James L. Fitzgerald (Brown University), Walter O. Kaelber, Michael D. Willis, Bruce M. Sullivan (Northern Arizona University) and Bruce Lincoln (University of Chicago).
Van Buitenen was on the board of directors of the American Oriental Society and became a correspondent of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1963.
Amongst many publications he edited and translated the first five books of the Hindu epic, "The Mahabharata". They were published in three volumes by the University of Chicago Press. At the time of his death he was working on the fourth of seven volumes.
Publications
Books
Selected articles
References
External links
The University of Chicago
South Asian Language and Civilizations at The University of Chicago
Guide to the J. A. B. van Buitenen Papers 1946–1978 at the University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center
1928 births
1979 deaths
Dutch Indologists
Dutch Sanskrit scholars
Utrecht University alumni
Utrecht University faculty
University of Chicago faculty
Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Writers from The Hague
Sanskrit–English translators
20th-century translators |
17342240 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%20Hatley | Tim Hatley | Tim Hatley is a British set and costume designer for theater and film. He is the winner of the Tony Award for Best Set Design and Best Costume Design, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design.
Hatley was educated at Bearwood College, Berkshire and trained in Theatre Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London from 1986 to 1989. He has designed for Theatre de Complicite, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, the West End, and Broadway. He has designed the costumes and/or scenic design for seven Broadway productions, both musicals and dramas, starting with Stanley in 1997 through Shrek the Musical in 2008.
Film & Theatre production design/ scenic design/ costume design
Stage Beauty 2003 (dir. Richard Eyre)
Closer 2004 (dir. Mike Nichols)
Notes on a Scandal 2006 (dir. Richard Eyre).
For the West End :Dreamgirls (Savoy), Travesties (Menier Chocolate Factory) Mr. Foote's Other Leg, Ibsen's Little Eyolf & Ghosts - both directed by Richard Eyre, Temple (Donmar warehouse), The Pajama Game (Chichester & West End), costume and set designer for the musical of The Bodyguard, and Simon Gray's play Quartermaine's Terms, the original production of Monty Python musical Spamalot (2006) directed by Mike Nichols, having also done the same for Broadway. He designed sets, costumes and puppets for Shrek the Musical (Broadway, West End, UK & US Tours), sets and costumes for Betty Blue Eyes (West End 2011), Private Lives (2001, Noël Coward Theatre) and Humble Boy (2002, Gielgud Theatre). At the National Theatre he has designed over 20 productions, including Timon of Athens, Welcome to Thebes, Rafta, Rafta..., Henry V, and Vincent in Brixton. Endgame in September 2009 (Theatre de Complicite/ West End) and Mrs Klein in October 2009 (Almeida Theatre).
Review
In May 2013, the hit musical, The Bodyguard, was staged at London’s Adelphi Theatre, the theme adapted from The Bodyguard, a 1992 film starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. It was a stage musical with a cast of Heather Headley as the superstar singer Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer, an ex-Secret Service agent turned bodyguard. The formidable task fell into the hands of the set and costume designer, Tim Hatley, along with the Director Thea Sharrock, lighting designer Mark Henderson and video designer Duncan McLean and rest of the team. Hatley turned the stage show brilliantly to glide like the real movie. “I think it’s always a tricky thing having a film going onto the stage,” was what Hatley had to say about his work. The whole idea of turning a film into a musical was a big challenge for the reason that he had to keep the audience, already happy with the film, content too, maintaining the film story on one hand and avoiding bringing to stage a carbon copy. Hatley has proved himself to be a master in story telling, the theatrical way.
Exhibition Design
Vivienne Westwood- a London Fashion, at the Museum of London
"Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballet Russes" at "Victoria and Albert Museum"
Awards
1997 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design for Stanley
2002 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design and Drama Desk Award for Private Lives
2002 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design for Humble Boy and Private Lives
2009 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Set and Costume Design for Shrek the Musical
2005 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design nomination for Spamalot
2005 Tony Award for Best Costume Design nomination for Spamalot
2009 Tony Award for Best Costume Design for Shrek the Musical
2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design for Shrek the Musical
2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design for Shrek the Musical
2011 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design nomination for Shrek the Musical
2013 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design nomination for The Bodyguard
2014 Evening Standard Award nomination for Ghosts
2015 Evening Standard Award nomination for Temple
References
External links
Official site
Credits
1967 births
British scenic designers
Broadway set designers
Living people
Drama Desk Award winners
Tony Award winners
Alumni of Central Saint Martins |
20484056 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolonium | Bolonium | Bolonium is an American new wave band based out of Denver, Colorado, formed in 2012 by filmmakers and musicians Richard Bizjack Taylor and Tim Johnson.
Biography
Formation (2012)
Bolonium's core creative duo consist of singer and songwriter Richard Bizjack Taylor and multi-instrumentalist Tim Johnson, two Denver-based filmmakers and musicians who met in film school and subsequently collaborated on a number of independent video projects, most notably the 2012 low-budget horror comedy feature film Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer, on which both worked in multiple production roles. The pair wrote and recorded the original song "Rock and Bowl" for the movie's soundtrack as well as filmed an accompanying music video, both attributed to the fictitious band "Bolonium", named after a fictional meat-based fuel from the 1982 science fiction cult film Big Meat Eater. The experience of writing and recording music together, however, ultimately inspired Taylor and Johnson to develop Bolonium into a real band.
Bolonium and live shows (2015-2018)
Bolonium independently released their self-titled debut album on May 5, 2015, preceded and succeeded by the daily release of twelve music videos, one for each of the album's songs. In an interview with KGNU, Taylor and Johnson explained the importance of emphasizing the visual aspect of the band as much as their music, drawing upon their backgrounds in both video and animation.
Bolonium was released to positive reviews from the Colorado alternative press. Yellow Scene magazine praised the band's "strange blend of uniquely stylized musical comedy" as "a very pleasant experience", additionally describing their music videos as "a special kind of weird (in a good way)". The following year, Bolonium gained wider recognition from the international comedy music scene when their song "Banana Peels Are Slippery" was added to The FuMP - The Funny Music Project, an online collaboration of comedy musicians - appearing on the website's CD compilation album The FuMP Volume 56 as well as receiving airplay on the long-running novelty music showcase The Dr. Demento Show.
Although Taylor and Johnson had initially never intended for Bolonium to perform live, the duo chose to establish Bolonium as a live band in 2016, recruiting a rhythm section of drummer Bonnie Finley and bassist Ben Drendel, the latter of whom was succeeded by Paul Day in 2017. The quartet performed their first live show at The 7th Circle in Denver on May 13, 2016 and have continued to play frequently throughout the Denver area, opening for such comedic and theatrical acts as Peelander-Z and Clownvis Presley and performing at events including the Denver StarFest science fiction convention and the 2018 "Weird Al" Yankovic fan convention Fest of Al, where they opened for The Gregory Brothers.
On October 13, 2018, Bolonium performed live on the PBS12 series Sounds on 29th, a showcase of Denver music and comedy act, where several of their music videos had previously been featured.
Snacktacular (2019-2020)
Snacktacular, Bolonium's second studio album and first recorded with a full band, was released on September 24, 2019 by Needlejuice Records, an independent label which houses artists including Lemon Demon and MC Lars. The album was again received well by the comedy music community, with the track "Cosplay Suit" added to The FuMP and its CD compilation The FuMP Volume 78. Like their debut, Snacktacular was accompanied by a consecutive series of music videos, ten for the album's eleven songs. In a 2020 "Best of Denver" feature by Westword newspaper, Bolonium were voted as having the "Best Music Video Series" for Snacktacular, the paper writing "there is something special about a rock-and-roll band that refuses to be chained to earnestness, that breaks from every conventional subject matter, and that creates something heartily geeky to boot".
Full of it and Leftovers (2021-present)
On March 2, 2021, Bolonium independently released their third studio album Full of it. Written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, Full of it featured a darker experimental sound which the band described as "more mysterious and psychedelic". On the topic of writing the album during the pandemic lockdown, Johnson explained "We just kind of wanted to see where the muse took us...[I]t kind of ended up having a theme of nostalgia and thinking about how things used to be, and just being in this strange, dystopian world that we don't really know how to navigate".
Full of it received positive reviews from local publications. The Westword praised the "more mature" sound of its songs, noting the band "may have arrived at a fully congealed sound from which to proceed in the future" and humorously stating "anyone who doesn't appreciate a man with an accordion has no soul". Independent arts and culture magazine Birdy called it "an amusing and rewarding listen beginning to end", complimenting the band's "knack for crafting memorable melodies" which they likened to "an orchestral mélange of an Adult Swim musical skit, They Might Be Giants, 8-bit video game music and Devo".
Though a partial music video for the song "Jiggowatts" was posted on the day of Full of its release, Bolonium refrained from posting music videos until October 1, 2021, when they released FULL OF IT the Movie, a 10-minute short film composed of songs from the album.
Bolonium's fourth album, Leftovers, was released on February 22, 2022.
Band members
Current members
Richard Bizjack Taylor - Vocals, Accordion, Synthesizer (2012-present)
Tim Johnson - Lead guitar (2012-present)
Bonnie Finley - Drums (2016-present)
Logan Rainard - Bass (2021-present)
Former members
Ben Drendel - keyboards, bass (2016-2017)
Paul Day - bass (2017-2021)
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation appearances
References
External links
Bolonium on Facebook
Bolonium on Bandcamp
Bolonium on YouTube
American comedy musical groups
American new wave musical groups
American post-punk music groups
Geek rock groups
Musical groups established in 2012
Musical groups from Denver
Rock music groups from Colorado
2012 establishments in Colorado |
23580183 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia%20moirii | Acacia moirii | Acacia moirii, commonly known as Moir's wattle, is a subshrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 0.15 and 0.6 metres high and has densely hairy leaflets. The globular golden-yellow flower heads appear from May to August, followed by hairy seed pods which are around 4 cm long and 5 to 6 mm wide.
Taxonomy
The type specimen was collected near Cape Riche by A.J. Moir in 1901.
Three subspecies are currently recognised:
A. moirii subsp. dasycarpa Maslin
A. moirii E.Pritz. subsp. moirii
A. moirii subsp. recurvistipula Maslin
Distribution
The species occurs on sandplains, undulating plains, hills and rises in an area between Eneabba, Manypeaks and Jerdacuttup as well as east of Esperance in the Cape Arid area.
See also
List of Acacia species
References
moirii
Acacias of Western Australia
Fabales of Australia
Taxa named by Ernst Pritzel
Plants described in 1904 |
6910228 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach%20Head%20%28G.I.%20Joe%29 | Beach Head (G.I. Joe) | Beach Head (also released as Beachhead and Beach-Head) is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. He serves as the G.I. Joe Team's sergeant major and debuted in 1986.
Profile
Beach Head's real name is Wayne R. Sneeden. He was born and raised in Auburn, Alabama, living in abject poverty. This led to him being bullied and tormented by his classmates and peers, one of which was notorious lizard man Clay Cox, throughout his growing years. In hopes of becoming more than what those who taunted him believed he could be, Sneeden became an overachiever and ended up the valedictorian of his high school through hard work, unwavering discipline, and his keen mind.
Seeking the next challenge, he enlisted in the US Army, where he went through Airborne and Ranger school Ft. Benning, Georgia. After he completed training there, he went on to join Central America's Covert Ops as an Observer/Advisor. After his training in Central America, he returned to Ft. Benning as a lane instructor. He was then offered a spot in the G.I. Joe team as a Ranger. Beach Head's habits include getting up hours before his teammates and going on a 10-mile run, then undergoing rigorous physical training that would make the most gung-ho of his comrades weary - and all before breakfast.
He is known for his unwavering patience on and off the battlefield, and for his intolerance of anyone not willing to live up to their full potential. Beach Head feels that being pushed to the limits is the only way to develop a solid understanding of what those limits are. The consummate professional, he is determined and ruthless when needed to get the job done. The only matter his teammates have an issue with is his lack of interest in personal hygiene. He disregards things like deodorant, believing that they would be a dead giveaway were he dropped into a jungle war zone at a moment's notice.
Beach Head returned to the US Army while G.I. Joe was disbanded, and was called back to active duty upon reinstatement, to train new recruits and keep the older ones in shape. He has a tradition of assigning numbers to greenshirts until they earn a G.I. Joe codename, which makes them hate Beach Head more than they've ever hated anyone in their life.
In the UK Action Force series, Beach Head is from Auckland in New Zealand. His profile is otherwise very similar.
In the animated show COPS, the character Checkpoint's real name is Wayne Sneeden III. His file states his father was a member of an elite military unit in the 80's and 90's. Both toy lines are owned by Hasbro which puts them in the same shared universe. Also both lines had their bio cards written by Larry Hama.
Toys
Beach Head was first released as part of the fifth series in 1986 as the Joe team's Ranger, and came with a gray Demro XF-7A WASP submachine gun, a large black backpack, and a black bag of ammunition. There are two versions of his ammo case, the earlier version is made of hard plastic which was prone to breakage, and later replaced with one of softer plastic.
In 1993, a new Beach Head figure was released. This one had the face entirely covered. In Brazil, this Beach-Head was released as a Cobra named "Armadilha". The figure was repainted and released as part of the Battle Corps line in 1994.
Visually, Beach Head is almost always seen masked with a green balaclava hood over his face. His actual face varies depending upon the figure: he is seen with either blonde hair (both cut short and normal length), brownish red hair, black hair, and shaved. While most versions have him clean shaven, the only unmasked version of Beach Head has the character sporting a reddish Fu Manchu mustache.
25th anniversary
Beach Head was released in wave 2 of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 25th Anniversary toyline. A comic pack with Beach Head & Dataframe (Mainframe) was also released.
Beach Head was released as part of the Internet-exclusive "Hall of Heroes" wave in 2009. He is numbered 5 of 10.
Beach Head was once again released with the "G.I. Joe Resolute" box set.
Beach Head has also been released as part of the "Pursuit of Cobra" toy line.
Comic books
Marvel Comics
Beach Head's first appearance in the Marvel Comics G.I. Joe series was in issue #47 (May 1986), alongside of Wet-Suit. Beach Head's first mission on the Joe team was assisting Hawk during the rescue of Snake Eyes from Cobra Island. The rescue was successful, after an off-shore battle with Cobra attack boats and Cobra Eels. He was part of the first team of Joes to enter Springfield before the invasion of that Cobra-controlled town, whose job was to knock out the enemy's power and communications.
Later, Beach Head was part of a group advising Sierra Gordo's counter-revolutionaries in the fight against Cobra, where he once again found himself involved in rescuing Snake Eyes from Cobra's Terror-Drome. He was also one of the many Joes to be involved in the construction of the third Pit headquarters in Utah. Some time later, with a large force of Joes, Beach Head participated in the Cobra Island civil war. He served on the team until it was disbanded in 1994.
G.I. Joe: Special Missions
Beach Head appeared in the sneak preview of Special Missions, published in issue #50 of A Real American Hero in August 1986, taking place right after his first appearance in the regular comic series. Here, he sneaked onto a Russian airliner alongside Flint and Lady Jaye, in order to foil hijackers. The enemy soldiers were all killed. In Special Missions #8, Beach Head and a small team of Joes took part in a near-disastrous mission in the jungles of Southeast Asia, which nearly cost them their lives due to a treacherous CIA agent.
Devil's Due Publishing
Beach Head became part of the reinstated Joe team in 2002, where he acted as a drill sergeant for new recruits, in addition to his usual duties as a Joe.
G.I. Joe: Frontlines
Beach Head made his Frontlines appearance alongside Flash, Tripwire, Airtight and Chuckles, where they fought against terrorist Tyler Wingfield, the son of Vance Wingfield.
He was also featured in issue #17, as he leads a team of new recruits on a very dangerous, very real mission in a war-torn, riot-filled city. One of his men is wounded, and Beach Head apparently orders the man abandoned. This leads to mistrust and hostility on the part of the other soldiers. It is later revealed that Beach Head knew the wounded man was not going to be killed, rather he would be taken to the police station, which was a mission objective. Beach Head and the others rescue their wounded comrade and attempt an escape. Beach Head himself is wounded and despite explicit orders to leave him behind, his men risk their lives to save him, and themselves. Beach Head consistently gives push-ups as punishments, even when the team is under hostile fire.
Special Missions: Manhattan
There are times when the active members of the Elite team are on assignment or too far away to help in a crisis, which is where the reserves come into play. In Manhattan, there is the threat of a biological agent being stolen from a top secret lab; the closest reserve members are Beach Head, Mercer, Low-Light, Cover Girl, and Tunnel Rat. With Beach Head the acting team leader, they send Tunnel Rat in first, since he knows the layout of the building best; with him as their guide, they infiltrate the building. Beach Head sends the wisecracking Mercer to make certain the levels are secure, while Beach Head, Low-Light, and Cover Girl head upstairs to handle the enemy.
While they are en route, Mercer is attacked by a Cobra agent called Neurotoxin; after a display of combat skill and heroics by Beach Head's team, they end up in quarantine along with their target, where they are met by General Joe Colton, who explained there was no bio-agent, that it was a decoy to lure Neurotoxin out of hiding so he could be captured. He and Mercer showed dissatisfaction at the fact they were used in such a manner, essentially putting the lives of the team on the line without their knowledge, even though Tunnel Rat and Cover Girl expressed that the mission had been the "most fun they've had."
G.I. Joe Origins
In the new IDW continuity, Beach Head suffers from amnesia after being attacked saving a village in Guatemala. He is found on a beach, face down in the sand and is taken to a hospital. An American doctor speaks with him, and after showing him his Army Ranger uniform, helps Beach Head remember how he ended up getting shot, but not his own name. The doctor reveals himself to be Duke, and he offers Beach Head a chance to join the team. On their first mission, Beach Head argues about his code name, asking for names like "Night Ranger" or "Wolfman", but is denied the request. When asked, Duke tells him his name is what the nurses called him, "Cabeza de Playa", which is Spanish for Beach Head.
Animated series
Sunbow
Beach Head appeared in the second season of the Sunbow G.I. Joe animated series voiced by William Callaway and understudied by Dan Gilvezan in "Let's Play Soldier." He served as fourth in the G.I. Joe chain of command, but sometimes shared his command with Sgt. Slaughter. In the episode "The Most Dangerous Thing in the World", Serpentor mentioned to Doctor Mindbender that General Hawk is at the head of the team, followed by Duke, Flint, Beachhead and finally Sgt. Slaughter.
Unlike in the comics, where he was calm and cool-headed, Beach Head was portrayed as being short-tempered; he was also shown to long for the command he felt he deserved and was very strict concerning the rules, showing intense disapproval for the relationships between Flint and Lady Jaye, as well as Duke and Scarlett, because romance between Joes is against regulations. Beachhead also had a small rivalry with Flint on who was the best leader. He was also shown to have a dislike of the pacifist Lifeline's presence in the team, implying that if he had his way, he would expel him from the Joe team.
In the five-part mini-series "Arise, Serpentor, Arise!", Beach Head is introduced as the fourth in command of G.I. Joe. He is skeptical of the new Joes, and disciplines them for losing their focus. He later infiltrates the Dreadnoks' camp with Sgt. Slaughter and Low-Light, learning about a Cobra plot to raid the tombs of some of history's most infamous military leaders. Beach Head is among the Joes sent to Transylvania, where he and Mainframe take shelter in the actual coffin of Vlad Tepes from his crumbling castle. It is then revealed that Beach Head does not use deodorant.
In a public service announcement, Beachhead, along with Cross-Country, advises kids to wear helmets for protection when driving ATV motorcycles.
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Beach Head appeared in G.I. Joe: The Movie as the instructor for the Rawhides, probationary recruits for the G.I. Joe Team who had yet to complete their training. He takes each of the recruits through different training exercises, and is frustrated with their unconventional methods of performing each action.
Spy Troops and Valor vs. Venom
Beach Head appeared in the direct-to-video CGI animated movie G.I. Joe: Spy Troops voiced by Matt Hill, and in G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom voiced by Lee Tockar.
Resolute
Beach Head appeared in G.I. Joe: Resolute in the briefing room and on a mission in the jungle alongside Stalker, Gung-Ho and Roadblock.
Video games
Beach Head appears as a playable character in the video game G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra voiced by Joe Hanna.
References
External links
Beach Head at JMM's G.I. Joe Comics Home Page
Beach Head at YOJOE.com
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20484061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight%20Madness | Midnight Madness | Midnight Madness may refer to:
Midnight Madness (basketball), an annual American college basketball event
Music
Midnight Madness (album), a 1983 album by Night Ranger
"Midnight Madness" (song), a 2008 song by The Chemical Brothers
"Midnight Madness", 2011 Lake of Tears song from Illwill
"Midnight Madness", 2000 Sinergy song from To Hell and Back
Television
"Midnight Madness" (6teen), a 2005 episode of 6teen
"Midnight Madness", 2013 season 1 episode of God, Guns & Automobiles
"Midnight Madness", 2009 season 1 episode of Top 20 Countdown: Most Shocking
"Midnight Madness", 2006 season 2 episode of Most Daring
"Midnight Madness", c.2007 season 3 episode of Being Ian
"Midnight Madness", 2006 season 3 episode Ben 10
Films
Midnight Madness (1980 film), a comedy
Midnight Madness (1918 film), a silent film starring Harry von Meter
Midnight Madness (1928 film), silent film starring Jacqueline Logan; produced by Cecil B. DeMille
Video games
a mode in certain Williams pinball machines that only activates at midnight
David's Midnight Magic, a pinball video game
Midnight Magic (Atari 2600), a pinball video game
Vegas Games: Midnight Madness, a gambling simulation video game
See also
"The Tale of the Midnight Madness", 1993 season 2 episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Witching hour (supernatural) |
26721019 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servreagh%20O%27Folan | Servreagh O'Folan | Servreagh O'Folan, Irish Brehon, fl. 1585.
O'Folan was a member of a Brehon family resident in Conmhaícne Mara in the 16th century. They served as lawyers to members of the Ó Flaithbheartaigh's and other families in the region, but were also a land-owning and merchant family connected with The Tribes of Galway.
Servreagh O'Folan is listed as a Gentleman on a number of fiant in the 1580s.
The Composition Book of Connacht of 1585 listed him as a landowner in Moyrus in the Barony of Ballynahinch, County Galway.
Murrough na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh, the Chieftain of the O'Flaherty Clan came to Galway City and signed an Official Fiant in 1585 with "the Chief men of his countrie". Servreagh O'Folan was one of the men who signed the Fiant with him.
In a fiant dated 1590, "Sirwrehagh Folain,of Moiris, Gentleman", was given a Royal Pardon following a rebellion in Connacht.
He appears to have also had three sons who were also brehon lawyers.
Soyrbrehagh Og Folain, in an indenture for John Kinge in May 1606, is described as "Soyrbrehagh Og Folain of Ierconnaght in the Co. of Galway atornies for seisin".
Feargananim Folan, in a deed for the O'Flahertys in 1614, FFargananym McServreagh of Moyrish, is described as "our true and lawfull attorney", and signs as Forinan Folan. He is listed as owner of parcels of lands consisting of , and , and was dispossessed of the family lands in 1651.
Nehemias folan of the Newtone, Gentleman, was also a landowner and brehon lawyer. In a document titled "Carta Dermicci O'Halloran(Dermot Ó hAllmhuráin), A.D. 1594", written in Latin, he is described as "in Christo Nehemian Ffolan, generosum, meum attornatum".
Other bearers of the name
Other O'Folan's from County Galway included:
Salamon Folan was active during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, and was cited as one of the group of men led by Colonel Edmond O'Flaherty at the siege of Tromroe Castle in County Clare.
Ferdindo Follin of Moyrus, Carna, County Galway, listed in 1656 as owner of parcels of lands consisting of 3,678 acres (14.88 km2), and 193 acres (0.78 km2). His lands were confiscated for rebellious activities and distributed to Sir Thomas Meredith and Richard Martin of Ballynahinch.
Patrick Folan (Galway), killed at the Battle of Inkermann 5 November 1854, during the Crimean War[5].
John Folan won the Distinguished Conduct Medal for Gallantry while serving in Mesopotamia in 1916 with the 3rd Battalion of the Connaught Rangers.
Cormac Folan of Barna represented Ireland in Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four, at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Caleb Folan, is a Republic of Ireland forward, who made his senior debut against Cyprus in October 2008. He plays in the Football League Championship with Hull City, and qualifies for Ireland through his paternal Grandparents who are from Galway.
Thomas Folan of Galway was the Prior of the Dominican Friary in Galway, and was the first recorded King of the Claddagh in the 1850s.
See also
Brehon
Folan
References
BibliographyA History of West or H-Iar Connacht Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh, Irish Archeological Society, Dublin, 1846
Books of survey and distribution Vol. III. County of Galway, 1680
Irish Families, Edward Mac Lysaght, Irish Academic Press, Dublin, 1985
The Tribes of Galway'', Adrian James Martyn, Galway, 2001.
External links
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
People from County Galway
16th-century Irish judges
People of Conmaicne Mara |
44506579 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%20Can%20Be%20Happy%20and%20Free%20in%20Russia%3F | Who Can Be Happy and Free in Russia? | Who is Happy in Russia? ( ) is an epic four-part poem by Nikolai Nekrasov, which he started publishing in January 1866 in Sovremennik and Otechestvennye Zapiski. Part four of it, "The Feast for All the World" (1876-1877), remained unfinished.
The only full English translation was made in 1917, under the title Who Can Be Happy and Free in Russia?, by Juliet Soskice. The other suggested titles are Who Lives Happily in Russia?, Who is Happy in Russia? and Who Can Be Happy in Russia?
Synopsis
Seven peasants embark upon the eventful journey across the Russian land united by an idea of finding just one happy person. Witnessing nothing but suffering and injustice all around, they are surprised to find that even those supposed to be the masters of the land find life here totally unsatisfactory.
The peasants decide not to return home until they find the right answer. In the prologue, they also find a self-assembled tablecloth that will feed them, and hit the road.
Chapter I. Pop
The peasants continued on their way. They met many people, but no one was interested in life. All the wanderers were close to them: the bast shoe, the artisan, the beggar, the coachman. The soldier could not be happy. He shaves with an awl, warms himself with smoke. Toward nightfall, they met a pop. The peasants stood in a row and bowed to the holy man. Luka began to ask the priest if he was free to live. The priest thought about it and began to talk. He simply kept silent about the years of study. The priest has no rest. He is called to a sick, dying person. My heart aches and aches for orphans and people leaving for another world. The hand does not rise to take copper dimes - a reward for demand. And you have to live on something. The priest has no honor. They call him insulting words, stay away on the way, compose fairy tales. They do not like either a priest's daughter, or a priest, or seminarians. Pop is not held in high esteem among all classes. Where does the priest get wealth? There used to be many nobles in Russia. Children were born in the estates, weddings were played. Even if one of the landowners lived in cities, then he came to die in the village and bequeathed to be buried in the parish. Everyone went to the priests, the wealth grew and multiplied, and the laity also received something. Now everything has changed in Russia. The landowners scattered across the foreign land, leaving only ruined possessions in their homeland. Pop complains about the emerging schismatics who live among the Orthodox. However, he was lucky here, he avoided the need to cash in on schismatics, since in his parish there are Orthodox Christians in the majority - two-thirds. But the life of the priests is becoming more and more difficult, only poor peasants give income. And what can they give? Only a dime and a pie for the holiday, and eggs for Easter. The priest finished his melancholy story and moved on. The men pounced on Luka, who argued that the priests live at ease.
History
Nekrasov started working upon the poem soon after the Tzarist manifest abolishing serfdom was published in March 1861. The rough version of the Prologue as well as Part 1 have been ready by 1863; the latter's first chapter were published in Otechestvennye Zapiskis January 1869 issue. The whole of the Part 1 appeared in the 1873 (5th) edition of the Works by N.Nekrasov. Chapter 2, "The Last One" (Последыш, Posledysh) was written in the late 1872 and appeared in print in the OZ February 1873 issue. Part 3, "The Peasant Woman" (Крестьянка, Krestyanka), was published in OZ No.1, 1874. In all the posthumous editions "Krestyanka" featured as part 2 and "Posledysh" followed it. In 1876-1877 Nekrasov was working hectically upon Part 4, "The Feast for All the World" (Пир на весь мир), but death from cancer on 28 December 1877 (old style) prevented him from finishing it.
Problems with censorship
All four parts of the poem had their problems with censorship. Part 4, which was supposed to appear in Otechestvennye Zapiskys November 1876 issue, was banned altogether. A.Petrov, the head of the Saint Petersburg censorship committee informed the magazine that it will be closed immediately should it proceed with the proposed publication. For the now terminally ill author this proved to be a heavy blow.
According to sister Anna Alekseyevna Nekrasova, on November 19 the poet "sent for censor Petrov and for two hours was trying to put it to him that there was nothing reprehensible in the Part 4. He even suggested certain lines in the earlier parts of the poem might have deserved the ban better... Petrov puffed, swiping sweat from his face, occasionally moaning: 'Please calm down, Nikolai Alekseyevich... Once you get better, you'll correct some things and it will pass through...'" In the last desperate attempt to appease the censors, Nekrasov removed several fragments (including three songs) from Part 4 and added two lines glorifying Tsar Alexander II (Glory to the one / Who's given freedom to the people, - ).
Encouraged by Dostoyevsky who (mistakenly) informed him that Professor N.N.Grigoryev, the chief of the governmental Press and Publishing department, expressed his willingness to lift the ban from the publication of the poem's final part, Nekrasov asked the latter for help in a personal letter: "I made some concessions according to the censor [Lebedev]'s demands and removed Soldier's Song along with two more songs, but to throw away Yakov's Story, - and he considers this necessary so as to avoid the arrest of both the book and the journal, - is something I cannot do, for that would render the whole thing meaningless. The ugliness of serfdom at its most extreme is shown here so as to highlight the great moral value of its abolition. How can one maul the poem on the grounds that it features gloomy songs and scenes from the times of serfdom? There is hope in it too. The final verdict depends of your Excellency. As for me, now I regret I had to cut those fragments, I did that against my own convictions." Apparently, Grigoryev was not impressed by Nekrasov's argument, for the final part of the poem remained banned.
In January 1881, three years after Nekrasov's death, as the political tension subsided, Saltykov-Shchedrin again presented the final chapter for the censor's consideration. N.S. Abaza, who succeeded Grigoryev as the Press and Publishing department's chief, found nothing wrong with it and the same censor Lebedev signed the permission. In the February 1881 issue of Otechestvennye Zapiski, "The Feast For All the World" was published for the first time, albeit with all the cuts that Nekrasov had made himself.
Having noticed in the proofs the verse glorifying the Tsar, Anna Nekrasova reminded Saltykov that it had been written under pressure and asked for it to be removed. Saltykov answered it was too late to change, besides, it was this version that had been approved by Abaza. For some reason Anna Nekrasova decided against removing the offending fragments from the text when she herself was supervising it for the 1881 edition of The Works of N.A.Nekrasov. This was done decades later, starting with the 1927 Soviet edition of it.
Elements of folklore
One the distinguishing features of the poem is its closeness to Russian poetic folklore. Working upon it, Nekrasov used numerous academic sources and ethnographical collections. He contributed to it some of his own findings too. According to Gleb Uspensky, Nekrasov for twenty years was "word by word" gathering bits and pieces he later used in the poem. "Nekrasov worked with the Russian folklore Nekrasov not as a copyist but as a real artist... He managed to work the rich and complex multitude of the Russian proverbs and sayings into the vast tapestry guided by ideological lines with great taste," argued Korney Chukovsky.
In each of the poem's four parts elements of Russian folklore were used differently. "The Last One" (Posledysh), a family drama in the form of a poetic novelette, is devoid of it altogether. "The Feast For All the World" features song-like fragments only occasionally. On the whole its written in a middle class intelligentsia manner, some of its songs ("In the moment of gloom, Oh Motherland...") sounding like no songs at all. On the other hand, "The Peasant Woman" (Krestyanka) is built upon the huge bulk of a folklore material. Some of the folk songs have undergone artistic treatment, others ("You tell me, why...", "My hated husband rises...") are used here in their authentic forms, documenting Russian peasants's ways of life.
"Krestyanka"'s Chapter 1 features some wedding zaplachki ("mourning-rants") and pritchety (lamentations) collected by Pavel Rybnikov in the Olonets region. Several songs here are taken from the "Songs Collected by P.N.Rybnikov, Vol. I-IV, 1861-1867". Chapter 2 of "Krestyanka" (The Songs) is based upon the books of collected folklore by Vladimir Dal ("The Proverbs of the Russian People, 1862"), Rybnikov, Pavel Sheyn ("Russian Folk Songs", 1870), Viktor Varentsov ("The Collection of Songs from the Samara Region", 1862) and several others.
In 1872 folklorist Elpidifor Barsov released his acclaimed "Northern Krai Lamentations", reviewed in Otechestvennye Zapiski by Nikolai Mikhaylovsky. Several of the verses from it (tellingly, all quoted by the reviewer) were used by Nekrasov in Chapter IV of the Part 3. All belonged to Irina Fedosova, the famous Olonets voplenitsa (lament-cryer). In the tale of Matryona Korchagina, one of this chapter's character, Nekrasov used details of Fedosova's autobiography, related by Barsov in his 1972 book.
Legacy
Nekrasov's magnum opus is regarded as a groundbreaking work, a "great poem, featuring the whole of the Russian people as its main hero," according to Korney Chukovsky. "With its extraordinary verbal expressiveness, energy and many discoveries, this is one of the most original Russian poems of the 19th century," wrote literary historian D.S.Mirsky.
References
External links
1877 poems
Poetry by Nikolay Nekrasov
Censored books
Epic poems
Unfinished poems
Works originally published in Otechestvennye Zapiski
Works originally published in Sovremennik |
20484063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacusovagus | Lacusovagus | Lacusovagus (meaning "lake wanderer") is a genus of azhdarchoid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil. It is based on SMNK PAL 4325, a partial upper jaw comprising sections of the skull in front of the eyes. This specimen was found in rocks of the Early Cretaceous-age (probably Aptian stage, about 120 million years ago) Nova Olinda Member of the Crato Formation. The skull was long, and unusually wide. The section in front of the combined nasal-antorbital fenestra was relatively short. Also unusual was the combination of its toothless jaws and no bony head crest. Lacusovagus was described in 2008 by Mark Witton. The type species is L. magnificens, meaning "grand lake wanderer", in reference to its large size—it is currently the largest pterosaur known from the Crato Formation with an estimated wingspan of .
Lacusovagus shares many characteristics with the basal azhdarchoid family Chaoyangopteridae, and preliminary studies suggested it was a member of that clade. However, in 2017, a phylogenetic analysis found it to be within the genus Tupuxuara, a member of the Thalassodromidae.
See also
List of pterosaur genera
Timeline of pterosaur research
Pterosaur size
References
External links
Informal discussion of Lacusovagus by its describer
Chaoyangopterids
Early Cretaceous pterosaurs of South America
Cretaceous Brazil
Fossils of Brazil
Crato Formation
Fossil taxa described in 2008 |
6910236 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball%20Hobby%20News | Baseball Hobby News | Baseball Hobby News was a United States-based news-oriented magazine about the field of baseball memorabilia collecting. Founded in 1979 by the husband-and-wife team of Frank and Vivian Barning, who served as editor and publisher, respectively, the magazine was published on a monthly basis until 1993.
Overview
The first issue appeared in March 1979. Vivian Barning has been a card collector as a child, and came back to the hobby with her husband in 1975. For most of its run, it appeared in a newspaper-style format, although it later converted to a tabloid size with a color cover.
The magazine primarily focussed on baseball cards, but also included coverage of many other baseball-related collectibles, including autographs, press pins, postcards, stamps, uniforms and other pieces of game-used equipment, and books and other publications. As its name implies, the paper placed an emphasis on news, offering extensive coverage of newly released cards and memorabilia, as well as reporting on developments within the hobby itself. It also featured more nostalgic pieces, including articles on older memorabilia as well as interviews with baseball players of the past. There were also frequent articles aimed at new collectors, offering advice on how to get started in the hobby.
The publication originally was based in Glen Cove, New York. It moved to San Diego, California in 1982. The Barnings wrote many articles themselves, but also used contributions from a growing staff of writers and columnists.
In 1982 the packaging of Fleer's baseball card set touted that their 1981 set had been named the best of the year by Baseball Hobby News.
Contents
Some of the regular features in Baseball Hobby News for at least parts of its run include:
Who's Who In The Hobby, a collection of profiles of collectors from around the country, based on information provided by the collectors themselves. It was initially written by Dave Houser and for several years was produced by Brad Pueschel.
Checklists of all known cards featuring a particular star player.
Lists of addresses of professional players, for collectors to use in seeking autographs, often compiled by John L. Raybin.
The BHN Price Poll, offering current average prices being offered on popular cards and sets by card dealers. Wade Baker produced this in BHN's later years.
Dealer's Choice, an oft-humorous column by card dealer Richard West.
The Inside Pitch, with thoughts from card dealer and journalist Nick Edson.
According To Korda, musings by Ron Korda, a card collector who also worked for NBC.
Reviews, usually written by Darrell Berger, of current books about baseball.
Do You Remember, profiles of baseball players of the past. They were written by Rich Westcott, author of many baseball books including the Philadelphia Phillies' Encyclopedia.
Coverage of errors and variations on cards (including new findings and responses to reader questions) by Ralph Nozaki, author of the book The Mistake Manual on the same subject.
Listings of upcoming hobby shows around the country.
References
1979 establishments in New York (state)
1993 disestablishments in California
Baseball cards
Hobby News
Defunct magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1979
Magazines disestablished in 1993
Magazines published in California
Magazines published in New York (state)
Mass media in San Diego
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Sports magazines published in the United States
Trading cards |
23580186 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mladen%20Lambuli%C4%87 | Mladen Lambulić | Mladen Lambulić (; born 9 July 1972) is a Montenegrin football manager and former player.
Playing career
Lambulić played for Radnički Beograd and Zemun in the First League of FR Yugoslavia, before moving abroad to Belgium and signing with Denderleeuw in 1999. He subsequently returned to FR Yugoslavia and joined his mother club Zeta in 2000. During the 2002 winter transfer window, Lambulić moved abroad for the second time and signed with Hungarian side MTK Budapest. He spent the next seven and a half years with the club, winning the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 2007–08 season.
Managerial career
After hanging up his boots, Lambulić started his managerial career at Zeta in 2014.
Honours
MTK Budapest
Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2007–08
Szuperkupa: 2008
References
External links
1972 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Podgorica
Serbia and Montenegro footballers
Montenegrin footballers
Association football defenders
FK Radnički Beograd players
FK Zemun players
FK Zeta players
MTK Budapest FC players
FC Sopron players
Újpest FC players
Kecskeméti TE players
First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
Belgian First Division B players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers
Montenegrin expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in Hungary
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Montenegrin football managers
FK Zeta managers
FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje managers
OFK Petrovac managers |
20484065 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93Greece%20relations | Cuba–Greece relations | Cuban-Greek relations are foreign relations between Cuba and Greece. Cuba has an embassy in Athens and Greece has an embassy in Havana. Greek positions on matters concerning Cuba are elaborated jointly with other European Union members.
History
There are between 30 and 50 people of Greek descent in Cuba. They are located mostly in Havana, where there is a Greek embassy. In 2004, Cuba built its first church in 43 years, the St. Nikolaos Greek Orthodox Church in Old Havana. It serves Havana's estimated 8,000 Orthodox Christians, 50 of whom are Greek. Cuba's first Greek Orthodox church, Saints Constantine and Helen, was built in 1950 but was never used for church services. As of 2004, it remained the home of a children's theater company, despite diplomatic efforts by Giorgos Kostoulas, Greece's ambassador to Cuba, to return the church to its original purpose.
See also
Foreign relations of Cuba
Foreign relations of Greece
References
External links
Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Cuba
Greece
Cuba |
44506582 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU%20CBRN%20Risk%20Mitigation%20CoE%20Initiative | EU CBRN Risk Mitigation CoE Initiative | The EU Centres of Excellence on Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation (CBRN CoE) is an initiative of the European Union which was launched in 2010. The Initiative addresses the mitigation of and preparedness for risks related to CBRN material and agents. The origin of these risks can be criminal (proliferation, theft, sabotage and illicit trafficking), accidental (industrial catastrophes, in particular chemical or nuclear, waste treatment and transport) or natural (mainly pandemics but also be the consequence of natural hazards on CBRN material and facilities). The CBRN CoE Initiative seeks to boost cooperation at national, regional and international levels, and to develop a common and coherent CBRN risk mitigation policy at national and regional level. Risk mitigation comprises prevention, preparedness and post-crisis management.
Objectives
Lack of coordination and preparedness related to CBRN risks at national level and fragmentation of responsibilities within a region can have dramatic consequences. This is why the European Union is setting up a framework for cooperation and coordination amongst all levels of government and international partners. This Initiative is mirroring the EU CBRN Action Plan implemented inside the EU.
The main objective of the EU CBRN CoE Initiative is to facilitate regional cooperation in order to enhance CBRN capabilities.
Implementers
The Initiative is implemented and funded by the European Commission (Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development - EuropeAid (DG DEVCO) in cooperation with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). The European External Action Service (EEAS) is also deeply involved in the follow up of the initiative.
The Initiative is developed with the technical support of the Joint Research Centre (JRC)) and relevant International/Regional Organisations, the EU Member States and other stakeholders, through coherent and effective cooperation at national, regional and international level.
Legal Framework
The legal basis for the Initiative is the Instrument for Stability (IfS) (Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 establishing an Instrument for Stability, OJ L 327/1 24.11.2006). Funding for the CoE comes from the long term component of the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) that has as one of its aims, amongst many, to mitigate and prepare against risks. The CoE remit, specifically, is to mitigate CBRN risks whether of an intentional, accidental or natural origin.
Cooperation with International and Regional Organisations
Where appropriate, the CBRN CoE Initiative is working in cooperation with international and regional partners or programmes, such as the IAEA, the OPCW, UNODA, BWC-ISU, the WHO, OIE, FAO, INTERPOL, EUROPOL, the UN SC 1540 Committee, the Arab League, the African Union, ASEAN, ISTC, Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction; each contributing with its own unique support according to its mandate.
Regions
The Centres of Excellence Initiative is present in 60 countries, and is grouped around eight Regional Secretariats:
African Atlantic Façade (Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo)
Central Asia (Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan)
Eastern and Central Africa (Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia)
Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE)
Middle East (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon)
North Africa and Sahel (Algeria, Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia)
South East Asia (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Muang Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam)
South East and Eastern Europe (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine)
Projects
Once Partner Country needs have been identified, by the implementation of the needs assessment process, regional projects are developed that are carried out to build capacity in the country and complement national measures. There are currently 66 projects underway involving CBRN experts from the Partner Countries together with experts from European Union Member States.
See also
Instrument for Stability
CBRN defense
European Union
EuropeAid Development and Cooperation
Joint Research Centre
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
International Atomic Energy Agency
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
External links
Latest Newsletter
References
European Commission
Foreign relations of the European Union |
20484095 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunn%20Imsen | Gunn Imsen | Gunn Imsen (born 11 June 1946) is a Norwegian educationalist.
She took her undergraduate education at the University of Oslo. She has been a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology since 1993. Notable publications include Elevenes verden. Innføring i pedagogisk psykologi (1984) and Lærerens verden. Innføring i generell didaktikk (1997).
References
1946 births
Living people
Norwegian educationalists
University of Oslo alumni
Norwegian University of Science and Technology faculty |
26721025 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individually%20purchased%20health%20insurance | Individually purchased health insurance | In the United States, individually purchased health insurance is health insurance purchased directly by individuals, and not those provided through employers. Self-employed individuals receive a tax deduction for their health insurance and can buy health insurance with additional tax benefits. According to the US Census Bureau, about 9% of Americans are covered under individual health insurance. In the individual market, consumers pay the entire premium without an employer contribution, and most do not receive any tax benefit. The range of products available is similar to those provided through employers. However, average out-of-pocket spending is higher in the individual market, with higher deductibles, co-payments and other cost-sharing provisions. Major medical is the most commonly purchased form of individual health insurance.
Economics
Premiums can vary significantly by age. In states that allow medical underwriting, an individual's health information may be used in determining whether to cover the individual and the premium to be paid. However, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective since 2014, insurers are prohibited from discriminating against or charging higher rates for any individuals based on pre-existing medical conditions. For individuals who pass individual medical underwriting where it is used, the average premiums they pay are lower than the average paid for employer-sponsored coverage (this comparison is based on the entire premium for employer-sponsored coverage, including both the employee and employer contributions). Factors that may contribute to this include: differences in age; less generous coverage in the individual market (higher beneficiary cost sharing); and a tendency for individual consumers to only buy benefits that they expect to need and use while group coverage may provide some benefits that most beneficiaries do not use. Individual policyholders are also more likely to report being in excellent health than are people covered by employer-sponsored health insurance, which may be a contributing factor. Premiums in the individual market rose less rapidly over the period 2002-2005 than did out-of-pocket premiums in the employer-sponsored market (17.8% versus 34.4%). The increase was larger for family policies than for single policies (25.3% for family policies; the increase for single policies was not statistically significant). These comparisons did not adjust for changes in benefit levels.
Research confirms that the individual health insurance market is sensitive to price. Estimates of demand elasticity in this market vary, but generally fall in the range of -0.3 to -0.1. It appears that price sensitivity varies among population subgroups and is generally higher for younger individuals and lower income individuals. One study found that among individuals who lack other sources of health coverage, the percentage purchasing individual insurance increases steadily with income. However, even among those with incomes four times the federal poverty level, only about a fourth buy individual coverage. The self-employed, who can tax-deduct their premiums, are more likely to purchase than other individuals. The researchers concluded that affordability appears to be a key barrier to coverage in this market, and that any premium subsidies would likely have to be substantial to be effective. The researchers note that other factors such as health status and the complexity of the market can also affect the purchase of individual health insurance, but conclude that they are unlikely to be the primary drivers of low coverage rates.
Many states allow medical underwriting of applicants for individually purchased health insurance. An estimated 5 million of those without health insurance are considered "uninsurable" because of pre-existing conditions. A number of proposals have been advanced to limit the effect of underwriting on consumers and improve access to coverage. Each has its own advantages and limitations. One 2008 study found that people of average health are least likely to become uninsured if they have large group health coverage, more likely to become uninsured if they have small group coverage, and most likely to become uninsured if they have individual health insurance. But, "for people in poor or fair health, the chances of losing coverage are much greater for people who had small-group insurance than for those who had individual insurance." The authors attribute these results to the combination in the individual market of high costs and guaranteed renewability of coverage. Individual coverage costs more if it is purchased after a person becomes unhealthy, but "provides better protection (compared to group insurance) against high premiums for already individually insured people who become high risk." Healthy individuals are more likely to drop individual coverage than less-expensive, subsidized employment-based coverage, but group coverage leaves them "more vulnerable to dropping or losing any and all coverage than does individual insurance" if they become seriously ill.
In August 2008 the Hartford Courant reported that competition was increasing in the individual health insurance market, with more insurers entering the market, an increased variety of products, and a broader spread of prices.
Regulation
Individual health insurance is primarily regulated at the state level, consistent with the McCarran-Ferguson Act. Model acts and regulations promulgated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) provide some degree of uniformity state to state. These models do not have the force of law and have no effect unless they are adopted by a state. They are, however, used as guides by most states, and some states adopt them with little or no change. The primary NAIC models affecting the individual health insurance market are:
The Uniform Individual Accident and Sickness Policy Provision Law (UPPL);
The Accident and Sickness Insurance Minimum Standards Model Act;
The Advertisements of Accident and Sickness Insurance Model Regulation; and
The Unfair Trade Practices Act.
All of these models have been implemented in one form or another by most states.
Federal laws affecting individual health insurance include:
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA);
The Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act;
The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act;
The Fair Credit Reporting Act; and
Federal rules governing Medicare supplement policies.
See also
Health insurance in the United States
Health insurance coverage in the United States
Health insurance marketplace
References
Medicare and Medicaid (United States)
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44506627 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20William%20Israel | John William Israel | John William Israel (4 July 185030 May 1926) was Commonwealth Auditor-General for the Australian Government between 1902 and 1926.
Life and career
Israel was born in Launceston, Tasmania on 4 July 1850 to parents Adelaide Maria and John Cashmore Israel. He was schooled at the private academy of Abraham Barrett.
In 1870, Israel joined the Tasmanian Railway Service and was there when the Service was transferred to the government, becoming Tasmanian Government Railways. Israel transferred to the Tasmanian Audit Office in 1882.
Israel was appointed as Australia's first Commonwealth Auditor-General, leaving his appointment as State Auditor-General in Tasmania to take up the Australian Public Service position.
As Commonwealth Auditor-General, Israel oversaw the opening of special branch offices in all of the capital cities of Australia, with headquarters in Melbourne. His staff performed continuous audits at the Post Office and at Customs and period audits in every branch of the public service, including the Commonwealth Bank and the Government's military organisations.
Israel died of cancer at his residence in Kew, Melbourne on 30 May 1926.
Awards
In 1916, Israel was awarded the distinction of the Imperial Service Order for his public service.
References
1850 births
1926 deaths
Australian public servants
Australian Companions of the Imperial Service Order
Deaths from cancer in Victoria (Australia) |
20484111 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwyneth%20Rees | Gwyneth Rees | Gwyneth Rees (born 10 May 1968) is a British author of children's books. Her novel The Mum Hunt won the Red House Children's Book Award for Younger Readers in 2019, and another, My Mum's from Planet Pluto, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal in the same year. Her other popular books for younger children include the Fairy Dust series, the first of which was an Ottakar's Book of the Month choice, and the Mermaid Magic trilogy.
Biography
Gwyneth Rees was born in Leicester in 1968. She is half Welsh and half English, and grew up in Scotland after her family moved to Glasgow when she was six. She studied medicine at Glasgow University, has worked in London as a consultant child psychiatrist, but now writes full-time.
She wrote her first book when she was ten, inspired by Enid Blyton, but the first to be published was Something Secret in 2001.
Books
Gwyneth Rees writes both books of everyday life and fantasies for younger children, both kinds written with humour and insight.
In My Mum's from Planet Pluto Daniel faces social disaster when his mother becomes his headteacher, but worse is to come when she starts acting strangely. It is a perceptive tale of the effects of bipolar disorder on a family. In the Esmie series, Esmie tries to find a suitable wife for her widowed policeman father – and then persuade him to get married – as well as solving some mysteries along the way. The Making of May revolves around a garden and another mystery, this time for a girl who lives with her grown-up brother.
The Fairy Dust series has different human characters each time, and the stories are set at different places in the British countryside. The children often have some problem which is helped when they help the fairies – small, winged fairies all, but different in type, tooth fairies in Fairy Gold, dream fairies in Fairy Dreams, book fairies in Fairy Treasure, for example. Fairy dust provides the magic, and believers – both child and adult – can visit fairyland. Rani the mermaid in Mermaid Magic discovers the reason why she is different from the other mermaids and finds her other family. Cosmo, who has always longed to be a witch's cat, discovers that witches can be very bad indeed in Cosmo and the Magic Sneeze.
Bibliography
Something Secret (1995)
My Mum's from Planet Pluto (2004)
The Making of May (2006)
My Super Sister (2013)
My Super Sister and the Birthday Party (2013)
The Honeymoon Sisters (2016)
Libby in the Middle (2017)
The Rani series
Mermaid Magic (2001)
Rani's Sea Spell (2001)
The Shell Princess (2001)
The Fairy Dust series
Fairy Dust (2003)
Fairy Treasure (2004)
Fairy Dreams (2005)
Fairy Gold (2006)
The Magical Book of Fairy Fun (2006)
Fairy Rescue (2007)
Fairy Secrets (2008)
More Magical Fairy Fun (2008)
The Esmie series
The Mum Hunt (2004)
The Mum Detective (2005)
The Mum Surprise (2006)
The Mum Mystery (2007)
The Cosmo series
Cosmo and the Magic Sneeze (2004)
Cosmo and the Great Witch Escape (2006)
Cosmo and the Secret Spell (2008)
The Magic Dress Shop
The Magic Princess Dress (2010)
The Twinkling Tutu (2011)
The Butterfly Tiara (2012)
References
1968 births
British children's writers
British psychiatrists
Living people
British women psychiatrists
21st-century British women writers |
20484137 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutman%20Lake | Shutman Lake | Shutman Lake (; , Šutmansko jezero) is one of the largest mountain lakes in the Sharr Mountains in Kosovo.
Geography
Shutman Lake is of glacial origin and located in southern Kosovo, in the municipality of Dragaš. It lies on an elevation of above sea level. The lake has a maximum length of and a maximum width of . It is deep.
Notes
References
Lakes of Kosovo
Šar Mountains |
23580188 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ercan%20Durmaz | Ercan Durmaz | Ercan Durmaz (born August 16, 1965) is a Turkish-German actor.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
1965 births
German people of Turkish descent
German male film actors
German male television actors
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Istanbul |
44506635 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud%20Abou-Regaila | Mahmoud Abou-Regaila | Mahmoud Abou-Regaila (; born 9 September 1941), also known as Abo Regala, is a former Egyptian footballer and former head coach of Zamalek. He played on a number of teams, including the Egyptian national team. He received honours as a player in the 1965 Pan Arab Games and as a manager in the 1999 Egypt Cup.
Honours
Player
Egypt
Pan Arab Games
1965
Zamalek SC
Egyptian Premier League
1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65
Egypt Cup
1959–60, 1961–62
Head coach
Zamalek SC
Egyptian Premier League
1983–84
Egypt Cup
1998–99
African Cup of Champions Clubs
1984
Al Nassr FC
Saudi Professional League
1975
References
1941 births
Sportspeople from Cairo
Egyptian footballers
Egypt international footballers
Zamalek SC players
Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) managers
Al-Nassr FC managers
Zamalek SC managers
Al-Wehda Club (Mecca) managers
Al Aluminium SC managers
Al Masry SC managers
Yemen national football team managers
Ohod Club managers
Living people
Egyptian Premier League players
Saudi Professional League managers
Association football defenders
Egyptian football managers
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in Syria
Expatriate football managers in Yemen
Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Syria
Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Yemen |
6910244 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likwidation | Likwidation | Likwidation is the third studio album by American hip hop group Tha Alkaholiks. It was released on August 26, 1997 via Loud Records. Recording sessions took place at Enterprise Studio in Burbank, California, at Yo Mama's House and at Sound Castle Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Production was primarily handled by member E-Swift, as well as Madlib, Easy Mo Bee, T-Smoov, and Marley Marl. It features guest appearances from Xzibit, Keith Murray, King Tee, Lootpack, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Phil da Agony, The WhoRidas, with cameos from DeBarge, LL Cool J and Nas. The album peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200 and number 15 on Top R&B Albums. Its lead single, "Hip Hop Drunkies", became the group's biggest hit in 1997, peaking at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Following the release of Likwidation, group member Tash temporarily went solo, and released the album Rap Life in 1999. The group didn't return with another album until 2001, with the release of X.O. Experience under 'Tha Liks'.
Track listing
Notes
signifies a co-producer
Sample credits
Track 6 contains elements from "The Breaks" written by Kurtis Walker, JB Moore, Robert Ford, Russell Simmons & Lawrence Smith, performed by Kurtis Blow
Track 11 contains elements from "Love Spell" written by Bill Curtis, performed by the Fatback Band
Track 15 contains elements from "Don't Tell It" written by Deidra Brown, Deanna Brown and Yamma Brown, performed by James Brown
Track 17 contains elements from "Too High" written and performed by Stevie Wonder
Personnel
DJ Romes – scratches (tracks: 5, 15)
Morris Rentie Jr. – bass (track 6)
Eric "Bobo" Correa – percussion (track 6)
James Macon – guitar (track 13)
Derrick Davis – flute (track 17)
Eric Brooks – engineering
Eric Lynch – engineering
Steve "Fred 40 To The Head" Fredrickson – engineering
Gabe Chiesa – engineering
Jean-Marie Horvat – engineering
Marlon Williams – engineering
Mark Chalecki – mastering
Natas Kaupas – art direction, layout
Philippe McClelland – photography
Dave McEowen – lacquer cut
Noa Ochi – A&R direction
Che Harris – A&R
Laurie Marks – A&R
Charts
Singles chart positions
References
External links
1997 albums
Loud Records albums
Tha Alkaholiks albums
Albums produced by Madlib
Albums produced by Easy Mo Bee |
44506640 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.%20C.%20Burnett%20III | E. C. Burnett III | E. C. Burnett III was an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He was elected on March 21, 1995, to fill the unexpired nine years of Judge Randall Bell's term; Judge Bell had died before being sworn into his seat on the South Carolina Supreme Court. Burnett defeated Judge Costa Pleicones by a vote of 102–58.
In 1982 he presided over the trial of Edward Lee Elmore who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death row. The trial is used by investigative journalist Raymond Bonner as an example of injustice in his book Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong (2012).
References
Justices of the South Carolina Supreme Court
People from Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1942 births
Living people |
20484153 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcellus%20%28usurper%29 | Marcellus (usurper) | Marcellus (died 366) was an officer of the Roman Empire, supporter of usurper Procopius and usurper himself for a short time.
There are two versions of the history of his usurpation, the first told by Ammianus Marcellinus, a contemporary historian, the second exposed by Zosimus, an historian of the beginning of the 6th century.
Ammianus Marcellinus' version
Ammianus Marcellinus underlines the fact that Marcellus was a relative of Procopius (a member of the Constantinian dynasty). In 365 Procopius rebelled against emperor Valens, taking the purple; Marcellus became his protector and was entrusted with the defence of Nicaea. When, in 366, Procopius was killed, Marcellus killed Serenianus, a cruel general of Valens' who had been captured by Procopius at Cyzicus, and then conquered Chalcedon.
Procopius had based his usurpation on his bond with the Constantinian dynasty and on the support of some barbaric peoples; Marcellus tried to exploit his own bond to Procopius and to consolidate an alliance with Gothic tribes. He proclaimed himself emperor, but his rule was short. Valens' magister militum, Equitius, came to know about Procopius' death and attacked Marcellus, capturing him. After a few days, Marcellus and some of his supporters were put to death.
Zosimus' version
According to Zosimus, Marcellus was sent by Procopius from Constantinople into Bithynia, to counter the cavalry unit under Serenianus' command and loyal to Valens. Serenianus occupied Cyzicus, but Marcellus put the city under siege and took it, forcing Serenianus to flee; after a short pursuit in Lydia, Marcellus killed him.
After Procopius' death, Valens captured Marcellus. According to Zosimus and John of Antioch, Marcellus was suspected of planning a usurpation, as he had been found with the regalia of Procopius; thus Valens ordered his death and that of his family and his supporters.
Bibliography
Primary sources
Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, xxvi.10.1—5.
John of Antioch, fr. 184.2
Zosimus, New History, iv.6.3—5, iv.8.3—4.
Secondary sources
Banchich, Thomas, "Marcellus (366 A.D.)", De Imperatoribus Romanis
Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin, John Robert Martindale, John Morris, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Cambridge University Press, 1992, , p. 551.
4th-century Roman usurpers
366 deaths
Ancient Roman generals
Year of birth unknown
People executed by the Roman Empire
Executed ancient Roman people |
20484167 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuscule%202613 | Minuscule 2613 | Minuscule 2613 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Dated paleographically to the 11th century.
Description
The codex contains the complete text of the four Gospels on 321 parchment leaves (18 cm by 14.4 cm). The text is written in one column per page, in 18 lines per page.
Aland did not place it to any Category.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual group M106 in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
History
The codex now is located in the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of the Duke University (Gk MS 6) at Durham.
See also
List of New Testament minuscules
Textual criticism
References
External links
Minuscule 2613 at the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts
Greek New Testament minuscules
11th-century biblical manuscripts
Duke University Libraries |
44506649 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aasphota | Aasphota | Aasphota is 1988 Indian Kannada political drama film directed by T. S. Nagabharana, based on the novel Ayana by Manu (P. N. Rangan). The film stars Sridhar and H. G. Dattatreya, in his film debut, in the lead roles.
The film won numerous awards including the Best Film both in Filmfare Awards South and Karnataka State Film Awards and for the story, screenplay and Supporting acting.
Cast
Sridhar
H. G. Dattatreya
Triveni
Sudha Narasimharaju
Kasaragodu Chinna
Ashok Badaradinni
Rajkumar
Manu
G. V. Shivanand
Vishwanatha Rao
Shankar Rao
Susheelamma
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by C. Ashwath.
Awards and honors
Karnataka State Film Awards - 1987-88
Best Film
Best Supporting Actor - H. G. Dattatreya
Best Story - Manu
Best Screenplay - T. S. Nagabharana
1988 : Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Award for Best Film - Kannada
References
External links
1988 films
Indian films
1980s Kannada-language films
Indian political films
Films based on Indian novels
Films scored by C. Ashwath |
23580222 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinicius%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201989%29 | Vinicius (footballer, born 1989) | Vinicius Galvão Leal (born August 12, 1989, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer currently under contract for Austrian side Union Sparkasse Pettenbach.
Club career
Debreceni VSC
Club Statistics
Club statistics
Updated to games played as of August 4, 2012.
References
External links
MLSZ
1989 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Porto Alegre
Brazilian footballers
Association football forwards
Debreceni VSC players
Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC players
Expatriate footballers in Hungary
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Brazilian expatriate footballers |
6910263 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueang%20Yasothon%20district | Mueang Yasothon district | Mueang Yasothon (, ) is the capital district of Yasothon province in northeastern Thailand on the Chi River. Sub-district Nai Mueang (, 'in the town') defines the city limits of the town of Yasothon.
History
According to the chronicles of Mueang Yasothon, in 1795 Phra Chao Worawongsa (Phra Wo), Minister of Vientiane, and several others set off to live with the king of Champassak. Along the way they came to a jungle where spirits dwelt, and seeing that it was a good place, they built a village there next to the grounds of an abandoned wat. They called it Wat Singh Tha (), which remains to this day. The village they called Ban Singh Tha (). Singh is a mythical lion; tha () means 'pose'. A marker for a chedi erected by Wat Singh Tha says that, during the Thonburi Period, grandson Kham Su () called the settlement Ban Singh Thong (). The wat, which had been deserted with dense jungle blocking the way to the river landing, was re-built and renamed after the new village. The change from thong ('gold') to tha () was influenced by two factors: tha means 'port' or 'landing' and also means 'pose' with many connotations. Thus the change in name to Singh Tha means 'port lion' and also 'imposing lion' such as those posed on the Lion Gate, and on pedestals on the temple grounds.
In 1814, King Rama II renamed Ban Singh Tha to Yasothon and raised its status to mueang.
Yasothon was the national winner of the World Wildlife Fund's 2018 "One Planet City Challenge". The municipality was lauded for its efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, by means of recycling efforts and transport initiatives.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Sai Mun, Kut Chum, Pa Tio and Kham Khuean Kaeo of Yasothon Province; Phanom Phrai and Selaphum of Roi Et province.
Administration
The district is divided into 18 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 190 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Yasothon covers the entire tambon Nai Mueang. There are a further 17 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Education
Private schools in Mueang Yasothon:
Santitham Wittayakom Primary School — Baháʼí Faith ()
The secondary schools in Mueang Yasothon are:
Yasothon Phitthayakhom School
Yasothon Phitthayasan School
College in Mueang Yasothon
Yasothon Technical College วิทยาลัยเทคนิคยโสธร
Military
Camp Bodindecha () is west of the city proper in Ban Doet () Tambon Doet, on Route 23 (Chaeng Sanit Road ). The camp has been home to the Royal Thai Army 16th Infantry Regiment () since 23 December 1985.
References
External links
Official government page of Mueang Yasothon
Mueang Yasothon |
23580224 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machatas%20of%20Europos | Machatas of Europos | Machatas, son of Sabattaras from Europos, was a Macedonian proxenos of Delphians in late 4th century BC. As the inscription says: "the Delphians gave proxenia, euergesia (benefaction), promanteia (priority in consulting the oracle), proedria (privilege of reserved seats at the theatre), prodikia (the right to priority in a trial) to Machatas and his descendants, the same as it is given to every proxenos". The decree is issued by archon Hierondas and bouleutai (chancellors) Heraklidas, Eualkeus and Echyllos.
References
FD III 4:405 Delphi — 325–300 BC
A History of Macedonia: Historical geography and prehistory by N. G. L. Hammond v.1 (1972), p. 168
Upper Macedonians
Proxenoi
4th-century BC Greek people |
20484176 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace%20Comiskey | Grace Comiskey | Grace Elizabeth Reidy Comiskey (May 15, 1893 – December 10, 1956) was an American businesswoman who was the owner of the Chicago White Sox of the American League from through . Comiskey was the daughter-in-law of Charles Comiskey and inherited control of the White Sox upon the death of her husband, J. Louis Comiskey.
Early life
Comiskey was born on May 15, 1893, in Chicago to parents Thomas and Elizabeth Reidy alongside two other siblings. She was educated at Adelphi College.
In 1912, when she was invited to attend Chicago White Sox baseball game between the Chicago Cubs, Comiskey met her future-husband J. Louis Comiskey. She married Comiskey in September 1913 and they spent their honeymoon following the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants World Tour co-ordinated by her father-in-law Charles Comiskey.
Career and death
Upon the death her husband in 1939, Comiskey inherited control of the White Sox of the American League from through . Prior to gaining control, she entered into a legal battle with the First National Bank of Chicago who wished to sell the Comiskey's stock in the team to make up for lost earning. Eventually, Judge John F. O'Connell denied the banks' right to solicit bids for sale or stock in the White Sox. In 1941, Comiskey petitioned the Court to release her dowry rights, which would have been held as part of the estate until her youngest son reached 21, in order to purchase more stock. Once she was awarded the $60,000, she bought 1,000 shares in the White Sox to re-assume majority.
On March 4, 1941, Comiskey was formally elected president of the White Sox by the team's board of directors, becoming the first woman president of an American League baseball team. When speaking about her milestone achievement, Comiskey said: “I believe a woman can fulfill the duties capably.” During her tenure with the White Sox, Comiskey was described as an "uncompromising, dowager who ruled the baseball club –and her family– with a velvet fist." This caused conflict between her and her son Charles, who quit the organization after Comiskey reneged on her promise of a raise. By her fifth year as president, the White Sox had increased home attendance by 10%. She retained Jimmy Dykes as White Sox manager until 1946.
Comiskey died of a heart attack in 1956 and control of the White Sox passed to Comiskey's eldest daughter, Dorothy Comiskey Rigney.
See also
Women in baseball
References
External links
1956 deaths
1893 births
Date of birth uncertain
Major League Baseball owners
Chicago White Sox owners
Chicago White Sox executives
Businesspeople from Chicago
Grace
Adelphi University alumni
20th-century American businesspeople
Women baseball executives |
20484179 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece%E2%80%93Holy%20See%20relations | Greece–Holy See relations | Greece–Holy See relations of diplomatic character were established in 1980. The Holy See immediately set up its Apostolic Nunciature to Greece in Athens. The Greek ambassador to the Holy See resided at first in Paris, where he was concurrently accredited to France; but in 1988 a separate Greek embassy to the Holy See, situated in Rome, was set up.
In May 2001, Pope John Paul II made a visit of pilgrimage to Greece.
History
The East-West Schism divided medieval Christendom into Orthodox Christian and Western Roman Catholic. Relations between East and West had long been embittered by political and ecclesiastical differences and theological disputes.
Ecumenical relations
Relations with Greece are largely related to ecumenical relations with the Greek Orthodox Church and the Greek Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. In 2007 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople gave his approval to the Declaration of Ravenna, a Catholic–Orthodox document concerning the Protos, although future discussions are to be held on the concrete ecclesiological exercise of papal primacy.
Migrant crisis
On 2016, Pope Francis made a well-publicized visit to the Greek island of Lesvos to meet migrants and refugees. Lesvos was the home for many migrants and refugees who have fled war and violence in the Middle East and North Africa.
In December 2021, during a two-day visit to Greece, Pope Francis returned to Lesvos and in an address to asylum seekers on the island, he castigated European countries for allowing the Mediterranean to become a “desolate sea of death”.
See also
Foreign relations of Greece
Foreign relations of the Holy See
References
External links
Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with the Holy See
Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Greek embassy to the Holy See
Greece
Holy See |
23580231 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerdau%20%28river%29 | Gerdau (river) | The Gerdau is a long, left (western) source river for the Ilmenau in the north German state of Lower Saxony.
The river rises in the eastern part of the Lüneburg Heath on the northeastern edge of the Südheide Nature Park. From its source, which is located in the Brambostel Moor Nature Reserve, north of the 94 m high Faßberg, the Gerdau flows by the villages of Eimke and Gerdau towards Uelzen. South of Uelzen it merges with the Stederau to form the Ilmenau.
Tributaries
See also
List of rivers of Lower Saxony
References
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Lüneburg Heath
Rivers of Germany |
23580240 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohana%20Dissanayake | Rohana Dissanayake | Disanayake Mudiyanselage Rohana Kumara Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
References
Living people
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1958 births |
44506651 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapp%20%26%20Lucia%20%281985%20TV%20series%29 | Mapp & Lucia (1985 TV series) | Mapp and Lucia is a British television series, set in the fictional Sussex coastal town of Tilling and based on three 1930s novels by E. F. Benson, beginning with Mapp and Lucia. It was produced by London Weekend Television, filmed in Rye (on which Benson based Tilling) and neighbouring Winchelsea in the 1980s, and starred Prunella Scales as Mapp, Geraldine McEwan as Lucia, Nigel Hawthorne as Georgie, and Denis Lill as Major Benjy. The script was by Gerald Savory. There were ten episodes, (which aired in two series of five) broadcast on Channel 4 in 1985 and 1986. These have been repeated over the years, and a new BBC adaptation, Mapp and Lucia, aired in 2014.
Series one is a five-episode adaptation of Mapp and Lucia (1931). Season two adapts both the fifth book (Lucia's Progress, 1935) in the first three episodes, and the sixth book (Trouble for Lucia, 1939) in the final two episodes.
Cast
Prunella Scales as Elizabeth Mapp
Geraldine McEwan as Emmeline Lucas (Lucia)
Nigel Hawthorne as Georgie Pillson
Denis Lill as Major Benjy Flint
Cecily Hobbs as Quaint Irene
Mary MacLeod as Godiva 'Diva' Plaistow
Geoffrey Chater as Algernon Wyse
Marion Mathie as Susan Wyse MBE
James Greene as Rev. Bartlett
Ken Kitson as Cadman
Lucinda Gane as Foljambe
Geraldine Newman as Grosvenor
Cherry Morris as Withers
Irene Handl as Poppy, Duchess of Sheffield
Anna Quayle as Olga Bracely
Carol Macready as Daisy Quantock
David Gooderson as Mr. Woolgar
Production
Filming took place in Rye and Winchelsea as well as Kent – Chilham features in episodes 1, 2 and 10, doubling as Risholme and Hever Castle features as the residence of Poppy, Duchess of Sheffield.
Episodes
Series 1 (1985)
Series 2 (1986)
Home releases
References
External links
Tilling on TV - website about the LWT series
Channel 4 television dramas
Television shows based on British novels
Television series set in the 1930s
Television shows set in Sussex
British comedy-drama television shows
English-language television shows
1985 British television series debuts
1986 British television series endings
1980s British comedy-drama television series
Mapp and Lucia |
6910266 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%20state%20control | Port state control | Port state control (PSC) is an inspection regime for countries to inspect foreign-registered ships in port other than those of the flag state and take action against ships that are not in compliance. Inspectors for PSC are called PSC officers (PSCOs), and are required to investigate compliance with the requirements of international conventions, such as SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW, and the MLC. Inspections can involve checking that the vessel is manned and operated in compliance with applicable international law, and verifying the competency of the ship's master and officers, and the ship's condition and equipment.
History
In 1978, a number of European countries agreed in The Hague on a memorandum for the audit of labour conditions on board vessels as to whether they were in accordance with the rules of the ILO. After the Amoco Cadiz sank that year, it was decided to also audit safety and pollution practices. To this end, in 1982 fourteen European countries agreed on the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) to establish port state control. Nowadays 26 European countries and Canada are signatories of Paris MoU. PSC was a reaction to the failure of those flag states especially flag of convenience states that had delegated their survey and certification responsibilities to classification societies.
Modeled on the Paris MOU, several other regional MOUs have been signed, including the Tokyo MOU (Pacific Ocean), Acuerdo Latino or Acuerdo de Viña del Mar (South and Central America), the Caribbean MOU, the Mediterranean MOU, the Indian Ocean MOU, the Abuja MOU (West and Central Atlantic Africa), the Black Sea MOU, and the Riyadh MOU (Persian Gulf).
Inspection and enforcement
The port state control (PSC) makes inspection of ships in port, taken by a port state control officer (PSCO). Annual report of Paris MoU reported that a total of 74,713 deficiencies were recorded during port state control inspections in 2007, which deficiencies resulted in 1,250 detentions that year. Detention of the ship is the last course of action that a PSCO would take upon finding deficiencies aboard the vessel.
Courses of action a PSCO may impose on a ship with deficiencies (in order of ascending gravity) are:
Deficiencies can be rectified within 14 days for minor infractions.
Under specific conditions, deficiencies can be rectified when the ship arrives at the next port.
Deficiencies must be rectified before the ship can depart the port.
Detention of the ship occurs.
Sanctioning
Port states can also (besides detention etc.) sanction violations with fines. Port states can also in certain cases, for example if a ship violates the 0.5% sulphur limit of MARPOL Annex VI, assert jurisdiction for such violations which occur on the high seas. The extraterritorial jurisdictional basis for such enforcement and sanctioning is found within the special provisions of part XII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
References
External links
Paris MoU on Port State Control (official website)
Port State Control (7 July 2009 archive of International Maritime Organization website)
Ports and harbours
Law of the sea
International law
Ship registration |
44506683 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksflugzeug%20%28disambiguation%29 | Volksflugzeug (disambiguation) | Volksflugzeug () can refer to:
Any one of a number of projects to produce a Volksflugzeug, a German popular aircraft design, including:
Junkers A50
Bücker Bü 180
Klemm Kl 105
Siebel Si 202
Fieseler Fi 253
Gotha Go 150
Volksflugzeug GmbH, a German manufacturer also known as PowerTrike GmbH |
20484186 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth%20Hugdahl | Kenneth Hugdahl | Kenneth Hugdahl (born 15 January 1948, Östersund, Sweden) is a Swedish psychologist.
He took his doctor's degree at the Uppsala University in 1977. He worked as a researcher there from 1980, and in 1984 he was appointed professor at the University of Bergen. His main research interests are brain asymmetry and dichotic listening, cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia, and neurobiology of auditory hallucinations. He has published over 300 articles in international peer reviewed journals, including in high impact factor journals, such as Brain (journal) and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, and various books, among them Psychophysiology: The Mind-Body Perspective (1995), Experimental Methods in Neuropsychology (2002) and The Asymmetrical Brain (2002) (together with Prof. Richard Davidson). He also edited the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology from 1990 to 2004.
He was a member of the Research Council of Norway from 1988 to 1989, and of the MacArthur Foundation from 1990 to 2000. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He is currently the Head of the Bergen fMRI Group which initiated use of functional magnetic resonance imaging in neuroscience in Norway and the Nordic countries in the 1990s.
References
1948 births
Living people
Norwegian psychologists
Uppsala University alumni
University of Bergen faculty
Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Swedish psychologists |
17342261 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348%20Boston%20Celtics%20season | 1947–48 Boston Celtics season | The 1947–48 Boston Celtics season was the second season of the Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA). This was the first season in which the Celtics qualified for the playoffs, where they lost in the BAA Quarterfinals to the Chicago Stags.
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Playoffs
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| March 28
| Chicago
| L 72–79
| Sadowski, Riebe (22)
| Boston Garden
| 0–1
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| 2
| March 31
| Chicago
| W 81–77
| Saul Mariaschin (17)
| Boston Garden
| 1–1
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| 3
| April 2
| Chicago
| L 74–81
| Ed Sadowski (26)
| Boston Garden
| 1–2
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Awards and records
Ed Sadowski, All-NBA First Team
Transactions
Trades
Free agency
Additions
Subtractions
References
Boston Celtics seasons
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
1940s in Boston |
20484194 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest%20Hits%20%28Billy%20Dean%20album%29 | Greatest Hits (Billy Dean album) | Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album released by American country music artist Billy Dean. It reprises his first nine singles, presented in chronological order from 1991's "Only Here for a Little While" to 1993's "I'm Not Built That Way", as well as the track "Once in a While", which was also included on the soundtrack to the 1994 film 8 Seconds. The album was certified gold by the RIAA.
Track listing
"Only Here for a Little While" (Wayland Holyfield, Richard Leigh) – 3:33
"Somewhere in My Broken Heart" (Billy Dean, Leigh) – 3:19
"You Don't Count the Cost" (Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters, Chuck Jones) – 3:15
"Only the Wind" (Shapiro, Jones) – 3:36
"Billy the Kid" (B. Dean, Steve Dean) – 3:04
"If There Hadn't Been You" (Shapiro, Ron Hellard) – 3:18
"Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" (B. Dean, Tim Nichols) – 3:35
"I Wanna Take Care of You" (B. Dean, J.K. Jones) – 3:54
"I'm Not Built That Way" (Don Pfrimmer, George Teren) – 2:52
"Once in a While" (Steve Dorff, John Bettis) – 3:53
Chart performance
References
Allmusic (see infobox)
1994 greatest hits albums
Billy Dean albums
Liberty Records compilation albums |
44506700 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurizio%20Arrivabene | Maurizio Arrivabene | Maurizio Arrivabene (born 7 March 1957) is an Italian manager and sports director who is the CEO of Italian football club Juventus.
Arrivabene was team principal of Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari. He was appointed team principal in November 2014, replacing Marco Mattiacci, and was replaced by Mattia Binotto in January 2019.
Career
Arrivabene comes from a marketing and sales background. In 1997, he joined Philip Morris International, rising to become Vice President of Marlboro Global Communication and Promotions in 2007, and Vice President of Consumer Channel Strategy and Event Marketing in 2011. Through his work with Philip Morris, he became involved with the company's sponsorship (through the Marlboro brand) of the Ferrari Formula One team, and sat on the Formula One Commission as a representative of the sport's sponsors from 2010.
On 23 November 2014, Ferrari announced that Arrivabene had been appointed as its team principal, replacing Marco Mattiacci, who had himself only been in the position since April that year. The decision to install Arrivabene was made by the new Ferrari chairman, Sergio Marchionne, who gave Arrivabene's "thorough understanding not just of Ferrari but also of the governance mechanisms and requirements of the sport" as part of the reason for his appointment. This appointment was part of a team rejuvenation process by Marchionne who deposed the ex long-time Ferrari Chairman, Luca di Montezemolo. Arrivabene was replaced as Ferrari team principal by former technical boss Mattia Binotto on 7 January 2019 after the 2018 season.
Arrivabene has been an independent board member of Italian football club Juventus F.C. since 2012.
Personal life
Arrivabene and Ulrika Eriksson Hjelm were married from 1990 until 1995. Their daughter, Stefania, was born in 1990. Arrivabene has since been married to Stefania Bocchi.
References
Formula One people
Living people
Italian chief executives
Italian sports directors
Ferrari people
Italian motorsport people
Juventus F.C. directors
1957 births |
23580242 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weerakumara%20Dissanayake | Weerakumara Dissanayake | Weerakumara Dissanayake () (born 10 April 1971) is a Sri Lankan politician and former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).
He was deputy minister of Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development from 2010 to 2015. In 2017 he left the National Freedom Front (NFF) to join the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
Political career
In the 2004 General Elections Weerakumara contested the Puttalam Electorate from the United People's Freedom Alliance and was elected. On 2 April 2018, Weerakumara was appointed as the State Minister of Mahaweli Development.
Electoral history
References
Parliament profile
Living people
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Jathika Nidahas Peramuna politicians
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
1971 births |
44506712 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont%20City%20Hall | Belmont City Hall | The Belmont City Hall, also known as the Former United States Post Office, is a historic post office building located in Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Treasury Department's Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of Louis A. Simon, and built in 1939. It is a one-story, five bay Colonial Revival style brick building. At the rear is a stepped-back rectangular secondary block and loading dock. It housed the Belmont post office until 1970, then was converted for use as the Belmont City Hall in 1973.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It is located in the Belmont Historic District.
References
Belmont
Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina
Government buildings completed in 1939
Buildings and structures in Gaston County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Gaston County, North Carolina
Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina |
23580244 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited%20Migration | Spirited Migration | Spirited Migration is the debut studio album by American doom metal band Dark Castle, released in 2009.
Track listing
References
2009 debut albums |
23580245 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmadasa%20Banda | Dharmadasa Banda | Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Dharmadasa Banda (7 February 1938 – 23 October 2010), known commonly as R. M. Dharmadasa Banda, was a Sri Lankan teacher, lawyer and politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former cabinet minister. He was a Basnayaka Nilame (Lay Custodian) of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya.
Early life
Born in the village of Medagam Pattuwa in Bibile, his father was the R. M. Kiribanda was the Village Headman. He was educated at the Medagama School in Bibile, Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte and Zahira College, Colombo. Following his studies he returned to Bibile, gained an appointment as an English teacher and was elected Chairman of the Medagama Village Council.
Political career
Dharmadasa Banda entered active politics in the late 1964 as the chief United National Party organiser for the Bibile electorate, after his brother R. M. Gunasekera, the member for Bibile in 1960, was assassinated in 1964. He contested the seat of Bibile at the 1965 parliamentary election, as the United National Party candidate, and was elected to parliament, defeating Ronnie de Mel. He was defeated at the 1970 general election. Entering Ceylon Law College and qualified as an attorney-at-law. He contested and won in the 1977 general election and was appointed Deputy Minister of Textile and Handloom Industries by Prime Minister J. R. Jayewardene. Re-elected in the 1989 general election, he was appointed Minister of Agricultural Development and Research in the cabinet of President R. Premadasa. During his tenure he introduced the farmers’ pension scheme. He lost his seat in the 1994 general election and was re-elected in the 2000 general election, but lost the 2001 general election. Re-elected in the 2004 general election from the United People's Freedom Alliance, he served as Cabinet Minister for Additional Plantation Crops from 2007 to 2010.
His son Padma Udayashantha Gunasekara, served as a member of the parliament.
References
Former Minister Dharmadasa Banda passes away
External links
Humble Politician
1938 births
2010 deaths
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Sinhalese teachers
Sinhalese lawyers
Members of the 6th Parliament of Ceylon
Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Agriculture ministers of Sri Lanka
Deputy ministers of Sri Lanka
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Alumni of Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte
Alumni of Zahira College, Colombo |
44506734 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip%20Chen%20Nan-lok | Philip Chen Nan-lok | Philip Chen Nan-lok, GBS, JP (; born 1955 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong businessman, best known for being the first local Hong Kong Chinese Chief Executive Officer and later Deputy Chairman of Cathay Pacific. He has also held a number of senior business posts in Hong Kong, such as Executive Director of Swire Pacific, Chairman of Ocean Park, and Chief Executive Officer of Hang Lung Group and Hang Lung Properties. He was appointed Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club in June 2020.
Background
Chen finished his secondary study at Wah Yan College, an eminent Roman Catholic Jesuit school in Hong Kong. He moved on to The University of Hong Kong (HKU), living at one time in Ricci Hall, and graduated in 1977 with a Honours Degree in Political Science and History. After graduation he joined Cathay Pacific and was assigned to overseas posts in such places including Tokyo and Beijing. In 1984, he received an MBA degree from HKU.
He was appointed by Swire Pacific as Chief Representative and General Manager of John Swire & Sons (China) in 1989.Chen returned to Cathay Pacific in 1992 and became Regional General Manager for Southeast Asia based in Singapore. In 1994, he was seconded to Hong Kong Dragon Airlines (Dragonair), a subsidiary of Cathay Pacific, assuming the post of Chief Executive. He returned to Cathay Pacific as Deputy Managing Director in 1997 and Chief Operating Officer in 1998. At end-2004, he succeeded David Turnbull to become the first Chinese taking up the chief executive post.
Under his reins, through a successful merger with Dragonair in a share swap, Cathay Pacific managed to foster relationship with Air China and forayed into Mainland China. This series of orchestrations were widely regarded as Chen’s highest achievement in his tenure, which cemented Cathay Pacific’s long-term growth as a regional hub airline.
He was appointed as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Ocean Park between 2000 and 2003 and was responsible for its business turnaround from major losses into profits. This success laid a solid foundation for the famous theme park to move forward. He was subsequently appointed to the Board of Hong Kong Disney.
Since August 2006, Chen has been serving as a Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The same month also saw him appointed as Director of Hong Kong Disneyland for two years.
On 8 March 2007, a day after Cathay Pacific announced its 2006 annual results, the company announced that Chen would cease to be Chief Executive effective 1 July 2007. Same day, he was appointed as the Chairman of John Swire & Sons (China), a subsidiary of Swire Pacific, and Board Director of Swire Properties Limited and Swire Beverages Limited. He remained as the non-executive Deputy Chairman of the Board of Cathay Pacific.
On 19 April 2010, Cathay Pacific announced Chen resigned as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman for personal reasons. Swire Pacific also announced Chen’s resignation as Executive Director ending his 33 years’ career with Swire.
On 27 April 2010, Chen was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Hang Lung Group and Hang Lung Properties effective 15 July 2010. He has taken charge of Hang Lung’s businesses in Hong Kong and mainland China and has successfully built up and strengthened its management system and corporate brand, moving Hang Lung forward into the future.
Senior Roles Held
Chief Executive Officer of Dragonair (1994–1997)
Chairman of Ocean Park (2000–2003)
Chief Executive Officer of Cathay Pacific (2005–2007)
Executive Director of Swire Pacific (2005–2010)
Chairman of John Swire & Sons (China) (2007–2010)
Chief Executive Officer of Hang Lung Group and Hang Lung Properties (2010–2018)
Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (2020– )
Public Service
Between January 1997 and December 2002, Chen sat on the Citizen Advisory Committee on Community Relations of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and served as a convenor of its Community Liaison Sub-committee. After he retired from the ICAC service for a year, he was called back to chair the Commission’s Corruption Prevention Advisory Committee and served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Corruption for another six years. He was also the Chairman of the Organising Committee of Ethics Programme for the Travel and Tourism Industry.
He is a Member of Board and Executive Committee of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong, Member of the Taiwan/Hong Kong Business Co-operation Committee, Member of the Hong Kong-Japan Business Co-operation Committee, Honorary President of the Hong Kong Association of China Travel Organisers Limited, Standing Committee Member of the Hong Kong Chinese Chamber of Commerce. He is the Founder and Honorary President of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Beijing. Chen is a Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Vice Patron of the Hong Kong Community Chest and a Director of the China Overseas Friendship Association and Shanghai Chinese Overseas Friendship Association.
Chen is a Member of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School Advisory Council (where he was Vice Chairman of the Council), Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University International Advisory Board as well as the Advisory Board Member of the Nanyang Business School of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is an Adjunct Professor and Member of the Advisory Committee on Hotel and Tourism Management of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Visiting Professor of the Institute of Management by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and Visiting Professor of Wong Sam Hang China America Education Management College of Yunnan University. Chen also served on the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Advisory Board from 2006 to 2011.
He has served on many public body boards including the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong Tourism Board, Aviation Advisory Committee, The University Grants Committee. Chen was also Founding Chairman of the Quality Assurance Council while he was on The University Grants Committee. He was Chairman of Travel Industry Council, Board of Airline Representatives and was a member of the Executive Committee of International Air Transport Association.
Family
Chen is married to Wu Suk-yan, Anita, daughter of Hong Kong Maxim’s founder James Tak Wu, with a son and a daughter.
Publications
Since 2000, Chen has written articles for a column in Wen Wei Po sharing his overseas travel experience and has published them under the following titles:
藍天綠地
寫我遊情
風花說日
雲濤偶拾
獅城畫意
美人美事
中東南北
Great Cities of the World
The royalties from the book sales have been donated to two charities - Cathay Pacific Wheelchair Bank and Sunnyside Club.
Horse ownership
Chen is a Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and has owned a few horses, including Carpe Diem, Seize The Day and Take the Current.
Honours
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society of the UK in 1997
Honoree of the Beta Gamma Sigma awarded by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2001
Justice of the Peace awarded in 2000
Silver Bauhinia Star awarded in 2002
Honorary Doctor of Business Administration awarded by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2004
Fellow of the Hong Kong Management Association in 2004
Distinction of Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite bestowed by the French Government in 2009
Distinguished Alumni Fellowship awarded by University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education in 2009
Honorary Member of Eta Sigma Delta Chapter awarded by The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2010
Gold Bauhinia Star awarded in 2012
University Fellow of University of Hong Kong in 2013
Honorary Doctor of Business Administration awarded by Lingnan University in 2014
Honorary Member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honouree awarded by University of Hong Kong in 2016
References
1955 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Hong Kong
Alumni of Wah Yan
Chinese University of Hong Kong people
Hong Kong business executives |
23580248 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akmeemana%20Dayarathana%20Thero | Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero | Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Thero was born in Akmeemana, Galle. His mother's name is Siriyawathi and his father was Mr. Sumatipala. Thero was in parliament from 2004 to 2010.
References
Living people
Sri Lankan Buddhist monks
Jathika Hela Urumaya politicians
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1970 births |
44506781 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Physiology%20of%20Saint%20Petersburg | The Physiology of Saint Petersburg | The Physiology of Saint Petersburg () is the first of three major literary almanacs compiled and edited in the 1840s by Nikolai Nekrasov. It came out in two volumes in Saint Petersburg in 1845, to be followed by The Petersburg Collection (Петербургский сборник) and April the First. The Illustrated Comical Almanac (Первое апреля. Комический иллюстрированный альманах). The Physiology of Saint Petersburg had considerable success and is regarded in retrospect as a major incentive for the development of realism in the Russian literature.
History
In spring 1844 Nikolai Nekrasov tried to publish "The Petersburg Corners", an excerpt from his autobiographical novel The Life and Adventures of Tikhon Trostnikov, in Literaturnaya Gazeta, but the piece, described by biographer Korney Chukovsky as "by far superior to everything he'd written before," was stopped by censors. It was then that the author came up with the idea of compiling an almanac which would unite the authors of the Nikolai Gogol-led "natural school". He found an enthusiastic supporter in Vissarion Belinsky who at the moment was "waging the war for Gogol" against the Russian literary retrogrades and instantly recognized in the proposed project a handy vehicle for his agenda. In fact, the style of the introduction written by Belinsky suggested he was a de facto co-editor who took at least some part in compiling the material, Chukovsky argued.
Among the works included into the collection were pieces by Dmitry Grigorovich, Ivan Panayev, Vladimir Dal, Yevhen Hrebinka as well as four articles by Vissarion Belinsky ("The Introduction", "The Alexandrinsky Theatre", "Petersburg and Moscow", "The Literature of St. Petersburg"), but Nekrasov's novelette was its centerpiece. Again, it caused trouble: censor Amply Otchkin found "The Petersburg Corners" "outrageous and indecent," and Nekrasov had to wait almost a year before the offending item was finally censor-approved in February 1845.
The publication proved hugely successful. Gogol himself expressed interest, asking his friend Smirnova-Rossette to send a copy to Germany where he was staying at the time. The conservative critics denounced the book unanimously. L. Brandt wrote in Severnaya Ptchela: "Nekrasov is just another component of this newest trend, set by Gogol, tending to shy all things sensitive and solemn, preferring instead to reveal scenes that are dirty and dark..., seeing art's goal as the glorification of all things ugly and obscene."
Legacy
The almanac, aiming to bring the readership as close to the real life in Russia as it was possible (by exposing "all the dark corners of our social life, and all the hidden mechanisms of our existence," as Nekrasov put it), became the triumph for the "natural school". This publication, along with the 1845's Saint Petersburg Collection (the latter featuring among other works, the Poor Folk, Dostoyevsky's debut) are seen as precursors of Nekrasov's Sovremennik.
References
Russian literature
1845 books |
23580250 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalith%20Dissanayake | Lalith Dissanayake | Lalith Chandra Buddhisiri Dissanayake (born 19 November 1955) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister. He is an alumnus of Dharmaraja College.
In October 2000 he was elected Deputy Chairman of Committees, a position he held until October 2001.
References
Alumni of Dharmaraja College
1955 births
Living people
Provincial councillors of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Deputy chairmen of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sinhalese politicians |
20484202 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izhar%20Qazi | Izhar Qazi | Izhar Qazi (Urdu: September 16, 1955 – December 23, 2007) was a Pakistani film and television actor and playback singer. His most famous movies were Love In Nepal, Aalmi Jasoos, Khazana and Sar Kata Insaan. He was a two-time recipient of the presitigious Nigar award. Most of his films were in Urdu but he also appeared in several double version Urdu-Punjabi films and in one Pashto film, Ghunghru do Kalashankoff.
He recorded one album which was not well received.
Career beginnings
Qazi was born in Khadda Market, Karachi. He began his professional career as an engineer at Pakistan Steel Mills but was later introduced to the famous TV drama writer Fatima Suraiyya Bajia by his manager, Syed Abdul Munim. Bajia was looking for a new face for television at that time Qazi's striking resemblance with Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan immediately caught her attention. She invited him to audition and he made his television debut in 1982, starring in the family television drama serial Ana. He appeared as the romantic lead alongside another newcomer, Mehreen Ilahi, as well as alongside veteran television performers Shakeel and Ghazala Kaifee. He later appeared in the serials Daira and Gardish, appearing again with Shakeel and the late Pakistani actor Saqi.
Qazi's last acting role was in the private TV serial Pani Pe Naam. The series aired on PTV.
Film
After achieving television success, Qazi transitioned into the Lollywood film industry in 1986. His film debut as the lead role in Nazar Shabab's Ruby, alongside veteran co-stars Mustafa Qureshi, Shafi Mohammad, Sabeeta and Rangeela. The film was met with critical acclaim.
Qazi's role in the film was also notable because Jawed Shiekh had originally been cast for the lead role but quit in order to travel to India with Salma Agha. Around the same time, Jawed had also been cast as Izhar for the film Bangkok Ke Chor. Director Jan Mohammad fired Jawed and awarded the role to Qazi.
In his third movie, Love in Nepal (1987) Qazi acted opposite Shabnam, Pakistan's top film actress at that time in a unique young-to-old character role.
His collaborations with Jan Muhammad included popular films including Manila ki bijlyan, Roop ki rani, and Choron ka baadshah. He also teamed up with the Sultan Rahi in a series of Punjabi films such as Abdullah the Great, Irada, Gujjar baadshah, Lahori baadshah, Pajero group, Ghunda, and Dilari. Hence he was more of an action hero than a romantic one. His only science fiction film, Sar kata insaan, in which he played the role of a police investigator, won 8 Nigar Awards.
Retirement
Qazi retired from the film industry in 2003 because he was dismayed by the poor quality of Lollywood films and by local film industry politics. He then concentrated on his real estate business.
Awards and recognition
Qazi was nominated for best actor at the 2004 Lux Style Awards. He also won the Graduate Award and Bolan Award. He was awarded the prestigious Nigar Awards for his performances in Sakhi baadshan and Bakhtawar. He also received the National Award for best actor for his role in Masood Butt's Chiragh Bali.
Personal life
Qazi had four daughters and a son. He was active in several literary organizations.
Death
On December 23, 2007,Qazi, suffered a heart attack while singing at the wedding of his sister-in-law in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi He died two hours later at a local hospital. His funeral prayers were offered at Masjid Darul Khair, Gulistan-i-Jauhar and he was buried at Model Colony graveyard the next day.
Filmography
Films
1986
Ruby Urdu Sabeeta, Izhar Qazi, Rangeela
Bangkok ke Chor Urdu Sabeeta, Izhar Qazi
1987
Dulari Punjabi Anjuman, Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi
Himmatwala Urdu Sabeeta, Izhar Qazi
Manila ki bijliyan Urdu Sabeeta, Izhar Qazi
Mera Insaaf Urdu Babra Sharif, Izhar Qazi
Nachay Nagin Punjabi Nadira, Ismael Shah, Izhar Qazi, Rahi
Nijaat Urdu Sabeeta, Izhar Qazi
Baaghi Haseena Urdu Babra Sharif, Izhar Qazi
1988
Bardasht Punjabi Anjuman, Izhar Qazi
Choron ka Baadshah Urdu Kaveeta, Izhar Qazi
1989
Manila ke Janbaaz Urdu Kaveeta, Izhar Qazi
Rakhwala Punjabi Nadira, Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi
1990
Jangi Punjabi Anjuman, Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi
KalaPani P/U Babra Sharif, Izhar Qazi, Ajab Gul
Manga Punjabi Anjuman, Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi
NumberOne P/U Salma Agha, Izhar Qazi
Insaniyat Kay Dushman Urdu Anjuman, Sultan Rahi, Nadeem, Izhar Qazi
Leader Urdu Kaveeta, Nadeem, Izhar Qazi, Hamayun
1991
Akhri shikar P/U Babra Sharif, Salma Agha, Izhar Qazi
Bakhtawar P/U Neeli, Izhar Qazi, Saima, Ghulam Moh.
Chiragh Bali Punjabi Anjuman, Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi
Teen Yakke teen Chhakke P/U Neeli, Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi
Aalmi Jasoos P/U Kaveeta, Izhar Qazi, Ghulam Mohayuddin
Watan Kay Rakhwalay Urdu Nadra, Saima, Sultan Rahi, Nadeem, Izhar
1992
Suhaagraat P/U Kaveeta, Izhar Qazi
Abdullah The Great P/U Neeli, Nadeem, Saima, Rahi, Izhar Qazi
1993
Ghunda Punjabi Reema, Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi
Ghunghru do Kalashankoff Pashto Salma Agha, Izhar Qazi
Iradah P/U Madiah Shah, Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi
Jannat Urdu Rubi Niazi, Izhar Qazi, Mohsin Khan
Nagin Sapera P/U Madiha Shah, Jan Rambo, Izhar Qazi
Sapni P/U Nadia, Izhar Qazi, Sonia
Betaj Badshah P/U Neeli, Reema, Nadeem, Izhar Qazi, Abid Ali
Zamana P/U Sultan Rahi, Neeli, Javed Sheikh, Gori
1994
Zameen Aasman P/U Nadeem, Sultan Rahi, Madiha Shah, Bahar
Pajero Group P/U Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Moh., Saima, Mustafa Qureshi, Neeli, Humayun Qureshi
Laila P/U Nadira, Izhar Qazi
Sanam Bewafa P/U Madiha Shah, Izhar Qazi, Sahiba
Sarkata Insaan
1995
Khazana Urdu Sahiba, Izhar Qazi, Nadeem, Sahiba
Jungle Ka Qanoon P/U Saima, Reema, Rahi, Nadeem, Izhar Qazi
1997
Ghail Urdu Babra Sharif, Izhar Qazi, Ghulam Moh.
Kala Raj Punjabi Saima, Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi
Kalay Naag Punjabi Saima, Izhar Qazi
Aulad ki Qasam Urdu Reema, Babur Ali, Shabnam, Nadeem, Izhar
1999
Hawwa ki Beti Urdu Sapna, Izhar Qazi, Nargis
2004
Daaman aur Chingari Urdu Saima, Izhar Qazi, Nargis
2005
Parcham Urdu Sana, Shaan, Arbaz Khan, Izhar Qazi
Television
Ana (Ego)
Daira (Boundary)
Gardish (Circulation)
Zakhm (Injury)
Gunahgar (Sinner)
Paani pe naam (Name on water)
See also
List of Lollywood actors
Notes
External links
The seen and unseen facets of Izhar Qazi
Sind governor condoles the death of Izhar Qazi
1955 births
2007 deaths
Pakistani male film actors
Nigar Award winners
Pakistani Muslims
Pakistani playback singers
People from Karachi
Male actors from Karachi
Muhajir people
Singers from Karachi
20th-century Pakistani male singers
Male actors in Punjabi cinema
Male actors in Urdu cinema |
44506783 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian%20cosmogony | Mongolian cosmogony | The Mongol cosmological system is mainly based on the positions, relationships and movements of the sun, the moon, the five major planets in the solar system and the various constellations in the sky. This system of belief is centered around local wild fauna and oral transmission, with few written sources. Mongol cosmology was largely influenced by Chinese civilisation and Buddhism.
Constellations
Generally, stars represent animals turning around the Polar Star which is symbolized by the Golden Spike (Altan Gadas). Constellations include Num Sum (The Bow and the Arrow) for the Swan, Doloon Burkhan for the seven stars of the Big Dipper, Gurvan Maral Od (the Three Kings) for Orion's Belt, and Hun Tavan Od (the Five Men) is Cassiopeia.
Planets and stars
Mongolian astrology calculates the positions of each of the planets visible with the naked eye: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
The names of the celestial and the days they are associated with are:
the Sun: Nar, Sunday
the Moon, Sar, Monday
Mercury: Bud, Wednesday
Venus: Sugar, Friday
the Earth: Delkhii
Mars: Angarag, Tuesday
Jupiter: Barhasbadi, Thursday
Saturn: Sanchir, Saturday
Uranus: Tengeriin-van
Neptune: Dalai-van
Pluto: Dalkhii-van.
The particle -van at the end of the name of the final three indicates royal status. Therefore a possible translation of Pluto is "the princely ground"; Uranus as "the princely sky", and Neptune as "the princely ocean." The names of the celestial bodies come from Sanskrit and are largely used in Mongolian, but in an unofficial way.
The star located above Mizar in the Big Bear constellation is prominent in Mongolian astrology. It symbolises the recovery and protection star. According to legend, it was placed there by Tengeriin, the god of heaven, to protect Mizar. In the thirteenth century, to become an archer for Genghis Khan one had to be able to identify these two stars with the naked eye.
Mongolian expertise in astrology and astronomy goes back to the fourteenth and fifteenth century astronomer, mathematician and viceroy in Samarkand, Taraghay, known as Ulug Beg, whose empire spread to Central Asia. Turning away from his royal obligations, he examined celestial bodies and astronomical questions. He was the first to precisely measure Saturn's revolution period (Sanchir) with a sextant of 40 meters radius.
Myths and legends
Mongolians are particularly attached to the Great Bear. This constellation is limited for them to the seven Dipper stars making the bear's tail and body, but the legend concerning it is probably the most famous in Mongolia.
Once upon a time, there were eight orphan brothers gifted with outstanding capabilities living within a kingdom. The king and the queen lived within it peacefully. One day, a monster came and kidnapped the queen. The king asked the eight brothers to bring her back and said: "If one of you succeeds to rescue my beloved, I will give to him a golden arrow". The orphans went together to assist their queen. They searched the monster during two days and three nights, when in the middle of the third night, they found and killed the monster. They brought back the queen in the castle. The king did not cut out the arrow in eight parts, he decided to threw it in the sky. The first to catch it could keep it. The younger brother succeeded the test and changed immediately into the North Star (Polar Star). The seven others changed into the seven gods, the seven Gods visiting their younger brother every night. The name Doloon burkhan (the Seven Gods) come from this legend to appoint the Great Bear and the Golden Stick, Altan Hadaas, the Polar Star.
One tradition, based on the birth years in the Chinese calendar, concerns the link between Mongolian people and the Great Bear as one star of this constellation is attributed to each of them. Chinese and Mongolian calendars have some similarities (the Mongolian calendar is a lunar calendar). Each year is symbolized by an animal, itself associated to a star of the constellation Great Bear. The first, Dubhe, corresponds to the Rat's year, the second, Merak, corresponds to the Ox and so on until the end of the Great Bear's tail where Alkaid symbolizes the year of the Horse. Then we come back to the first, the Goat year and we repeat the same way until the twelfth and latest year of the Chinese calendar, the one of the Pig. Therefore, the two stars at the end of the tail are assigned one time only.
Sun
At the origin of the world, there was only one man and vast particularly dry meadows, burned by the seven suns which lit the world. This man, a very good archer, made the promise to the gods that he pierced all these suns without missing a target even once. If he should fail, he would cut himself all the fingers one by one and leave to live in a hole like a marmot (ground-hog) to ward off the curse that would weigh on him. He took his bow, pulled a first arrow and hit his target. A second, a third until the sixth which destroyed the suns. He finished by pulling his seventh arrow towards the last sun, when a swallow flew off and passed through its direction. The bird was hit. The man had not reach his goal, so he left towards exile in a hole, cut his fingers and turned into a marmot. The swallow had just saved our Sun, otherwise all life would have disappeared from the world's surface.
Eclipses
At that time lived a monster named Raah which frightened the entire world. He devoured all who were in its way. The god Orchiwaani owned a magic spring: whoever drank from it became immortal. One day, Raah stole the spring and drunk. The Moon and the Sun caught the monster in the act and reported to Orchiwaani. Seething with rage to hear about this piece of news he went to fight the monster. He cut its head many times but it grew again immediately because Raah had become immortal. He thought then to cut its tail in order to allow all that it ate to leave again directly. Just as Orchiwaani would seize the monster to finish it off, it escaped and disappeared between the Moon and the Sun. Then Orchiwaani asked the Moon, who recaptured Raah and cut its rump and its tail. In revenge, the monster comes back sometimes to eat the Moon or the Sun which exit immediately, giving rise to moon and solar eclipses.
When there is an eclipse, some Mongolians believe it to mean that Raah devours the Moon or the Sun and they make a lot of noise so that the monster liberates the eclipsed star. In the 13th century, Guillaume de Rubruck wrote:
"Some [Mongolian people] have knowledge in astronomy and predict them [to other Mongolian people] the Lunar and Solar eclipses and, when it is about to produce one, everybody stocks up on food because they do not pass the door of their habitation. And while the eclipse happened, they play the drum and instruments and do big noise and clamors. When the eclipse is finished, they devote themselves to beverage and festivity and do big party."
Other beliefs linked to the sky
According to a Mongolian legend, a woman devoting herself to count one hundred stars in the sky will dream about her future husband.
Sometimes, Mongolians honor the Great Bear (Doloon Burkhan) by throwing milk in its direction. Milk, of white color, symbolizes purity in Mongolia. They pray so that something may be fulfilled, but for several persons, not for just one person, because this would bring bad luck. Milk can be replaced by vodka which, even if it is colorless, symbolizes the dark color and the strength for Mongolians. By doing this, it avoids bad luck, quarrels, fear and fends off evil spirits.
References
Cosmogony
Mongol mythology |
23580252 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.%20B.%20Ekanayake | W. B. Ekanayake | Wilfred Bandara Ekanayake is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
References
Living people
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1948 births |
20484224 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert%20Houben%20%28historian%29 | Hubert Houben (historian) | Hubert Houben (born 4 February 1953, in Heinsberg) is a German historian who specialized in the medieval history of Southern Italy. Living at Lecce since 1980, he acquired Italian citizenship in 1988.
He is corresponding member of the Accademia Pontaniana based in Naples (from 2006) and of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE).
Works
Italian:
2010: Federico II. Imperatore, uomo, mito, Il Mulino,
2003: Normanni fra Nord e Sud. Immigrazione e acculturazione nel Medioevo, Di Renzo Editore.
1999: Ruggero II di Sicilia. Un sovrano tra Oriente e Occidente, Laterza.
1996: Mezzogiorno normanno-svevo. Monasteri e castelli, ebrei e musulmani, Liguori.
1989: Tra Roma e Palermo. Aspetti e momenti del Mezzogiorno medioevale, Congedo.
1987: Medioevo monastico meridionale, Liguori.
1984: Il libro del capitolo del monastero della Ss. Trinità di Venosa (Cod. Casin. 334), Congedo.
English:
2002: Roger II of Sicily: A Ruler Between East and West, . [ ].
German:
2007: Kaiser Friedrich II. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart.
1997: Roger II. von Sizilien. Herrscher zwischen Orient und Okzident. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt. .
References
External links
Prof. Hubert Houben
http://www.pontaniana.unina.it/italiano/houben.htm
1953 births
German medievalists
Living people
Italian medievalists
German male non-fiction writers |
44506798 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%20Who%20Flirt | Women Who Flirt | Women Who Flirt () is a 2014 Chinese-Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming, Xie Yilin and Sonia Sui. The film was released on November 28, 2014.
Cast
Zhou Xun
Huang Xiaoming
Evonne Hsieh
Sonia Sui
Reception
By December 20, 2014, the film had earned ¥223.54 million at the box office.
On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a 6 out of 10, calling it a "loosely written rom-com [that] relies almost entirely on actress Zhou Xun's screen persona."
Anite Gates for the New York Times said, "The film is exaggerated, ludicrous and simplistic. It shows a towering disdain for both men and women. But Angie and Marco have a certain good-natured charm, and there are some nice shots of Shanghai."
References
External links
2014 films
Hong Kong films
Chinese films
Chinese romantic comedy films
Hong Kong romantic comedy films
2010s Mandarin-language films
Films set in Shanghai
Films shot in Shanghai
2014 romantic comedy films
Films directed by Pang Ho-cheung |
20484241 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian%20vector%20autoregression | Bayesian vector autoregression | In statistics and econometrics, Bayesian vector autoregression (BVAR) uses Bayesian methods to estimate a vector autoregression (VAR) model. BVAR differs with standard VAR models in that the model parameters are treated as random variables, with prior probabilities, rather than fixed values.
Vector autoregressions are flexible statistical models that typically include many free parameters. Given the limited length of standard macroeconomic datasets relative to the vast number of parameters available, Bayesian methods have become an increasingly popular way of dealing with the problem of over-parameterization. As the ratio of variables to observations increases, the role of prior probabilities becomes increasingly important.
The general idea is to use informative priors to shrink the unrestricted model towards a parsimonious naïve benchmark, thereby reducing parameter uncertainty and improving forecast accuracy.
A typical example is the shrinkage prior, proposed by Robert Litterman (1979) and subsequently developed by other researchers at University of Minnesota, (i.e. Sims C, 1989), which is known in the BVAR literature as the "Minnesota prior". The informativeness of the prior can be set by treating it as an additional parameter based on a hierarchical interpretation of the model.
In particular, the Minnesota prior assumes that each variable follows a random walk process, possibly with drift, and therefore consists of a normal prior on a set of parameters with fixed and known covariance matrix, which will be estimated with one of three techniques: Univariate AR, Diagonal VAR, or Full VAR.
This type model can be estimated with Eviews, Stata, Python or R Statistical Packages.
Recent research has shown that Bayesian vector autoregression is an appropriate tool for modelling large data sets.
See also
Bayesian econometrics
Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium
Macroeconomic Modeling
References
Further reading
Vector autoregression
Multivariate time series |
44506800 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost%20in%20the%20Shell%3A%20Stand%20Alone%20Complex%20-%20First%20Assault%20Online | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online (; ), also known simply as First Assault, was a free-to-play online first-person shooter video game developed by South Korean developer Neople and published by Nexon. It was one of adaptations of the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
Gameplay
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online was based on the universe of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. The game featured a cyborg customization feature which supported 5,000 different layouts. Players were able to share skills with nearby allies, allowing players to strategically support others, in addition to using thermoptic camouflage and power armor, and controlling various mecha. There were PvE and PvP modes. Attributes could be used to customise the player's character include power, which granted weapons, stealth (used for invisibility), detection (reconnaissance drones), and "support" which gave the ability to construct turrets.
History
The game began development in September 2011 by the same development team responsible for Dungeon Fighter Online, using the Gamebryo engine. In 2012, game publisher Nexon secured the rights to a Stand Alone Complex game from Kodansha. In 2013, Nexon planned to release the game in the first half of 2014. The first trailer for the game was unveiled during the G-STAR 2014 game exhibition in Busan. The title was revealed as Ghost in the Shell: First Connection Online. At the exhibition, representatives of Neople stated that the game will preserve the atmosphere of the original anime series as closely as possible. In 2015, the final title was revealed as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online.
A closed beta ran from October 1, 2015, to October 5, 2015. First Assault Online was released on Steam as an early access title on December 14, 2015. The game entered open beta on July 28, 2016. The game's public beta ended on July 1, 2017. There were six official servers in 1.0 and 5 by 2.0 (two of the servers merged due to lack of player base): America Empire East, America Empire West, European Union (Previously EU East and West in 1.0), Australia, South America. There was also a Japanese version of the game which had its own servers and development (some additional features were introduced such as clans and weapon rental). There was no support for LAN or private servers.
First Assault Online was due for a 2017 worldwide release on Steam, but due to the developers' rooted dissatisfaction with the game, both the Japanese and worldwide versions were discontinued. The game discontinued service in Japan on November 29, 2017. Item sales ended on September 6. Players with unused consumable items by November 29 were compensated with Nexon Points on December 13. It was announced on August 21 that the worldwide version would follow its Japanese counterpart and be discontinued. Upon notice of the discontinuation, all sales of DLC and in-game items ceased immediately. However, all weapons and attachments that could be purchased with in-game currency were lowered in price by 99%. The worldwide version officially closed on December 6, 2017.
Reception
PC Gamers Andy Kelly described an early iteration of the early access game as "a fairly basic FPS" and criticized interface elements and the choice to make a squad-based shooter instead of a role-playing game, though he praised First Assault Onlines fidelity towards the anime.
References
External links
NeoPle page: Korean, English
Nexon page: Japanese, English
2017 video games
Early access video games
First-person shooters
Free-to-play video games
Gamebryo games
Ghost in the Shell video games
Inactive massively multiplayer online games
Multiplayer online games
Multiplayer video games
Nexon games
Video games about police officers
Video games about terrorism
Video games developed in South Korea
Windows games |
17342278 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376%20Boston%20Celtics%20season | 1975–76 Boston Celtics season | The 1975–76 Boston Celtics season was their 30th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and concluded with their 13th championship, defeating the Phoenix Suns in six games in the 1976 NBA Finals. The Celtics also won their division for the 5th consecutive season, and made their 14th finals appearance.
Offseason
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season and postseason recap
The Celtics lost Don Chaney to the American Basketball Association before the 1975–76 season. To fill the gap in the backcourt they traded Paul Westphal to the Phoenix Suns for Charlie Scott, who had averaged more than 20 points in each of the previous three seasons. Despite an uncharacteristically weak bench, the Celtics finished in first place in their division and the second best record in the NBA this season. Boston earned a shot at another NBA title by defeating the Buffalo Braves and then the Cleveland Cavaliers in the playoffs.
Boston's opponents in the 1976 NBA Finals were the Phoenix Suns, who had posted a 42–40 regular-season record. The Team in Green was the oddsmakers' choice in the contest. The Celtics took the first two games at Boston Garden, but the Suns came back to win games 3 and 4 on their home court. Game 5 ranks among the all-time thrillers in NBA history. The Suns trailed by 5 points with less than a minute left on the clock, but Westphal made up the deficit almost single-handedly, sending the game into a first overtime period, which ended in a tie.
John Havlicek's basket with 2 seconds remaining in double overtime gave the Celtics a one-point lead, which Boston stretched to two points after sinking a technical foul. Then the Suns' Garfield Heard hit a last-second basket to send the contest into a third overtime. The longest game in NBA history finally ended, after three extra periods, with the Celtics winning 128–126. Two days later Boston captured yet another NBA championship, the 13th in franchise history.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
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| 1
| October 24
| Houston
| W 109–94
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| Boston Garden
| 1–0
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| 2
| October 29
| Golden State
| W 115–106
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| Boston Garden
| 2–0
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| 3
| October 31
| Portland
| W 112–94
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| Boston Garden
| 3–0
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| 4
| November 1
| @ Chicago
| L 82–84
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| Chicago Stadium
| 3–1
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| 5
| November 5
| Buffalo
| W 105–95
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| Boston Garden
| 4–1
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| 6
| November 7
| @ Milwaukee
| L 101–104
| Dave Cowens (28)
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| MECCA Arena
| 4–2
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| 7
| November 8
| @ Detroit
| W 118–104
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| Cobo Arena
| 5–2
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| 8
| November 11
| Atlanta
| L 91–100
| Jo Jo White (24)
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| Hartford Civic Center
| 5–3
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| 9
| November 13
| @ Washington
| L 107–110
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| Capital Centre
| 5–4
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| 10
| November 14
| Philadelphia
| L 109–119
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| Boston Garden
| 5–5
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| 11
| November 15
| @ Buffalo
| W 112–110
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| Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| 6–5
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| 12
| November 21
| New York
| W 110–101
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| Boston Garden
| 7–5
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| 13
| November 23
| @ Cleveland
| W 105–90
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| Richfield Coliseum
| 8–5
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| 14
| November 26
| Seattle
| L 109–110
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| Boston Garden
| 8–6
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| 15
| November 28
| Atlanta
| W 114–107
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| Boston Garden
| 9–6
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| April 21
| Buffalo
| W 107–98
| Dave Cowens (30)
| Dave Cowens (17)
| Jo Jo White (8)
| Boston Garden13,919
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| April 23
| Buffalo
| W 101–96
| Dave Cowens (27)
| Dave Cowens (18)
| Charlie Scott (6)
| Boston Garden15,320
| 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| April 25
| @ Buffalo
| L 93–98
| Jo Jo White (26)
| Dave Cowens (14)
| Charlie Scott (7)
| Buffalo Memorial Auditorium12,079
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 4
| April 28
| @ Buffalo
| L 122–124
| Dave Cowens (29)
| Dave Cowens (26)
| Jo Jo White (11)
| Buffalo Memorial Auditorium16,193
| 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5
| April 30
| Buffalo
| W 99–88
| Dave Cowens (30)
| Paul Silas (22)
| Jo Jo White (6)
| Boston Garden15,320
| 3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6
| May 2
| @ Buffalo
| W 104–100
| Jo Jo White (23)
| Paul Silas (18)
| Charlie Scott (8)
| Buffalo Memorial Auditorium16,261
| 4–2
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| May 5
| Cleveland
| W 111–99
| John Havlicek (26)
| Dave Cowens (12)
| Dave Cowens (7)
| Boston Garden14,264
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| May 9
| Cleveland
| W 94–89
| Jo Jo White (24)
| Paul Silas (19)
| three players tied (4)
| Boston Garden12,098
| 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| May 11
| @ Cleveland
| L 78–83
| Jo Jo White (22)
| Paul Silas (21)
| Jo Jo White (7)
| Richfield Coliseum21,564
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 4
| May 14
| @ Cleveland
| L 87–106
| Jo Jo White (23)
| Dave Cowens (18)
| Dave Cowens (4)
| Richfield Coliseum21,564
| 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5
| May 16
| Cleveland
| W 99–94
| Dave Cowens (26)
| Paul Silas (13)
| Dave Cowens (6)
| Boston Garden12,951
| 3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6
| May 18
| @ Cleveland
| W 94–87
| Jo Jo White (29)
| Dave Cowens (18)
| White, Cowens (5)
| Richfield Coliseum21,564
| 4–2
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| May 23
| Phoenix
| W 98–87
| Dave Cowens (25)
| Dave Cowens (21)
| Dave Cowens (10)
| Boston Garden15,320
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| May 27
| Phoenix
| W 105–90
| John Havlicek (23)
| Paul Silas (17)
| Jo Jo White (9)
| Boston Garden15,320
| 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| May 30
| @ Phoenix
| L 98–105
| Jo Jo White (24)
| Dave Cowens (17)
| Charlie Scott (5)
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,284
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 4
| June 2
| @ Phoenix
| L 107–109
| Jo Jo White (25)
| Paul Silas (14)
| Jo Jo White (5)
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13,306
| 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5
| June 4
| Phoenix
| W 128–126 (3OT)
| Jo Jo White (33)
| Dave Cowens (19)
| Jo Jo White (9)
| Boston Garden15,320
| 3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6
| June 6
| @ Phoenix
| W 87–80
| Charlie Scott (25)
| Dave Cowens (17)
| Jo Jo White (6)
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13,306
| 4–2
|-
References
Celtics on Database Basketball
Celtics on Basketball Reference
Boston Celtics seasons
Boston Celtics
Eastern Conference (NBA) championship seasons
NBA championship seasons
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
Celtics
Celtics |
44506806 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont%20Hosiery%20Mill | Belmont Hosiery Mill | Belmont Hosiery Mill was a historic textile mill building located at Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina. The original section was built in 1945–1946, and was a two-story-on-basement brick mill building. In 1952, a two-bay-deep, two-story-on basement addition was built and in 1958, a two-story-on-basement rectangular addition was built and features Art Moderne detailing. In 1969, a roughly "U"-shaped two-story-on-basement addition was built at the rear of the mill. A small one-story loading dock addition completed around 1998. The mill closed in 2000. The mill has been demolished.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
References
Textile mills in North Carolina
Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Moderne architecture in North Carolina
Industrial buildings completed in 1946
Buildings and structures in Gaston County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Gaston County, North Carolina |
44506829 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Maple | Frank Maple | Frank Harvey Maple (26 October 1904 – 29 January 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
Born Frank Harvey Marriott in Kent, England in 1904, he emigrated to Australia with his mother and brother in early 1907. Shortly afterwards his mother married Horace William Maple and Frank took the Maple name.
Football
Frank Maple played football for Kew before being recruited by Hawthorn at the start of the 1926 VFL season. After two games he was dropped from the side and he did not make another senior appearance. He subsequently returned to playing for Kew in the League Sub-District competition.
Death
Frank Harvey Maple died on 29 January 1984 and was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.
References
External links
1904 births
1984 deaths
VFL/AFL players born outside Australia
VFL/AFL players born in England
Hawthorn Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
People from Blean |
17342279 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamkeut%20district | Khamkeut district | Khamkeut is a district (muang) of Bolikhamsai province in central Laos.
Khamkeut district was extensively bombed during the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s. As of 2018, Khamkeut District continued to experience deaths from previously unexploded ordnance.
Settlements
Laotian settlements prefixed by the word Ban are usually small villages. Their names may appear with or without the prefix.
References
Districts of Bolikhamsai province |
44506835 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Finn | George Finn | George Finn (; born January 21, 1990) is a Georgian-American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films LOL, Time Lapse (2014) and Tbilisi, I Love You (2014)
Early life
George Finn was born as Giorgi Agiashvili in Tbilisi, Georgia into a family of writers and filmmakers. He moved to Los Angeles, California at a young age. Films were the main focus in the family, and Finn soon started to develop a desire to be a part of the industry.
Career
Finn first appeared in a recurring role, as Julian, on Unfabulous from 2004 until 2007. He has subsequently had many guest starring roles since then, appearing on Lincoln Heights (2009), 90210 (2009), How I Met Your Mother (2009–10), Cold Case (2010), and The Mentalist (2014). Finn has had lead roles in several films directed by his brother, Nika Agiashvili, including The Harsh Life of Veronica Lambert (2009), A Green Story (2012) and Tbilisi, I Love You (2014).
He starred as Chad in LOL (2012) alongside Demi Moore and Miley Cyrus, and was one of the lead roles, portraying Jasper, in Time Lapse (2014) alongside Danielle Panabaker and Matt O'Leary. Finn was set to star as the lead in Agiashvili's film, Short Happy Life of Butch Livingston.
Filmography
Film
Television
Web
References
External links
1990 births
Living people
Actors from Tbilisi
Male film actors from Georgia (country)
Expatriates from Georgia (country) in the United States |
20484243 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39th%20Chess%20Olympiad | 39th Chess Olympiad | The 39th Chess Olympiad, organised by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place from September 19 to October 4, 2010 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. There were 148 teams in the open event and 115 in the women's event. In total, 1306 players were registered.
This was the fourth time Russia organized the Chess Olympiad after 1956 (Soviet Union), 1994, and 1998. Six cities had submitted bids to organize the Olympiad: Khanty-Mansiysk, Budva, Buenos Aires, Poznań, Riga, and Tallinn. The selection was part of the FIDE Congress held during the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin in 2006.
The main events in both competitions were held in indoor tennis courts, which opened in September 2008. With an area of , it hosted 3,500 chess fans.
Both tournament sections were officiated by international arbiter Sava Stoisavljević (Serbia). For the second time, the number of rounds of the Swiss system was 11 with accelerated pairings. Both divisions were played over four boards per round, with each team allowed one alternate for a total of five players. The final rankings were determined by match points. In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided by 1. Deducted Sonneborn-Berger; 2. Game points; 3. Deducted sum of match points.
The time control for each game permitted each player 90 minutes their first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an additional 30 seconds increment for each player after each move, beginning with the first. The rule introduced at the previous Olympiad, according to which no draws by agreement were permitted before 30 moves, was once again abolished.
Open event
The open division was contested by 148 teams representing 141 nations. Russia, as hosts, fielded no less than five teams, whilst the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA), the International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA), and the International Committee of Silent Chess (ICSC) each provided one squad. Senegal were signed up, but did not turn up for their first round match and were disqualified.
Ukraine, led by Vasyl Ivanchuk and former FIDE Champion Ruslan Ponomariov, took their second title after 2004. Once again, the Russian hosts were the pre-tournament favourites but, for the fourth Olympiad in a row, failed to live up to expectations, although they came close this time. Captained by former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, the Russians trailed the Ukrainians by one point before the last round. When Ukraine and eventual bronze medallists Israel, led by Boris Gelfand, drew their final match, Russia had the opportunity to snatch the gold. They only drew as well, however, so in the end had to settle for silver.
Although the Russian "A" team disappointed its fans on its home turf, the "B" squad, with five Olympic debutants, exceeded expectations by finishing sixth. Captain Ian Nepomniachtchi won an individual bronze medal on the top board.
Defending champions Armenia had to settle for seventh place and Team United States for ninth. India was once again without reigning World Champion Viswanathan Anand and finished 18th, while his opponent in the recent championship match, Veselin Topalov, led Bulgaria to 31st place. Another former great power of chess, England, also disappointed in 24th place. The number one player in the world, Magnus Carlsen, only scored 4½ points in 8 games, and his Norwegian team ended up in 51st place.
Due to financial disagreements with the national federation, the top German players did not show up. Seriously weakened, Team Germany came recorded an all-time low in 64th place, just below the team of physically impaired players. Incidentally, the IPCA team were led by Thomas Luther, a former four-time Olympian for the German team.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ class="nowrap" |Open event
! # !! Country !! Players !! Averagerating !! MP !! dSB
|-
| style="background:gold;"|1 || || Ivanchuk, Ponomariov, Eljanov, Efimenko, Moiseenko || 2737 || 19 ||
|-
| style="background:silver;"|2 || || Kramnik, Grischuk, Svidler, Karjakin, Malakhov || 2755 || 18 ||
|-
| style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Gelfand, Sutovsky, Smirin, Rodshtein, Mikhalevski || 2676 || 17 || 367.5
|-
| 4 || || Leko, Almási, Polgár, Berkes, Balogh || 2698 || 17 || 355.5
|-
| 5 || || Wang Yue, Wang Hao, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Li Chao || 2703 || 16 || 362.0
|-
| 6 || "B" || Nepomniachtchi, Alekseev, Vitiugov, Tomashevsky, Timofeev || 2702 || 16 || 355.0
|-
| 7 || || Aronian, Akopian, Sargissian, Pashikian, Grigoryan || 2698 || 16 || 345.0
|-
| 8 || || Shirov, Vallejo Pons, Salgado Lopez,Magem Badals, Alsina Leal || 2658 || 16 || 332.0
|-
| 9 || || Nakamura, Kamsky, Onischuk, Shulman, Hess || 2691 || 16 || 315.5
|-
| 10 || || Vachier-Lagrave, Fressinet, Tkachiev, Édouard, Feller || 2681 || 16 || 311.5
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;" width="600px"
! Rank !! Country !! Average rating !! MP !! dSB !! GP
|+ class="nowrap" |Final Ranking - Open
|-
| 11 || || 2662 || 15 || 346.5 ||
|-
| 12 || || 2694 || 15 || 333.0 ||
|-
| 13 || "C" || 2665 || 15 || 320.5 ||
|-
| 14 || || 2659 || 15 || 307.5 ||
|-
| 15 || || 2665 || 15 || 305.0 ||
|-
| 16 || || 2596 || 15 || 302.5 ||
|-
| 17 || || 2590 || 15 || 290.5 ||
|-
| 18 || || 2645 || 15 || 287.0 ||
|-
| 19 || || 2519 || 15 || 257.5 ||
|-
| 20 || || 2656 || 14 || 338.5 ||
|-
| 21 || || 2583 || 14 || 316.5 ||
|-
| 22 || || 2590 || 14 || 302.5 ||
|-
| 23 || || 2652 || 14 || 299.0 ||
|-
| 24 || || 2673 || 14 || 292.0 ||
|-
| 25 || || 2587 || 14 || 281.0 ||
|-
| 26 || || 2511 || 14 || 277.0 ||
|-
| 27 || || 2535 || 14 || 274.0 ||
|-
| 28 || || 2580 || 14 || 265.0 ||
|-
| 29 || || 2550 || 14 || 259.5 ||
|-
| 30 || || 2637 || 13 || 316.0 ||
|-
| 31 || || 2693 || 13 || 287.5 ||
|-
| 32 || || 2585 || 13 || 284.5 ||
|-
| 33 || || 2609 || 13 || 278.0 ||
|-
| 34 || || 2572 || 13 || 277.0 ||
|-
| 35 || || 2545 || 13 || 268.0 ||
|-
| 36 || || 2485 || 13 || 264.5 ||
|-
| 37 || || 2492 || 13 || 264.0 ||
|-
| 38 || || 2516 || 13 || 263.0 ||
|-
| 39 || "D" || 2492 || 13 || 258.0 ||
|-
| 40 || || 2489 || 13 || 257.5 ||
|-
| 41 || || 2537 || 13 || 252.0 ||
|-
| 42 || || 2481 || 13 || 251.5 ||
|-
| 43 || || 2483 || 13 || 236.0 ||
|-
| 44 || || 2516 || 13 || 231.0 ||
|-
| 45 || || 2501 || 13 || 230.0 ||
|-
| 46 || || 2384 || 13 || 227.0 ||
|-
| 47 || || 2002 || 13 || 202.5 ||
|-
| 48 || ICSC || 2394 || 13 || 197.0 ||
|-
| 49 || || 2572 || 12 || 285.0 ||
|-
| 50 || || 2552 || 12 || 276.0 ||
|-
| 51 || || 2594 || 12 || 274.5 ||
|-
| 52 || || 2587 || 12 || 272.0 ||
|-
| 53 || || 2500 || 12 || 261.0 ||
|-
| 54 || || 2475 || 12 || 255.0 ||
|-
| 55 || || 2502 || 12 || 253.0 ||
|-
| 56 || || 2524 || 12 || 246.5 ||
|-
| 57 || || 2419 || 12 || 231.5 ||
|-
| 58 || || 2393 || 12 || 231.0 ||
|-
| 59 || || 2456 || 12 || 218.0 ||
|-
| 60 || || 2394 || 12 || 215.0 ||
|-
| 61 || || 2286 || 12 || 211.5 ||
|-
| 62 || || 1970 || 12 || 194.5 ||
|-
| 63 || IPCA || 2403 || 12 || 192.5 ||
|-
| 64 || || 2534 || 11 || 268.0 ||
|-
| 65 || || 2513 || 11 || 258.5 ||
|-
| 66 || || 2574 || 11 || 254.5 ||
|-
| 67 || || 2423 || 11 || 248.5 ||
|-
| 68 || || 2350 || 11 || 231.5 ||
|-
| 69 || || 2472 || 11 || 224.0 ||
|-
| 70 || "E" || 2449 || 11 || 220.0 ||
|-
| 71 || || 2422 || 11 || 216.5 ||
|-
| 72 || || 2557 || 11 || 214.0 ||
|-
| 73 || || 2335 || 11 || 200.0 ||
|-
| 74 || || 2338 || 11 || 194.5 ||
|-
| 75 || || 2459 || 11 || 194.0 ||
|-
| 76 || || 2418 || 11 || 193.0 ||
|-
| 77 || || 2343 || 11 || 188.0 ||
|-
| 78 || || 2195 || 11 || 187.5 ||
|-
| 79 || || 2330 || 11 || 186.0 ||
|-
| 80 || || 2332 || 11 || 185.5 ||
|-
| 81 || || 2429 || 11 || 184.5 ||
|-
| 82 || || 2342 || 11 || 179.0 ||
|-
| 83 || || 2429 || 11 || 175.5 ||
|-
| 84 || || 2327 || 11 || 165.0 ||
|-
| 85 || || 2424 || 10 || 219.0 ||
|-
| 86 || || 2436 || 10 || 218.0 ||
|-
| 87 || || 2285 || 10 || 206.5 ||
|-
| 88 || || 2365 || 10 || 202.0 ||
|-
| 89 || || 2273 || 10 || 195.5 ||
|-
| 90 || || 2314 || 10 || 191.5 ||
|-
| 91 || || 2272 || 10 || 176.0 ||
|-
| 92 || || 2325 || 10 || 172.0 ||
|-
| 93 || || 2256 || 10 || 168.5 || 21
|-
| 94 || || 2165 || 10 || 168.5 || 20½
|-
| 95 || || 2251 || 10 || 168.0 ||
|-
| 96 || || 2221 || 10 || 166.5 ||
|-
| 97 || || 2279 || 10 || 162.5 || 20½
|-
| 98 || || 2152 || 10 || 162.5 || 19
|-
| 99 || || 2214 || 10 || 160.5 ||
|-
| 100 || || 2180 || 10 || 157.0 ||
|-
| 101 || || 1464 || 10 || 153.0 ||
|-
| 102 || IBCA || 2346 || 10 || 145.5 ||
|-
| 103 || || 2363 || 9 || 183.0 ||
|-
| 104 || || 2088 || 9 || 169.0 ||
|-
| 105 || || 2243 || 9 || 160.0 ||
|-
| 106 || || 1938 || 9 || 158.5 ||
|-
| 107 || || 2096 || 9 || 152.5 ||
|-
| 108 || || 2224 || 9 || 151.0 ||
|-
| 109 || || 2227 || 9 || 149.0 ||
|-
| 110 || || 2252 || 9 || 143.0 ||
|-
| 111 || || 1950 || 9 || 141.5 ||
|-
| 112 || || 1894 || 9 || 133.0 ||
|-
| 113 || || 2069 || 9 || 132.0 ||
|-
| 114 || || 2206 || 9 || 116.5 ||
|-
| 115 || || 2164 || 9 || 107.0 ||
|-
| 116 || || 2217 || 8 || 141.0 ||
|-
| 117 || || 2115 || 8 || 139.0 ||
|-
| 118 || || 2128 || 8 || 138.0 ||
|-
| 119 || || 1849 || 8 || 137.5 ||
|-
| 120 || || 1669 || 8 || 135.0 ||
|-
| 121 || || 2007 || 8 || 130.5 ||
|-
| 122 || || 2260 || 8 || 127.5 ||
|-
| 123 || || 2111 || 8 || 127.0 ||
|-
| 124 || || 2230 || 8 || 125.0 ||
|-
| 125 || || 1200 || 8 || 121.5 ||
|-
| 126 || || 1891 || 8 || 112.0 ||
|-
| 127 || || 1435 || 8 || 104.0 ||
|-
| 128 || || 1691 || 8 || 100.0 ||
|-
| 129 || || 1967 || 8 || 83.0 ||
|-
| 130 || || 1927 || 8 || 69.5 ||
|-
| 131 || || 1200 || 7 || 112.5 ||
|-
| 132 || || 2120 || 7 || 110.0 ||
|-
| 133 || || 1992 || 7 || 108.5 ||
|-
| 134 || || 1853 || 7 || 103.0 ||
|-
| 135 || || 1438 || 7 || 102.0 ||
|-
| 136 || || 2049 || 7 || 80.5 ||
|-
| 137 || || 1200 || 7 || 78.5 ||
|-
| 138 || || 1496 || 7 || 70.5 ||
|-
| 139 || || 1619 || 6 || 98.0 ||
|-
| 140 || || 1530 || 6 || 81.0 || 15½
|-
| 141 || || 1940 || 6 || 81.0 || 14½
|-
| 142 || || 1200 || 6 || 74.0 ||
|-
| 143 || || 2058 || 6 || 70.0 ||
|-
| 144 || || 2038 || 6 || 50.5 ||
|-
| 145 || || 1200 || 4 || 45.5 ||
|-
| 146 || || 1321 || 3 || 57.0 ||
|-
| 147 || || 1200 || 3 || 32.5 ||
|-
| 148 || || 1604 || 2 || ||
|}
Group prizes
In addition to the overall medals, prizes were given out to the best teams in five different seeding groups—in other words, the teams who exceeded their seeding the most. Overall medal winners were not eligible for group prizes.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Group Prizes
! Group !! Seedingrange !! Team !! MP !! dSB
|-
| A || 1–29 || || 17 || 355.5
|-
| B || 30–59 || || 15 || 307.5
|-
| C || 60–89 || || 13 || 227.0
|-
| D || 90–119 || || 11 || 187.5
|-
| E || 120–148 || || 13 || 202.5
|}
Individual medals
All board prizes were given out according to performance ratings. Sutovsky on the second board had the best performance of all players at the tournament:
Board 1: Vasyl Ivanchuk 2890
Board 2: Emil Sutovsky 2895
Board 3: Vitaly Teterev 2853
Board 4: Sergey Karjakin 2859
Reserve: Mateusz Bartel 2706
Women's event
The women's division was contested by 115 teams representing 110 nations. Russia, as hosts, fielded three teams, whilst the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA), the International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA), and the International Committee of Silent Chess (ICSC) each provided one squad.
The Russians won by an impressive four points to take their first independent title in the post-Soviet era. The team was led by the two Kosintseva sisters, who both won their respective boards, while reigning World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk "only" played third board and finished sixth.
China was captained by soon-to-be World Champion, 16-year-old Hou Yifan. They clinched the silver medals, another two points ahead of a field of six teams, of which defending champions Georgia had the best tie-break score and took the bronze.
The number one female player in the world, Judit Polgár, was absent from the women's competition. Instead she represented Hungary on third board in the open event, where she finished fourth both individually and with the team.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Women's event
! # !! Country !! Players !! Averagerating !! MP !! dSB
|-
| style="background:gold;"|1 || || T. Kosintseva, N. Kosintseva, Kosteniuk, Galliamova, Gunina || 2536 || 22 ||
|-
| style="background:silver;"|2 || || Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun, Zhao Xue, Huang Qian, Wang Yu || 2500 || 18 ||
|-
| style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Dzagnidze, Javakhishvili, Melia, Khukhashvili, Khotenashvili || 2472 || 16 || 384.0
|-
| 4 || || Ordaz Valdés, Linares Nápoles,Marrero Lopez, Pina Vega, Arribas Robaina || 2333 || 16 || 348.5
|-
| 5 || || Krush, Zatonskih, Abrahamyan, Baginskaite, Foisor || 2413 || 16 || 336.5
|-
| 6 || || Soćko, Zawadzka, Majdan-Gajewska, Dworakowska, Kądziołka || 2386 || 16 || 336.0
|-
| 7 || || Z. Mamedyarova, T. Mamedyarova, Mammadova, Umudova, Isgandarova || 2270 || 16 || 320.0
|-
| 8 || || Stefanova, Voiska, Nikolova, Videnova, Velcheva || 2361 || 16 || 296.5
|-
| 9 || || Lahno, Zhukova, Ushenina, Gaponenko, Muzychuk || 2493 || 15 || 366.5
|-
| 10 || "B" || Pogonina, Girya, Savina, Bodnaruk, Kashlinskaya || 2427 || 15 || 335.5
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! Rank !! Country !! Averagerating !! MP !! dSB !! GP !! dSMP
|+ class="nowrap" |Final Ranking - Women
|-
| 11 || || 2401 || 15 || 327.5 || ||
|-
| 12 || || 2306 || 15 || 316.0 || ||
|-
| 13 || || 2352 || 15 || 312.5 || ||
|-
| 14 || "C" || 2209 || 15 || 287.0 || ||
|-
| 15 || || 2398 || 14 || 320.5 || ||
|-
| 16 || || 2375 || 14 || 314.0 || ||
|-
| 17 || || 2400 || 14 || 313.5 || ||
|-
| 18 || || 2282 || 14 || 278.0 || ||
|-
| 19 || || 2252 || 14 || 276.0 || ||
|-
| 20 || || 2191 || 14 || 261.5 || ||
|-
| 21 || || 2195 || 14 || 257.5 || 27½ ||
|-
| 22 || || 2262 || 14 || 257.5 || 23½ ||
|-
| 23 || || 2210 || 14 || 246.5 || ||
|-
| 24 || || 2349 || 13 || 317.5 || ||
|-
| 25 || || 2344 || 13 || 313.5 || ||
|-
| 26 || || 2337 || 13 || 304.0 || ||
|-
| 27 || || 2290 || 13 || 290.0 || ||
|-
| 28 || || 2330 || 13 || 279.5 || 28½ ||
|-
| 29 || || 2196 || 13 || 279.5 || 27½ ||
|-
| 30 || || 2222 || 13 || 277.5 || ||
|-
| 31 || || 2293 || 13 || 263.5 || ||
|-
| 32 || || 2358 || 13 || 257.5 || ||
|-
| 33 || || 2168 || 13 || 255.0 || ||
|-
| 34 || || 2218 || 13 || 252.5 || ||
|-
| 35 || || 2259 || 13 || 249.5 || ||
|-
| 36 || || 2240 || 13 || 238.5 || ||
|-
| 37 || || 2191 || 12 || 266.5 || ||
|-
| 38 || || 2145 || 12 || 264.0 || ||
|-
| 39 || || 2272 || 12 || 258.0 || ||
|-
| 40 || || 2168 || 12 || 251.0 || ||
|-
| 41 || || 2100 || 12 || 244.5 || ||
|-
| 42 || || 2195 || 12 || 239.0 || ||
|-
| 43 || || 2144 || 12 || 236.0 || ||
|-
| 44 || || 2107 || 12 || 234.5 || ||
|-
| 45 || || 2057 || 12 || 200.5 || ||
|-
| 46 || || 2105 || 12 || 198.5 || ||
|-
| 47 || || 2105 || 12 || 191.0 || ||
|-
| 48 || || 2035 || 12 || 178.0 || ||
|-
| 49 || || 2167 || 11 || 251.5 || ||
|-
| 50 || || 2313 || 11 || 248.0 || ||
|-
| 51 || || 2229 || 11 || 247.0 || ||
|-
| 52 || || 2163 || 11 || 220.5 || ||
|-
| 53 || || 2166 || 11 || 204.0 || ||
|-
| 54 || || 2144 || 11 || 203.5 || ||
|-
| 55 || || 2228 || 11 || 203.0 || ||
|-
| 56 || || 1892 || 11 || 202.5 || ||
|-
| 57 || || 1968 || 11 || 201.0 || ||
|-
| 58 || || 2157 || 11 || 196.5 || ||
|-
| 59 || ICSC || 2113 || 11 || 193.0 || ||
|-
| 60 || || 1993 || 11 || 192.5 || ||
|-
| 61 || || 1713 || 11 || 184.5 || ||
|-
| 62 || || 1991 || 11 || 179.0 || ||
|-
| 63 || || 1921 || 11 || 160.0 || ||
|-
| 64 || || 1941 || 11 || 159.5 || ||
|-
| 65 || || 1970 || 11 || 155.0 || ||
|-
| 66 || || 2050 || 10 || 227.0 || ||
|-
| 67 || || 2054 || 10 || 217.0 || ||
|-
| 68 || IPCA || 1975 || 10 || 178.0 || ||
|-
| 69 || || 1952 || 10 || 175.0 || ||
|-
| 70 || || 2016 || 10 || 172.5 || ||
|-
| 71 || || 2071 || 10 || 166.0 || ||
|-
| 72 || || 1753 || 10 || 162.5 || ||
|-
| 73 || || 1970 || 10 || 159.5 || ||
|-
| 74 || || 2013 || 10 || 155.0 || ||
|-
| 75 || || 1820 || 10 || 147.5 || ||
|-
| 76 || || 1880 || 10 || 141.5 || ||
|-
| 77 || || 1882 || 10 || 136.5 || ||
|-
| 78 || || 1742 || 10 || 122.0 || ||
|-
| 79 || || 1779 || 9 || 169.0 || 20½ || 107
|-
| 80 || IBCA || 1803 || 9 || 169.0 || 20½ || 102
|-
| 81 || || 1982 || 9 || 168.0 || ||
|-
| 82 || || 1952 || 9 || 162.0 || ||
|-
| 83 || || 1401 || 9 || 160.5 || ||
|-
| 84 || || 1855 || 9 || 160.0 || ||
|-
| 85 || || 1947 || 9 || 158.0 || ||
|-
| 86 || || 1889 || 9 || 145.5 || ||
|-
| 87 || || 1568 || 9 || 118.0 || 17 ||
|-
| 88 || || 1375 || 9 || 118.0 || 16½ ||
|-
| 89 || || 1391 || 9 || 117.5 || ||
|-
| 90 || || 1958 || 9 || 115.5 || ||
|-
| 91 || || 1862 || 8 || 158.0 || ||
|-
| 92 || || 1714 || 8 || 135.0 || ||
|-
| 93 || || 1529 || 8 || 128.5 || ||
|-
| 94 || || 1555 || 8 || 122.0 || ||
|-
| 95 || || 1200 || 8 || 119.0 || ||
|-
| 96 || || 1636 || 8 || 111.0 || ||
|-
| 97 || || 1732 || 8 || 109.0 || ||
|-
| 98 || || 1694 || 8 || 90.5 || ||
|-
| 99 || || 1361 || 8 || 79.0 || ||
|-
| 100 || || 1893 || 7 || 139.0 || ||
|-
| 101 || || 1200 || 7 || 125.0 || ||
|-
| 102 || || 1376 || 7 || 110.0 || ||
|-
| 103 || || 1252 || 7 || 100.5 || ||
|-
| 104 || || 1425 || 7 || 86.5 || ||
|-
| 105 || || 1200 || 7 || 84.5 || ||
|-
| 106 || || 1377 || 7 || 80.5 || ||
|-
| 107 || || 1200 || 7 || 45.0 || ||
|-
| 108 || || 1200 || 6 || 79.5 || ||
|-
| 109 || || 1349 || 6 || 79.0 || ||
|-
| 110 || || 1200 || 6 || 70.5 || ||
|-
| 111 || || 1200 || 6 || 70.0 || ||
|-
| 112 || || 1331 || 6 || 66.0 || ||
|-
| 113 || || 1506 || 6 || 64.0 || ||
|-
| 114 || || 1441 || 6 || 61.5 || ||
|-
| 115 || || 1200 || 1 || || ||
|}
Individual medals
All board prizes were given out according to performance ratings. Gaponenko on the fourth board had the best performance of all players at the tournament:
Board 1: Tatiana Kosintseva 2628
Board 2: Nadezhda Kosintseva 2662
Board 3: Yaniet Marrero Lopez 2511
Board 4: Inna Gaponenko 2691
Reserve: Mariya Muzychuk 2431
Overall title
The Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy is awarded to the nation that has the highest toal number of match points in the open and women's divisions combined. Where two or more teams are tied, they are ordered by the same tie breakers as in the two separate events.
The trophy, named after the former women's World Champion (1961–78), was created by FIDE in 1997.
FIDE presidential election
During the Olympiad, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was re-elected as President of FIDE, defeating his rival, former World Champion Anatoly Karpov, decisively by 95 votes to 55.
Controversies
In the first round, the team from Yemen refused to play against Israel. Each of the four Israeli players was thus awarded a technical victory.
Three French players were caught in a scheme to use a computer program to decide moves. Their plan involved one player, Cyril Marzolo (IM), following the tournament at home and using the computer program to decide the best moves. He would send the moves by text message to the captain of the French team, Arnaud Hauchard (GM), who would then stand or sit at various tables as a signal to the player Sébastien Feller (GM) to make a certain move. Feller and Marzolo were given five year suspensions for this, while Hauchard was given a lifetime suspension. None of the other players on the French team knew of this or were involved.
Notes
External links
39th Chess Olympiad: Khanty-Mansiysk 2010 OlimpBase
Official site
Chess Olympiad 2010 details
Venue
Open section
Women's section
Chess Olympiads
Women's Chess Olympiads
Chess in Russia
Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
Sport in Khanty-Mansiysk |
20484259 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocumola | Cocumola | Cocumola is a small Italian town close to the Adriatic coast and about 42 km distant from Lecce. Administratively it counts as a frazione of the commune of Minervino di Lecce, and falls within the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
Frazioni of the Province of Lecce
Cities and towns in Apulia
Localities of Salento |
20484272 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namoni%20Majuli | Namoni Majuli | Namoni Majuli (also called Lower Majuli) is the lower part of Majuli, Jorhat, Assam. It starts from Kamalabari to lower most Ahotguri mouza. But years ago this mouza has been vanished due to severe flood erosion of Brahmaputra river.
See also
Madhya Majuli
Ujoni Majuli
List of educational institutes in Majuli
List of villages in Majuli
External links
Geography of Assam
Majuli
Majuli district |
6910271 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Elk%20Mountains | West Elk Mountains | The West Elk Mountains are a high mountain range in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Colorado. They lie primarily within the Gunnison National Forest, and part of the range is protected as the West Elk Wilderness. The range is primarily located in Gunnison County, with small parts in eastern Delta and Montrose counties.
The West Elks are surrounded by tributaries of the Gunnison River. The range is bounded on the north by the North Fork of the Gunnison and on the east by the East River, another tributary of the Gunnison. On the south and west it is contiguous with Black Mesa and Fruitland Mesa, both part of the uplift in which sits the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. On the northeast it is contiguous with the Elk Mountains, being separated from them by Anthracite Creek and Coal Creek. Nearby towns include Gunnison, Paonia, and the ski resort of Crested Butte.
Geology
The northern and southern West Elk Mountains have contrasting geologic histories and surface features. In the north, the prominent peaks are laccoliths, formed when magma intruded into Mancos Shale about 30 million years go. Since then, the overlying Mesozoic sedimentary rock, including the relatively soft Mancos Shale, has eroded away, exposing the laccoliths. Laccoliths in the West Elk Mountains include Marcellina Mountain, Mount Gunnison, East Beckwith Mountain, the Anthracite Range, Mount Axtell, Carbon Peak, and Whetstone Mountain.
In contrast, volcanic rocks dominate the southern portion of the range. Shortly after the laccolith intrusions in the north, volcanic activity began to the south. A large stratovolcano and other vents ejected material that accumulated over what is now the southern West Elk Mountains. Most of these volcanic rocks are included in the West Elk Breccia Formation, a heterogeneous collection of volcanic materials including extensive mudflow deposits. West Elk Breccia is in places over thick.
On top of the West Elk Breccia, volcanic ash was deposited through repeated eruptions in the San Juan volcanic field to the south. Most of the ash was deposited 26 to 27 million years ago. The resulting rock, tuff, is relatively soft, but the ash landing toward the southern edge of the West Elk volcanic field was hot enough to fuse into harder welded tuff. These welded tuffs are more resistant to weathering than the underlying breccia and today they cap multiple south-sloping mesas in the southern West Elk Mountains.
Erosion has cut valleys and defined the mesas and peaks we see today. The highest point in the West Elk Mountains is West Elk Peak, which is located near the center of the large volcano that once dominated this landscape. Stratigraphic profiles of these rock layers can be seen at the southern edge of the West Elk Mountains where the Gunnison River has eroded through the volcanic strata. A good example can be seen at the Dillion Pinnacles in Curecanti National Recreation Area. The resistant welded tuff that caps Dillon Mesa is on top, overlying the West Elk Breccia, which has eroded into the pinnacles. Exposed under the breccia are the older, underlying Mesozoic sedimentary rocks including the Mancos, Dakota, and Morrison Formations.
Prominent peaks
See also
References
External links
West Elk Mountains on peakbagger.com
Geology of the Elk Mountains
West Elk Mountains on TopoQuest
West Elk Mountains Satellite Image on Google Maps
Mountains of Gunnison County, Colorado
Mountains of Delta County, Colorado
Mountains of Montrose County, Colorado
Landforms of Gunnison County, Colorado
Landforms of Delta County, Colorado
Landforms of Montrose County, Colorado
Gunnison National Forest
Colorado Western Slope
Mountain ranges of Colorado
Ranges of the Rocky Mountains
North American 3000 m summits |
20484284 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuscule%202614 | Minuscule 2614 | Minuscule 2614 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 13th century.
Description
The codex contains the complete text of the four Gospels, on 272 parchment leaves (20.2 cm by 15.0 cm). It contains miniatures. Written in one column per page, in 20 lines per page.
The Greek text of the codex Kurt Aland did not place in any Category.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx in Luke 1, textual cluster Π171 in Luke 10 and Luke 20.
History
The codex now is located in the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of the Duke University (Gk MS 7) at Durham.
See also
List of New Testament minuscules
Textual criticism
References
Further reading
E. W. Sanders, "The Textual Criticism of a Medieval Manuscript of the Four Gospels (Duke Ms. Gr 7)", Unpublished Ph. D. dissertation, Duke University, 1943.
External links
Image from 2614
Minuscule 2614 at the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts
Greek New Testament minuscules
13th-century biblical manuscripts
Duke University Libraries |
23580255 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio%20State%20Route%20209 | Ohio State Route 209 | State Route 209 (SR 209, OH 209) is an east–west state highway in eastern Ohio, a U.S. state. The western terminus of State Route 209 is at a T-intersection with State Route 83 approximately north of New Concord. State Route 209's eastern terminus is concurrent with the northern terminus of State Route 821 at Interstate 77 at its exit 41 in Byesville, just southeast of the Interstate's interchange with Interstate 70.
Route description
State Route 209 traverses a small portion of northeastern Muskingum County and a good part of the western half of Guernsey County. No segment of this highway is included within the National Highway System, a network of routes deemed to be most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.
History
When it was first designated in 1923, State Route 209 ran along its present alignment from its current western terminus at what was then designated State Route 76 (now State Route 83) north of New Concord to downtown Cambridge. By 1959, with the transferring of U.S. Route 21 onto a new alignment from Byesville north that passes to the east of Cambridge along what is now the alignment of Interstate 77, State Route 209 was extended southeasterly from Cambridge to its present eastern terminus in Byesville along the former alignment of U.S. Route 21.
Major intersections
References
External links
209
Transportation in Muskingum County, Ohio
Transportation in Guernsey County, Ohio |
20484302 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel%20Walker%20%28singer%29 | Rachel Walker (singer) | Rachel Walker (born 1976) is an English-born singer of Scottish Gaelic folk music, having performed and recorded as a solo artist as well as in bands, such as Skipinnish.
Born in Salisbury, she moved to Wester Ross at age eight, and attended Kinlochewe Primary School and Gairloch High School, learning Gaelic song and traditional music.
On leaving school, Walker completed a course in Classical music at Napier University and in 1996, she was accepted as one of the first students on the brand new Scottish music course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where she studied Gaelic song under the tutelage of the renowned Gaelic singer Kenna Campbell.
She is married to Skipinnish piper Andrew Stevenson and has two children.
Discography
Braighe Loch Iall (2004)
Fon Reul-Sholus (2006)
Air Chall (2010)
References
External links
1976 births
Living people
English women singer-songwriters
Scottish folk singers
Scottish Gaelic singers
People educated at Gairloch High School
21st-century Scottish singers
21st-century English women singers
21st-century English singers |
20484319 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobashi | Kobashi | Kobashi (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese professional wrestler
, Japanese actress
, Japanese woodblock print artist, painter, sculptor, and stage designer
Japanese-language surnames |
23580256 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.%20B.%20Ekanayake | T. B. Ekanayake | Thilakarathne Bandara Ekanayake (ටී. බී. ඒකනායක; 28 August 1954 – 6 December 2020) was a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
References
Sri Lankan actor-politicians
2020 deaths
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna politicians
1954 births
Culture ministers of Sri Lanka |
23580257 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandimithra%20Ekanayake | Nandimithra Ekanayake | Mahinda Nandimithra Ekanayake (born 26 December 1943 in Handala, Wattala) is a Sri Lankan politician.
Early career
Prior to entering politics in 1989, he held a number of positions with the Rural Development Department. At the age of 21, he worked as a rural development officer. He was ultimately promoted to district officer and subsequently served as the Chief Officer in charge of the Rural Development Training Center at Nalanda, Matale. During his time in the Rural Development Department, he became known as a writer and journalist. In 1984, Nandimithra joined the growing Sri Lanka Mahajana Party.
Political career
In 1989, after 23 years of government work, he entered politics. He was first elected to the parliament in 1989 as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate in the Matale electorate. His first appointment was as the Minister of Forestry and Environment. After several years in that post, he took over political leadership of the Central Province as the Chief Minister. He was the deputy minister of higher education, and he pledged support to Opposition Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the 2015 presidential election. He is also an author and journalist who has written for many national newspapers and has written books on Buddhism.
References
1943 births
Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to Myanmar
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Chief Ministers of Central Province, Sri Lanka
State ministers of Sri Lanka
Local government and provincial councils ministers of Sri Lanka
Living people
Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the Central Provincial Council
Sinhalese politicians
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
Sri Lankan Buddhists
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians |
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