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26721535 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%20UCI%20Track%20Cycling%20World%20Championships%20%E2%80%93%20Women%27s%20omnium | 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's omnium | The women's omnium is one of the 9 women's events at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Ballerup, Denmark.
This was the second time a women's omnium event had ever been included in the World Championships. 17 cyclists from 17 countries participated in the contest. The omnium consisted of five events, which were all contested on 27 March: a sprint 200 m time trial with a flying start, scratch race, 2 km individual pursuit, points race and a 500 m time trial.
Overall standings
References
Women's omnium
UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's omnium |
26721538 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberrheintal%20District | Oberrheintal District | Oberrheintal District () is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Former districts of the canton of St. Gallen |
17342432 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medway%20Council%20elections | Medway Council elections | Medway is a unitary authority in Kent, England. It was created on 1 April 1998 replacing Gillingham and Rochester-upon-Medway.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Council elections
1997 Medway Council election (New ward boundaries)
2000 Medway Council election
2003 Medway Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 25)
2007 Medway Council election
2011 Medway Council election
2015 Medway Council election
2019 Medway Council election
By-election results
This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor John Ward
This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour Councillor Dennis McFarlane
This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour Councillor Bill Esterson
This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor David Craggs
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of UKIP Councillor Catriona Brown-Reckless
The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Councillor Mike O'Brien
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor Kelly Tolhurst
References
External links
Medway Council
By-election results
Unitary authority elections in England
Council elections in Kent |
26721541 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach%20District | Rorschach District | Rorschach District () is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Former districts of the canton of St. Gallen |
44507246 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrosyne%20dealbata | Euphrosyne dealbata | Euphrosyne dealbata, commonly known as copperweed or woolly marsh elder, is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found in western North America where it is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Durango, Zacatecas), and the south-western United States (New Mexico, western Texas, and Cochise County in southeastern Arizona).
References
Flora of the Southwestern United States
Flora of Mexico
Heliantheae |
26721544 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia%20Chambers | Julia Chambers | Julia Chambers is an English television actress. She was born in Bristol, England.
Selected filmography
Television
The Mallens (1979)
Cribb (1980)
Shoestring (1980)
Sense and Sensibility (1981)
Beau Geste (1982)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
Wycliffe (1995)
References
External links
1956 births
English television actresses
Living people |
26721554 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Gallen%20District | St. Gallen District | St. Gallen District () is a former administration unit of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It included the municipalities of St. Gallen, Wittenbach, Häggenschwil and Muolen.
Under the influence of the French revolution of July 1830, people of the canton of St. Gallen forced a new, more liberal constitution, its third since its installation by Napoleon's (act of mediation) in 1803. A constitution council prepared it, and included, among many other changes, a reformation of the administration by introducing 14 districts.
In a plebiscite in March 1831, it was accepted comfortably, but lacked democratic legitimation as votes of people who did not attend had been added to those of the supporters.
The district system worked well for the following decades, but administration changes steadily eroded the importance of the districts. So, when the canton of St. Gallen got its sixth constitution in 2001 (after 110 years, at that), they were replaced by eight constituencies. Considering, among others, demographics, people's geographical orientation, and efficiency of administration, these new electoral districts include not necessarily the same communities as the 14 former districts. In the former district of St. Gallen (now Wahlkreis St. Gallen), they do but five more municipalities were included: Andwil, Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau and Waldkirch.
External links
Official Homepage of the canton of St. Gallen (partly in English)
Official Homepage of the city of St. Gallen (partly in English)
Former districts of the canton of St. Gallen |
17342483 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus%20peruviana | Sambucus peruviana | Sambucus peruviana is a species of tree in the family Adoxaceae. It is native to Central America and South America.
Description
Trees up to 8 m, irregular trunk. Leaves compound, with 7-9 ovate-oblong leaflets, margin serrate, acute apex, hairy underside. The inflorescences are cymes 18–22 cm long, with white fragrant flowers. The fruits are black berries 1.2 cm in diameter, with 3-5 seeds.
Distribution and habitat
Sambucus peruviana is found from Costa Rica and Panama down the Andes south to northwestern Argentina between 2800 and 3900 m of elevation.
Vernacular names
(Colombia, Peru, Bolivia), (Argentina), (Quechua language).
Uses
The fruits can be made into jams, drinks, and wines. The leaves, flowers and fruits have medicinal properties; analgesic, antiinflammatory, antiseptic, sudorific. The wood is hard and resistant, used for construction, tools and making of quenas.
References
External links
peruviana
Flora of the Andes
Crops originating from Ecuador
Crops originating from Peru
Trees of Peru
Trees of Ecuador
Trees of Bolivia
Trees of Argentina
Trees of Colombia
Trees of Costa Rica
Trees of Panama
Yungas |
44507253 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vor%20Arneths%20Grab%2C%20WAB%2053 | Vor Arneths Grab, WAB 53 | (Facing Arneth's tomb), WAB 53, is an elegy composed by Anton Bruckner in 1854, for men's voices and three trombones.
History
Bruckner composed the elegy Vor Arneths Grab, WAB 53, for the funeral of Michael Arneth, the prior of the St. Florian Abbey. The work, which was written together with the Libera me, WAB 22, was performed on 28 March 1854 at the cemetery of the abbey.
The elegy was performed a second time for the funeral of Magistrate Wilhelm Schiedermayr on 23 September 1855.
The original manuscript of the elegy is stored in the archive of Wels. The work, which was first published in band II/2, pp. 184–188 of the Göllerich/Auer biography, is put in Band XXIII/2, No. 9 of the .
Am Grabe is a revised a cappella setting of the elegy, was performed on the funeral of Josephine Hafferl.
Text
The elegy uses a text by Ernst von Marinelli.
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|style="padding-left:2em;"|Brothers, dry your tears,
Still the hard pain of your sorrow,
Love can also show
In the intimacy of resignation.
While this is the last look
On the corps and the coffin,
The soul which they contained,
triumphs by trust in God.
Therefore, let us praise the Lord,
Who elects the most noble
And for us, the poor orphans,
also holds the Heaven open!
We want to promise at the tomb
Trust, justice and pious devotion,
That the blessed one above,
Once our spirit will have risen,
Will lead us to the Father.
|}
Music
The 28-bar-long work in F minor is scored for choir and 3 trombones. The setting of the first two strophes (bars 1 to 8) is identical. It is followed (bars 9 to 16) by the setting of the third strophe, and, after two instrumental bars, ends (bars 19 to 28) with the setting of the last strophe.
Although it is a funeral song, it displays little of the mournful character one might expect. The text and the music, with largely diatonic harmony and a predominance of major sonorities, focus instead on confidence about resurrection and salvation. Like the concomitant Libera me, the work contains portents of Bruckner's mature style and has thus a significant place in Bruckner's musical development.
Discography
There are three recordings of Vor Arneths Grab:
Jürgen Jürgens, Monteverdi-Chor, Bruckner - Music of St Florian Period (II) – CD: BSVD-0111 (Bruckner Archive), 1985
Thomas Kerbl, Chorvereinigung Bruckner 08, Anton Bruckner Männerchöre – CD: LIVA 027, 2008
Łukasz Borowicz, Anton Bruckner: Requiem, RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin – CD: Accentus ACC30474, 2019
References
Sources
August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932
Keith William Kinder, The Wind and Wind-Chorus Music of Anton Bruckner, Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 2000
Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXIII/2: Weltliche Chorwerke (1843–1893), Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Angela Pachovsky and Anton Reinthaler (Editor), Vienna, 1989
Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012.
Crawford Howie, Anton Bruckner - A documentary biography, online revised edition
External links
Vor Arneths Grab f-Moll, WAB 53 Critical discography by Hans Roelofs
Jonas Rannila with the Manifestum Men's Choir: Vor Arneths Grab (WAB 53)
Weltliche Chorwerke by Anton Bruckner
1854 compositions
Compositions in F minor |
17342491 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viengthong%20district%2C%20Bolikhamsai | Viengthong district, Bolikhamsai | Viengthong district is a district (muang) of Bolikhamsai province in central Laos.
See also
Viengthong district, Houaphanh, another Laos district by the same name
References
Districts of Bolikhamsai province |
23580423 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilmi%20S%C3%B6zer | Hilmi Sözer | Hilmi Sözer (born 9 March 1970) is a Turkish-German actor.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
Official website
1965 births
Living people
Turkish emigrants to Germany
German people of Turkish descent
German male television actors
Turkish male television actors
German male film actors
Turkish male film actors |
44507265 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narasingha%20Malla%20Deb | Narasingha Malla Deb | Narasingha Malla Deb, O.B.E. (22 January 1907 – 11 November 1976) was a member of the Parliament of India and the 16th zamindar of Jhargram, which he led from 1916 until the abolition of zamindaris by the East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act of 1950.
Early years and accession
Narasingha Malla Deb's ancestors traveled from Rajasthan with Man Singh to conquer the Bengal region on behalf of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar. They defeated the local Malla tribal rulers and took the name Malla Deb. The family belonged to the Chauhan clan of Rajputs.
Narasingha was the only son of Chandi Charan Malla Deb, the zamindar of Jhargram, and his wife, Kumud Kumari, the princess of Dhalbhumgarh. His father died when he was a child, and Narasingha assumed his titles and responsibilities after nine years of control by the Court of Wards. He was enthroned shortly afterward.
He and his sister, Vishnupriya, were raised by their mother. The governor of Bengal appointed Professor Debendra Mohan Bhattacharya of Dacca to groom Narasingha as a zamindar. As a child, he was sent to Midnapore Collegiate School and then to Presidency College in Kolkata, where he obtained a degree in history.
With his full name and title, Narasingha was known as Narasingha Malla Ugal Sanda Deb, Esquire, Zamindar, Jhargram.
Work as Zamindar
From 1922 to 1950, with Professor Battacharya as administrator, Jhargram developed into a township, and many educational institutions were established. The Kumud Kumari Institution was founded in 1924. In 1925, an annual sports fund was created to encourage athletic activities and to construct a football stadium and the Jhargram Club. Malla Deb established Jhargram Agricultural College, which was later renamed Jhargram Raj College, as well as Vidyasagar Polytechnic for industrial training. He provided funds to set up Sri Ramkrishna Saradapeeth Girls High School and Bharat Sevashram Sangha. In 1931, he commissioned a new palace on 23 acres of land; it is a prominent example of Indo-Saracenic architecture. During World War II, he constructed Dudhkundi Airfield for the United States Air Force and provided the Allied forces with elephants, vehicles, and other help.
With the consent of the governor of Bengal, Malla Deb established a hospital for lower-class residents of Jhargram in his late father's name: Chandi Charan Charitable Hospital. Later, similar hospitals were established in every tehsil to serve nearby villages. The zamindar donated land to the Roman Catholic Church of India and to the Muslim community to build Nurrani Jama Masjid, a mosque, in Jhargram. In 1947, more land was acquired, and the Rani Binode Manjuri Government Girls' School—now one of the premier schools in Midnapore—was built.
In Midnapore, he founded the Tuberculosis Chest Clinic and the Homeopathic College, and gave donations for the construction of the Vidyasagar Memorial and the purchase of books for a library. He also bore all of the expenses to build the Midnapore Club and Jhargram Stadium. (It was renamed Aurobinda Stadium after his death.) Between 1928 and 1950, he contributed hundreds of thousands of rupees to welfare causes. In 1947, he gave 10,000 bighas of land to poor farmers, making him the single largest land donor in West Bengal. His beneficiaries ranged from the Kolkata Bangiya Sahitya Parishad to New Delhi Kali Bari.
After losing his zamindari, Malla Deb served for two terms as a member of the Legislative Council of Bengal. He also served in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.
Personal life
In 1930, Malla Deb married Binode Manjari Devi, daughter of the Lal Saheb Girish Chandra Bhanja Deo of Mayurbhanj, a major feudal state in Odisha. They had two children: a son, Yuvraj Birendra Bijoy Malla Deb, born in 1931, and a daughter, Rajkumari Savitri Devi, born in 1943. After his first wife died in 1944, he married Rupa Manjari Devi, with whom he had two daughters: Rajkumari Gayatri Devi and Rajkumari Jayshree Devi.
He was an angler and hunter, for which he won trophies that are still kept in the Jhargram Palace. He went to Odisha for hunting with his friend Zaminder Krishnananda Hota, Zaminder of Dubrajpur He was also a photographer and won international prizes from the United States, Switzerland, Singapore, and the Soviet Union. He had a deep knowledge of Vaishnav Sangeet music and organized regular concerts at the palace.
Malla Deb died on 11 November 1976 in Kolkata.
Legacy
Malla Deb was known for working to rehabilitate Bengali Hindus from East Bengal in Jhargram and Midnapore during the partition of India. After India gained its independence, he owned businesses in Kolkata and large real estate properties in Kolkata, Midnapore, and Digha. His son Yuvraj Birendra Bijoy got involved in politics and was a two-time member of the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal from Jhargram's Vidhan Sabha constituency, representing the Indian National Congress. His son Shivendra Bijoy Malla Deb—Narasingha Malla Deb's grandson—is a social worker and politician associated with the All India Trinamool Congress, and the chairman of Jhargram Municipality.
Honours
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
Officer of the civil division of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, bestowed on him by King George VI 12 June 1941.
See also
Jhargram Raj
Jhargram Palace
Jhargram Raj College
References
1907 births
1976 deaths
Members of the Parliament of India
West Bengal politicians |
44507267 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aporodes%20dentifascialis | Aporodes dentifascialis | Aporodes dentifascialis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1887 and is found in Azerbaijan.
External links
Moths described in 1887
Odontiini
Moths of Asia |
6910690 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandi%20County | Nandi County | Nandi County is in the North Rift of Kenya, occupying an area of 2,884.4 square kilometres. Its capital, Kapsabet, is the largest town in the county while other towns include Mosoriot, Tinderet, Kobujoi, Kaiboi, Kabiyet and Nandi Hills. According to a 2019 census, the county had a population of 885,711, made up of a number of Kenyan communities, the majority of whom belong to the native tribe called Nandi.
Geographically, the unique jug-shaped structure of Nandi County is bound by the Equator to the south and extends northwards to latitude 0034’N. The western boundary extends to west. The county's major area is covered by the Nandi Hills.
History
Historically, Nandi like other Kalenjin areas was divided into districts known as emotinwek (sing. emet). There were six emotinwek in Nandi which were Wareñg in the north, Mosop in the East, Soiin (also known as Pelkut) in the south-east, Aldai and Chesumei in the west and Em'gwen in the center.
The districts were further divided into divisions known as bororiōsiek (sing. bororiet) which were made up of several villages known as koret.
Settlement
The traditional Nandi account is that the first settlers in Nandi came from Elgon and formed the Kipoiis clan; a name that possibly means 'the spirits'. They were led by a man named Kakipoch, founder of the Nandi section of the Kalenjin and are said to have settled in the emet of Aldai in south-western Nandi. One of the early Nandi bororiōsiek was named after Kakipoch.
Studies of the settlement pattern indicate that the southern regions were the first to be settled. As of 1910, these comprised the emet of Aldai on the west and the, by then annexed, emet of Soiin on the east. It was conjectured that the first pororiosiek were Kakipoch in Aldai and Tuken in Soiin.
It is notable that Sirikwa holes (known to the Nandi as mukowanisiek) were almost non-existent in the areas first settled, being only present on the Nandi Escarpment itself. They were however found in great numbers in the northern regions of Nandi.
Inward migrants and general population growth are thought to have led to a northward expansion of the growing identity during the eighteenth century. This period is thought to have seen the occupation and establishment of the emotinwek of Chesume, Emgwen and Masop. This period would also have seen the establishment of more pororosiek.
The final expansion occurred during the middle of the nineteenth century when the Nandi took the Uain Gishu plateau from the Uasin Gishu. Traditions contained in the tale of Tapkendi however seem to indicate that the plateau was previously held by the Nandi and that Nandi place names were superseded by Maasai names. This is further evinced by certain "Masai place-names in eastern Nandi which indicate that the Masai had temporary possession of strip of Nandi roughly five miles wide", these include Ndalat, Lolkeringeti, Nduele and Ol-lesos, which were by the early nineteenth century in use by the Nandi as koret names.
Late 19th century
Nandi county was the scene of the resistance struggle that has come to be known as the Nandi Resistance. The traditional system of governance came to an end c.1905 with the end of the resistance struggle. This was followed by the subsequent absorption of Nandi into the East African Protectorate in 1905 and later into the Kenya Colony in 1920.
The Emet of Wareng was amalgamated into the Uasin Gishu district during the colonial period. It is today part of Uasin Gishu County and last bore its name as a county of Eldoret South Constituency. The Emet of Soiin would be appropriated for European occupation, as part of what were known as the white highlands, during the colonial period. It was later split in two and is today named after the Tinderet and Nandi Hills.
Population
Sub-counties
The county has six subcounties:
Mosop Subcounty
Emgwen Subcounty
Aldai Subcounty
Tinderet Subcounty
Nandi Hills Subcounty
Chesumei Subcounty
Wards
The county () is further sub-divided into 30 wards namely:
Defunct local authorities
Constituencies
The county consists of six constituencies: 151. Tinderet, 152. Aldai, 153. Nandi Hills, 154. Chesumei, 155. Emgwen, 156. Mosop.
Education and sports
Nandi County is home to many world record holders in athletics, including Kipchoge Keino, Henry Rono, Eliud Kipchoge, Pamela Jelimo, Janeth Jepkosgei, Moses Tanui, Julius Yego, Jairus Birech, Conseslus Kipruto and Bernard Lagat.
There are 443 primary education schools and 80 secondary education schools in Nandi.
Kapsabet Boys High school, situated in Kapsabet and founded in 1925, is a prominent national school. Its list of alumni includes cabinet ministers such as Nicholas Biwott, Kipruto Arap Kirwa, Henry Kosgey and William Arap Ruto who is currently the Kenyan Deputy President. Sports stars such as Julius Yego went here and a former President of Kenya, Daniel Arap Moi.
Economy
Industries: Agriculture, sports, and tourism
Major crops: Tea, maize, coffee, and sugarcane
Poverty level: 13.7%
Tea
Nandi county is endowed with a scenic topography that is dotted with numerous tea plantations. These provide the raw material for the county's most vibrant agricultural industry, tea processing.
It hosts twelve of Kenya's sixty-six tea factories making it a significant player in the country's and hence the global tea industry since Kenya is the world's leading tea exporter.
Tourism
Nandi County is renowned for its heritage, landscapes, its cool highland climate and vistas of rolling tea plantations.
Notable destinations
Nandi Hills town and the surrounding region
Home to a number of tea estates as well as the Koitalel Samoei Museum, Kapsimotwa Gardens and the Nandi Bears Club.
Koitalel arap Samoei mausoleum and museum
Koitalel Arap Samoei Museum was instituted in commemoration of Koitalel arap Samoei, a traditional spiritual leader of the Nandi. It incorporates a mausoleum as well as a center that display of the cultural heritage of the larger Kalenjin community.
Keben
The area is home to the Ngabunat caves, the site of ancient battles between the Nandi and Maasai - one of which led to the capture of Moki chebo Cheplabot and establishment of the second Orkoinotet.
Nandi rock
This, is the most prominent rock formation along the whole length of the Nandi (Nyando) Escarpment, is a 30-minute walk from the KWS post at Kaptumek.
Chepkiit Water Falls
Tucked some two kilometres from Eldoret International Airport, off the Eldoret-Kapsabet road, Chepkiit waterfall in Nandi County is one of the marvels of mother nature, carved out of the magnificent walls of the Great Rift Valley.
Health
There are three hospitals, 45 dispensaries, and 9 health care centers in Nandi. It has a doctor to population ratio of 1:94,000
See also
Baraton
References
Exteran link
Counties of Kenya
Nandi County |
44507277 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horcher | Horcher | Horcher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Darrell Horcher (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
Paul Horcher (born 1951), American politician |
26721559 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%20Open%20Pr%C3%A9vadi%C3%A8s%20%E2%80%93%20Doubles | 2009 Open Prévadiès – Doubles | Adrian Cruciat and Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava were the defending champions, but only Cruciat partnered up with Adrian Ungur, but they lost to Luczak and Sirianni in the first round.
David Martin and Simon Stadler won in the final 6–3, 6–2, against Peter Luczak and Joseph Sirianni.
Seeds
Draw
Draw
References
Main Draw
Open Prevadies - Doubles
2009 Doubles |
6910694 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20Antlers | Black Antlers | Black Antlers is a studio album by the experimental band Coil. It was originally released in CD-R format in 2004 in a limited edition and was sold during their Even an Evil Fatigue mini-tour. The album was later re-edited by Peter Christopherson and expanded to include a second CD of two new tracks, as well as a new track on the first disc. The second edition was released in August 2006 on the same day as the expanded version of The Remote Viewer. Both reissues were mastered by Mark Godwin, printed in Thailand and feature high quality images and packaging. Although the original edition did not include a catalogue number, the reissue was given a catalogue number of THBKK2.
All songs from the original pressing of the album were played live around the time of this release. One such performance – Coil's June 2004 appearance in Jesi, Italy – was recorded and issued as Selvaggina, Go Back into the Woods, allowing comparison between the studio versions and their slightly altered live arrangements.
Song info
"The Gimp (Sometimes)" was originally released as a recording by Coil on the compilation Hate People Like Us featuring remixes and covers of the band People Like Us. The original version was titled "The Gimp/Sometimes" and sounds much less developed than the version on Black Antlers. The lyrics to this song also appeared in an untitled live piece performed at New Forms III in 2002.
"Sex with Sun Ra" had been mentioned by Coil for many years before finally appearing on Black Antlers, even as far back as six years prior. A version of "Sex with Sun Ra (Part One – Saturnalia)", titled simply "Sex with Sun Ra", later appeared on the compilation Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 04. The version on the compilation is 6:00 in length. The track was written about eccentric jazz musician Sun Ra.
"Wraiths and Strays (From Montreal)" is from a live performance on 29 May 2003, in Montreal, Canada at Mutek 2003. "The Wraiths and Strays of Paris" is an edited version of a live performance in Paris, France at La Locomotive on 23 May 2004. The key difference between the two versions is that the Mutek performance features only Christopherson and Thighpaulsandra while the Paris recording features the full touring line-up. The song is built around a sample of the track "Montparnasse" by King of Woolworths which was initially used without permission.
"All the Pretty Little Horses" is a traditional lullaby that was brought to light on the Current 93 album All the Pretty Little Horses. Balance provided vocals for three tracks on this album and often introduced the song live as being "from my friend's album".
"Teenage Lightning (10th Birthday Version)" is a version of the songs "Teenage Lightning 1" and "Teenage Lightning 2" from the previous Coil album Love's Secret Domain. The version of the song as it appears on "Black Antlers" is similar to the version on The Ape of Naples titled "Teenage Lightning 2005".
"Black Antlers (Where's Your Child?)" is a cover of the 1988 acid house track "Where's Your Child?" by Bam Bam. Coil's studio recording is instrumental but, when performing the song live, Balance sang the vocal parts from the Bam Bam version.
Track listing
1st edition CD-R
"The Gimp (Sometimes)" – 11:25
"Sex with Sun Ra (Part One – Saturnalia)" – 9:24
"All the Pretty Little Horses" – 4:47
"Wraiths and Strays (From Montreal)" – 8:25
"Teenage Lightning (10th Birthday Version)" – 9:15
"Black Antlers (Where's Your Child?) (Vers 1)" – 7:08
2nd edition 2xCD
"Disc I":
"The Gimp (Sometimes)" – 11:26
"Sex with Sun Ra (Part One – Saturnalia)" – 9:22
"The Wraiths and Strays of Paris" – 8:44
"All the Pretty Little Horses" – 4:45
"Teenage Lightning (10th Birthday Version)" – 9:15
"Black Antlers (Where's Your Child?)" – 7:10
"Sex with Sun Ra (Part Two – Sigillaricia)" – 5:11
"Disc II":
"Departed" – 6:28
"Things We Never Had" – 11:33
Personnel
Jhonn Balance
Peter Christopherson
Thighpaulsandra
Tom Edwards
Cliff Stapleton
Mike York
References
External links
Black Antlers at Brainwashed
2004 albums
Coil (band) albums |
23580438 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayasiri%20Jayasekara | Dayasiri Jayasekara | J.P. Dayasiri Padma Kumara Jayasekara (born 12 June 1969) is a Sri Lankan politician who is presently serving as a Member of Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and is the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). Moreover, he is the District Leader of the SLFP for the Kurunegala District and Organizer for the Paduwasnuwara Electorate, which is the center of the once historic Paduwasnuwera Kingdom.
He is a Member of Parliament from the Kurunegala District of the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. Dayasiri Jayasekara is known as an advocate of progressive socio-economic policy. He was a Chief Minister of North Western Province, and a former Minister for Sport in Sri Lanka.
Personal life
Born in Paduwasnuwara, the ancient capital of the Paduwasnuwara Kingdom; (one of four Kingdoms in the Kurunegala District, the other three Kingdoms being Kurunegala, Yapahuwa and Dambadeniya) into a family of seven. His father J.P. Vinsant Jayasekara a businessman, and W.D.Siriyawathie a teacher. Dayasiri is married to Jayawanthi Panibharatha, and the couple has two children, Kaveen Jayasekara and Gihansi Jayasekara. Jayawanthi is the daughter of popular dancer Panibharatha. Jayawanthi's sister, Upuli is married to popular dancer and choreographer Channa Wijewardena.
Dayasiri was educated initially at the Hettipola Primary School from 1974 to 1979. On completion of his primary education he entered Harischandra College in Negombo and in 1980 entered Mayurapada Central College in Narammala until he completed his Advanced Level examination in 1988. At Mayurapada Central College, Dayasiri excelled in number of sporting activities such as athletics and cricket. Furthermore, he ended his schooling career as the Head Prefect.
Completion of his Advanced Level paved the pathway to enter the Law Faculty at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka where he graduated in 1994 with the Degree in Bachelor of Laws (LLB). During his time at the University of Colombo he was an active sportsman with colors in athletics where he was placed first in discuss throwing, a classy ruggerite, winner of the inter university Kabadi team and Captain of the Law Faculty Cricket Team. Furthermore, he was active in forming a university singing band, a model and a television actor.
The law student, Dayasiri, was the founding leader of the Law Student Partnership Association in 1988. This was a decisive step during this period considering that Sri Lanka had experienced a period of absolute darkness and riots with youth unrest across the country.
On graduation he enrolled at the Colombo Law College and was sworn in as an Attorney-at-Law in 1997. Furthermore, he also completed a number of programmes in Government Financial Management in Australia and Conflict Resolution in Switzerland.
Early politics
In 1997 Dayasiri entered the mainstream of politics by contesting the local government election under the SLFP where he received the highest number of preferential votes, and entered the Paduwasnuwera Local Authority as a Local Government Member. In 1998 he was appointed as the General Secretary of the SLFP Youth Wing where he initiated the ‘Sarasamu Lanka’ programme to attract more youth to join the party. In addition to the above, Dayasiri was a Coordinating Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and International Trade from 1994 to 2000 for Prof. G.L. Peiris. In 2000 he was also appointed as the Chairman of the Mineral Sands Corporation and from 2001 to 2004 as the Chairman of Lanka Phosphate, whilst he was the Private Secretary to Prof. G.L. Peiris then Minister of Investment Promotion of Sri Lanka.
Politics
Dayasiri commenced his political journey as a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. In 2001 he joined the United National Party (UNP) and was a candidate at the General Election held the same year. In 2004, he was appointed the organiser for the Katugampola electorate and received 52,457 preference votes at the General Election. In 2005, he was appointed as the organiser for Paduvasnuwara and continued to work with the residents of his electorate to uplift their living standards. In the 2010 General Election, he received 132,600 preference votes which was the highest votes received by any candidate in the Kurunegala District.
On 24 July 2013, he resigned from the UNP and joined the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) to contest the Provincial Council Elections. He broke the record of former president Chandrika Kumaratunge of most votes in provincial council election in Sri Lanka and elected as the chief Minister of the province on 21 September 2013. He is the 6th chief minister of North Western Province.
Controversy
Rift with the UNP leadership
Dayasiri was a very vocal member of the UNP that was critical of the way the party was run by its leader Ranil Wickremasinghe, who he branded as a "dictator" in 2010. Along with fellow party reformist Sajith Premadasa, Dayasiri was one of the key party members of the United National Party who fought for a change in the party leadership.
In 2012, it was widely speculated in the media that Dayasiri was about to join the government. He was quick to reject these allegation as baseless and accused Ranil Wickramasinghe of pressurising him to leave the party.
As a result of his continuous criticism of the party leadership, Dayasiri was informed to be present before the party disciplinary committee.
In a hard-hitting speech made in parliament on 24 July 2013, Dayasiri was critical of the UNP and its leadership and conveyed his willingness to join the government to contest the Provincial Council elections.
As a singer
His elder brother Kithsiri Jayasekara is a well known senior artist in Sri Lankan music industry. But, Dayasiri was too much concerned towards politics than singing career. He rose to prominence with reality show Mega Star telecasted on Swarnavahini in 2010. He won runner up award, but highly praised by the judges and fans. His first solo song Sansare was released on 2012.
References
External links
Parliamentary profile
1969 births
21st-century Sri Lankan male singers
Living people
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
People from Kurunegala District
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United National Party politicians |
44507280 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keating%20residence%2C%20Indooroopilly | Keating residence, Indooroopilly | Keating House is a heritage-listed villa at 10-12 Westminster Road, Indooroopilly, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Richard Gailey and built . It is also known as Louis Stamm residence. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 May 1999.
History
This residence on Westminster Road, Indooroopilly, was constructed in about the 1890s as the home of Louis Stamm, a Brisbane-based business man. The building is thought to have been designed by prominent local architect, Richard Gailey. The building was last occupied as a residence in c. 1999.
During the 1880s and 1890s Indooroopilly developed as a fashionable suburb with the construction of a number of substantial residences. Louis Stamm, who later built the residence on Westminster Road, purchased a 42-acre block at Indooroopilly on 21 April 1873 only two years before the opening of the Indooroopilly railway station. The coming of the railway provided the major impetus to the development of the suburb. By the late 1880s government and social facilities, including a school, an hotel, shops and a carpenter were established in Indooroopilly.
Louis Stamm is variously described in sources as a merchant, newspaper proprietor and brewery owner in Queensland. He is listed in the Queensland Post Office Directories simply as a Justice of the Peace. Stamm subdivided the Indooroopilly property which included land adjacent to the railway station in 1875, the year that train services were established, and land was sold from this original allotment during the next twenty years encouraging further growth of the suburb. Major suburban residences including Ross Roy, Claude William Chambers' own house dating from 1897; Henry Hunter's own house designed by him on Clarence Road in 1888; William Archdall's house on Station Road by Hunter and Corrie of 1891; Warwillah (Glencairn) for FC Bolton designed by Charles McLay in 1892; Riverton for James Cannan and Tighnabruaich for Henry Charles Stanley both designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley in the late 1880s; Newlands for Newman Wilson designed by Alexander Brown Wilson in 1889 and a number of houses designed by Oakden, Addison and Kemp including Warranoke for Gilson Foxton, Robert Rendle's house and George Henry Male Addison's own house, Fernbrook, all dating from the late 1880s-early 1890s.
This residence, which Louis Stamm constructed for his own use in the 1890s belongs to the tradition of these other houses. Louis Stamm is thought to have commissioned local architect, Richard Gailey to design the building. Gailey was commissioned for the design of a number of substantial residences in the late nineteenth century, including Moorlands, Glen Olive (his own house) and Verney. A description of early large homes in Indooroopilly appeared in the Brisbane Courier of 15 August 1931 which after listing a number of the houses mentioned above describes the house of Louis Stamm:
"...while the home of Mr LJ Keating, on Westminster-road was constructed to the design of the late Mr Richard Gailey and is considered to be one of the outstanding examples of residential architecture in Brisbane. It was built by Mr Keating's grandfather, the late Mr L. Stamm about 35 years ago and used to be occupied by the late Dr Hawkes, Mr HR Boer (at one time Attorney General), Mr T Daley, solicitor and other prominent citizens."
It seems that Louis Stamm may never have lived in this house, as his residence is listed most often as at 25 Herbert Street, Spring Hill. Stamm was an early Chairman of the Indooroopilly Divisional Board when it separated from Taringa Division and Toowong Division. By 1885 Stamm retained only of his original Indooroopilly allotment and this was mortgaged to Henry Love who subdivided it in the late 1880s. Stamm retained lots 71, 72 and 73 of Portion 46 and this transfer from Love was recorded in 1898. Stamm is thought to have built the house at about this time. The residence appears to have been leased to a number of people during the years from its construction to the 1920s when the Keating family moved there.
Stamm died in 1903 and the house and land were passed to his daughter Mary Louisa Keating, who had married Andrew Keating in 1884. Mary Louisa and Andrew had two children, Louis Joseph and Margaret Francis. Louis Keating and his wife, Eileen Matilda, moved into the residence on Westminster Road in 1924. Eileen Matilda died and Louis remarried, Eileen Phillis. Following the death of Louis Keating, Eileen Phillis Keating remained at the residence until early 1999.
During the 1920s or 1930s the house seems to have been extensively renovated. Much of the interior fittings and finishing of the present building, particularly on the ground floor, along with some external detailing, appear to date from this period rather than from the late 1900s from which the shell of the house dates.
The property was unoccupied after 1999 and was sold by the Public Trustee in 2002 to Amalek Pty Ltd. In 2008 Amalek were served with a maintenance notice to repair doors and windows, clear the drains and fence and mow the yard. As the building had not been well-secured, vandals had broken in resulting in damage and theft, allowing for subsequent rain damage. It was the first application of changes made by the Queensland Government to the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 to allow the government to force owners to maintain their heritage properties or pay a fine up to $75,000.
Description
The Keating Residence, Indooroopilly, is a substantial rendered brick two-storeyed house, prominently sited on a principal thoroughfare from Indooroopilly Railway Station to the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre. The building is apparent from many surrounding streets and is distinguished from other development in the area by its age and unusual architectural treatment.
The residence is a two-storeyed building, with unusual external features such as a pyramidal roofed tower on the principal elevation and extending its octagonal plan form down through the corner of the building. The building is essentially rectangular in plan with one of the short faces of the plan from facing Westminster Road being the principal facade of the building. The octagonal tower element projects from the south eastern corner of the plan.
The building has a complex roof structure, dominated by the tower element which is higher that the other roof elements. The entire roof and the awnings which line the faces of the building are clad with corrugated iron sheeting. A number of gabled projections extend from the face of the building. The gable ends are treated with diagonally battened panels incorporated into which are fine finials and drop mouldings. Variously sized gabled projections occur on each of the four faces of the building, from various points. This asymmetrical massing contributes to the overall picturesqueness of the structure.
Access is provided to the building from a two part stair extending from the Westminster Road footpath to the entrance door. The Westminster Road boundary of the property is bordered by a large rendered masonry fence which acts as a retaining wall, braced by a number of piers. The fence is capped with a row of face bricks. Centrally positioned in this fence is a wrought iron gate providing access to a series of concrete stair rendered with a red colouring. These stair reach a concrete landing level with the surrounding landform and from here a second series of concrete steps lead to the front door. This second series are flanked by a short rendered masonry wall with face brick capping.
The southern elevation which is the principal facade, has a central entrance bay, with the tower element to the east and a gabled projection to the west. The central entrance, to which access is provided via the already mentioned stairs, is a single timber framed and glazed door with an elliptical fanlight above. The glazing in these features and in most other openings throughout the building is arctic glass. The tower element is lined on both storeys with round arched window openings fitted with casements and a round arched transom above. Below the windows, which are separated by simple moulded pier-like elements is a concrete panel with six rectangular perforations, filled with glass bricks on the inside face. The ground floor of tower windows are shaded by an awning supported on oversized brackets and extending from the front door around to the eastern facade of the building. The gabled projection on the southern face of the building features a ground floor bay window which has a steeply pitched hipped awning supported in similarly oversized brackets. The upper floor of the gabled element features a central three part window opening, again shaded by an awning.
The entire building is lined with a series of concrete rendered mouldings, at base level forming a plinth; at the level of the sill of the ground floor windows; at the level of the base of the round arched windows above the ground floor windows; at the line of the first floor; at the line of the sills of the first floor windows and, again, at the top of these windows, below the arched transoms. This banding is variously smooth rendered and moulded. The western, eastern and northern faces of the building, continue the banded mouldings, fenestration patterns and gable detailing.
Internally, the two floors of the building are arranged around a central hall which continues northward from the position of the front door to the rear of the building. On the ground floor the front door provide access to a large porch area which incorporates the area of the tower element. The large proportion of window openings in the walls ensure that this porch area and a similar area on the first floor are naturally lit and ventilated. The flooring in the porch is of terrazzo tiles which have been formed into patterns reflecting the unusual planform of the spaces. French doors open onto the porches from internal rooms.
A large nineteenth-century doorway opens from the ground floor porch to the hallway of the house. It is thought that this was the original entrance to the building when the porches were only semi-enclosed prior to the renovations of 1920s. This doorway comprises a single timber panelled and moulded door flanked by sidelights and a transom panel above. The sidelights and transom feature leadlight panels. This door leads onto the hall, in the vicinity of the timber dog-leg stair. The stair features turned newel and balusters and is clad with stained timber boarding on the underside.
The hall of the ground floor, like most of the rooms on this floor is lined with timber panelling to a height of about . The hall features a number of plaster rendered archways supported on piers. The ceiling of the hall is plastered and without cornices.
The first room on the west of the hall from the doorway is a study, which has a large bay window into which is fitted a window seat. The three windows within the bay are fitted with leadlight panels. The walls of the study are lined with timber panelling surmounted by a plate rail supported on timber brackets aligned with the framing of the wall panelling. The ceiling of this room is lined with pressed metal, with a central panel, borders and cornices. Like this room the drawing room on the ground floor is lined with timber panelling with a plate rail and has elaborate pressed metal ceilings. A white marble fireplace and a large three part window opening with leadlight panels are features of this room. The dining room on the ground floor, which is in the north eastern corner of the building, is the only room on the ground floor which survives with a nineteenth century interior. The room has plaster walls, a plaster moulded cornice, a white marble fireplace with cast iron grate and surrounds and a tiled hearth.
The rooms on the upper floor have been more recently renovated, with s wall veneer panelling on all walls and plaster walls and ceilings. The windows are framed in original moulded timber framing. The ceiling of the first floor hall has been recently repaired with plasterboard.
Heritage listing
Keating Residence, Indooroopilly was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 May 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.
The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.
The residence at 10-12 Westminster Road was constructed in the late 1890s and demonstrates the development of Indooroopilly at this time when a number of substantial, architect designed residences were built on large allotments.
The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.
The building is an outstanding example of late nineteenth century architecture in its picturesque massing, unusual detailing and garden setting. The interiors of the house are of particular significance, with intact fittings and fixtures dating from the 1920s. In particular the timber wall panelling, pressed metal ceilings, carpeting, fixed furnishing and other fittings on the ground floor of the residence are of particular interest.
The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.
The residence has aesthetic and social value as a local landmark. The building is prominently sited on a principal thoroughfare and is distinguished by its unusual architectural treatment and age from the surrounding development.
References
Attribution
External links
Queensland Heritage Register
Heritage of Brisbane
Indooroopilly, Queensland
Houses in Brisbane
Articles incorporating text from the Queensland Heritage Register |
17342520 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria%20Galeano%20Garc%C3%A9s | Gloria Galeano Garcés | Gloria Amparo Galeano Garcés (April 22, 1958 – March 23, 2016) was a Colombian botanist and agronomist specializing in the palm family. Galeano was a faculty member at the National University of Colombia, and was the director of the Institute of Natural Sciences from 2003 to 2006. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Aarhus, Denmark in 1997.
Galeano authored taxonomic descriptions of 58 species, subspecies and varieties of plants, especially in the palm family. She published 17 books, 68 scientific papers, and 15 book chapters, mostly on palm and its taxonomy, systematics, ecology, uses, traditional knowledge, ecology, conservation and harvest impacts of Colombian plants and Neotropical palms. She also co-authored a field guide to the palms of the Americas.
In 1996 she won the science prize from Fundación Alejandro Angel Escobar for the Field guide to American palms (co-authored by Andrew Henderson & Rodrigo Bernal).
The palm species Geonoma galeanoae is named after her.
New species of plants discovered
Arecaceae
Aiphanes acaulis Galeano & R.Bernal—Principes 29(1): 20. 1985
Aiphanes graminifolia Galeano & R.Bernal—Caldasia 24(2): 277 (-280; fig. 1). 2002
Astrocaryum triandrum Galeano, R.Bernal & F.Kahn—Candollea 43(1): 279 (1988)
Bactris rostrata Galeano & R.Bernal—Caldasia 24(2): 280 (-283; fig. 2). 2002
Ceroxylon amazonicum Galeano—Caldasia 17: 398 fig. 1995
Ceroxylon echinulatum Galeano—Caldasia 17: 399-402 fig. 1995
Ceroxylon parvum Galeano—Caldasia 17: 403 1995
Ceroxylon peruvianum Galeano, Sanín & K.Mejia—Revista Peru. Biol. 15(Supl. 1): 65 (-67; figs. 1-3). 2008
Ceroxylon sasaimae Galeano—Caldasia 17: 404-405 fig. 1995
Chamaedorea murriensis Galeano—Principes 31: 143 1987
Chamaedorea ricardoi R.Bernal, Galeano & Hodel—Palms 48(1): 27 (-29; fig. 1). 2004
Geonoma chlamydostachys Galeano-Garcés—Principes 30: 71 1986
Geonoma santanderensis Galeano & R.Bernal—Caldasia 24(2): 282 (-284; fig. 3). 2002
Geonoma wilsonii Galeano & R.Bernal—Caldasia 24(2):284 (-290; figs. 4-5). 2002
Oenocarpus makeru R.Bernal, Galeano & A.J.Hend.—Brittonia 43(3): 158 (1991)
Oenocarpus simplex R.Bernal, Galeano & A.J.Hend.—Brittonia 43(3): 154 (1991)
Sabinaria R. Bernal & Galeano—Phytotaxa 144: 28. 2013
Sabinaria magnifica Galeano & R. Bernal—Phytotaxa 144: 34
Wettinia oxycarpa Galeano & R.Bernal—Caldasia 13(65): 695 (1983)
Cyclanthaceae
Asplundia harlingiana Galeano & R.Bernal—Caldasia 14: 27 (-28). 1984
Asplundia sanctae-ritae Galeano & R.Bernal—Caldasia 14: 28 (-29). 1984
Asplundia sarmentosa Galeano & R.Bernal—Caldasia 14: 29 (-30). 1984
Dicranopygium fissile Galeano & R.Bernal—Caldasia 14: 31, figs. 1984
Dicranopygium scoparum Galeano & R.Bernal—Caldasia 14: 32, figs. 1984
Notes
External links
Faculty web page at the National University of Colombia.
1958 births
2016 deaths
20th-century Colombian botanists
Women botanists
20th-century Colombian women scientists
21st-century Colombian women scientists
Colombian women biologists
21st-century Colombian botanists |
6910697 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freakbeat | Freakbeat | Freakbeat is a loosely defined subgenre of rock and roll music developed mainly by harder-driving British groups, often those with a mod following, during the Swinging London period of the mid-to late 1960s. The genre bridges British Invasion R&B, beat and psychedelia.
Etymology
The term was coined by English music journalist Phil Smee. AllMusic writes that "freakbeat" is loosely defined, but generally describes the more obscure but hard-edged artists of the British Invasion era such as the Creation, the Pretty Things, or Denny Laine (in his early solo work).
Compilations
Much of the material collected on Rhino Records's 2001 box-set compilation Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969 can be classified as freakbeat.
The English Freakbeat series is a group of five compilation albums, released in the late 1980s, that were issued by AIP Records. The LPs featured recordings that were released in the mid-1960s by English rock bands in R&B, mod, and beat genres. The series served as a follow-up to the Pebbles, Volume 6 LP, itself subtitled The Roots of Mod, which was the only album in the Pebbles series that was devoted to English music. When the English Freakbeat series was reissued as CDs in the 1990s, the Pebbles, Volume 6 LP was adapted into the English Freakbeat, Volume 6 CD.
References
External links
Freakbeat information
Essay about freakbeat
"Looking Back 80 Mod, Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets" compilation
British rock music genres
British styles of music
Psychedelic music
Mod (subculture)
Garage rock
Beat music |
17342524 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowden%20Clarke | Cowden Clarke | Cowden Clarke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Charles Cowden Clarke (1787–1877), English author and Shakespearian scholar, husband of Mary
Mary Cowden Clarke (1809–1898), English author
Compound surnames |
23580441 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyankara%20Jayaratne | Piyankara Jayaratne | Unnanthi Piyankara Jayaratne, MP (born September 27, 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Early life and education
Born to S. D. R. Jayaratne, a former member of parliament from Chilaw and Deputy Minister of Fisheries.
Jayaratne was educated at Royal College Colombo and gained his higher education at the National Institute of Business Management.
Political career
He was the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Youth Organisation and a member of the Wayamba provincial council from 1993 to 1998. He was then appointed SLFP organiser for the Puttalam Electorate in 1998- a position he holds to this day.
Jayaratne was Minister of Fisheries, Agriculture and Irrigation of the North Western Provincial Council from 1998 to 2000. He was elected to parliament in the 2000 parliamentary elections, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs till 2001. He was not reelected in 2004 but, upon the death of D. M. Dassanayake, was appointed MP for the Puttalam electorate in February 2008. Jayaratne was then appointed Deputy Speaker of Parliament on 8 July 2008, and held the position for three terms until 22 November 2010, through his re-election in 2010. He was then given the portfolio of the Ministry of Civil Aviation under the second Mahinda Rajapakse government. In 2015, he was deputised to the ministries of Law and Order and Southern Development and Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs as State Minister for Law & Order and Prison Reforms. He was then appointed State Minister for Provincial Councils and Local Government, a position he resigned from at the end of December 2016
Controversy
Jayaratne has been the subject of several investigations for corruption. In October 2015, he was summoned to appear before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into serious acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power in an investigation into alleged financial fraud at SriLankan Catering, the catering arm of the national carrier, SriLankan Airlines. In 2017, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption filed charges with the Colombo Chief Magistrate Court against Jayaratne, citing abuse of power and -state funds through the unlawful appointment of his private secretary, B. Dayawansha, as an officer at the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka and providing him with a salary and benefits using state funds. He and Dayawansha were later arrested, then released on bail on 21 August 2017.
See also
List of political families in Sri Lanka
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
References
Living people
1949 births
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Alumni of Royal College, Colombo
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 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna politicians
Members of the North Western Provincial Council
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Deputy speakers and chairmen of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sinhalese politicians |
6910698 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre%20Bazinet | Pierre Bazinet | Pierre "Baz" Bazinet (born May 5, 1956 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian record producer. Over the course of his career, he has produced many popular Canadian albums from a variety of artists, including Les Frères à Cheval, Madame, Robert Charlebois, Jean Leloup, Celine Dion, Boulevard, Luba, Paradox, Bruno Pelletier, Sass Jordan, Haze & Shuffle, Stereomovers, and Michel Lemieux.
Twice he was the recipient of the Félix Award for Producer of the Year: in 1986, for Luba's Between The Earth & Sky, and once again in 1988 for Sass Jordan's Tell Somebody, in addition to having been nominated several times.
Discography
Bazinet produced or co-produced the following albums:
DAGGER - Not Afraid of the Night (1985)
Luba - Between The Earth & Sky (1986)
Céline Dion - Incognito (1987)
Boulevard - BLVD (1988)
Sass Jordan - Tell Somebody (1988)
Paradox - Paradox (1989)
Haze & Shuffle - Get Your Haze (1993)
Stereomovers - Stereomovers (2006)
Emery Street "Co-produced No Regrets no Apologies"
References
Canadian record producers
French Quebecers
People from Montreal
Living people
1956 births |
44507300 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu%20dress | Jammu dress | The people of Jammu have the following traditional clothing:
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Ghagra choli
It is traditional for women to wear ghagra choli and the scarf ensemble which was also popular in the Punjab. It is still traditional for women to wear the kurta with a lehnga,< as an alternative to the suthan and kurta.
Peshwaj
The traditional ghagra choli was then replaced by the peshwaj for women which flows to the ankles which would sometimes be worn with a suthan (very loose pants with many folds). The men would wear the Jamma (Mughal style shirt) with the suthan.
Suthan and kurta
The traditional dress for men and women is to wear the suthan and kurta but the styles are gender-specific.
Dogri suthan
The traditional Dogri suthan is wide at the top, roomy at the legs and has numerous pleats at the ankles.
Modern suthan
However, the modern style of suthan worn in Jammu is a remnant of the tight suthan which was once popular throughout the Punjab region. It is very loose at the top but is very tight from the knees to the ankles.
However, the style is now more popular in Jammu and Himachal Pradesh as the tight suthan is useful in the hills. When worn by men, the drawers are called ghuttana and when worn by women, the suthan (in a variety of colours). When the tight part of the suthan, up to the knees, has multiple close fitting folds, the suthan is referred to as Dogri pants or Dogri suthan, in Jammu and churidar suthan in Himachal Pradesh. It is also worn in the hilly area of the Punjab region. In Jammu, members of all communities wear the suthan.
The traditional Dogri kurta for men is open at the front and flares out from the waist to the knees. The kurta for women tends to be long and cut straight, a style adopted from neighbouring Punjab, as local culture shares an affinity with the Punjab region, especially the southern area.
Churidar pajama
The churidar pajama, also called churidar suthan, which forms part of the traditional attire of men and women in Punjab is a combination of the tight suthan of the Punjab region and the traditional Dogri loose suthan. Accordingly, the churidar pajama is believed to be derived from the suthan. The Churidar pajama is popular all over the sub-continent and was developed in the Punjab region, and is associated with the Punjab.
References
Culture of Jammu and Kashmir
Indian clothing
Indian fashion |
23580449 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinadasa%20Kitulagoda | Jinadasa Kitulagoda | Jinadasa Kitulagoda is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He represent the peoples liberation front as the political party.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians |
26721581 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus%20B.%20Comstock | Cyrus B. Comstock | Cyrus Ballou Comstock (February 3, 1831 – May 29, 1910) was a career officer in the Regular Army of the United States. After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1855, Comstock served with the Army Corps of Engineers. At the beginning of the American Civil War, he assisted with the fortification of Washington, D.C. In 1862, he was transferred to the field, eventually becoming chief engineer of the Army of the Potomac. In 1863 during the Siege of Vicksburg, he served as the chief engineer of the Army of the Tennessee.
The most significant phase of Comstock's career began in November 1864 when he was appointed to the staff of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, becoming Grant's senior aide-de-camp. In 1865, Comstock was appointed the senior engineer in the assault on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, and the assault on Mobile, Alabama, both of which were successful. By the end of the war, Comstock had earned the awards of the honorary grades of brevet major general in the Volunteer Army and brevet brigadier general in the Regular Army.
After the close of the war, Comstock served on the military commission for the trial of the conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. He was dismissed from the commission for his criticism of the proceedings. Later Comstock continued with the Army Corps of Engineers, took part in several engineering projects, and served on the Mississippi River Commission, of which he was president.
Early life
Born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, to Nathan and Betsy Comstock on February 3, 1831, Cyrus Comstock attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated first in his class in 1855. Following his graduation, Comstock was assigned to the Army Corps of Engineers and assisted with the design and construction of several fortifications. He also served as an instructor of engineering at West Point.
Civil War service
At the commencement of the Civil War, Comstock, then holding the rank of first lieutenant in the Regular Army, was transferred from West Point to Washington, D.C. He became an assistant to Brig. Gen. John G. Barnard, the engineer in charge of the fortifications of Washington and later chief engineer of the Army of the Potomac.
Army of the Potomac
When the Army of the Potomac took the field in the spring of 1862 during Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Peninsular Campaign, Comstock continued to serve as Barnard's assistant. On June 1, 1862, during the Peninsular Campaign, Comstock was appointed chief engineer of the II Corps. He continued with the Army of the Potomac through the remainder of the Peninsular Campaign and through the Maryland Campaign.
Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside succeeded McClellan and appointed Comstock the chief engineer of the Army of the Potomac. During the Fredericksburg Campaign, Comstock was faced with the difficult task of constructing pontoon bridges over the Rappahannock River, a debacle which proved to be one of the most challenging of his career. Due to confusion in Washington, D.C. at the War Department, the materials necessary for the construction of the bridges did not arrive at Falmouth, Virginia at the same time as the Army of the Potomac. Despite Comstock's urgent telegraphs and messages, which went unanswered, it took nearly a month for the pontoons to arrive during which time the Union army had completely lost the element of surprise, the Confederate army had dug in at Fredericksburg, Virginia and morale within the Army of the Potomac had sunk. When the material for the bridges finally did arrive, Comstock personally led men from the 50th New York Engineers in seeing to the task of construction. In piecing together the bridges on the Rappahannock River, Comstock and other soldiers were dangerously exposed to enemy fire.
When Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker reorganized the Army of the Potomac in the spring of 1863, Comstock was removed as chief engineer of that army and placed in command of a battalion of engineers. In that capacity, he played an important role in the Battle of Chancellorsville, overseeing the construction of pontoon bridges over various rivers which first allowed the advance of the Army of the Potomac and later facilitated its retreat after Union forces were defeated.
Siege of Vicksburg
After the Battle of Chancellorsville, Comstock was transferred to the Army of the Tennessee which was, at that time, involved in the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, under the command of Maj. Gen. Ulysses Grant. Comstock arrived at Vicksburg in June 1863 and set to work on improving the siege works. His efforts earned Grant's respect. Comstock was soon promoted to major and appointed chief engineer of the Army of the Tennessee. The Siege of Vicksburg was successful, in part due to Comstock's supervision of the overall siege works, and the city surrendered to Union forces on July 4, 1863. This victory marked a major turning point in the war as the Union Army gained control of the Mississippi River. The impression that Comstock made on Grant would have a significant impact on Comstock's career later in the war.
Comstock remained with the Army of the Tennessee into the fall of 1863. On November 19, he became assistant inspector general of the Department of the Mississippi and promoted to lieutenant colonel of volunteers. He served in this role until March 1864.
General Grant's staff
On March 12, 1864, Grant was appointed general-in-chief of the United States Army and moved his headquarters to the eastern theater in Virginia. Grant asked Comstock to come with him as his senior aide-de-camp. Grant determined to command in the field, following and directing the movements of the Army of the Potomac in a major offensive during the summer of 1864 known as the Overland Campaign. During the campaign, Comstock played a key role in coordinating the movements of the various corps of the army and personally conveying Grant's orders to the corps commanders. His efforts were particularly successful during the Battle of the Wilderness for which Comstock won a commendation from Grant and a brevet promotion to lieutenant colonel in the Regular Army.
Comstock was temporarily detached from Grant's staff and appointed by Grant to the post of chief engineer of the Department of North Carolina in January 1865. The transfer was prompted by Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler's failure to take Fort Fisher in December 1864. The fort was the last Confederate stronghold on the east coast. Serving under the command of Maj. Gen. Alfred Terry, Comstock assisted in planning a second and successful assault on Fort Fisher. Following this victory, Comstock was awarded the grade of brevet colonel in the Regular Army. Comstock also was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln on January 23, 1865 for the award of the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers, to rank from January 15, 1865, for gallant services in the capture of Fort Fisher and the U.S. Senate confirmed the award on February 14, 1865. He returned to Virginia and to his role as Grant's senior aide, but did not remain long.
In March 1865, Grant again dispatched Comstock to aid in a key siege operation—this time to Mobile, Alabama, the last Confederate stronghold on the Gulf of Mexico. There Comstock served under Maj. Gen. Edward Canby and assisted in operations leading to the surrender of Mobile after the Battle of Spanish Fort and the Battle of Fort Blakely in April 1865. While Comstock was serving in Alabama, Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant after the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse, essentially ending the Civil War. On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Comstock for the award of the honorary grade of brevet major general, U.S. Volunteers, to rank from March 26, 1865, for faithful and meritorious services during the campaign against the city of Mobile and its defenses, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the award on March 12, 1866. On April 10, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Comstock for the award of the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Army, (Regular Army), to rank from March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services in the campaign ending with the capture of Mobile, Alabama, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the award on May 4, 1866.
Post-war life
Lincoln assassination
In May 1865, while still serving on Grant's staff, Comstock was called to serve as one of the nine military commissioners to oversee the trial of the conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. At first, Comstock was eager to see the prosecution of the conspirators, writing that, for them, "death is too good." However, as the trial proceeded, Comstock became disturbed by the secrecy of the military proceedings. Concerned about the violation of the defendants' rights, he began to openly argue for the case to be transferred to a civilian court. President Andrew Johnson removed Comstock from the commission due to Comstock's protests. The rationale for the removal, as explained to Comstock by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, was that Grant had also been a potential target of the conspirators and the commissioners felt that Comstock, due to his closeness to Grant, could not be counted on to act impartially.
Later career
Comstock served on Grant's staff until 1866, then returned to service with the Corps of Engineers and remained on active duty until 1895 when he retired with the rank of colonel. In the course of his post-war duty, he served with several boards and commissions including the Permanent Board of Engineers in New York City, the geodetic survey of the north and northwestern lakes of the United States, and was president for many years of the Mississippi River Commission.
Comstock was a prominent member of the National Academy of Sciences and bequeathed a fund to the Academy to support an award to a scientist conducting innovative work in the investigation of electricity, magnetism, or radiant energy. Today known as the Comstock Prize in Physics, the award in the amount of $20,000 is granted every five years by the Academy.
Family
In 1869, Comstock married Elizabeth "Minnie" Blair, daughter of Montgomery Blair who had served as United States Postmaster General during the Lincoln administration. They had a daughter, Elizabeth Marion Comstock, who was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1872 while Comstock was at work on the geodetic survey of the Great Lakes.
Genealogy
He had an interest in family history and in later years he published two books about Comstock genealogy. The first one, published in 1905, was titled Some Descendants of Samuel Comstock of Providence, R.I. In 1907, he published an expanded version of the Comstock genealogy titled A Comstock Genealogy Descendants of William Comstock of New London, Conn. It included ten generations of descendants of William Comstock.
See also
List of Massachusetts generals in the American Civil War
Massachusetts in the American Civil War
Notes
References
External links
C.B. Comstock Papers, Library of Congress
Cyrus Ballou Comstock at Find-A-Grave
National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
Union Army colonels
People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War
1831 births
1910 deaths
Burials at West Point Cemetery
Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences |
17342533 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Liberty | Richard Liberty | Richard Liberty (born Riccardo Liberatoscioli; March 3, 1932 – October 2, 2000) was an American film and television actor. His film work included George A. Romero's The Crazies (1973), The Final Countdown, Porky's II: The Next Day, and Flight of the Navigator. Television appearances included roles on Miami Vice and Key West. He is probably best known for portraying Dr. Matthew "Frankenstein" Logan in Romero's Day of the Dead (1985).
Liberty died on October 2, 2000, in Dania, Florida, at the age of 68 from a heart attack. His final interview, conducted by film historians Christian Stavrakis and Robert Telleria, may be heard as a supplement on the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD and Blu-ray releases of Day of the Dead.
Filmography
References
External links
YouTube: Richard Liberty
1932 births
2000 deaths
20th-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from New York City |
6910700 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%20road%20drag | King road drag | The King road drag (also known as the Missouri road drag and the split log road drag) was a road grader implement for grading dirt roads that revolutionized the maintenance of the dirt roads in the early 1900s. It was invented by David Ward King, who went by "D. Ward King" and who was a farmer whose farm was in Holt Township, near Maitland, Missouri.
It started out as two parallel logs with the cut side facing the front separated three feet by rigid separators and pulled by a team of two horses. Variations of the two-plank drag design but pulled by trucks or tractors are still used today to smooth the dirt infields of baseball diamonds.
In this simple design, the first log would remove clods and the second log would smooth the road. The logs were staggered so that dirt would be pushed to the center to create a crown so that water would rush off.
The very simple design replaced the old practice of dragging a road with a single log which left the surface unrepaired and rut filled. It also made it possible for farmers to improve roads near their homes without having to wait for government graders.
D. Ward King of Maitland, Missouri requested a patent for the process in 1907 and received Patent 884,497 in 1908. He widely publicized the process in a U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin #321 in 1908 under the title The use of the split-log drag on earth roads An important component of the grading process was that it had to occur when the road was wet.
This invention was the horse drawn forerunner of the modern day road grader. It was a sensation in its day. States passed laws requiring its use. The design was so simple that King did not enforce his patent rights. However he did tour the country explaining to how to use it. He also wrote articles such as one that appeared in the May 7, 1910 issue of the Saturday Evening Post entitled “Good Roads Without Money.”
King would further enhance his invention with his patent 1,102,671 in 1914 which included four bars and two triangular scrapers.
Before the King Road Drag, dirt roads turned into a quagmire when they were wet—especially in the winter.
The widespread use of the King Road Drag came along during the Good Roads Movement, driven by bicyclists and later by automobile drivers. Automobiles benefitted since Macadam roads were rapidly destabilized by cars, which sucked the cementing dust out of smooth macadam roads. Solid roads meant people could use their automobiles on the roads between cities. Solid rural roads also made possible reliable rural mail delivery, which did much to promote commerce in the United States between city based businesses and the rural population. For instance, they allowed Sears, Roebuck to start sending out its catalogues to small towns and farms and thereby vastly increase the size of its customer base.
External links
How to build and use a King road drag
Theory and use of the drag
References
Road construction |
26721595 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20de%20Beaufort | Jan de Beaufort | Jan de Beaufort (2 December 1880 – 2 April 1946) was a Dutch fencer. He competed at three Olympic Games, in 1908 (London), 1912 (Stockholm) and 1924 (Paris).
References
External links
1880 births
1946 deaths
Dutch male fencers
Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic fencers of the Netherlands
People from Doorn |
17342548 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batiengchaleunsouk%20district | Batiengchaleunsouk district | Batiengchaleunsouk is a district (muang) of Champasak province in southwestern Laos.
References
Districts of Champasak province |
44507307 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%20Books%20Be%20Books | Let Books Be Books | Let Books Be Books was founded in March 2014 as a campaign to persuade publishers of children's books to stop labelling and promoting books as 'for boys' or 'for girls'. The campaign, which is led by parents and traces its origins to a thread on the on-line forum Mumsnet, is a spin-off of the Let Toys be Toys campaign, which seeks to get toy manufactures to stop gendering their products.
In its founding statement, the campaign said: “Children are listening, and take seriously the messages they receive from books, from toys, from marketing and the adults around them. Do we really want them to believe that certain things are off-limits for them because of their gender? They’re not ‘getting it wrong’ if a girl likes robots, or if a boy wants to doodle flowers. [...] It's time that publishers Let Books Be Books and leave children free to choose their interests for themselves”.
Response from authors
Prominent authors supporting the Let Books Be Books campaign include former children's laureates Anne Fine and Malorie Blackman, the poet laureate Carol-Ann Duffy, and Philip Pullman.
Anne Fine told UK newspaper The Guardian: "You'd think this battle would have been won decades ago. But even some seemingly bright and observant adults are buying into it again […] There are girls of all sorts, with all interests, and boys of all sorts with all interests. Just meeting a few children should make that obvious enough. But no, these idiotic notions are spouted so often they become a self-fulfilling societal straitjacket from which all our children suffer".
Also speaking to The Guardian, Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, said: "I'm against anything, from age-ranging to pinking and blueing, whose effect is to shut the door in the face of children who might enjoy coming in. No publisher should announce on the cover of any book the sort of readers the book would prefer. Let the readers decide for themselves".
Response from publishers
In the week following the campaign's launch, Parragon Books responded on Twitter, tweeting: "Feedback on gender-specific titles is important to us. We have no plans to create new titles referring to boy/girl in the UK". In the same week, publisher Usborne announced that a plan to "discontinue publication of titles such as these was decided some time ago”, adding that the company took "feedback on gender-specific titles very seriously” and that it had "no plans to produce any titles labelled 'for girls' or 'for boys' in the future".
On Sunday 16 March, the literary editor of the UK newspaper the Independent on Sunday, Katy Guest, announced: ”Gender-specific books demean all our children. […] So I promise now that the newspaper and this website will not be reviewing any book which is explicitly aimed at just girls, or just boys. Nor will The Independent’s books section. And nor will the children’s books blog at independent.co.uk”.
However, Michael O'Mara, owner of Buster Books defended his company's gender-specific titles, such as The Beautiful Girls' Colouring Book and The Brilliant Boys' Colouring Book, to The Independent on Sunday in March 2014, saying: ”It's a fact of life how a very large percentage of people shop when buying for kids, do it by sex. We know for a fact that when they are shopping on Amazon, they quite often type in 'books for boys' and 'books for girls’”.
In November 2014, Ladybird Books signed up to the Let Books Be Books campaign and announced that it was "committed" to avoiding gendered titles and would be removing such labelling in reprinted copies. The publisher added: "Out of literally hundreds of titles currently in print, we actually only have six titles with this kind of titling". Its parent company, Penguin Random House Children's division, will also be following suit.
Other publishers who have informed Let Books Be Books that they will no longer be publishing gender-specific titles include Dorling Kindersley, Chad Valley and Miles Kelly Publishing.
See also
Gender neutrality in children's literature
Gender polarization
Gender stereotypes
Let Toys Be Toys
Pinkstinks
References
External links
Let Books Be Books
Advocacy groups in the United Kingdom
Gender and society
Parents' organizations
Gender-related stereotypes
Children's literature organizations |
20484703 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93Mexico%20relations | Hungary–Mexico relations | Hungary–Mexico relations refer to foreign relations between Hungary and Mexico. Relations date back to the short reign of the Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico from 1864 to 1867. Diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary were established in 1901, but were suspended between 1941 and 1974. They were re-established on 14 May 1974. Both nations are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations.
Country comparison
History
In 1861, French Emperor Napoleon III sought to expand his empire and invaded Mexico. The French Empire, along with Hungarian hussars, took control of the country. The first official contact between the Kingdom of Hungary and Mexico commenced with the arrival of Emperor Maximilian of Habsburg, who ruled Mexico from 1864 to 1867 and was brother to Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. Maximilian I resided in Chapultepec Castle while in Mexico City; it now serves as a museum that featuring furnishings and artwork from 1860s Austria-Hungary.
During the Siege of Mexico City, Hungarian soldiers fought to keep control of the city from Mexican Republican forces. In June 1867, Mexico City was taken by Republican forces and the remaining Hungarian soldiers were returned to Europe. In 1867, the Austro-Hungarian Empire broke diplomatic relations with Mexico after the assassination of Emperor Maximilian. After World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire broke apart and Hungary became again an independent nation in 1918. In 1925, Mexico accredited its first diplomatic legation to Hungary based in Italy and named Carlos Puig y Casauranc as its first delegate to Hungary in 1927. The first Hungarian representative accredited to Mexico was Count László Széchenyi, head of the Hungarian legation based in Washington D.C. In 1925 Count Széchenyi visited Mexico.
During World War II, Mexico severed diplomatic relations with Hungary in 1941. Diplomatic relations between both nations were re-established on 14 May 1974. In September 1976, Mexico opened an embassy in Budapest. In 1977, Pál Losonczi, Head of the Presidential Council of the People's Republic of Hungary visited Mexico. In April 1990, the Foreign Chancellor of Mexico Fernando Solana paid an official visit to Hungary. In October 1991 the State Secretary of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, Ferenc Somogyi visited Mexico. The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Géza Jeszenszky visited Mexico in March 1992. In July 1992, President Carlos Salinas de Gortari made the first state visit by a Mexican president to Hungary.
At the start of 1997, the Hungarian State Secretary of Foreign Affairs István Szent-Iványi visited Cuba and Mexico. In April 1997, Hungarian President Árpád Göncz paid a state visit to Mexico, the first since relations had been re-established, meeting Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo. In November 2001, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Mexico, where he attended a meeting of Leaders of Christian-Democratic Parties. In 2004, Mexican President Vicente Fox visited Hungary to discuss a future economic cooperation agreement that would boost economic and trade relations.
In May 2014, both nations celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations.
High-level visits
High-level visits from Hungary to Mexico
Chairman Pál Losonczi (1977)
State Secretary Ferenc Somogyi (1991)
Foreign Minister Géza Jeszenszky (1992)
State Secretary István Szent-Iványi (1997)
President Árpád Göncz (1997)
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (2001)
Prime Minister Péter Medgyessy (2004)
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó (2015, 2019)
High-level visits from Mexico to Hungary
Foreign Minister Fernando Solana (1990)
President Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1992)
Foreign Minister Rosario Green (1998)
President Vicente Fox (2004)
Foreign Undersecretary Lourdes Aranda Bezaury (2005 & 2010)
Bilateral agreements
Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as a Trade Agreement (1975); Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (1993); Agreement on Touristic Cooperation (1994); Agreement on Air Transportation (1997); Agreement on Educational and Cultural Cooperation (1997); Agreement on Investments (1997); Agreement on Economic Cooperation (2009); Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and on Fiscal Tax Evasion (2011); Agreement between the Hungarian National Trading House and ProMéxico (2015) and a Memorandum of Understanding on the Collaboration between both nations Diplomatic Institutions (2015).
Economic relations
During the 1960s and 1970s, Hungarian exports to Latin America accounted for over 6% of Hungary's total exports, supplying low-cost but reasonable-quality manufactured goods and medicines. Exports declined greatly from that peak in the 1980s and 1990s. However, from a low of about US$5 million in 1990, trade with Mexico has expanded steadily. In April 1997, President Göncz stressed the future of bilateral trade, which he said had quadrupled over the last two years to US$22.8 million, with Hungarian exports totaling US$6.1 million. Another source gives 1996 Hungarian exports, mainly machinery, at somewhat below US$7 million, while Mexican imports amounted to US$29 million. In 2004, Gyula Németh, Hungarian ambassador to Mexico, said he expected relations between Mexico and Hungary to grow even stronger after Hungary joined the European Union later that year. He noted that Mexico was already the second-most important Latin American trade partner for Hungary.
In 2018, total trade between Hungary and Mexico totaled US$1.7 billion. Hungary's main exports to Mexico include: piston engines, transport automobiles and turbojets. Mexico's main exports to Hungary include: parts and accessories of mechanical devices; process units and connecting rods. Mexican multinational companies such as Cemex and Nemak operate in Hungary. Nemak operates a production plant in the Hungarian city of Győr.
Cultural and scientific links
The Hungarian Géza Maróti contributed the bronze sculpture group on top of the dome of the Palacio de Bellas Artes and other works inside this building, completed in 1934. Gunther Gerzso, another Mexican of Hungarian descent, was a painter, designer and director and screenwriter for film and theatre. Jorge Mester, a conductor and violinist was born in Mexico City to parents who had emigrated from Hungary. He has conducted many of the world's leading ensembles, including the Boston Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. George Rosenkranz, born in Hungary in 1916, is a prominent scientist in steroid research who spent most of his life in Mexico.
Paprika, a key ingredient in Hungarian dishes such as goulash, originated in Mexico and was perhaps brought to Hungary by way of Turkey in the 17th century.
Resident diplomatic missions
Hungary has an embassy in Mexico City.
Mexico has an embassy in Budapest.
See also
Foreign relations of Hungary
Foreign relations of Mexico
Hungarian Mexicans
References
Mexico
Hungary |
17342556 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard%20Bay%20%28designer%29 | Howard Bay (designer) | Howard Bay (May 3, 1912– November 21, 1986, New York City) was an American scenic, lighting and costume designer for stage, opera and film. He won the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design twice.
Career
Howard Bay was born in Centralia, Washington to parents who were teachers; his father was an art teacher, his mother an English teacher. Over 50 years he designed the sets and lighting, as well as occasionally the costumes, for some 105 Broadway plays and musicals as well as operas and television shows.
Bay designed sets for the Federal Theatre Project in New York City, for four operas for the National Orchestral Association, performed at Carnegie Hall, 1939–40 and for the operas Capriccio and Natalya Petrovna for the New York City Opera, 1965.
Bay first designed the sets for Broadway for the play Chalk Dust in 1936. In the field of musicals, he designed, among others, sets and lighting for Show Boat (1946), The Music Man (1957) and Finian's Rainbow (1955 [sets], 1960). He designed the original sets, lighting and costumes for Man of La Mancha in 1965 and all revivals. For dramas, for example, he designed the sets and lighting for The Little Foxes (1967), My Mother, My Father and Me (1963), Toys in the Attic (1960), and The Big Knife (1949).
For television he was the Art director for the Fred Waring Show, CBS, 1953–55; Somerset Maugham Theatre, CBS and NBC, 1954–56, and Mr. Broadway, CBS, 1964.
He worked on the films The Exile (1947) and Up in Central Park (1948), as the production designer.
He taught theater arts at Brandeis University for 14 years. Bay was president of United Scenic Artists for many years.
Personal
He married Ruth Jonas on November 23, 1932 and they had two children, Ellen and Timothy. He died of a myocardial infarction in 1986.
Awards and nominations
Tony Award Best Scenic Design - Cry for Us All (nominee) (1970)
Tony Award Best Costume Design - Man of La Mancha (nominee) (1966)
Tony Award Best Scenic Design - Man of La Mancha (winner) (1966)
Tony Award Best Scenic Design (Play) - Toys in the Attic (winner) (1960)
References
External links
Howard Bay designs and technical drawings, 1934-1985, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
1912 births
1986 deaths
Drama Desk Award winners
Tony Award winners
American scenic designers |
26721607 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ndia%20Constituency | Ndia Constituency | Ndia Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Kirinyaga County, Central Province. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
Members of Parliament
Locations and wards
References
Constituencies in Kirinyaga County
Constituencies in Central Province (Kenya)
1988 establishments in Kenya
Constituencies established in 1988 |
20484731 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigal%20Son%20%28Sevendust%20song%29 | Prodigal Son (Sevendust song) | Prodigal Son is the first single by American rock band Sevendust from their seventh studio album Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow and was written by vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and drummer Morgan Rose. The song premiered on Active and Mainstream Rock radio on February 10, 2008.
Music video
The song music video was directed by Jason Sciavicco and Tim Walbert for Horizon Entertainment and was edited by Bob Rose and made one month after the song was released. In the video the band performs at a church in front of clergyman and it was the first music video that Clint Lowery appeared on this.
Chart position
The song reached #19 in Mainstream Rock Charts Billboard 200.
Singles
Billboard (North America)
References
2008 singles
Sevendust songs
Songs written by John Connolly (musician)
Songs written by Morgan Rose
Songs written by Lajon Witherspoon
Songs written by Vinnie Hornsby
Asylum Records singles
2007 songs
Alternative metal songs |
17342560 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagya%20Chakra | Bhagya Chakra | Bhagya Chakra (Wheel of Fate) (1935) is an Indian Bengali feature film directed by Nitin Bose. The film was remade in Hindi in the same year, titled Dhoop Chhaon.
Cast
Biswanath Bhadhuri as Shamlal
Haricharan Bandyopadhyay as Hiralal
K.C.Dey as Surdas
Nivanani Debi as Paanchir Ma
Amar Mullick as Theatre Manager
Keshto Das as Assistant Manager
Pahari Sanyal as Dipak
Durgadas Bannerjee as Mr.Ray
Umasashi as Mira
Debabala as Mira's mother
Indu Mukherjee as Detective
Shyam Law as Detective
Pramathesh Barua as guest at party
Vikram Nahar as guest#2
Nagendrabala as Nurse
Sailen Pal as 'Stage'- Dipak
Ahi Sanyal as bad singer
References
External links
Bengali-language Indian films
1935 films
Films directed by Nitin Bose
1935 drama films
Bengali films remade in other languages
1930s Bengali-language films
Indian drama films
Indian black-and-white films |
20484735 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probes%20in%20Space | Probes in Space | Probes in Space is a 1975 American short documentary film produced by George Casey. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
References
External links
1975 films
1975 short films
1975 documentary films
English-language films
American short documentary films
1970s short documentary films
Films about space programs |
17342655 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champassack%20district | Champassack district | Champassack is a district (muang) of Champasak province in southwestern Laos.
References
Districts of Champasak province |
26721611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabo%20Saminou | Rabo Saminou | Rabo Kabara Saminou Gado (born 23 May 1986 in Agadez) is a Nigerien footballer who for FUS Rabat. He is also the member of Niger national team.
Career
Saminou began his career in Niger with Sahel SC and scored his only goal in SuperCup final 2006 against AS-FNIS. After three years with the first team of Sahel SC in the Championnat national de première division joined in January 2007 to Nigerian top club Enyimba International F.C. He played in his three years 23 games for Enyimba International F.C. and signed in January 2010 for Cotonsport Garoua.
He is right-footed, 182 cm tall, and has 79 kg.
International career
Saminou has made several appearances for the Niger national football team, making his debut in 2006.
References
1986 births
Living people
Nigerien footballers
Niger international footballers
Expatriate footballers in Cameroon
Sahel SC players
Association football goalkeepers
Coton Sport FC de Garoua players
Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria
People from Agadez
Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Cameroon
Enyimba F.C. players
Expatriate footballers in Nigeria
2011 African Nations Championship players
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
2013 Africa Cup of Nations players |
6910706 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Holocaust%20Cartoon%20Competition | International Holocaust Cartoon Competition | International Holocaust Cartoon Contest was a 2006 cartoon competition sponsored by the Iranian newspaper Hamshahri, to denounce what it called "Western hypocrisy on freedom of speech". The event was staged in response to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. Several public figures, including the United States State Department, the Israeli Foreign Ministry, and United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan strongly criticized the contest.
In January 2015, in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shooting and the magazine's subsequent decision to publish further cartoons of Muhammad, the Iranian House of Cartoon and the Sarcheshmeh Cultural Complex in Iran announced that they would be sponsoring The 2nd International Holocaust Cartoons Contest. Selected cartoons were exhibited in Tehran beginning on May 14, 2016.
2006 competition
On February 6, 2006, Farid Mortazavi, graphics editor of Hamshahri, announced a competition for cartoons on the Holocaust. The twelve best contributions were to be rewarded with a gold coin each, which were later increased to $5,000 to $12,000 prizes for the top 3 cartoons and 3 gold coins each for 12 other cartoonists. Later, Hamshahri published an English introduction to the contest, as well as preliminary rules.
The contest was created in response to the twelve cartoons published by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten (see Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy) to challenge the championing of freedom of speech in the defense of the Jyllands-Posten cartoons. This was done under the notion that those who supported the Jyllands-Postens right to free anti-Islamic speech would be placed in a precarious position were they to condemn the antisemitic cartoons targeted at one of the most sensitive of Jewish topics. In that introductory message for the contest, Hamshahri denounced what they called Western hypocrisy on freedom of speech, alleging that "it is impossible in the West to joke upon or even discuss certain topics related to Judaism, such as the Holocaust, and the pretexts for the creation of Israel."
On February 14, 2006, the editor in chief of Hamshahri commented in Persian that "the purpose of establishing such a competition is not to offend or ridicule anyone, but to do a discussion about the realities of the Holocaust." He also indicated that Hamshahri tries really hard not to cause pain for anyone and also added that the newspaper has no contention with the Jews in Iran or any other place, but that it has problems with Zionism. Masood Shojaei, the director of Iran's Caricature House which cosponsored the competition also said: "Iran's Caricature House, as the only technically qualified center involved in the competition regards the Holocaust topic as a terrible and saddening issue". The exhibition put on by The Iran Cartoon Organisation and Hamshahri newspaper opened on August 14, 2006.
After the winners were announced in November 2006, Shojaei said the competition would become an annual event. The Associated Press quoted him as saying "Actually, we will continue until the destruction of Israel". However, Shojaei categorically denies that he even spoke to the Associated Press reporter.
Reactions
In Iran
Conservative newspapers such as Kayhan and Jomhouri Eslami have hailed the decision by Hamshahri for the contest, and their cartoonists, such as Maziyar Bizhani have actively entered the competition.
Several reformers criticized the cartoon competition and also the president's statements about the Holocaust. Emadeddin Baghi, a member of the religious-intellectuals circle, Ebrahim Yazdi, the head of Nehzat Azadi Party, Hamid Reza Jalaeipour, a prominent figure of Islamic Iran Participation Front and Sadeq Zibakalam, a prominent political analyst of the Kargozaran party criticized these new policies by calling them "useless, scientifically-baseless and purely political actions which originates from the authorities' lack of historical knowledge". In an interview with BBC, Nikahang Kowsar, a former cartoonist for Hamshahri, said he thought the competition was the wrong approach. "It's a bad reaction to a bad action coming from the Danish newspaper", he told the BBC. He also claimed in his weblog that, Hamshahri cartoonists will have a bad fate if they refuse to take part in the competition.
In Israel
Israeli artists spoofed the contest by the Israeli antisemitic cartoons contest.
International
On February 8, 2006 Flemming Rose (the cultural editor for Jyllands-Posten), told CNN: "My newspaper is trying to establish a contact with that Iranian newspaper Hamshahri, and we would run the cartoons the same day as they publish them". Later that day, the paper's editor-in-chief said that Jyllands-posten would under no circumstances publish the Holocaust cartoons.
Six of the least controversial cartoons of the International Holocaust Cartoon Competition were republished by Danish Newspaper Dagbladet Information on September 8, 2006 after the editor consulted the main rabbi in Copenhagen, and three cartoons were later reprinted in Jyllands-Posten as well.
The event was also criticised by the then United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the U.S. State Department, the Israeli foreign ministry, Reporters Without Borders, the Anti-Defamation League and other parties.
Winners
On November 1, 2006, political cartoonist Abdellah Derkaoui (), a Moroccan, was announced as the winner and received the first prize of US$12,000. Derkaoui's winning cartoon differed from many of the runners-up, in that it did not deny the Holocaust; instead, it used the Holocaust to make a comparison between the actions of Nazi Germany and the current actions of the Israeli government.
The second prize of US$8,000 was split to Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff and far-right cartoonist Chard, from France, although Chard refused the prize, stating that her cartoon was entered into the competition without her consent. According to the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, the cartoon by Chard contains explicit Holocaust denial.
Shahram Rezai of Iran won the third prize of US$5,000. In addition to the main prizes, there were also 'Special Prizes' awarded to several entries, in which each was awarded with three gold coins. One of these prizes went to Italy, one prize to Morocco, two to Jordan, one to Syria, two to Brazil, and five went to Iranians.
2016 competition
In December 2015, two state-sponsored Iranian cultural organizations, the Owj Media & Art Institute and the Sarcheshmeh Cultural Complex, announced a Holocaust cartoon contest. Over 150 cartoons from the contest made up a May 2016 exhibition in the art section at the Islamic Propaganda Organization in Tehran, as part of Iran's Cartoon Biennial. After the closing of the Tehran exhibition at the end of May 2016, the Islamic Propaganda Organization sponsored exhibitions of selected cartoons in provincial capitals throughout the country.
Reactions
In Iran
In an April 2016 interview published in the New Yorker, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tried to distance the Iranian government from the contest, asserting that it did not receive government support or endorsement, and that no official permission was necessary to hold it. Following Zarif's statement, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance questioned the Foreign Minister's comments, stating that the Ministry supports any program that will "enlighten people about the Holocaust". The main spokesperson for the contest, Mas`oud Shoja'i Tabataba'i, said that Zarif was not welcome at the exhibition. Zarif was questioned in the Iranian parliament about his negative position on the Holocaust cartoon contest and exhibition three months after its closing. He maintained his belief that Holocaust denial does not benefit the Islamic Republic of Iran and he repeated the claim that the contest was the work of an NGO and not any government agency.
International
American political cartoonist Daryl Cagle entered a cartoon into the Second Holocaust Cartoon Competition in 2015. The cartoon features Iran's Supreme Leader with his face in the shape of a pair of human buttocks: the face / posterior is farting out the words to his famous statement, "The Holocaust is an event whose reality is uncertain and if it has happened, it's uncertain how it happened."
"I'm guessing the Iranians will not choose to include my cartoon in their exhibition and competition – but considering how the contest organizers complain about the "West" censoring "discussion" of the Holocaust, I thought it was a nice irony to give them a Holocaust cartoon that they would likely censor," writes Cagle.
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO condemned the holding of it: "Such an initiative which aims at a mockery of the genocide of the Jewish people, a tragic page of humanity's history, can only foster hatred and incite to violence, racism and anger. This contest goes against the universal values of tolerance and respect, and runs counter to the action led by UNESCO to promote Holocaust education, to fight anti-Semitism and denial."
Winners
On May 31, 2016, French cartoonist Zeon was announced as the winner and received the first prize of US$12,000. The cartoonist was arrested by the French authorities back in March 2015 for his anti-Semitic work that he drew back in 2011. His winning work features what appears to be the entry gate of a Nazi-era death camp atop a cash register with six million in cash inside.
Indonesian artist Jitet Koestana won the second prize of US$7,000 while Mahmud Nazari from Iran won the third prize of US$5,000. In addition to the main prizes similar to the 2006 contest, there were also 'Special Prizes' awarded to several entries, in which each was awarded with three gold coins. One of these prizes went to Belgium, Morocco, Turkey and several other countries.
The Belgian winner, Luc Descheemaeker using the name O-sekoer, is a schoolteacher in a Catholic school in the Flemish city of Torhout. The school and the city felt very honored that he won a prize at that contest. Even the Flemish press took his defense towards Jewish organisations condemning the contest. The mayor of the city is the Flemish minister of education, Hilde Crevits who refused to condemn the cartoon. Descheemaeker was consequently nominated cultural ambassador of the city of Torhout. Meanwhile other antisemitic cartoons drawn by him were discovered.
After the contest, the Iranian House of Cartoon and the Sarcheshmeh Cultural Complex announced another similar contest, this time calling for cartoon submissions on the "Zionist Caliphate" that will focus on "Zionism, terrorism and racism" and "ISIL terrorism and genocide in the name of religion and to the benefit of the Zionists." The deadline for entries has been set for 16 June 2016, with the winners to be announced at a later date with cash prizes of up to US$5,000.
See also
Council for Spreading Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Thoughts
Everybody Draw Mohammed Day
International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust
Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest
The Eternal Jew (art exhibition)
References
External links
The Winners of the Competition (mirror)
The Iran Cartoon Organisation (Persian)
The Iran Cartoon Organisation (English)
Holocaust Cartoon Competition
2006 controversies
Holocaust denial in Iran
Antisemitic works
Works about censorship
Events relating to freedom of expression
Antisemitic propaganda
Editorial cartoons
Holocaust denial
Antisemitism in Iran
Antisemitism in Asia
Antisemitism in the Middle East
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
Cartoon controversies |
20484744 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto%20Wunderlich | Otto Wunderlich | Otto Wunderlich (1886 in Stuttgart – 1975 in Madrid) was a German photographer that worked mainly in Spain.
He started working for a mineral trading company when he arrived in Spain in 1913.
He became a professional photographer in 1917, travelling around Spain and selling albums and post cards with the title Paisajes y Monumentos de España (Landscapes and monuments of Spain).
His photos were published in magazines like Blanco y Negro, La Esfera and El Mundo.
In 1927, he established his studio at 47, Doctor Esquerdo Street in Madrid where he continued working and publishing in newspapers and magazines until the mid 20th century.
In 1931, he worked for the National Tourism Trust of Spain.
References
Encyclopedia Summa Artis tomo XLVII, Several authors. Editorial Espasa Calpe
Del daguerrotipo a la instamatic, Juan Miguel Sanchez Vigil. Ediciones Trea 2007
See also
Wunderlich (disambiguation)
1886 births
1975 deaths
Photographers from Baden-Württemberg
Spanish photographers
German expatriates in Spain
Artists from Stuttgart |
6910707 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waxing%20%28disambiguation%29 | Waxing (disambiguation) | Waxing is a temporary method of hair removal, which removes the hair from the root, including:
Bikini waxing
Male genital waxing
Waxing may also refer to:
Waxing, any method of applying wax to a surface as a lubricant or to improve traction
Ski wax
Surfboard wax
Oil waxing
Fruit waxing, a process of covering fresh fruit with wax to prevent water loss and retard shrinkage and spoilage
Waxing moon, a lunar phase of the moon when it is approaching fullness (as opposed to waning) |
17342660 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowden%20%28disambiguation%29 | Cowden (disambiguation) | Cowden is a small village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England.
Cowden may also refer to:
Cowden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Great Cowden, East Riding of Yorkshire
Cowden, Illinois, United States
Cowden railway station, a railway station in Kent
People with the given name Cowden
Charles Cowden Clarke (1787–1877), English author and Shakespearian scholar
Mary Cowden Clarke (1809–1898), English author
People with the surname Cowden
Bill Cowden (1920–2007), American basketball player
John Cowden (1917–2006), American television executive
Lucinda Cowden (born 1965), Australian actress
See also
Cowden Park House
Cowden syndrome
Cowden v. Commissioner, a case in the 1961 United States Court of Appeals
English given names |
26721624 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love%20Songs%20%28Frank%20Sinatra%20album%29 | Love Songs (Frank Sinatra album) | Love Songs is a 2001 compilation album by Frank Sinatra, that contains 15 love songs he recorded from Columbia Records.
Track listing
"Falling in Love with Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:45
"(Just One Way to Say) I Love You" (Irving Berlin) - 2:30
"I Fall In Love Too Easily" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 3:13
"Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:16
"They Say It's Wonderful" (Berlin) - 3:05
"Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" (Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom) - 3:04
"Everybody Loves Somebody" (Irving Taylor, Ken Lane) - 3:15
"Take My Love" (Jack Wolf, Joel. S. Herron, Frank Sinatra) - 3:16
"I Am Loved" (Cole Porter) - 2:27
"Every Man Should Marry" (Abner Silver, Benny Davis) - 3:03
"The Right Girl for Me" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Roger Edens) - 3:05
"My Girl" (Charles Freed) - 2:24
"We Kiss in a Shadow" (Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:35
"Love Me" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 3:08
"I Hear a Rhapsody" (George Fragos, Jack Baker, Dick Gasparre) - 3:04
2001 compilation albums
Frank Sinatra compilation albums |
20484750 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine%20Cicot | Christine Cicot | Christine Cicot (born 10 September 1964 in Libourne, Gironde) is a French judoka, Olympic medalist and world champion. She received a bronze medal in the heavyweight (+72 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She became world champion in Paris 1997.
References
External links
1964 births
Living people
People from Libourne
French female judoka
Olympic judoka of France
Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Olympic medalists in judo
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Gironde |
17342663 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry%20Jennings | Larry Jennings | Larry Jennings (February 17, 1933 – October 17, 1997) was an American magician, best known for his card techniques. He has nine books published by, or written about him. He is also known for being close friends with fellow magician Dai Vernon.
Biography
Early life
Jennings was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 17, 1933. He was born to John Alfred Jennings and Eva Jennings (née Jones). After his parents divorced, Jennings divided his time between staying with his father in Detroit and his mother in Georgia.
At age 16, while in Detroit, Jennings joined the United States Navy. He started his service on June 29, 1949, and was honorably discharged on April 22, 1953. After his discharge, Jennings moved back to Detroit and met a French-Canadian woman named Nina Chauvin, whom he later married.
In 1956, while in Windsor, Ron Wilson moved in across the hall from Jennings. Jennings came over one day and asked Ron if he had a deck of cards. He then proceeded to show Ron the trick he had learned in the Navy. Afterwards, not knowing Ron was a magician, Jennings asked him if he knew any magic. Ron then showed Larry “Out of This World,” which completely fooled him. Jennings asked Ron to teach him the effect, but Ron resisted. Instead, he told him to think about it. Jennings eventually figured it out, and Ron continued to teach him magic, introducing him to the world of magic, including the magic of Edward Marlo and Dai Vernon.
In the early 1960s, Jennings and Ron Wilson met Dai Vernon for the first time at a convention in Cleveland.
Magic career
In 1964, Karrell Fox told Jennings about the Magic Castle. Knowing that Dai Vernon now lived in Hollywood, Jennings quit his job as a combustion engineer. He and Nina moved to California and lived at 2005 Ivar Street, Apt. 7. In Hollywood, Larry got a job working for Leo Behnke’s father in the plumbing repair business. Jennings quickly became friends with Dai Vernon and studied under him. During this same year, Larry’s first published ideas, “A Snappy Lift” and “Lift No. 2,” appeared in a letter from Dai Vernon to The Gen magazine.
In July 1967, Jennings published his first set of lecture notes, Lecture Notes On Card And Coin Handling. These notes were written by his wife, Nina. In the same year, a collection of Jennings’s magic appeared in Dai Vernon’s Ultimate Secrets Of Card Magic.
In 1969, Jennings traveled with Dai Vernon on his lecture tour of Japan. Here he met Hideo Kato, who acted as their interpreter. In 1970, a second set of notes were published for a special lecture Jennings gave at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, written by his. Larry’s one-man issue of Genii was also published in May 1970. The effects were written by Jules Lenier. In this same year, Hideo Kato came to America and studied card magic with Larry. He wrote a book on Larry’s card technique, entitled Larry Jennings-No Card Magic Nyuumon. Written in Japanese, the book has yet to be translated into English.
Jennings and Nina were divorced early 1970s. In the mid-1970s, Jennings met his second wife, Geri, in Los Angeles. They married and moved to Lake Tahoe, where Jennings opened up his own plumbing company, Jenco. They later divorced. Also in the mid-1970s, Karl Fulves published a special two-part issue of Epilogue featuring Jennings’ magic.
Jennings met B.J. in Lake Tahoe in 1977, where she worked as a blackjack dealer at a casino Jennings frequents. Jennings also met Jeff Busby, who would release the book Jennings On Card And Coin Handling (1977).
In 1979, Jennings was the guest of honor at the annual Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic. He presents a new lecture for the event. Following his appearance at Fechter’s, Larry was invited to lecture in Japan. The Japan Lecture Notes were produced for the occasion. These are put together by B.J. and Louis Falanga.
In the early 1980s Jennings sold his business in Lake Tahoe and moved to Newport Beach, CA to work at the Magic Island. Jennings was the resident magician, and was placed in charge of booking. He tried to get higher pay for the magicians, and when the management refused, he quit. Jennings then moved in with James Patton. The two frequently had sessions. Jim convinced Jennings to do another lecture and in 1982, Jennings lectured at the Magic Castle, presenting the material from A Visit With Larry Jennings. Jennings later went to work for the Los Angeles Unified School District and moved to North Hollywood. Also in the early 1980s, Jennings went to France, and shot his first magic videos for Pierre Mayer.
In 1986, Jennings and Louis Falanga started L&L Publishing. In April 1986, Larry Jennings and Dai Vernon were invited to perform at the Circulo De Magios Maxicanos IV Convencion De Magia in Mexico. Also in 1986, The Classic Magic Of Larry Jennings was released. It would be the largest collection of Larry’s magic to date, containing over eighty effects. This was quickly followed by the publication of Neoclassics (1987) and The Cardwright (1988).
Jennings and B.J. were wed on December 28, 1990. Michael Skinner would be the best man. During the 1990s, Larry continued to share his magic with two new sets of lecture notes and five videotapes. In 1995, Larry was awarded the Creative Fellowship by the Academy of Magical Arts. Larry continued to frequent the Magic Castle through this time, performing both formally and informally.
Personal
Jennings and B.J. continued to live in North Hollywood until his death on October 17, 1997, at age sixty-four.
After death
Since his death, Jennings’s magic continues to inspire with the publication of his effects in various magazines and most notably in Richard Kaufman’s book, Jennings ’67. It is the largest collection of Larry’s magic since The Classic Magic Of Larry Jennings.
Two legendary names are associated with making the chop cup popular as they were their "signature" pieces — Don Alan and Jennings. History records that Wheatley saw Jennings perform his chop cup routine at The Magic Castle shortly after it opened in 1963. He was so impressed that he asked Jennings to please not reveal his method or routine in print until after his death. Jennings kept his promise, and did not publish his routine until a year after Wheatley's death. It was published in Genii Magazine, Volume 29, Number 7, in March 1965.
Awards and honors
Creative Fellowship from the Academy of the Magical Arts (1995)
Published works
Stabbed Coincidence (1977)
The Coin And Beer Can (1977)
Larry Jennings On Card And Coin Handling (1977)
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings (1986).
NeoClassics (1987)
The Cardwright (1988)
Jennings '67 (1997)
Up in Smoke (2005)
Mr. Jennings Takes it Easy (2020)
Notes
External links
Larry Jennings' Official web site
Larry Jennings performing the Cups and Balls on DailyMotion
1933 births
1997 deaths
American magicians
Sleight of hand
Card magic
Coin magic
Writers from Detroit |
20484761 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93Spain%20relations | Hungary–Spain relations | Hungary–Spain relations are the bilateral relations between Hungary and the Kingdom of Spain. Both nations are members of the Council of Europe, European Union, NATO, OECD and the United Nations.
History
Historically, Hungary (as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) and Spain were both ruled by the House of Habsburg for a few centuries. As such, both empires were allies in several wars such as the Thirty Years' War and the Ottoman–Habsburg wars. In October 1918, the Kingdom of Hungary became independent after the Dissolution of Austria-Hungary.
During the Spanish Civil War, over 1,000 Hungarian volunteers fought for the Republican faction. The Hungarian volunteers had their own battalion known as the Rakosi Battalion. In February 1938 Hungary, led by Miklós Horthy, officially recognized the government of Francisco Franco.
In 1945, soon after the end World War II, Spain broke diplomatic relations with Hungary after that nation became a communist country. In January 1977, both nations re-established diplomatic relations.
Bilateral relations between Hungary and Spain are good on a political level. There is no known dispute between the two countries. In 2017, both nations celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations.
Bilateral agreements
Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as a Judicial Settlement and Arbitration Treaty (1929); Air Transport Agreement (1974); Agreement on Commercial Exchanges, Navigation, Transport and the Development of Economic, Industrial and Technical Cooperation (1976); Agreement for Scientific and Technical Cooperation (1979); Cultural and Scientific Cooperation Agreement (1982); Tourism Cooperation Agreement (1982); Consular Agreement (1982); Agreement to Avoid Double Taxation and Prevent Tax Evasion in matters of Income and Wealth Taxes (1984); Agreement on Reciprocal Enforcement of Judicial Resolutions in criminal matters (1987); Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Certificates and Academic Titles (1989); Agreement for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (1989); and a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation (1992).
Resident diplomatic missions
Hungary has an embassy in Madrid and a consulate-general in Barcelona.
Spain has an embassy in Budapest.
See also
Foreign relations of Hungary
Foreign relations of Spain
Immigration to Spain
References
Spain
Bilateral relations of Spain |
26721627 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Torey | Mike Torey | Lucky Mike Torey was a Nigerian army officer who was appointed Military Administrator of Ondo State, Nigeria from December 1993 to September 1994, and then of Enugu State until August 1996 during the military regime of general Sani Abacha. He died on 16 November 2013, after a brief illness.
Colonel Lucky Mike Torey established the Enugu State Environmental Protection Agency in 1995.
In 1996, Torey stopped state government subventions to some of the Enugu State parastatals, including the Enugu State water corporation.
In 2005, Torey was one of the aspirants to the Unuevworo traditional stool in Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government area of Delta State.
In March 2010, Torey chaired a ceremony where the Federal Government presented a Site Handing Over Certificate to H.O.B. Nigeria for a 430-unit housing project in Akure, Ondo State.
References
Year of birth missing
2013 deaths
Nigerian Army officers
Governors of Enugu State
Governors of Ondo State |
20484771 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nungesser | Nungesser | Nungesser may refer to:
People
Charles Nungesser, French pilot
Billy Nungesser, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana since 2016
William "Billy" Nungesser, Louisiana Republican politician, father of Billy Nungesser
Places
Nungessers in northeastern New Jersey
Nungesser Lake in Ontario, Canada |
26721639 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1ir%C3%ADn%20Diamond | Máirín Diamond | Máirín Diamond (born 1957), is an Irish poet.
Diamond grew up in Renvyle, County Galway, and she studied Literature and Philosophy at the University of Sussex in England. She presently lives in Dublin.
Her collection, The Testimony of Bones, which was begun in 1984, is a cycle of three poems. It focuses on the Great Famine (Ireland) as the defining event of modern Irish history.
Bibliography
The Testimony of Bones, Wideawake Press, Dublin, 2000.
Rock Shadow, 2005.
References
https://www.scribd.com/doc/12590232/Light-of-Love
https://openlibrary.org/a/OL1615178A/Ma%CC%81iri%CC%81n_Diamond
Irish poets
Living people
Irish women poets
Irish expatriates in England
People from County Galway
1957 births
Alumni of the University of Sussex |
17342667 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khong%20district%2C%20Laos | Khong district, Laos | Khong District, Laos is a district (muang) of Champasak province in southwestern Laos. The district borders Cambodia in the far south and is known for the Khonephapheng Waterfalls and the Si Phan Don (4000 Islands) area.
References
Districts of Champasak province |
6910727 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable%20thermostat | Programmable thermostat | A programmable thermostat is a thermostat which is designed to adjust the temperature according to a series of programmed settings that take effect at different times of the day. Programmable thermostats are also known as setback thermostats or clock thermostats.
Benefits
Heating and cooling losses from a building (or any other container) become greater as the difference in temperature increases. A programmable thermostat allows reduction of these losses by allowing the temperature difference to be reduced at times when the reduced amount of heating or cooling would not be objectionable.
For example, during cooling season, a programmable thermostat used in a home may be set to allow the temperature in the house to rise during the workday when no one will be at home. It may then be set to turn on the air conditioning before the arrival of occupants, allowing the house to be cool upon the arrival of the occupants while still having saved air conditioning energy during the peak outdoor temperatures. The reduced cooling required during the day also decreases the demands placed upon the electrical supply grid.
Conversely, during the heating season, the programmable thermostat may be set to allow the temperature in the house to drop when the house is unoccupied during the day and also at night after all occupants have gone to bed, re-heating the house prior to the occupants arriving home in the evening or waking up in the morning. Since (as a matter of sleep hygiene) people sleep better when the bedroom is cool, and furthermore the temperature differential between the interior and exterior of a building is the greatest on a cold winter night, this reduces energy loss.
Similar scenarios are available in commercial buildings, with due consideration of the building's occupancy patterns.
According to Consumer Reports magazine, programmable thermostats can reduce energy bills by about $180 a year.
Controversy
While programmable thermostats may be able to save energy when used correctly, little or no average energy savings has been demonstrated in residential field studies. Difficulty with usability in residential environments appears to lead to lack of persistence of energy savings in homes. According to the US EPA regarding residential programmable thermostat, "Available studies indicate no savings from programmable thermostat (PT) installation. Some studies indicate slight increased consumption." This is supported with studies by Nevius and Pigg, Cross and Judd and others and Peffer et al. has a recent review of the topic.
In addition to potential increased energy consumption, digital programmable thermostats have been criticised for their poor usability. Several studies have found that digital programmable thermostats are difficult for users to programme and older people in particular can struggle to use them (see Combe et al.).
It has been noted that the use of programmable thermostats is hampered by misconception about the setback feature, reducing the amount of heating or cooling in a building needs for a short time (e.g. at night or when it is unoccupied). The belief is that if the building is allowed to change temperature, its heating or cooling system has to "work harder" to bring it back to a comfortable temperature, counteracting or even exceeding the energy saved during reduced heating or cooling. If set up correctly the setback and recovery feature can result in energy savings of five to fifteen percent as the heat transfer between a structure and its environment is proportional to the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the structure.
Construction and features
Clock thermostats
The most basic clock thermostats may only implement one program with two periods (a hotter period and a colder period), and the same program is run day after day. More sophisticated clock thermostats may allow four or more hot and cold periods to be set per day. Usually, only two distinct temperatures (a hotter temperature and a colder temperature) can be set, even if multiple periods are permitted. The hotter and colder temperatures are usually established simply by sliding two levers along an analogue temperature scale, much the same as in a conventional (non-clock) thermostat.
This design, while simple to manufacture and relatively easy to program, sacrifices comfort on weekends since the program is repeated each of the seven days of the week with no variation. To overcome this deficit, a push-button is sometimes provided to allow the user to explicitly switch (once) the current period from hot period to a cold period or vice versa; the usual use of this button is to over-ride a "set back" that takes place during the workday when the home is normally unoccupied.
The clock mechanism is electrical. Two methods have commonly been used to operate it:
[1] A separate, continuous source of 24 volts alternating current (24 VAC) is provided to the thermostat.
[2] A rechargeable battery in the thermostat operates the clock. This battery charges when the thermostat is not calling for heat and 24 VAC is available to it. It discharges to operate the clock when the thermostat is set for heating or cooling.
Digital thermostats
Digital thermostats may implement the same functions, but most provide more versatility. For example, they commonly allow setting temperatures for two, four, or six periods each day, and rather than being limited to a single "hotter" temperature and a single "colder" temperature, digital thermostats usually allow each period to be set to a unique temperature. The periods are commonly labeled "Morning", "Day", "Evening", and "Night", although nothing constrains the time intervals involved. Digital thermostats usually allow the user to override the programmed temperature for the period, automatically resuming programmed temperatures when the next period begins. A function to "hold" (lock-in) the current temperature is usually provided as well; in this case, the override temperature is maintained until the user cancels the hold or a programmed event occurs to resume the normal program. More-sophisticated models will allow for the release of the hold to take place at a set time in the future.
As with clock thermostats, basic digital thermostats may have just one cycle that is run every day of the week. More-sophisticated thermostats may have a weekday schedule and a separate weekend schedule (so-called "5-2" setting) or separate Saturday and Sunday schedules (so-called "5-1-1" settings), while other thermostats will offer a separate schedule for each day of the week ("7 day" settings). The selection of which days are defined as the "weekend" is arbitrary, depending on the user's heating and cooling schedule requirements. Often, a manufacturer will sell three similar thermostats offering each of those levels of functionality, and there is no obvious difference in the thermostats other than the factory programming and the price.
Most digital thermostats have separate programs for heating and cooling, and may feature a digital or manual switch to turn on the furnace blower for air circulation, even when the system isn't heating or cooling. More-sophisticated models may be programmed to run the circulating fan for a brief 5- to 10-minute period in the event a heating or cooling cycle has not taken place during the previous hour. This is particularly useful in buildings subject to stratification where without frequent air circulation, hot air rises and separates from the cooler air that falls.
Digital thermostats may also have a user-programmable air filter change reminder; this counts the accumulated run-time of the heating/cooling system and reminds the user when it is time to change the filter. The feature often displays the accumulated run-time either as an aggregate of both heating and cooling or displaying each time separately.
Some digital thermostats have the capability of being programmed using a touch-tone telephone or over the Internet, such as the Nest Learning Thermostat.
Digital thermostats are usually powered one of three ways:
A sophisticated power circuit operates from the 24 VAC supply when the thermostat is not calling, and operates from the current flowing in the thermostat circuit when the thermostat is calling. A battery is used to provide back-up during power failures.
A rechargeable battery operates the thermostat just as in the clock thermostat, charging when the thermostat is not calling and discharging while the thermostat is calling.
A non-rechargeable battery always powers the thermostat. To limit the amount of power drawn from the battery, such thermostats use an impulse relay that does not require the continuous application of power to the relay's coil. These thermostats can be used on millivolt circuits, as well as conventional 24 VAC circuits. Battery life is typically one to two years.
Digital thermostats with PID controller
More expensive models have a built-in PID controller, so that the thermostat "learns" via a feedback loop how the overall system (including the room itself) will react to its commands. Programming the morning temperature to be 21° C at 7:00 a.m., for instance, ensures that the temperature would then be 21 °C, whereas less sophisticated programmable thermostat would simply start working toward 21° at 7:00 a.m. Thus a PID controller sets the time at which the system should be activated in order to reach the desired temperature at the desired time, having processed the data of the room temperature regimen by comparing the past temperature status of the room and its current temperature for an optimal start.
Process control or industrial thermostat also makes sure that the temperature is very stable(for instance, by reducing first overshoot and fluctuation at the end of the heating cycle) such that the comfort level is increased.
Commercial thermostats
In commercial applications, the thermostat may not contain any clock mechanism. Instead, another means may be used to select between the "hotter" and "colder" settings. For example, if the thermostat uses pneumatic controls, a change in the air pressure supplied to the thermostat may select between the "hotter" and "colder" settings, and this air pressure is determined by a central regulator. With electronic controls, a specific signal may indicate whether to operate at the "hotter" or "colder" setting.
Terminal codes and colors
See also
Smart thermostat (and Wi-Fi thermostat)
OpenTherm
References
External links
Energy Savers, Programmable thermostat (EERE).
Honeywell chronotherm III
"How A Thermostat Tends Your Furnance" 1951 article on the basics of the automatic furnace thermostats—i.e. good drawings and illustrations with page 149 showing the first clock thermostats
Temperature control |
20484791 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe%20Romano | Moshe Romano | Moshe Romano (; born 6 May 1946) is an Israeli former international footballer.
Career
Club career
Romano played club football for Shimshon Tel Aviv and Beitar Tel Aviv, and was top scorer in the 1965–66, 1969–1970, 1972–1973 and 1974–75 seasons, scoring a total of 193 goals in the Israeli First Division between 1965 and 1982.
International career
Romano represented Israel at international level, and competed in the 1968 AFC Asian Cup and 1970 FIFA World Cup. Romano earned a total of 12 caps between 1965 and 1975, scoring 5 goals.
See also
List of Jewish footballers
References
External links
1946 births
Living people
Israeli footballers
Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. players
Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. players
Israel international footballers
1968 AFC Asian Cup players
1970 FIFA World Cup players
Footballers from Tel Aviv
Association football forwards |
26721642 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch%20College%20of%20Education | Christchurch College of Education | Christchurch College of Education (CCE) was an educational institute based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1877, and ceased operation in 2007 when it was merged with the University of Canterbury.
The educationalist Colin Knight was principal from 1986 to 1995.
Notes
Defunct universities and colleges in New Zealand
Education in Christchurch
University of Canterbury
Colleges of education in New Zealand |
6910735 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Seymour | Henry Seymour | Henry Seymour may refer to:
New Zealand
Henry Seymour (New Zealand politician) (1796–1883), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
United Kingdom
Henry Seymour (16th-century MP) (1503–1578), Member of Parliament (MP) for Hampshire in 1547, brother of Queen Jane Seymour and uncle of Edward VI of England
Henry Seymour (Langley) (1612–1687), friend of Charles II and MP for East Looe
Henry Seymour (died 1728), English MP
Henry Seymour (Redland) (1729–1807), MP for Totnes, Huntingdon, Evesham, lover of Madame du Barry
Henry Seymour (Knoyle) (1776–1849), MP for Taunton
Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford (born 1958), British peer
Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp (1626–1654), English nobleman
Lord Henry Seymour (naval commander), English admiral who fought the Spanish Armada
Lord Henry Seymour (politician) (1746–1830), MP for Coventry, Midhurst, Downton
Sir Henry Seymour, 1st Baronet (1674–1714), MP for East Looe
Henry Danby Seymour (1820–1877), MP for Poole
Henry Seymour (Royal Navy officer) (1818–1869), naval commander and politician
Henry Seymour (secularist) (1861–1938), secularist, anarchist and gramophone innovator
United States
Henry W. Seymour (1834–1906), U.S. Representative for Michigan
Henry Seymour (Commissioner) (1780–1837), New York politician
Other
Henry Seymour (pastoralist) (1799–1869), Irish lawyer migrated to South Australia 1840 |
26721647 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra%20Park%2C%20Portsmouth | Alexandra Park, Portsmouth | Alexandra Park, Portsmouth, was opened in 1907 and was a place of recreation for the people of Portsea Island. It provided lawns, flowers beds, paths and seats; it was an area to escape the toils of inner city life in the early twentieth century. The park was named after Queen Alexandra. At the time of the parks opening the site was already home to a bicycle track.
The park is still popular today, and plays host to the Mountbatten Sports Centre, a modern sports facility including a 50-metre swimming pool and athletics and cycle tracks. To the north of the park there are playing fields which host a number of sports including American football, cricket, hockey, football matches & motocross. The southern section of the park provides a children's play area, and retains its trees, flower, beds and lawns, and is an area for general recreation.
The Portsmouth Dreadnoughts American Football Team currently use Alexandra Park as their training ground as well as their home venue.
The park is connected to the site of the Hilsea Lido via the Stamshaw Esplanade.
References
Welcome to Portsmouth, Alexandra Park
Portsmouth Now and Then, Alexandra Park
Urban public parks
Portsmouth
Parks and open spaces in Hampshire
Tourist attractions in Portsmouth
Sports venues in Hampshire |
20484798 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman%20Cutter | Bowman Cutter | W. Bowman Cutter is an American economist, academic, and businessman.
Education
Cutter holds degrees from Harvard University, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and Balliol College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar (elected in 1964).
Career
Bowman Cutter was an Office of Management and Budget Review Team Leader for the Obama-Biden Transition Committee Agency Review Groups. He served on the National Economic Council as Robert Rubin's Deputy, from 1993 to 1996 and at the Office of Management and Budget from 1976 to 1981.
Cutter was managing director of Warburg Pincus from 1996 to 2009. He currently serves as chairman of CARE and chairman of MicroVest, and is a member of the board for the Committee for Economic Development, The Atlantic Council, and Resources for the Future. From 1981 to 1993, he was vice chairman and managing partner at Coopers & Lybrand.
References
Living people
21st-century American economists
United States Office of Management and Budget officials
The Stimson Center
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs alumni
Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
Harvard University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people) |
17342693 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream%20Brother%3A%20The%20Songs%20of%20Tim%20and%20Jeff%20Buckley | Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley | Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley is a studio album performed by various artists in tribute to 1960s musician Tim Buckley, and his son, also a musician, Jeff Buckley. Both father and son died prematurely, Tim Buckley of an overdose and Jeff Buckley in a drowning accident.
Track listing
"Sing a Song for You" (Tim Buckley) performed by The Magic Numbers - 3:27
"Yard of Blonde Girls" (Audrey Clark, Lori Kramer) performed by Micah P. Hinson - 2:58
"She Is" (Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett) performed by Sufjan Stevens - 2:22
"Grace" (Jeff Buckley, Gary Lucas) performed by King Creosote - 5:34
"I Must Have Been Blind" (Tim Buckley) performed by The Earlies - 5:18
"Dream Brother" (Jeff Buckley) performed by Bitmap - 4:52
"Song to the Siren" (Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett) performed by Engineers - 4:32
"Mojo Pin" (Jeff Buckley, Gary Lucas) performed by Adem - 5:05
"No Man Can Find the War" (Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett) performed by Tunng - 5:03
"Morning Theft" (Jeff Buckley) performed by Stephen Fretwell - 3:41
"Buzzin' Fly" (Tim Buckley) performed by Kathryn Williams - 4:07
"Everybody Here Wants You" (Jeff Buckley) performed by Matthew Herbert, Dani Siciliano - 4:48
"The River" (Tim Buckley) performed by Clayhill - 5:54
Personnel
"Sing a Song for You" -The Magic Numbers
"Yard of Blonde Girls" - Micah P. Hinson
"She Is" - Sufjan Stevens
"Grace" - King Creosote
"I Must Have Been Blind" - The Earlies
"Dream Brother" - Bitmap
"Song to the Siren" - Engineers
"Mojo Pin" - Adem
"No Man Can Find the War" - Tunng
"Morning Theft" - Stephen Fretwell: Bass guitar, guitar, percussion, vocals
"Buzzin' Fly" - Kathryn Williams
"Everybody Here Wants You" - Matthew Herbert, Dani Siciliano
"The River" - Clayhill
Matthew Watson - Piano, wurlitzer
Tom Knott - Engineer
Richard Wilkinson - Engineer, Mixing
David Browne - Liner Notes
David Scott - Producer
Kathyrn Williams - Producer
Romeo Stodart - Producer
References
2006 albums
Tribute albums |
26721650 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentilla%20biennis | Potentilla biennis | Potentilla biennis is a species of cinquefoil known by the common names biennial cinquefoil and Greene's cinquefoil. It is native to western North America from northwestern Canada to the southwestern United States, where it grows in moist habitat. This is an annual or biennial herb producing an erect stem up to 70 centimeters tall from a taproot. It is hairy and glandular in texture. The hairy leaves are each divided into three toothed, oval leaflets each up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cyme of several flowers. Each flower has five oval yellow petals 1 or 2 millimeters long and five triangular sepals which are slightly longer. The fruit is a minute whitish achene.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Photo gallery
biennis |
20484800 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%C4%91eo%20Lovrov%20Zadranin | Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin | Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin or Anđeo Lovrin (active during the fourteenth century) was a Croatian architect, born in Zadar and mostly active in Dubrovnik.
He was a member of an architect family from Zadar. He had brothers Nikola, Juraj and Petar, who were also architects or builders.
He is mentioned in documents between 1339 and 1368. From 1348 he works on the St Blaise's Church and the Franciscan Church and Monastery in Dubrovnik. After that he left for Kotor, where he had a stonemasonry workshop.
See also
List of Croatian architects
List of people from Zadar
External links
Biography in the Croatian Biographical Lexicon (in Croatian)
Anđeo Lovrov among the Croatian sculptors and architects in Dalmatia (in Croatian)
Year of death unknown
Year of birth unknown
Architects from Zadar
14th-century Croatian people |
17342696 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounlapamok%20district | Mounlapamok district | Mounlapamok is a district (muang) of Champasak province in southwestern Laos. It is 500 km southeast of the capital, Vientiane, near the border with Thailand and Cambodia. It is on the Bolaven Plateau, and near Khone Phapheng Falls of the Mekong River. Its population was 38,774 in 2015.
Climate
The climate is moderate. The average temperature is 23 degrees Celsius. The warmest month, April, averages 26 degrees Celsius, and the coolest, August, 10 degrees Celsius. The average rainfall is 2,406 millimetres per year. The month with the most precipitation is September, at 541 mm, and the least is in February, at one mm.
References
External links
Districts of Champasak province |
26721657 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd%20Hanson | Todd Hanson | Todd Hanson is an American writer and voice actor, notable for his work as a writer and editor at the parody newspaper The Onion. He also voices the character Dan Halen on the Adult Swim program Squidbillies.
Career
As writer
Todd Hanson briefly attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986 and soon dropped out. He remained in Madison and began working a series of menial jobs. Eventually Hanson began drawing a semi-autobiographical cartoon entitled 'Badgers and Other Animals' which was published regularly in the Daily Cardinal, a university student newspaper. Hanson was working as a dishwasher when he first started as a writer and cartoonist at The Onion. He wrote an article in The Onion that was optioned as a movie by DreamWorks and co-wrote the comedy film The Onion Movie (2008), which he has since disowned.
As actor
Todd was an ensemble member in the Ark Improvisational Theater in Madison, Wisconsin from 1987–88. He voices the character Dan Halen on Squidbillies. He made three guest appearances in the episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force called Interfection, Hypno-Germ and Last Dance for Napkin Lad. He is also on the commentary for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters in which he stated that he is a big fan of the show. The commentary also states that he came up with the Chicken Bittle character which was rejected to be an Aqua Teen for several years.
Personal life
Hanson has lived in Wisconsin and New York City, New York. During a storytelling segment on Public Radio International's The Moth, Hanson credited his mother for him being "a douchebag".
Hanson spoke candidly about his long history of depression on the July 7, 2011 episode of WTF with Marc Maron.
Filmography and television work
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1 episode, 2003; writer)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (3 episodes, 2002–2011)
The Aristocrats (2005) Himself (staff of The Onion)
The Onion Movie (2008; writer)
Squidbillies (10 episodes, 2005–2008)
Ape Trouble (2009; video)
Something Extremely Important (2009)
The People vs. George Lucas (2010)
See also
List of comedy writers
List of people from Brooklyn, New York
References
External links
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American male actors
20th-century births
20th-century American writers
21st-century American male actors
21st-century American writers
American comedy writers
American cartoonists
American male screenwriters
American television writers
American male voice actors
Living people
The Onion people
Writers from Brooklyn
American male television writers
20th-century American male writers
Screenwriters from New York (state)
Screenwriters from Wisconsin |
6910757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airway%20beacon | Airway beacon | An airway beacon (US) or aerial lighthouse (UK and Europe) was a rotating light assembly mounted atop a tower. These were once used extensively in the United States for visual navigation by airplane pilots along a specified airway corridor. In Europe, they were used to guide aircraft with lighted beacons at night.
UK and Europe
United Kingdom
A network of aerial lighthouses was established in the United Kingdom and Europe during the 1920s and 1930s. Use of the lighthouses has declined with the advent of radio navigation aids such as NDB (non-directional beacon), VOR (VHF omnidirectional ranging) and DME (distance measuring equipment). The last operational aerial lighthouse in the United Kingdom is on top of the cupola over the RAF College main hall at RAF Cranwell.
Netherlands
In the Netherlands, gas holders were painted with an arrow pointing north and two letters identifying their location.
United States
Approximately 1,500 airway beacons were constructed to guide pilots from city to city, covering . Today, most of the beacons have been removed, but the State of Montana continues to maintain several as navigation aids in mountainous terrain. One beacon is preserved for historical purposes in Saint Paul, Minnesota at the Indian Mounds Park on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. A rotating airway beacon has been in continuous operation at the summit of Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon since 1929, though it was decommissioned during the 1960s. Recently, the beacon at Grants, New Mexico was restored for historic preservation, using original items found at other nearby sites.
A large concrete slab, in the shape of an arrow, was located near the base of each beacon. Many of these arrows remain today, some of which are visible from satellite pictures, even in urban settings.
Light characteristics
An airway beacon has two distinct light characteristics: A revolving narrow white light beam about 5 degrees wide in azimuth and a set of fixed colored course lights of about 15 degrees width.
White rotating beacon
The rotating beacon 24 inch (610 mm) parabolic mirror and a 110-volt, 1 kilowatt lamp. spinning at 6 rpm, creating a quick one-tenth second flash every ten seconds. In clear weather they could be seen for 40 miles (64 km). Montana took steps to modernize their beacons, encasing newer light systems in clear domes.
Red or green course lights
Just below the white beacon, a set of red or green course lights point along each airway route. Red lights denote an airway beacon between landing fields while green denotes a beacon adjacent or upon a landing field. These course lights flash a Morse code letter identifying the beacon to the pilot. Each beacon is identified with a sequential number along the airway, and flash the red or green course lights with the Morse code ID of one of 10 letters: W, U, V, H, R, K, D, B, G or M. The letters represent the digits of 1 through 10 (W = 1, ..., M = 10). The course lights turn on for 0.5 second for a dot, 1.5 second for a dash with a 0.5 second between each dot or dash. A pause of 1.5 seconds separates each letter.
To help remember the letters and their sequence number, pilots memorized the following: "When Undertaking Very Hard Routes, Keep Direction By Good Methods." The beacons are depicted on navigation charts along with their number and Morse code pattern. For example, beacon number 15 would have a code digit of 5 (the units digit), hence the letter R, and Morse code: "dit dah dit" (·−·).
History
Airway beacons in the US were constructed by the Post Office and the Department of Commerce between 1923 and 1933. The Low Frequency Radio Range system began to replace this visual system in 1929. The last visual airway beacon was supposedly shut down in 1973, but a few airway beacons are still operating in Portland, Oregon and Western Montana. Those in Montana are charted on the Great Falls sectional chart. They are maintained by the Montana Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division.
See also
Lighted airway
References
External links
"Arrows Across America; Transcontinental Air Mail Routes"
Beacons
Aeronautical navigation systems
Aviation history of the United States
Transportation infrastructure in the United States
United States Postal Service
United States Department of Commerce
1923 establishments in the United States
Lighthouse
Lighthouses
Communication towers in the United States |
20484803 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Pablo%20Montes | Juan Pablo Montes | Juan Pablo Montes Montes (born 26 October 1985 in Sulaco, Yoro, Honduras) is a Honduran football player who most recently played as a defender for F.C. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.
Club career
Montes started his career at Atlético Olanchano, then had a three year-spell at Victoria. He joined Vida in summer 2011 but was out for the season due to a broken foot. Montes moved on to Necaxa in January 2012 and then Platense, changing clubs every season since leaving Victoria.
He joined F.C. Motagua for the 2013–14 season, where he has won several championships. He was nominated in the Best XI at the 2018 CONCACAF Awards.
International career
Montes made his debut for Honduras in a January 2013 Copa Centroamericana match against El Salvador. As of February 2015, Montes has earned a total of sixteen caps, scoring twice.
International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
References
External links
1985 births
Living people
People from Yoro Department
Association football defenders
Honduran footballers
Honduras international footballers
C.D. Victoria players
C.D.S. Vida players
Platense F.C. players
F.C. Motagua players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
2013 Copa Centroamericana players
2014 FIFA World Cup players
2014 Copa Centroamericana players |
17342700 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loosely%20Tight | Loosely Tight | Loosely Tight is an American hard rock band originally based out of Phoenix, Arizona.
Early history
The band came to prominence after taking top honors at the 1979 California World Music Festival held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. More than 2100 bands entered the competition and shared the stage with Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Van Halen.
In conjunction with their festival success, the Loosely Tight song "Rough and Tough" was the lead off track for radio station KDKB (93.3 FM)'s 1979 album, Arizona Sounds Volume 3.
After a brief stint with Capitol Records, the band's album Fightin' Society (1981) found release on Star Struck Records (Catalog number TDS 020559).
In 2000, The Arizona Republic named Loosely Tight as #28 in their list of The 100 Best Valley Rock Bands.
Band members
The Loosely Tight lineup included Dino Livingston (singer/songwriter/vocalist/guitarist), Mark Lehman (bass), Jr. Lomeli (guitar), and Pat Dixon (drums). The band's manager was Danny Zelisko. Later band members included Bob Hagen (drums), Danny Livingston (bass), and Donnie Mills (bass). Dixon went on to play drums with another Arizona based band, Icon, who recorded albums on both Capitol Records and Atlantic Records, while Lehman moved on to the band Surgical Steel, most notable for recording a song with Rob Halford of Judas Priest.
Later history
The songs on Fightin' Society are now controlled by independent record label Fervor Records. The label placed the band's music in various movies, including Paramount Pictures, The Love Guru (2008), Oscilloscope Laboratories, The Messenger (2009), Grindstone Entertainment Group, The Frozen Ground (2013), Bold Films, Stronger (2017), and Universal Pictures, American Made (2017). Loosely Tight's music has also been played on several TV series, including Get Shorty, Red Oaks, The Carrie Diaries, The Neighbors, Blood Drive, and Narcos.
In 2011, Loosely Tight moved to Houston, Texas where Dino Livingston teamed up with bass player Wolff DeLong (former bass player for, most notably, Mean Gene Kelton and Super Chikan and the Fighting Cocks), and drummer, Rick Gomez. Delong and Gomez provided the rhythm section. Livingston continued to write songs and play guitar.
On December 20, 2011, the band leader and lead singer, Dino (Dennis Wayne) Livingston, died of complications from diabetes.
In 2012, Phoenix New Times chose Loosely Tight's song "Bombs Away" as one of the songs from 1981 which defined Arizona.
References
External links
Rock music groups from Arizona
Musical groups from Phoenix, Arizona
American hard rock musical groups |
17342762 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viengthong%20district | Viengthong district | Viengthong district may refer to a few different districts in Laos.
Viengthong district, Bolikhamsai
Viengthong district, Houaphanh |
17342771 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder%20Magazine | Powder Magazine | Powder Magazine, Powder House, or Powderworks may refer to:
Powder tower or powder house, a building used to store gunpowder or explosives; common until the 20th century
Gunpowder magazine, a building designed to store gunpowder in wooden barrels; historical successor to the above
Magazine (artillery), an item or place within which ammunition or other explosive material is stored
Structures in the United States
Alphabetical by state or territory, then by town or city
Powder Magazine (Montgomery, Alabama), on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) listings in Montgomery County, Alabama
Powder Magazine (Blue Ball, Arkansas), NRHP-listed
Powder Magazine (Camp Drum), Los Angeles, California
Sanchez Powder House Site, St. Augustine, Florida, NRHP-listed
Confederate Powderworks, Augusta, Georgia
Camp Parapet Powder Magazine, Metairie, Louisiana, NRHP-listed
Powder House Square, a neighborhood and landmark rotary in Somerville, Massachusetts
Powder House Park, Somerville, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed
Powder House Island, an artificial island in the Detroit River, Michigan
Hessian Powder Magazine, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, NRHP-listed
Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District, Plum Borough, Pennsylvania, NRHP-listed
Polvorín de Miraflores, San Juan, Puerto Rico, NRHP-listed
Fort Johnson (South Carolina) Powder Magazine, NRHP-listed
Powder Magazine (Charleston, South Carolina), a U.S. National Historic Landmark and NRHP-listed
Jefferson Ordnance Magazine, Jefferson, Texas, NRHP-listed
Civilian Conservation Corps Powder Magazine, Torrey, Utah, NRHP-listed
Other uses
"Powderworks" (song), by Midnight Oil, 1978
Powder Magazine (skiing), a snow-skiing magazine for which John Bresee was a writer and managing editor |
20484804 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese%20Air%20Force%20Aviation%20School | Lebanese Air Force Aviation School | The Lebanese Air Force Aviation School ( Madrasat al-Kouwat al-Jawiya) is a military school and part of the Lebanese Air Force, established in 1960. The school aims to qualify air force pilots, and is located at Rayak Air Base; however it is controlled by the air force command in Beirut Air Base. The school currently employs Robinson Raven R44 II helicopters of the Fifteenth Squadron for these training purposes.
Mission
The school trains the air force pilots according to the needs of the trainees and according to the school's capabilities, taking into consideration the ongoing technological and military advancements. It also helps the army officers, who were transferred from the military academy for this purpose, by technically preparing them to fly jet planes and helicopters and giving them courses in air and ground tactics. The school gives other minor courses including foreign language courses in order to keep a high educational standard between their trainees. Pilots are always trained by the school, in compliance with the missions given forth by the colleges and schools of the Lebanese army.
History
August 1, 1982 was the date in which the last air force officers were promoted from the school. During the Lebanese Civil War training was stopped, however after 4 years the trainees were sent for training programs abroad. In 1995, and after the army's new UH-1H helicopters supplied by United States, the trainees were transferred back to the school. Training activities resumed in 1997, and officers shifting in major were directed from the ground forces to the air force. Training in the school's original base was halted in that period until November 5, 2001, when 6 new officers were transferred to the air force in addition to 4 observing officers (promoted in 2003). In 2002, 3 officers also joined the school for a 2-years training period.
Prior to using the Robinson Raven R44 II starting 2005, the school used to train ab-initio on the UH-1 Iroquois helicopters; However, the Huey is still used later in the course during the advanced Helicopter Training.
Program
Ground School, which includes courses in Aerodynamics, aerial monitoring, introduction to the aircraft and sign communication with the watch tower. At the end of the first training sessions, the trainees take a test in order to see their progress. This test comes after a period of 15 hours of preliminary training.
Second year, which encompasses general aviation and military courses in addition to several levels required to be passed:
Solo, the first level training period where the newly trained pilot takes a 30-minute aviation test.
Emergence Phase, a training period inside the periphery of the air base.
Combined Area, a training period outside the base's periphery.
Third year, which includes training on a simulator, mountainous and low training, in addition to aviation, tactical and night aviation. This period ends by taking operational training and then the pilot joins specified groups after having passed a total period of 180 aerial flights.
Simulators
The Lebanese Air Force is interested in obtaining one UH-1 flight simulator, with training and logistical support. This requires upgrading the facilities of the school also.
Achievements
In addition to the training courses given to the pilots, a training program was established for a period of 3 months. This program, which has been taken by 3 officers, teaches trainees to fly on newly supplied aircraft that undergo maintenance to test its endurance.
See also
Rayak Air Base
Rene Mouawad Air Base
References
External links
Lebanese Air Force Website
Lebanese Army Academies
Aviation schools |
20484809 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuznetsov%20trace%20formula | Kuznetsov trace formula | In analytic number theory, the Kuznetsov trace formula is an extension of the Petersson trace formula.
The Kuznetsov or relative trace formula connects Kloosterman sums at a deep level with the spectral theory of automorphic forms. Originally this could have been stated as follows. Let
be a sufficiently "well behaved" function. Then one calls identities of the following type Kuznetsov trace formula:
The integral transform part is some integral transform of g and the spectral part is a sum of Fourier coefficients, taken over spaces of holomorphic and non-holomorphic modular forms twisted with some integral transform of g. The Kuznetsov trace formula was found by Kuznetsov while studying the growth of weight zero automorphic functions. Using estimates on Kloosterman sums he was able to derive estimates for Fourier coefficients of modular forms in cases where Pierre Deligne's proof of the Weil conjectures was not applicable.
It was later translated by Jacquet to a representation theoretic framework. Let be a reductive group over a number field F and be a subgroup. While the usual trace formula studies the harmonic analysis on G, the relative trace formula is a tool for studying the harmonic analysis on the symmetric space . For an overview and numerous applications Cogdell, J.W. and I. Piatetski-Shapiro, The arithmetic and spectral analysis of Poincaré series, volume 13 of Perspectives in mathematics. Academic Press Inc., Boston, MA, (1990).
References
Automorphic forms
Spectral theory
Theorems in analytic number theory |
17342778 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoop%20Chhaon | Dhoop Chhaon | Dhoop Chhaon or Bhagya Chakra (also Known as 'Sun and Shade' or 'Wheel of Fate') is a 1935 Hindi movie directed by Nitin Bose. It was a remake of the Bengali film Bhagya Chakra. Dhoop Chhaon was the first Hindi film to use playback singing. It was Bose who came up with the idea of playback singing. He discussed with music director Raichand Boral and Bose's brother Mukul Bose, who was the sound recordist in New Theatres, implemented the idea.
Cast
Kapoor as Hiralal
Biswanath Bhadhuri as Shamlal
K.C.Dey as Surdas
Nawab as Manager
Kedar as Asst. Manager
Ajmat as Kallo-Ki-Ma
Pahari Sanyal as Dipak
Uma Devi as Mira
Babulal as Mr. Tewari
Debbala as Mira's mother
Indu Mukherjee as Detective
Shyam Law as Detective
Pramathesh Barua as guest at party (uncredited)
K. L. Saigal as guest#2 (uncredited)
Vikram Nahar as guest#3 (uncredited)
Vaid as Client
Nagendrabala as Nurse
Wahab as Stage-Dipak
Sardar Aktar as Stage Kallo-Ki-Ma
Triloke Kapur as Satyavan
Ahi Sanyal as Bad Singer
Notes
External links
1935 films
1930s Hindi-language films
Hindi-language films
Films directed by Nitin Bose
Hindi remakes of Bengali films
Indian black-and-white films |
20484815 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petersson%20trace%20formula | Petersson trace formula | In analytic number theory, the Petersson trace formula is a kind of orthogonality relation between coefficients of a holomorphic modular form. It is a specialization of the more general Kuznetsov trace formula.
In its simplest form the Petersson trace formula is as follows. Let be an orthonormal basis of , the space of cusp forms of weight on . Then for any positive integers we have
where is the Kronecker delta function, is the Kloosterman sum and is the Bessel function of the first kind.
References
Henryk Iwaniec: Topics in Classical Automorphic Forms. Graduate Studies in Mathematics 17, American Mathematics Society, Providence, RI, 1991.
Theorems in analytic number theory |
17342786 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paksong%20district | Paksong district | Paksong is a district (muang) of Champasak province in southwestern Laos.
Settlements
Paksong
References
Districts of Champasak province |
20484833 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistling%20Smith | Whistling Smith | Whistling Smith is a 1975 Canadian short documentary film about Vancouver policeman Sergeant Bernie "Whistling" Smith, directed by Marrin Canell. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short at the 48th Academy Awards.
Production
Whistling Smith was produced for the National Film Board's Pacificanada series, which aired on CBC-TV in early 1975. The film's narration was written and read by Donald Brittain.
Accolades
Along with its Oscar nomination, the film won a Canadian Film Award for Sound Re-Recording.
References
External links
Watch Whistling Smith at NFB Web site
1975 films
1975 documentary films
1975 short films
Canadian short documentary films
Documentary films about law enforcement in Canada
English-language Canadian films
Films shot in Vancouver
National Film Board of Canada documentaries
National Film Board of Canada short films
1970s short documentary films |
17342790 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias%20B.%20Hildreth | Matthias B. Hildreth | Matthias Bernard Hildreth (c. 1774 – July 11, 1812) was an American lawyer and politician.
Life
His family moved in 1797 from Southampton, Long Island to Johnstown, then in Montgomery County, New York, where his father James Hildreth (d. 1818) became judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
Hildreth was a presidential elector in 1804, voting for Thomas Jefferson and George Clinton. On March 13, 1808, he married Ann Rust (ca. 1769-1821), and they had two children: James Tallmage Hildreth (1809–1857) and Catherine Mary Hildreth.
He was New York State Attorney General from 1808 to 1810, and from 1811 until his death.
He was buried at the Old Colonial Cemetery at Johnstown, N.Y.
Sources
Info at rootsweb
His son's obit in Iowa State Democrat, Davenport, Iowa
Transcribed cemetery records
1770s births
1812 deaths
New York State Attorneys General
1804 United States presidential electors
People from Long Island
People from Johnstown, New York |
20484837 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vokopol%C3%AB%20Castle | Vokopolë Castle | Vokopolë Castle () is a castle in Berat, Albania. It is on a hill at 765 m over the sea level, northwest of Vokopolë, in the Ballolli region, close to the city of Berat. It is a monument of cultural heritage, recognized as such on 8 January 1977 in the Berat County, Albania.
References
Castles in Albania
Buildings and structures in Berat |
20484840 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecla%20and%20Griper%20Bay | Hecla and Griper Bay | Hecla and Griper Bay is an Arctic waterway. Located in the Hazen Strait, it is a large inlet in the north of Melville Island, Canada. It is split between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The bay takes its name from Arctic explorer William Edward Parry's ships and .
Geography
Dominant landforms include: Long Point, Middle Point, Nias Point, and Cape Fisher on its western shores; Sabine Bay to the south; Eldridge Bay and the Sabine Peninsula to the east; and Macdougall Point at its northeastern opening.
References
Bays of the Northwest Territories
Bays of Qikiqtaaluk Region |
17342819 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathouphone%20district | Pathouphone district | Pathoumphone District is a district (muang) of Champasak province in southwestern Laos.
References
Districts of Champasak province |
26721658 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%20Open%20Pr%C3%A9vadi%C3%A8s%20%E2%80%93%20Singles | 2009 Open Prévadiès – Singles | Christophe Rochus was the defending champion.
Josselin Ouanna won the singles competition, after she won 7–5, 1–6, 6–4, against Adrian Mannarino.
Seeds
Draw
Final four
Top half
Bottom half
References
Main Draw
Qualifying Draw
Open Prevadies - Singles
2009 Singles |
44507312 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular%20Front%20%28UK%29 | Popular Front (UK) | The Popular Front in the United Kingdom attempted an alliance between political parties and individuals of the left and centre-left in the late 1930s to come together to challenge the appeasement policies of the National Government led by Neville Chamberlain.
The Popular Front (PF), despite not having the formal endorsement of either the Labour Party or the Liberal Party, fielded candidates at parliamentary by-elections with success. There was no general election to test the support of the PF, and therefore the opportunity for it to form a government.
Origins of the Popular Front
The Popular Front was launched in December 1936 by the Liberal Richard Acland, the Communist John Strachey, Labour's economist G. D. H. Cole, and the Conservative Robert Boothby. Acland and Boothby were both serving in the House of Commons at the time.
Richard Acland
Richard Acland was a new Liberal member of parliament who had gained Barnstaple from the Conservatives at the 1935 election. He quickly became an influential figure on the left of the Liberal Party, advocating closer ties with the Labour Party and electoral co-operation with them at constituency level. He also became an outspoken supporter of a Popular Front, and then one of its founders.
John Strachey
Strachey was elected as a Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Aston in 1929, serving until 1931. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Oswald Mosley and resigned from the Parliamentary Labour Party in 1931 to join Mosley's New Party. Following the New Party's drift towards fascism, he resigned to become a supporter of the Communist Party, contesting the Aston constituency as an independent.
As the author of The Coming Struggle for Power (1932), and a series of other works, Strachey was one of the most prolific and widely read British Marxist-Leninist theorists of the 1930s. In 1936 with the publisher Victor Gollancz he founded the Left Book Club.
G. D. H. Cole
Cole was an Oxford academic, writer and political theorist who favoured libertarian socialism. He was a notable figure in the Labour Party. In 1936 Cole began calling for a Popular Front movement in Britain, where the Labour Party would ally with other parties against the threat of fascism.
Robert Boothby
Boothby had been the Scottish Unionist Party Member for Aberdeen and Kincardine East since 1924. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill from 1926 to 1929.
United Front
The PF campaign was preceded by the United Front campaign. The campaign for a United Front, sought to get co-operation between the Labour Party, the Independent Labour Party and the Communist Party of Great Britain. A major part of that unity campaign was to have electoral co-operation against the National Government at a future general election. In 1931 the ILP had disaffiliated from the Labour Party and at the 1935 General Election the ILP and the Labour Party had fielded candidates against each other that had resulted in cases of the National Government candidate winning due to a split left vote. Within the Labour Party, one of the leading figures in support of the United Front was Sir Stafford Cripps. By 1937 the Labour Party showed little indication for resolving this issue and those within it ranks such as Cripps faced expulsion as a result.
Sir Stafford Cripps
He was Labour MP for Bristol East and Solicitor General in the last Labour government of 1931. He had not given up on trying to unite the left and saw that supporting the Popular Front would achieve the same aims. In putting the case for a Popular Front, he argued that the Labour Party acting alone would not be able to defeat the National Government.
Party responses to the Popular Front
Communist Party
The Communist Party of Great Britain took its lead from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). The view of the CPSU in the mid-to-late 1930s was that Communist parties across Europe should form Popular fronts to work with all other anti-Fascist parties to oppose Fascism. The CPGB was happy to fall in line with this position.
Independent Labour Party
The ILP, who had chosen not to affiliate with the Labour Party during the 1930s, had been supporters of the United Front with Socialists and Communists. However, they did not support the Popular Front as it was to include the Liberal Party. At the 1937 ILP Conference they voted to oppose a Popular Front but to continue to support a United Front. At their 1938 Conference, leader James Maxton re-affirmed his party's opposition to the Popular Front. The ILP remained an opponent of any co-operation with capitalist parties, even after war broke out in 1939. When all the political parties agreed to a wartime electoral truce, the ILP refused to agree.
Labour Party
The Labour Party National Executive published a letter on 13 April 1938, opposing the Popular Front.
Co-operative Party
The Co-operative Party, which was affiliated to the Labour Party, held its 1938 Conference during April. Party Chairman Alfred Barnes personally endorsed the Popular Front and 2 days later, the conference voted in favour of the Popular Front. However, when the Co-operative Party met in 1939 for its Conference, this position was narrowly overturned.
Labour Party Conference 1939
Liberal Party
The attitude of the Liberal Party gradually changed during this period. At the 1935 General Election, former party leader David Lloyd George, through his Council of Action had demonstrated a willingness to support both Liberal and Labour candidates. After the 1935 elections Lloyd George and his parliamentary group returned to the mainstream Liberal Party and continued with the Council of Action.
The first time the Liberal Party formally considered the Popular Front was at a meeting of their executive committee on 20 October 1936. They had received the proposal to support the Popular Front from writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley. Their response was to recommend to the Liberal Party Council that the front not be supported. They stated that the executive did not think that an electoral pact with Labour was possible and arguably desirable. At the meeting of the Party Council on 18 January 1937, this position was agreed. In April 1937 the issue was debated at the Union of University Liberal Societies Conference. Once again the front was rejected.
Popular Front by-elections
At the 1937 Combined English Universities by-election former Liberal MP Thomas Edmund Harvey gained the seat from the Conservatives standing as an Independent Progressive, seeking to rally anti-government supporters on the left. The success of this campaign caused many left leaning academics to consider if candidates standing under a similar platform could be as successful in non-University seats. Throughout the parliament, the National Government would frequently find themselves only opposed by one opposition candidate, either Labour or Liberal. Some of these candidates sought to campaign on the Popular Front platform, with varying degrees of support from other parties. There were few specific cases of an anti-government candidate standing on a Popular Front platform as opposed to a party platform. In such cases these candidates ran as Independent Progressive.
Oxford
The 1938 Oxford by-election was held on 27 October 1938. The Liberal Party had selected Ivor Davies, a 23-year-old graduate of Edinburgh University, despite the fact that he was the candidate for Central Aberdeenshire at the same time. The Labour Party selected Patrick Gordon Walker, who had contested the seat at the 1935 general election. On 13 September, Davies offered to stand down from the by-election if Labour did the same and backed a Popular Front candidate against the Conservatives. Eventually, Gordon Walker reluctantly stood down and both parties supported Sandy Lindsay, who was the Master of Balliol, as an Independent Progressive.
The Conservatives held the seat with a reduced majority of 3,434 or 12.2%.
Bridgwater
The 1938 Bridgwater by-election was held on 17 November 1938.
Vernon Bartlett was a journalist and broadcaster with extensive experience of foreign affairs. He was approached by Richard Acland, Liberal MP for Barnstaple, a seat bordering Bridgwater, about standing as an anti-appeasement candidate in the by-election. Bartlett agreed to do so providing he had the support of the Liberal and Labour parties. The Bridgwater Liberal Party unanimously backed Bartlett's candidature. Before the by-election vacancy was known, the local Labour Party had already re-adopted Arthur Loveys their previous candidate, to contest a General Election expected to occur in 1939. Loveys withdrew and Labour generally supported Bartlett, although many in the Labour Party were unenthusiastic about co-operation with the Liberals. Some Labour voters were reluctant to support Bartlett, believing he was really a Liberal candidate. However, he did receive a letter of support from 39 Labour MPs just before polling day.
Bartlett won the seat with a majority of 2,332 or 6.3%. He hailed the result as a defeat for Chamberlain, saying that it showed people understood the dangers of the Government's foreign policy.
Westminster Abbey
The 1939 Westminster Abbey by-election was held on 17 May 1939. The Labour candidate in 1935, William Kennedy, had been re-selected to contest the next General Election, however, the Labour party decided not to contest the by-election. The Communist party, who had not contested the seat before, chose Dr. Billy Carritt, to stand. In an attempt to revive the Popular Front strategy, Carritt stood as an Independent Progressive. Carritt attracted the highest ever percentage poll of any anti-Conservative candidate in this seat. The performance revived interest nationally in electoral co-operation to defeat National Government candidates at a General Election.
Popular Front in the constituencies
Despite the defeat of the Popular Fronters at the Labour Conference, co-operation between constituency Labour and Liberal organisation continued to grow through the year. It was widely anticipated that Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain would call a general election in 1939 and all political parties were going through the process of selecting local candidates.
Tiverton
Tiverton had been a Conservative seat since they took it from the Liberals in 1923. No Liberal or Labour candidate had stood since 1929. The Liberals had selected a candidate, A. Turner, back in 1938. There was no Labour candidate in place. The former Liberal MP for Tiverton was the North Cornwall Liberal MP, Sir Francis Acland. He was the father of PF founder, Richard Acland. The Aclands had a strong influence over the Tiverton Liberal Association. The Tiverton Liberals were open to the idea of supporting an Independent Progressive, if such a candidate were supported by the local Labour party. It was thought that another Liberal, Michael Pinney, would appeal more to the local Labour Party. By March 1939 Pinney had agreed to stand as a Popular Front candidate and Turner had agreed to withdraw in his favour. In April 1939 the local Liberals and the local Labour Party both formally endorsed Pinney. In May 1939 the national Labour Party decided to bar the Tiverton division from the party.
Aftermath
Calls for a Popular Front ceased when Britain declared war on Nazi Germany. However, it was becoming increasingly recognised that during wartime, it was better to have a broad based government that could command all-party support. By May 1940 Winston Churchill had become Prime Minister and had included in his new government other Conservative anti-appeasers and the leaders of the Labour and Liberal parties. The Communist Party's support for co-operation fluctuated depending on the foreign policy of the Soviet Union. John Strachey left the party and re-joined the Labour Party. The ILP was to take a semi-anti-war position. In 1940 Cripps was appointed by Winston Churchill as Ambassador to the Soviet Union. In 1942 Acland broke from the Liberals to found the socialist Common Wealth Party with J. B. Priestley, opposing the war-time electoral truce between the major parties. At the 1945 General election, there were a handful of instances of Labour not running candidates in Con/Lib constituencies, but essentially there was no electoral co-operation between Labour, Liberal and Communist or even in Bridgwater where Labour decided to oppose Vernon Bartlett standing for re-election as a Progressive.
References
1936 establishments in the United Kingdom
Defunct political party alliances in the United Kingdom
1936 in British politics |
44507316 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hord | Hord | Hord is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Brian Hord (1934–2015), British surveyor and politician
Chad Hord (born 1976), American racing driver
Donal Hord (1902–1966), American sculptor
Oscar B. Hord (1829–1888), American politician and lawyer
Roy Hord, Jr. (1934–2002), American football player |
44507335 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tape%20lace | Tape lace | Tape lace is made with a straight tape which is bent into the shape required and sewn into position. Various needle lace fillings may be used to fill the gaps. The tape is usually machine made. This type of lace is also known as mixed tape lace, or mixed lace, as it uses more than one technique: one in making the tape, and a different technique for the fillings and joins.
This should be distinguished from bobbin tape lace, which is a type of bobbin lace where the tape and the rest of the lace is made at the same time using bobbins, so only one technique is used.
The 19th century tape laces varied from well-worked versions with a variety of filling stitches to those where the tapes were simply joined with a few needle-made bars.
Making tape laces was a popular craft and patterns were widely available in shops and magazines. However, tape lace was also developed on a professional basis in some places, such as Branscombe in Devon.
Types of tape lace include Renaissance, Battenberg and Princess.
References |
17342824 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamtime%20%28musical%29 | Dreamtime (musical) | Dreamtime is an original musical by Jean Marc Cerrone and David Niles. It was created by Niles, based on an original story by Cerrone. Niles wrote the book for the musical. The show's message is the power of love and dreams. Billed as a "New Broadway Musical Experience," the show combined giant screen images in high definition with live actors, music and laser lighting effects. The hi-tech, quick editing equipment incorporated into the theater allowed the audience members to be videotaped upon their entrance and become part of the show's finale. Dreamtime ran on Broadway at the Ed Sullivan Theater in 1992.
Production origins
Dreamtime is an adaptation of several of Cerrone's earlier works. Cerrone was invited to perform several outdoor concerts with laser lights, synchronized water fountains and fireworks commemorating national celebrations before audience of hundreds of thousands. The first, in 1978 was a show inside a plexiglass pyramid on the Pavilion for 1200 people. Over the next ten years the concerts developed more of a theme and narrative storyline.
In 1988 at the request of Paris’ Minister of Culture, Jack Lang, Cerrone conceived the mystical rock opera, The Collector. The Collector, featured musicians Mary Hopkins, Steve Overland and rock bands YES, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Art of Noise and The Paris Opera Choir and was performed on the Trocadero in Paris. The show was revised for the 1989 celebration of the Bicentenary of the French Revolution on the edges of the Seine for an audience of over 600,000. This show called Evolution featured musicians Laura Branigan and Steve Overland with a cast of 30 in the ensemble and choir.
In 1991, another version of the show, now called Harmony, was performed before an 800,000 member audience over the port of Tokyo. Harmony was produced to celebrate the launch of a new Japanese television satellite channel in high definition. Broadway director, David Niles and Cerrone had to rework these huge, spectacular outdoor concerts into a show that would fit into a 1200-seat theater – the result was the Broadway musical experience Dreamtime.
Production history
During Dreamtime’s successful Broadway run at The Ed Sullivan Theater, Consolidated Properties, Inc sold the theater and the office space above to CBS to serve as the new home for the Late Show with David Letterman. CBS needed the theater immediately and struck a deal to move Dreamtime out of the theater. The show was given four weeks to vacate the theater and relocate. Due to the cost of moving the Broadway show and the lack of another comparable Broadway theater, the show closed permanently. The sale of the building and quick vacancy earned Brian Ezraty, the prestigious Henry Hart Rice Achievement Award for the Most Ingenious Deal of the Year for 1993. The show ran for 140 performances.
Plot synopsis
Dreamtime is the story of a woman, a man and the power of love and dreams. A narrator introduces the characters in the story. The narrator is a voice and a vision which appears throughout the story in many forms. The character of “The Woman” represents all women. The character of “The Man” represents all men. “The Collector” is an omnipotent character who speaks through “The Witness” and gives the gift of “The Friend”. “The Collector” urges the audience to take a journey. He explains that many people live a lifetime and never realize their dreams. He asks that the audience travel into “Dreamtime” and help “the Women” and “The Man” to find their dream in one evening. “The Collector” warns the chorus and the audience to beware of “The Chief” who only sees life in black and white and wants people to only to dream while they sleep but not to pursue dreams in their daily life.
In the beginning of the show, the loneliness of “The Woman” and the longing of “The Man” are heard through their music. “The Man” is tempted by a fan and dreams of love. He is given the gift of friendship and with the help of the audience sees the love of “the Women” The audience is videotaped upon entering the theater and are incorporated into the projections during the finale hence, the cast and the audience become One.
Musical numbers/songs in this production
Prelude: The Players are introduced
Solitude: The Woman's Loneliness
Inquisition: The Chorus reveal their disbelief in Dreams
Invitation: The Witness explains the power of Dreams
What Hit You: The Man's Song of material conquest
The Challenge: The Man and the Woman discover each other
Never Give Up: The Man and the Woman discover love
The Temptation: The Chorus pulls The Man back with them
Steve's Dream: The Man is swayed by the Chorus in dreams
I'm Not Sleeping: The Woman's Dream
The Contract: The Chief and the Chorus reveal their real world
The Power: The Woman attempts to reason with The Chief
Friendship: The Collector offers a gift- The Friend
The Calm: The power of Dream
Building A Temple: The Man and The Woman sing about hope
The Vision: The people see the power of Dream in themselves
Harmony: The Man discovers a new world
Finale: The cast and the audience become One
Opening night production credits
Theatre Owned/Operated By: Captain N.Y. / 1125 Productions
Produced by: David Niles
Produced by: 1125 Productions
Created by: David Niles and Marc Cerrone
Music & Lyrics by: Marc Cerrone
Additional Lyrics by: Bob Mitchell
Additional Music by: Charles Olins
Book by: David Niles
Based on an original story by: Marc Cerrone
Directed by: David Niles
Choreographed by: David Wolfson
Scenic Design by: David Niles
Sound Design by: Therry Rogan, Didier Bader
Hair & make-up Design by: Paulette Elkind
Music Director: Graham Perkins
HDTV Video Production Sequences by: David Niles
Production Assistants: Nathalie Lozeau, Jon McDonald, Frederic Galfo, Michelle Graves
Music Publishing: NAC/EMORE/OLINS
Associate Producer: Kathleen Canton
Production Stage Manager: Christopher I. Dee
Assistant Director: Mami Katoh
Facilities/House Manager: Christopher I. Dee
Technicians: Jim Chubby, H. Belefon
Lighting Programming: Jay Perez
Legal Counsel: Rosenman & Colin, Andrew Schoen, Alexander Hartnett, Jean Ennochi
Insurance: New Northern Insurance
Accounting: BDO Seidman
Opening night cast
Eddie Bracken - Chief
Sonia Jones - Woman
Steve Overland - Man
Ivy Seine - Lioness
Telly Bisone - Witness
Bonnie Comley - Man's Fan
Stephanie Daniels - Friend
Glenn Weiner - Friend
Carol Platz - Friend
Martin Pfefferkorn - Friend
Mami Katoh - Friend
Beth Boltuch - Chorus/Ensemble
Frank Cava - Chorus/Ensemble
Cynthia Clark - Chorus/Ensemble
Mindy Cooper - Chorus/Ensemble
Dan Larrinaga - Chorus/Ensemble
Elizabeth Mozer - Chorus/Ensemble
Susan Campochiaro - Chorus /Ensemble
Understudies/swings
Jeanne Neyman: Ensemble
Patricia O’Callaghan: Ensemble
Heidi Weeks: Ensemble
Diane DeNoble: Ensemble
Kari Nissena: Ensemble
HDTV video cast
Deirdre Coleman, Natcha Perard, Camille Donatacci, Jordi Caballero, David Elder, Suzanne Phillips, Anne-Brigitte Sirois, Tira.
Vintage video
Ira Gallen
Cast recording
Dream- Cerrone is available on CD at Unidisc Music, Inc
Malligator Music, Inc.
References
New York Times article
Real Estate Weekly article 4/20/1994
Real Estate Weekly article 5/11/1994
Real Estate Weekly Article 3/24/1993
Bravo TV Camille Grammer Bio
Dreamtime on Abouttheartists.com
External links
More info on David Niles
See for more info on Jean Marc Cerrone
Cerrone discography
Dream CD downloadable
Song lyrics
Article at The New York Times
Broadway musicals
1992 musicals |
44507345 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling%20Plaza | Sterling Plaza | The Sterling Plaza (also known as the California Bank Building) is a historic building in Beverly Hills, California.
Location
The building is located at 9429–9441 on Wilshire Boulevard, in the City of Beverly Hills, California.
History
Construction was completed in 1929. It was designed by the architectural team John and Donald Parkinson in the Art Deco style. With seven stories, it is high.
It was built for the California National Bank of Beverly Hills. As a result, it was first known as the California Bank Building. The building was completed just before the Wall Street crash. It was later acquired by Louis B. Mayer, the head of MGM.
In the 1990s, the building was acquired by Donald Sterling and renamed the Sterling Plaza. In 1976, he leased the California Bank Building on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, and renamed it Sterling Plaza. The Art Deco landmark was built in 1930 by MGM cofounder Louis B. Mayer. In 2000, Sports Illustrated senior writer Franz Lidz revealed that Sterling had a 99-year lease with the Mayer estate that required him to pay a relatively small annual fee and 15% of any rental income, which was why Sterling had remained the sole tenant. "With no other tenant," Lidz reported, "the Mayer estate faces another 75 years with virtually no income from its Sterling Plaza property. By sitting and waiting, Sterling may force a fire sale."
References
Buildings and structures in Beverly Hills, California
Buildings and structures completed in 1929
Art Deco architecture in California |
44507380 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic%20Alliance%20Party%20%28Solomon%20Islands%29 | Democratic Alliance Party (Solomon Islands) | The Democratic Alliance Party is a political party in the Solomon Islands led by Steve Abana.
History
In the 2014 general elections, the party won seven seats, becoming the largest party in Parliament.
References
Political parties in the Solomon Islands |
44507388 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond%20Religion%3A%20Ethics%20for%20a%20Whole%20World | Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World | Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World is a 2011 book by 14th Dalai Lama. It is about Secular ethics use in our everyday life. Those are ethics that can be used by both religious and non-religious people. There are many suggestions about getting rid of destructive emotions and helping other people. In this book there is justified the importance of compassion.
References
Books by the 14th Dalai Lama
Philosophical literature
2011 non-fiction books
Ethics books |
20484842 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976%20Houston%20Oilers%20season | 1976 Houston Oilers season | The 1976 Houston Oilers season was the 17th season overall and seventh with the National Football League (NFL). The team started the season 4–1 with their only loss coming by a single point to the eventual Super Bowl champion Oakland Raiders. They won only one more game, finishing the year 5–9, while failing to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
Offseason
NFL draft
Roster
Schedule
Standings
References
External links
1976 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com
Houston Oilers seasons
Houston Oilers
Houston |
44507394 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dochow | Dochow | Dochow may refer to:
Dochowo, a Polish village
Saint Dochow or Dogwyn, a Welsh saint |
23580452 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeewan%20Kumaranatunga | Jeewan Kumaranatunga | Jeewan Kumaranatunga (born 7 November 1958: ), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television, who later became a politician, a former member of the parliament and a former cabinet minister. He is a close relative of former President Chandrika Kumaratunga and the nephew of actor and politician Vijaya Kumaratunga.
Family
He was born on 7 November 1958 in Seeduwa. His father Sydney Kumaranatunga was also a film actor. Sydney's brother, Vijaya was a renowned actor and politician. Jeewan completed his education from Carey College, Colombo.
Jeewan is married to his longtime partner Sherin and they have two daughters - Malsha and Maleesha and one son, Harshamana.
Kumaranatunga's daughter, Malsha, successfully contested the Colombo district seat on the Western Provincial Council in 2014.
Career
One of Sri Lanka's best commercially successful film artists, Kumaranatunga started his cinema career alongside his uncle, Vijaya. His maiden cinema acting came through Thani Tharuwa, even though it was released in 1982. His first screened film was Ganga Addara, where he acted in a minor role as Liyana Mahaththaya. He acted in more than 90 films across many genres over the last two decades.
In the first few years, Jeewan particularly acted in villain roles, which includes films such as Obata Diwura Kiyannam, Prarthana, Jaya Sikurui and Rumathiyay Neethiyay. His first romantic heroic role came through 1984 film Hitha Honda Kollek directed by Roy de Silva. After that he continued to receive many heroic protagonist roles. During this period, he usually acted with Anoja Weerasinghe, which made them a cinema couple for many years. Some of the most popular Jeewan-Anoja couple films include Mamai Raja, Obata Rahasak Kiyannam, Newatha Api Ekwemu, Randenigala Sinhaya, Yukthiyata Wada, Veera Udara and Esala Sanda. In 1990, he won the Sarasaviya award for the Most Popular Actor.
He acted in few television serials, such as Rana Kahawanu, Sudu Paraviyo, Hingana Kolla and Amarapuraya. He also produced many films such as Randenigala Sinhaya, Muwan Palesse Kadira, Wali Sulanga and 'Ma Obe Hithawatha.
Filmography
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ජාතික රූපවාහිනියට කළු සෙවනැල්ලක්
බර්ට්රම් ගේ අමරපුරය 3 දා සිට ජීවන් නැවතත් පුංචි තිරයට
ජීවන් කුමාරණතුංග පදනමෙන් ගැබිනි කාන්තාවන් 500 කට ත්යාග
ජීවන් යළි යළිත් රජ වෙයි
මහින්දාගමනයට කළ කැප වීම ගැන ජීවන් කුමාරතුංගගෙන් හෙළිදරව්වක්
සේරම පිස්සෝ කියලා ජනතාව තීරණය කරලා
Living people
Sri Lankan actor-politicians
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
Posts ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1958 births
Sri Lankan male film actors
Sinhalese male actors
Sports ministers of Sri Lanka
Telecommunication ministers of Sri Lanka |
17342829 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slieve%20Gallion | Slieve Gallion | Slieve Gallion () is a mountain in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the easternmost of the Sperrin Mountains. It reaches a height of and dominates the western shore of Lough Neagh. Its prominent northeastern summit has a transmitter station with a small road leading to it, and stands at a height of .
By road, Slieve Gallion is from Moneymore, from Cookstown, and from Magherafelt. The mountain is part of the parishes of Desertmartin, Lissan and Ballinascreen.
Nature
Slieve Gallion is a volcanic plug. The mountain is formed from volcanic-derived igneous rock, and also granite on the southern slopes. It is steep, and has a flat top. There is a telecommunications mast on the northeastern summit. To the west, the landscape consists of blanket bog and coniferous forest; most of the trees in the Slieve Gallion area are Sitka spruce. There are also lodgepole pine trees, as well as oak towards the south of the area. Animal species living in the area include the Irish hare (a sub-species of the mountain hare), the curlew, and the red grouse. The otter can also be found around nearby rivers. Slieve Gallion is classed by the Northern Ireland Planning Service as an area of "High Scenic Value".
History
Peat formed at Slieve Gallion in the early Holocene period, around 10,000 years ago. The radiocarbon dating of pollen has shown that there were plants in the area 10,000 years ago. 7,000 ago, the number of alder trees steeply increased.
From the Middle Ages until the 20th century, gatherings were held on the mountain to mark the festival of Lughnasadh. In recent decades, there has been an increase in the number of sheep grazing in the area, as well as an increase in mountain biking and hill walking, contributing to erosion.
Sport
There was formerly a challenge walk/run from the village of Moneymore to the summit of Slieve Gallon, which took participants through idyllic countryside such as Cairndaisy glen and the Postmans Way. There is now a yearly mountain race from the foot of Inniscarn Forest to the mountaintop and back, which normally takes place on the last Saturday of September or the first Saturday of October. Organised under the Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association, this event attracts some of Northern Ireland's top athletes and hosted the British & Ireland Junior Mountain Running Championships in October 2006.
The sports of hang gliding and paragliding use Slieve Gallion. This site is considered a good starting point to go cross-country as there is little in the way of airspace restrictions in a downwind direction from its predominate flyable faces.
Other
In 2019 a wind farm was constructed on its eastern side known as Crockandun wind farm.
Australian Gold firm Walkabout resources could collaborate with Koza UK to start a gold mine on the mountain. As of August 2020 the joint venture only holds a prospecting license and has not submitted plans for a gold mine. The project has been rejected by the district council of Mid Ulster.
See also
TSS Slieve Gallion, a twin-screw steam cargo vessel named after the mountain
References
Mountains and hills of County Londonderry
Marilyns of Northern Ireland
Volcanic plugs of Northern Ireland |
20484860 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ek%C3%A4ngen | Ekängen | Ekängen is a locality situated in Linköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 2,037 inhabitants in 2010.
References
Populated places in Östergötland County
Populated places in Linköping Municipality |
23580456 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith%20Kumara | Ajith Kumara | Ajith Kumara Galbokka Hewage is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
References
Living people
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1973 births |
44507400 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunga%20Forest%20Botanical%20Reserve | Bunga Forest Botanical Reserve | The Bunga Forest Botanical Reserve conserves mist-forest along the southern slopes of the Bvumba Mountains in the Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe. It is the largest conserved area in the Bvumba highlands, and can be accessed from various points along the circuitous Burma Valley Road. The forest was logged for timber up to the mid 20th century.
Flora
Syzygium guineense predominates the primary forest, and Dracaena fragrans is common in its shaded undershrub. Pioneer plants include Aphloia theiformis, Macaranga mellifera and Maesa lanceolata. Albizia gummifera and A. schimperiana dominate the lower slopes and western rain shadow. Bracken-briar on the forest verges is populated by Pteridium aquilinum, Smilax anceps, Buddleja salviifolia, besides Vangueria and Vernonia species.
Fauna
Marshall's pygmy chameleon is present, as is several range-restricted birds, including Swynnerton's robin, Stripe-cheeked greenbul, Chirinda apalis and White-tailed crested-flycatcher.
Vicinity
The Vumba Botanical Gardens, Leopard Rock Hotel, White Horse Inn, Seldomseen Cottages, Genaina Guest House and coffee shop are all in its immediate vicinity. Banti Forest Reserve is situated some 22 km to the south.
References
External links
Topographic map of the area
Eastern Highlands
Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic
Mutare District
Protected areas of Zimbabwe |
44507407 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilwar | Dilwar | Dilwar may refer to:
Dilwar Khan (1937–2013), Bangladeshi poet
Dilwar Khan (1585-1666), Muslim ruler of Sandwip
Dilwar Hussain (born 1970), British academic and consultant on social policy, Muslim identity and Islamic reform
Dilwar, a 2019 Bhojpuri movie starring Sanjay Pandey
Saint Dilwar, a Welsh saint
See also
Delwar Hussain, an English writer, anthropologist and correspondent for The Guardian |
20484863 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Shoeshine | American Shoeshine | American Shoeshine is a 1975 American short documentary film directed by Sparky Greene. It covers the history of shoe shining in the United States, interviews current shoe shiner, and describes rag popping, a form of music made with a shoeshine rag.
Reception
In a review in Jump Cut, Robert L. Pest states that the film fails to consider the racist history of rag popping in the presentation of rag popping as art, writing: "Had Greene chosen to confront, or at least acknowledge, the contradictions of this position, American Shoeshine would have been a different, and perhaps better, film. But as it is, American Shoeshine is still a direct and effective portrait of the history and practice of a unique occupation".
American Shoeshine was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
See also
List of American films of 1975
References
External links
1975 films
American short documentary films
English-language films
1970s short documentary films |
23580457 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.%20D.%20Namal%20Karunaratne | M. D. Namal Karunaratne | M. D. Namal Karunaratne is a Sri Lankan politician and former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
On 8 March 2007, Karunaratne was appointed to a Select Committee of Parliament to look into the alarming increase in traffic accidents.
References
Living people
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1968 births |
17342831 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voo%20Nocturno | Voo Nocturno | Voo Nocturno is the eleventh studio album by Portuguese singer-songwriter Jorge Palma. It was released on 2 July 2007 by EMI Music Portugal.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
Jorge Palma – vocals, piano, acoustic guitars
Marco Nunes – guitars
Miguel Barros – bass
André Hollanda – drums, percussion
Miguel Ferreira – Philicorda
Flak – guitars
Gabriel Gomes – accordion
Pedro Sotiry – synthesizers
Pedro Vidal – pedal steel guitar
Rui Alves – drums
Paulo Gaspar – clarinet
João Viana – bugle
Klaus Nymark – trombone
Jacinto Santos – tuba
Sila Oliveira – banjo
Production
Flak – production, recording (estúdios do Olival)
Cajó – mixing, recording (Bebop estúdios)
Emily Lazar – mastering
Mário Pereira – recording (MB estúdios)
Ricardo Fonseca – recording assistance (MB estúdios)
Quim Monte – recording (Namouche estúdios)
Diogo Tavares – recording (Tcha Tcha Tcha estúdios)
Alive Vinha – cover art
Rita Carmo – photography
Alexandra Afonso – photography
Jorge Palma – photography
Sofia Silva – photography
Marco Madruga – design, photography
Charts
References
2007 albums
Jorge Palma albums
Portuguese-language albums |
26721671 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beng%C3%BC | Bengü | Bengü Erden (born 2 April 1979) is a Turkish singer. She became first familiar with music during her time at the İzmir State Symphony Orchestra. In İzmir, she was cast in a leading role in the musical "Oliver Twist". She later took singing lessons with İzmir State Conservatory's general manager, Müfit Bayraş. In 1998, by performing a song by Müfit Bayşara, she ranked second at the competition Pop Show '98, organized by Mü-Yap and Show TV. She then studied music at Istanbul Academy. She worked as a backing vocalist for Kenan Doğulu for three years. In 2007, Bengü became the winner of Show TV's singing competition Bak Kim Dans Ediyor. Her first album, Hoş Geldin, was produced by Kenan Doğulu and Ozan Doğulu and released in July 2000. Her second studio album, Bağlasan Durmam, was released in 2005.
After two years, she released her third studio album, Taktik. With the song "Korkma Kalbim" from this album, she received a digital certification from Mü-Yap and the album became one of the best-selling albums of the year.
In 2009, Bengü released İki Melek. The album sold 125,000 copies and received a gold certification. By ranking number-one on Türkçe Top 20 for seven weeks, she became one of 2009's Turkish artists who topped the music charts for a long period of time.
In 2011, she released the album Dört Dörtlük. With its lead single, "Aşkım", she succeeded in attracting the attention of fans and critics. The song was the most-searched song on Google in Turkey in 2011. In the same year, Bengü became the "most followed artist" in Turkey.
In 2012, her maxi single "Anlatacaklarım Var" was released. The song "Yaralı" form this maxi single ranked number-one on Turkey's official music charts for seven weeks. Her 2013 single "Saygımdan" also topped 'Türkçe Top 20' in 2014 for five weeks. In 2014, Bengü's single "Yaralı" won the "Most Played Song" award at the Turkey Music Awards.
Bengü's seventh studio album, İkinci Hal, was released in October 2014. Its lead single, "Sahici", ranked third on Türkçe Top 20 and then remained number-one for five weeks.
By topping the official music charts in Turkey for 10 weeks, she became 2014's second artist with the most number of number-one singles. According to TelifMetre, Bengü was 2014's Turkish female artist with the most number of streams on TV. Her other song from İkinci Hal, titled "Feveran", became successful on digital platforms and received a gold certification from DMC.
From 2000, many of her songs, including "Korkumdan Ağladım", "Korkma Kalbim", "Unut Beni", "Ağla Kalbim", "Gezegen", "İki Melek", "Kocaman Öpüyorum", "Aşkım", "Saat 03:00", "Haberin Olsun", "Yaralı", "Saygımdan", "Sahici", "Feveran", "Hodri Meydan" and "Sığamıyorum" have become hits. To this day she has released eight studio albums and six singles and has received various awards and nominations for her works. Among her nominations are four Turkey Music Awards and two Balkan Music Awards. She has also won one Turkey Music Award, one Mü-Yap Music Award and one TTNET Music Award.
Career
2000–2008: Hoş Geldin, Bağlasan Durmam, Taktik and Gezegen
Bengü's first album, Hoş Geldin, was released in July 2000 after a preparation process of about three and a half years. Kenan Doğulu, Şehrazat, Ümit Sayın, and Yıldız Tilbe were among the musicians who helped with its preparations. It featured nine songs and one remix. All of the songs were composed by Ozan Doğulu. Cihan Okan and Sıla were the vocalists whose voice was featured on the album. All the photographs for the album were shot by Koray Kasap. Bengü performed at nearly 300 concerts both inside and outside of the country with this album.
Bengü's main breakthrough came in 2005 with the release of her second studio album, Bağlasan Durmam. After 5 years of searching, she signed a contract with Dokuz Sekiz Müzik and under Suat Aydoğan's direction, she collaborated with Serdar Ortaç, Gökhan Şahin, Sibel Alaş and Hakkı Yalçın on this new album. The songs "Korkumdan Ağladım", "Gel Gel", "Ciddi Ciddi" were written and composed by Bengü herself, and alongside the songs "Müjde" and "Bağlasan Durmam", they were all turned into music videos. At the Turkey Music Awards, she was nominated for the "Best Female Pop Singer" award. The album Bağlasan Durmam became one of the best-selling albums of the year and sold 52,000 copies by the end of the year. NTV chose Bağlasan Durmam as one 2000's best Turkish albums.
In 2007, the album Taktik took Bengü's career into another level. The likes of Serdar Ortaç, Adnan Fırat, Kutsi, Alper Narman, and Fettah Can worked on it. Bengü also included the song "Yolcu", which she had written and composed herself, in the album. The first music video form the album was "Korkma Kalbim", written by Serdar Ortaç and composed by Suat Aydoğan. It eventually became a massive hit inside Turkey. With its success, the song received a digital certification from Mü-Yap. With 136,430 downloads, it became 2007's 13th most downloaded song. The second song that was turned into a music video was "Unut Beni", written by Adnan Fırat. It also achieved great success. The song "Ağla Kalbim", which was featured beforehand as a demo on Hande Yener's album, met special interest from the fans and was used on the soundtrack of the popular series Doktorlar. Despite lacking a music video, it has become one of the classic works of Turkish popular music. Taktik sold 100,000 copies and became one of the best-selling albums of the year.
In 2008, she released her fourth studio album, Gezegen, which received positive comments from fans and critics. The works of Serdar Ortaç, Adnan Fırat, Altan Çetin and İlhan Şeşen were featured on this album. The first music video for this album was released for the song "Gezegen", written by Serdar Ortaç and composed by Suat Aydoğan. It was directed by Murat Küçük. The song was chosen by critics, radio programs and DJs as one of the best songs of 2008. Her appearance as sexy girl wandering in the desert and taking revenge on her man in the music video was discussed in the tabloids for a long time. The album sold 35,000 copies by the end of the year.
2009–2012: İki Melek, Dört Dörtlük and "Anlatacaklarım Var"
In 2009, her fifth studio album, İki Melek, was released by Avrupa Müzik. Serdar Ortaç, Şehrazat, Sinan Akçıl and Yalın were among the artists who worked on the album. One of the best albums of the year, its songs "İki Melek" and "Kocaman Öpüyorum" ranked number-one on Billboard Türkiye and topped the charts for 7 weeks. In 2009, she won the "Best Female Pop Artists" award at the 13th Istanbul FM Music Awards. In the same year, Siyaset Magazine Awards named her the "Singer of the Year" and her album was chosen as the "Album of the Year" by many organizations and universities. İki Melek ranked 6th on Hürriyet list of "2009's Top 20 Albums". The album sold 125,000 copied by the end of the year and earned Bengü a gold certification.
In summer of 2010, her new maxi single, "Sırada Sen Varsın", was released. For this song, Bengü won the "Best Single" award at the 14th Istanbul FM Golden Awards. Within 25 days of its release, the single sold 40,000 copies and made a huge contribution to Bengü's career.
In early 2011, Bengü was featured on Suat Ateşdağlı's album and performed the song "Artık Sevmeyeceğim".
For her own 2011 album, titled Dört Dörtlük, she worked with the likes of Sinan Akçıl, Şehrazat, and Ersay Üner. Its lead single, "Aşkım", received great acclaim. It went on Twitter's trends list in Turkey. With the success of "Aşkım", Bengü became the most searched artist and singer of the year on Google in Turkey in 2011.
Before the release of the second video from Dört Dörtlük, "Saat 03:00", many promo photos were released, which were met with great interest. Bengü chose "Kalbi Olan Ağlıyor", written by Sinan Akçıl, as the third song from the album to be turned into a music video by director Salih Singin. According to Mü-Yap, by the end of the year the album sold 25,000 copies.
In the final months of 2012 Bengü released "Anlatacaklarım Var". She finished her work with Avrupa Müzik, and started her own production company known as BNG Müzik. At the same time, she signed a new contract with DMC. The single featured two songs by Zeki Güner: "Haberin Olsun" and "Yaralı". With the inclusion of different versions for the two songs, a total of seven songs arranged by Mustafa Ceceli were released. "Haberin Olsun" was turned into a music video by Nihat Odabaşı. The second song to become a music video was "Yaralı". In the summer months, "Yaralı" topped Türkçe Top 20 for seven weeks and became the third-most streamed song of the year. The single was chosen as the "Best Single" at the 19th Siyaset Magazine Awards. "Yaralı" also earned the "Most Played Song of 2014" award at the Turkey Music Awards.
2013–2016: "Saygımdan", İkinci Hal, "Hodri Meydan" and "Sığamıyorum"
After the success of "Yaralı", which topped Türkçe Top 20 for seven weeks, Bengü started to work on a new single. In November 2013, she released the single "Saygımdan", which was well received by fans and critics. The song was written by Zeki Güner and composed by Mustafa Ceceli. Its music video was directed by Burak Ertaş. It was produced by her own company BNG Müzik and DMC. At the final weeks of 2013, the song ranked second on Turkey's official music charts and at the beginning of 2014 it topped the charts for five weeks. It was included in most radio and TV's top lists. Due to the success of "Saygımdan" and "Yaralı", Bengü was nominated for the "Best Female Artist" award at the Turkey Music Awards.
For the album İkinci Hal, she worked with Deniz Erten and Serkan Kavuşan, who wrote the songs, and Murat Yeter, Barış Özesener, Erdem Kınay and Çağatay Şen, who arranged and composed them. The album also features Bengü's song "Kadar" from her 2011 album, Dört Dörtlük. It was turned into a duet with Emre Aydın as a new version. Bengü also included the singles "Yaralı" and "Saygımdan", which had previously earned her numerous awards and nominations, in the album as well.
The album ranked among the top 5 on the list of best-selling albums. TTNET Müzik also chose it as the "Album of the Year".
"Hodri Meydan", Bengü's fifth single, was released on 4 March 2016 by DMC. It was written by Deniz Erten and composed by Toylan Kaya, while Erdem Kınay arranged it. It was released on digital platforms on 7 March. Actress Demet Özdemir appears in the music video for the song. The music video was shot in an old cable factory in the Ümraniye plateaus and in five different places. It was directed by Gülşen Aybaba. On its first week of release, it ranked number-one on TTNET Müzik's list of 100 Most Played Songs. It was also released in the form of CD on 25 March and, on its first week, topped D&R's list of best songs. It also became the number-one song on many radio and music channels.
Another single, "Sığamıyorum", was released on 28 June on digital platforms and as a music video on YouTube. It was written by Zeki Güner and arranged by Mustafa Ceceli. The video garnered 5 million views on its first week of release. After three weeks, the song ranked third on Turkey's official music charts.
2017–present: Altın Çağ and "Yazık"
Bengü's eighth studio album, Altın Çağ, was released by DMC on 31 May 2017. The songs "Kuzum", "Sanki", "Geçmiş Olsun", and "Altın Çağ" were the pieces from this album for which separate music videos were released.
Her new single, "Yazık", was released on 15 February 2019 together with a music video directed by Elif Demiralp. The lyrics of the song were written by Ersay Üner and Volga Tamöz served as the arranger for the single. In the same year, she collaborated with Bilal Sonses on the song "İçimden Gelmiyor", which was released as a duet together with a music video in April 2019. By the end of November 2019, Bengü's new single "Günaydın" was released by DMC. Its music video was directed by Ulaş Elgin and the song itself was written and composed by Melda Gürbey.
Discography
Hoş Geldin (2000)
Bağlasan Durmam (2005)
Taktik (2007)
Gezegen (2008)
İki Melek (2009)
Dört Dörtlük (2011)
İkinci Hal (2014)
Altın Çağ (2017)
Television
References
External links
1979 births
Living people
Turkish pop singers
Turkish singer-songwriters
21st-century Turkish singers
21st-century Turkish women singers |
23580463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akila%20Viraj%20Kariyawasam | Akila Viraj Kariyawasam | Akila Viraj Kariyawasam is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (,; born 23 May 1973). He served as the Minister of Education of Sri Lanka from 13 January 2015 to 21 November 2019. He is a lawyer by profession and was first elected to the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka in 2004.
Early life and career
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam is the current Secretary of the United National Party.
Kariyawasam is also the President of the Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya, the trade union of the working class of Lankans, affiliated to the United National Party.
This politician is also the current Minister of Education of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
He works as the deputy general secretary of the United National Party, the greatest political party which paved way to gain independence in our motherland. Also he is United National Party's spokesman. He is the President of the ‘Jathika Sewaka Sangamaya’(JSS), the single trade union which represents the majority of the working class of this country. He is the current Minister of Education of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
He was born as the fifth son of a family of six children. His father, Mr.William Godage Kariyawasam served as a Registrar of the state university system and later established himself as a prominent business personality and his mother is Mrs. Allen Kariyawasam who was the caring beacon to the family. His family of five out of six brothers and sisters of Graduates. Three of them are esteemed lawyers.
He is a graduate of the University of Colombo in the disciplines of Economics, Political Science and international relations. Later he pursued his secondary degree in Law at the Open University of Colombo. He is a politician and a Lawyer in profession.
He was able to grasp the true flavor of politics from the childhood since he hailed from a traditional politically affiliated family. He entered politics during his schooldays and made a significant milestone when he formed the very first chapter in Kuliyapitiya for the National Youth Front. National Youth Front was introduced under the patronage of Hon.Ranil Wickramasinghe aiming at enforcing the country's youth.
He was appointed the Chairman of the National Youth Front Kuliyapitiya chapter in the year 1995. In 1996, he was appointed the District Chairman of the National youth front in Kuliyapitiya District. Later he was appointed to the executive committee of the National youth front. He held these positions whilst he was a student of the Colombo University.
He went on to become the vice president of the National Youth Front at the National level. In 1999 he was appointed the general secretary of the National youth front.
He had entered student politics when he was a university student. He extended leadership to University Youth front. He was a forerunner at the protest against the education reforms in 1999, and later he was arrested in this connection.
At the age of 28, even without being appointed as an organizer of any electorate he contested the general elections held in 2001.
He was appointed as the organizer of the Paduwasnuwara electorate, later he went on to be elected to the parliament securing 83,114 votes at the general election held in 2004.
He faced every obstacle with so much of courage even at a crucial point where the United National Party led government was untimely dissolved by the president unleashing her executive powers. He was nominated as the education minister of the shadow cabinet appointed by the UNP which represented the opposition. He was appointed the organizer of the Kuliyapitiya electorate in the year 2005. He extended the strength of his young blood to the party and became the chairman of the National Youth Front in the year 2007. He shouldered the challenge set by his party to restructure National Youth Front at grass root level.
He had secured the second highest votes in the Kurunegala district at the general election held in 2010. He stood by what is good for the party whenever the leader ship of the party was at stake. He was committed to safeguard the leadership of the party at every difficult time mounted against the party.
He had incorporated his own ways of attracting the crowd in the political arena; he had demonstrated unmatched leadership qualities. He was a beacon of democracy, equality and justice. He had led the Kurunagala district at the 2015 January presidential election victoriously against the former Rajapaksa government.
On 12 January 2015, he was appointed as the Minister of Education in the newly formed government.
He had made use of the vast experience gathered serving as the Minister of Education in the shadow cabinet when performing the portfolio entrusted by the government.
He had contested against the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa who represented Kurunegala District in the general election held in August 2015. He was able to lead the list of UNP preferential votes in the Kurunegala district and was able to secure second highest votes in the island. His 286,155 votes only second to the preferential votes secured by the leader of the UNP, Hon. Ranil Wickramasinghe.
Again he was entrusted with the education portfolio along with more responsibilities in the areas of Archaeology and Heritage.
One of the major projects pioneered by him is ‘Nearest school is the best school’. It is focusing on uplifting the standards of schools to match the standards of schools in the popular category. Providing good infrastructure and facilities is attained through this project.
He has directed the officials to reform the education system to mold students to suite the job market at present. Also he has taken steps to make 13 years of education mandatory to every child in the country. He has guided the education reforms process to focus on the students those who do not get through GCE O/L thus introductory of technological stream to enable those students to obtain professional qualification to be able to enter the job market. Smart classroom project and the project to give a TAB to every school going child are the projects of the minister focusing on uplifting the Information Technology within the youngsters.
Minister also has launched a project to provide an insurance cover to all school going child to ensure wellbeing of the younger generation.
In order to enhance the human capital required for these projects the minister has taken steps to hold examination to recruit 852 officials to Education Administrative Service and 3901 Principals to institutions island wide. Also he had taken steps to groom them to perform better in their assigned tasks.
He had directed the official to foster good eating habits and better choice of nutritious food amongst the school children. Also he had fine tune the ministry procedures by introducing new systems to make affairs more transparent to the stake holders.
Apart from the entrusted duties on education the minister has taken up the responsibilities of Archeology and Heritage to preserve our culture to generations to come. He is proving a valuable leadership to the Archeological department, Central Cultural Fund, National archives, National Library and Documentation Services Board and Tower Hall Foundation. He had taken appropriate steps to make these institutions more efficient to achieve organizational objectives.
He has taken steps to acquire the assistance of the foreign specialists when preserving the world heritage sites such as Sigiriya, Dambulla. There are many archeological excavations, researches and experiments undertaken by the respective institutions under the guidance of him.
He has extended his fullest support to uplift the tourism industry by enhancing facilities provided to visitors at heritage sites under his command.
He has guided the officials to introduce novel technological enhancements such as online ticketing systems to ease the burden of making reservations and entry.
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20484869 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wo%20Weihan | Wo Weihan | Wo Weihan (; 1949 – November 28, 2008), a native of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, was a Chinese scientist and entrepreneur of Daur nationality. He was executed at the age of 58–59 on November 28, 2008, by firing squad, along with missile expert Guo Wanjun, 66, for passing sensitive information to a Taiwanese NGO. Weihan was interrogated for ten months in 2005 and allowed access to a lawyer in 2006. His trial was held in secrecy in 2007.
Charges
The case against Wo related to alleged passing of sensitive national security information, which China argued justified special handling of the case.
It was claimed that Wo became a spy for Taiwan intelligence agency with the codename "YANG DONG". He got to know Mr Guo during a wedding ceremony in early 1990s. The Taiwan intelligence agency also invested (USD) $300,000 to help Wo's first wife, to set up a restaurant in Austria.
Mainland Chinese media and portals, including Global Times and Sina, released details of Wo and Guo's spying activities after the execution. In the early nineties, Wo Weihan bought critical information and documents on DF-31, from Guo Wanjun, a missile expert who had participated in the design of DF-31. Mr. Wo and Guo's activities resulted in the leakage of the top secret information of the DF-31, including internal design and structure of the missile, causing significant impact on Chinese national security. They both were accused of spying for Taiwan and US intelligence agencies by selling sensitive information on intercontinental ballistic missiles. Neither Taiwan nor US have made an official statement in this regard.
According to the verdict released by the High Court of Beijing after the sentencing in March 2008, the charges Wo Weihan was convicted of included: "...discussing the health of senior Chinese leaders." In PRC, the health status of senior leaders is declared top secret. Also included in the verdict were convictions of the smuggling of secret information of PLA's night time equipment. Wo was also accused of copying military photos from a magazine, which was public at the time but later declared classified.
Disputes
The execution took place on the final day of the China-EU Human Rights Dialog in Beijing. The US, for whom Wo spied, and the EU strongly condemned the execution.
“We are deeply disturbed and dismayed by reports that the Chinese government has carried out the death penalty against Wo Weihan,” Susan Stevenson, a spokeswoman at the US embassy in Beijing said.
She said that Wo's arrest and trial had fallen short of international standards for due process. “Reportedly Mr Wo did not have access to legal counsel until after the prosecuting officials completed their investigation. His confession was coerced and the charges against him were questionable.”
Their executions came at a time when China had been presenting itself as a reformed and more humane state, particularly on the eve of China's Olympic debut. The EU and US response to the executions indicate that the executions severely challenged the credibility of the SPC death penalty review reform, which aimed to reduce the number of executions in China (estimated at 7000 per year). Wo's two daughters, both Austrian citizens, resorted to Austria and EU to first request a fair and transparent trial for their father, and later pleaded for amnesty as the deficiencies in the prosecution of the case became clear. Diplomatic efforts made behind the curtains had no result for three years. Media coverage and an expanded advocacy campaign which included pleas by Condoleezza Rice, President Heinz Fischer of Austria and the EU Troika were also in vain.
Family
Wo Weihan's wife and younger daughter saw Wo Weihan on the morning of November 27. None were given official confirmation that the sentence had been approved and that an execution was pending. Wo's elder daughter expected to be able to see her father that week after the Chinese Ministry Foreign Affairs promised to the Austrian Embassy in Beijing that a second visit would be allowed for her. However, Wo was executed on the morning of November 28. This led to very strained relations between the Austrian and Chinese Ministries of Foreign Affair; Austria viewed it as an intentional affront.
According to Qin Gang, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,".....Wo Weihan is a Chinese citizen.... He could not be treated in a different way only because he has some foreign relatives."
Guo's family were not allowed to visit Guo during the years of imprisonment, and only five days after the execution, which they had found out about through Wo's family, did they receive a notice that they could pick up Guo's ashes.
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