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17326550 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983%20Calder%20Cup%20playoffs | 1983 Calder Cup playoffs | The 1983 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 5, 1983. The eight teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-seven series for Division Semifinals and Division Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 19, 1983, with the Rochester Americans defeating the Maine Mariners four games to zero to win the Calder Cup for the fourth time in team history.
Playoff seeds
After the 1982–83 AHL regular season, the top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Rochester Americans finished the regular season with the best overall record.
Northern Division
Fredericton Express - 98 points
Nova Scotia Voyageurs - 87 points
Maine Mariners - 86 points
Adirondack Red Wings - 77 points
Southern Division
Rochester Americans - 101 points
Hershey Bears - 85 points
New Haven Nighthawks - 84 points
Binghamton Whalers - 80 points
Bracket
In each round, the team that earned more points during the regular season receives home ice advantage, meaning they receive the "extra" game on home-ice if the series reaches the maximum number of games. There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.
Division Semifinals
Note: Home team is listed first.
Northern Division
(1) Fredericton Express vs. (4) Adirondack Red Wings
(2) Nova Scotia Voyageurs vs. (3) Maine Mariners
Southern Division
(1) Rochester Americans vs. (4) Binghamton Whalers
(2) Hershey Bears vs. (3) New Haven Nighthawks
Division Finals
Northern Division
(1) Fredericton Express vs. (3) Maine Mariners
Southern Division
(1) Rochester Americans vs. (3) New Haven Nighthawks
Calder Cup Final
(S1) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Maine Mariners
See also
1982–83 AHL season
List of AHL seasons
References
Calder Cup
Calder Cup playoffs |
17326559 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontline%20%28The%20Bill%29 | Frontline (The Bill) | "Frontline" was a three-part storyline in the long-running police procedural British television series The Bill. Broadcast in 2008, the storyline is significant in the show's history as it was the final plot to feature the death of an on-screen character, PC Emma Keane, which came in the first part of the plot.
Prelude
Unlike storylines during the serialised era of 2002-2005, the Frontline plot did not have multiple, long-running plots in the buildup. However, one ongoing storyline was that of the posse run by Sergeant Callum Stone. While Stone was not borderline corrupt, he used certain methods that were not legal. He was seen as a maverick when he arrived, but one of his biggest secrets came weeks after his arrival in the autumn of 2007; Stone was part of a uniform search for a missing girl, Chloe Parks, but it came to a tragic end when she was found dead at the bottom of a fire escape at a disused hospital. Stone let things get personal when footage emerged of the girl several years earlier stating she was sexually abused by her father Martin (Chris Walker). When he failed to confess in interview, PC Will Fletcher, Family Liaison Officer for the Parks family in the case of Chloe's death, went after him when he assaulted his wife. Finding Martin atop the fire escape where Chloe committed suicide, Stone forced Fletcher off the negotiation before goading Martin into jumping. Fletcher was mortified, but Stone callously told him "What goes around, comes around". After initial harsh feelings between the two, Fletcher sought Stone's help in the spring of 2008 when PC Sally Armstrong demanded justice for a suspected rapist who attacked the sister of one Armstrong's friends. Reminding Stone of his "alternative methods", Fletcher got him on side, and after the man gave evidence against a suspected drug dealer, Stone joined the arrest team before telling the suspect who was responsible for calling the cops. Taking Fletcher, Armstrong and PC Benjamin Gayle to the home of the suspected rapist, they lay in wait until a group of thugs burst in and savagely assaulted him, responding to the callout and arresting the men responsible. Happy with their alternative justice, the four officers formed a posse. A few weeks later, Armstrong was paired with PC Emma Keane when a burglar was seriously assaulted during a home invasion. Dejected that the victims may end up being prosecuted for defending their home, Armstrong took Keane to Stone to ask if there were any alternatives. Stone was furious that Armstrong asked Keane to get involved, as her father was a DCI at the DPS. Keane, however, thought Stone was harbouring a crush on her and began undermining him. After forcing her way onto an undercover operation, Stone laid down the law as she put herself in danger, attempting to kiss him before pulling out as he was drawn in, stating that her suspicions about him fancying her were confirmed.
Synopsis
Part 1: Shockwave
The events of Shockwave take place the day after the undercover operation, Armstrong noticing Keane tease Stone as he told her to be careful whilst out on patrol. As Armstrong tried to get Keane to talk about their interaction, an explosion is heard nearby, turning onto a street to witness a second blast take out a street market. As they tended to the casualties, Armstrong called in for assistance. During the rescue efforts, Keane found a man masquerading as a doctor who sexually assaulted a woman trapped in a car during the blast. Keane was then assaulted during her attempts to arrest the man, leaving Stone determined to track the man down, who also gave false medical advice to a victim who was rushed into hospital unconscious as a result. The relief were left in shock by the events, drawing similarities to the 7/7 attacks 3 years earlier. As the day progressed, Armstrong and Keane paired to track down the phony doctor, but ended up arguing when Keane pressed for details on Stone's posse. Splitting up, they found the man and apprehended him, although Stone arrived to witness him assault Keane once again. As they argued about the legality of Stone's actions, Keane accused him of being corrupt and stormed off. Whilst patrolling, Keane discovered smoke pouring from a building and started an evacuation. As she evacuated, DCI Jack Meadows called her to inform her that SO15 (Counter-Terrorism) revealed the bombs that detonated were fertilizer-based. As backup rushed to her aid, Keane came across a man with a suspicious package. As her colleagues closed in, the bomb detonated, finding Keane seriously injured. As Stone battled in vain to save her life, her devastated colleagues watched on as Keane succumbed to her injuries.
Part 2: Aftershock
The events of Aftershock take place the morning after Keane's death. The uniform relief are in shock, none more so than Sergeant Stone and PC Armstrong. Superintendent John Heaton introduces DI Karen Lacy (Liz May Brice) of SO15 to DCI Meadows and the rest of CID, who has been tasked with investigating what was a total of 8 deaths between the first two bombings and the third that killed Keane. The first clue comes in the form of a letter delivered to the station "To the friends and colleagues of PC Keane, wrong place, wrong time". The second was James Marfield (Henry Miller), a friend of the first victim, Michael Gilcrest, whose nightclub was blown up by the first of the two bombs. Discovering a link to a pornography site, it was revealed that Gilcrest had links to the owner of the photocopy shop that was target of the second bombing. DC Mickey Webb investigated the owner of the business blown up where Keane died, Jeff Bowman (Mark Moraghan), and later discovered he was linked to right-wing extremism, despite his business being an immigration charity, found via a clue from the bomber captioned "Lesson Two: Fascist in Hiding". A note to victim Gilcrist was traced to an internet café, and a suspect was soon arrested, however Sergeant Stone had to stop an emotional PC Armstrong attacking the man; later in the day, Stone's own aggressions came to the fore when he tried attacking Sergeant Dale Smith for suggesting he was attracted to Keane. The man arrested was paranoid and twitchy, refusing to comment, and a new clue emerged with a letter pointing them in direction of a delivery made to their suspect's neighbour. However, the house was empty, but they soon realised they had been ambushed when DC Kezia Walker stood on a pressure pad that triggered a bomb. As the bomb squad attended to defuse the device, they discovered the device was meant to frame their man in custody, now revealed to be convicted identity thief Carl Adams (Mark Bagnall). When DC Grace Dasari linked a repeated clue, "The Elvis Four", she realised it was an anagram of the four evils, a belief of the four worst things made more prevalent by the internet (pornography, racism, identity theft and paedophilia). Realising 3 of the 4 had been targeted, the investigating officers concluded that the bomber had one more attack planned.
Part 3: End Game
The events of End Game take place a week after Keane's death. With the criminal's ideals identified, DC Dasari invited bomb targets Jeff Bowman and Carl Adams to the station to be questioned about their links, along with Michael Gilcrest's friend James Marfield. Out on the streets, PCs Fletcher, Gayle and Armstrong attended a break-in at an industrial unit, and when Fletcher tried calling the person who made the report, he unintentionally set off a flour bomb that left Armstrong shaken but unharmed. A memory stick found at the scene was used to tell the investigating team they had four hours to find a bomb before a sex offender would be blown up. Stone, back at work after his attack on Smithy, joined his posse as they investigated a software company that was linked to Bowman and Marfield. A name came from their searches, Colin Moore, and Smithy paired with DC Webb to put surveillance on his brother Bill. As he was arrested, Webb identified Colin Moore as James Marfield, making DCI Meadows realise the prime suspect was under their noses all along. With Colin already gone from the station, the need to find him heightened. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection division sent a list to Sun Hill, which they cross-referenced with Colin Moore's clients, and they discovered the name Peter Waverley on both lists. As his home and business were searched, Bill Moore revealed Colin searched paedophilia online to ensnare sex offenders, but Bill's wife caught him and assumed the wrong thing, and that the last bomb was personal. Waverley revealed his wife had the package and was heading to collect their children from school. Stone ducked out of Keane's funeral to find Mrs. Waverley, and as he and Webb found her car, they worked to rescue her baby from the back seat. As Meadows and Dasari found Colin, they tried to talk him down, but he set the bomb off anyway, however Stone was able to rescue the baby before Mrs. Waverley's car exploded. Stone then attended Keane's funeral, telling her friends, family and colleagues that her killer had been brought to justice.
Aftermath
The aftermath of the events lead to two character exits, one immediately after and the other later in the year. PC Reg Hollis was mentioned to have resigned in Lucky Lucky Lucky, the episode that came after Frontline: End Game. Actor Jeff Stewart was due to be written out in 2008 after controversially being axed by show producers, but Stewart was so devastated at losing a role he'd been in for 24 years that he attempted suicide by slitting his wrists on set. While Stewart's last on-screen scene came weeks earlier, his exit was explained away by a decision to resign in the wake of Keane's death. The other exit was that of Inspector Gina Gold; having been a hard as nails, iron-fisted manager during her time on the show, the character of Gold began to crumble under pressure out of fear of losing another officer, having been close friends with Keane. This came to light in the episode Lifesaver, in which Sgt. Stone and PC Armstrong rescued a suicidal woman from her car that had crashed into the River Thames, and again in the episode Demolition Girl when Armstrong is almost crushed by the debris of an imploding tower block tried to stop a woman running back into the building. In An Honour to Serve- Part 2, Gold was mortified to think Sergeant Dale Smith, her best friend, was killed in an armed siege. After Smithy was rescued by SO19 to end the siege, Gold handed in her resignation and retired.
Cast
Supt. John Heaton - Daniel Flynn
DCI Jack Meadows - Simon Rouse
Insp. Gina Gold - Roberta Taylor
DI Karen Lacy - Liz May Brice
DI Samantha Nixon - Lisa Maxwell
Sgt. Callum Stone - Sam Callis
Sgt. Dale Smith - Alex Walkinshaw
PC Emma Keane - Melanie Gutteridge
PC Sally Armstrong - Ali Bastian
PC Will Fletcher - Gary Lucy
PC Benjamin Gayle - Micah Balfour
DC Kezia Walker - Cat Simmons
DC Mickey Webb - Chris Simmons
DC Grace Dasari - Amita Dhiri
Colin Moore - Henry Miller
Jeff Bowman - Mark Moraghan
Carl Adams - Mark Bagnall
References
The Bill episodes |
17326562 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibson | Sibson | Sibson may refer to:
Places
Sibson, Cambridgeshire
Sibson, Leicestershire
Peterborough/Sibson Airport, also known as Sibson aerodrome, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
People
Gareth Sibson (born 1977), British writer, broadcaster and lawyer
Harry Sibson (1919–2010)
Francis Sibson (1814–1876), British physician and anatomist
John Sibson (1930–2014), Australian politician
Richard B. Sibson (1911–1994), New Zealand ornithologist
Richard H. Sibson (born 1945), New Zealand geologist
Robin Sibson (1944–2017), British mathematician and educator
Tony Sibson (born 1958), British professional boxer
Ray Sibson (1951–Date),English
Anatomy
Sibson's aortic vestibule, the aortic vestibule
Sibson's fascia, the suprapleural membrane
Sibson's aponeurosis, the suprapleural membrane
Sibson's groove, formed by the prominent lower border of the pectoralis major muscle
Sibson's muscle, the scalenus minimus muscle |
23571748 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%20European%20Athletics%20Championships | 2012 European Athletics Championships | The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012. This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years.
The decision to grant the games for Helsinki was made by the European Athletics Congress on 9 November 2009. Another city that showed interest in hosting the event was Nuremberg, Germany, however Helsinki was in pole position during the whole process. This was the third time that the city had hosted the event, 1971 and 1994 being the other occasions.
Due to 2012 being an Olympic year, there were no racewalking and marathon competitions.
Event schedule
Men's results
Track
Field
Women's results
Track
Field
Stripped medals
At the Championships 9 medals was stripped, 1 men and 8 women.
Medal table
Participating nations
(host)
In brackets: Squad size
Broadcasting
See also
List of stripped European Athletics Championships medals
References
External links
Organizing Committee official website
EAA Official website
EAA calendar
European Athletics Championships
European Championships
Athletics
International sports competitions in Helsinki
2012 in European sport
2012 in Finnish sport
June 2012 sports events in Europe
July 2012 sports events in Europe
2010s in Helsinki
Athletics in Helsinki |
17326580 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recount%20%28film%29 | Recount (film) | Recount is a 2008 political drama television film about Florida's vote recount during the 2000 United States presidential election. Written by Danny Strong and directed by Jay Roach, the television film stars Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., Laura Dern, John Hurt, Denis Leary, Bruce McGill, and Tom Wilkinson. It premiered on HBO on May 25, 2008. The television film was nominated for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards, winning three for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special (for Roach), and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie (for Baumgarten). It was also nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and winning Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (for Dern).
Plot
Recount chronicles the 2000 U.S. presidential election Bush v. Gore case between Governor of Texas George W. Bush and U.S. Vice President Al Gore. It begins with the election on November 7 and ends with the Supreme Court ruling, which stopped the Florida election recount on December 12.
Key points depicted include: Gore's retraction of his personal telephone concession to Bush in the early hours of November 8; the decision by the Gore campaign to sue for hand recounts in Democratic strongholds where voting irregularities were alleged, especially in light of the statistical dead heat revealed by the reported machine recount; Republican pressure on Florida's Secretary of State Katherine Harris in light of her legally mandated responsibilities; the attention focused on the hand recounts by media, parties, and the public; the two major announcements by Florida Supreme Court spokesman Craig Waters extending the deadline for returns in the initial recount (November 21, 2000) and ordering a statewide recount of votes (December 8, 2000), and later overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court; and finally the adversarial postures of the Supreme Courts of Florida and the United States, as well as the dissenting opinions among the higher court's justices.
Cast
Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain
John Hurt as Warren Christopher
Laura Dern as Katherine Harris
Tom Wilkinson as James Baker
Denis Leary as Michael Whouley
Ed Begley, Jr. as David Boies
Bob Balaban as Ben Ginsberg
Bruce McGill as Mac Stipanovich
Paul Jeans as Ted Olson
Bruce Altman as Mitchell Berger
Alex Staggs as Craig Waters
Doug Williford as Mark Fabiani
Gary Basaraba as Clay Roberts
Stefen Laurantz as Joe Allbaugh
Mitch Pileggi as Bill Daley
Jayne Atkinson as Theresa LePore
Marcia Jean Kurtz as Carol Roberts
Mary Bonner Baker as Kerey Carpenter
Bob Kranz as Bob Butterworth
Raymond Forchion as Jeff Robinson
Steve DuMouchel as John Hardin Young
Marc Macaulay as Robert Zoellick
Antoni Corone as Tom Feeney
Matt Miller as Jeb Bush
Terry Loughlin as William Rehnquist
Judy Clayton as Sandra Day O'Connor
William Schallert as John Paul Stevens
Bruce Gray as Anthony Kennedy
Michael Bryan French as David Souter
Howard Elfman as Stephen Breyer
Jack Shearer as Antonin Scalia
Benjamin Clayton as Clarence Thomas
Bradford DeVine as Charles T. Wells
Candice Critchfield as Judge Myriam Lehr
Annie Cerillo as Barbara Pariente
Brewier Welch as Harry Lee Anstead
Derek Cecil as Jeremy Bash
Robert Small as George J. Terwilliger III
Patricia Getty as Margaret D. Tutwiler
Christopher Schmidt as John E. Sweeney
Olgia Campbell as Donna Brazile
James Carrey as Chris Lehane
Brent Mendenhall as George W. Bush
Grady Couch as Al Gore
David Lodge as Joe Lieberman
Carole Wood as Tipper Gore
Mark Lamoureux as Reporter
Tom Hillmann as Brad Blakeman
Adam LeFevre as Mark Herron
Production
Director
In April 2007, it was announced that Sydney Pollack would direct the film. By August, weeks away from the start of principal photography, Pollack withdrew from the project due to a then-undisclosed illness, and was replaced by Jay Roach. Pollack died of cancer on May 26, 2008, one day after Recount premiered on HBO.
Casting
On September 24, 2007, it was announced that Kevin Spacey would star as Ron Klain.
Filming
Recount was shot in Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida.
Reception
Reviews
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78%, based on 18 reviews, and an average rating of 6.4/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Mark Moorman of Het Parool, gave the film a rating of four stars on a scale of five, calling Recount an "amazing and funny reconstruction".
Response to fictionalization
Some critics have made charges of bias against the film. Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Recount may not be downright blue, but it's not as purply as it wants to appear. Despite its equal time approach, Recount is an underdog story, and thus a Democrat story." Film critic Roger Ebert disputed claims of bias in his review of the film, stating, "You might assume the movie is pro-Gore and anti-Bush, but you would not be quite right."
In an interview with CNN's Reliable Sources, director Jay Roach responded that the film, "wasn't 100 percent accurate, but it was very true to what went on. ... That's what dramatizations do: stitch together the big ideas with, sometimes, constructs that have to stand for a larger truth." Roach cited All the President's Men as an example. Jake Tapper, an ABC newscaster who was a consultant for the film also stated in response that the film is "a fictional version of what happened" and "tilts to the left because it's generally told from the point of view of the Democrats." The Washington Post further stated that Tapper noted that "while some scenes and language are manufactured, 'a lot of dialogue is not invented, a lot of dialogue is taken from my book, other books and real life.' "
Florida Supreme Court spokesman Craig Waters agreed that the script departed from the actual statements he made on live television from the courthouse steps in the fall of 2000. "But the words spoken by the actor who played me [Alex Staggs]," Waters said, "are accurate paraphrasis of the things I actually said or of the documents released by the court at the time."
Warren Christopher, who was sent by Gore to supervise the recount, has objected to his portrayal in the film. According to the San Jose Mercury News, Christopher: Baker agreed that the film exaggerated his rival's stance: "He's not that much of a wuss," said Matea Gold of the San Jose Mercury News.
Democratic strategist Michael Whouley has objected to the amount of swearing he does in the film, and was also uncomfortable with a scene involving a broken chair.
In contrast, Bush legal advisers James Baker and Benjamin Ginsberg have largely given the film good reviews; Baker even hosted his own screening of it, though he does refer to the film as a "Hollywood rendition" of what happened.
Awards and nominations
Gallery
References
External links
2008 television films
2008 films
2008 drama films
2000 United States presidential election in Florida
2000s English-language films
2000s political drama films
American films based on actual events
American political drama films
Drama films based on actual events
American drama television films
Films about the 2000 United States presidential election
Films directed by Jay Roach
Films scored by Dave Grusin
Films shot in Jacksonville, Florida
Films with screenplays by Danny Strong
HBO Films films
Political films based on actual events
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie winners
Television films based on actual events
2000s American films |
23571750 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Schuttinger | Andy Schuttinger | Andrew Schuttinger (July 13, 1892 – March 5, 1971) was an American jockey, trainer and owner in the sport of thoroughbred horse racing. A highly successful jockey, Andy Schuttinger won numerous important races including the Travers Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup, and what would become the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes. Among the many top horses he rode was Man o' War, as well as two-time American Champion Filly, Milkmaid, the 1914 American Horse of the Year and a Hall of Fame inductee, Roamer, and another Horse of the Year in 1917, Old Rosebud,
Trainer career
Schuttinger announced his retirement from riding on July 20, 1926, advising that he would immediately embark on a career as a trainer with W. T. Anderson's stable based at Saratoga Race Course. In September of the following year he took charge of the racing stable of James Butler, the prominent owner of Empire City Race Track. He remained with Butler until December 24, 1930, and on March 28, 1931, he took over the racing stable of Willis Sharpe Kilmer. Among the horses Schuttinger trained for Kilmer was the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame colt, Sun Beau. He later simultaneously trained horses for Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Joseph M. Roebling.
Equally successful as a trainer as he had been as a jockey, Andy Schuttinger and his wife notably owned and raced horses he trained such as Pilate, Key Ring, Red Welt, Fortification, Fleetborough and probably their best runner, multiple stakes winner, Ferd.
Andy Schuttinger began winding down his racing operations in 1952 and retired from the business. He died in 1971 in Florida at age seventy-eight.
References
article on Man o' War and Andy Schuttinger winning the Travers stakes August 22, 1920 The New York Times
article titled 6 Riders of Previous Winners Of Preakness Watch Classic May 11, 1929 The New York Times
External links
1892 births
1971 deaths
American horse trainers
American jockeys
American racehorse owners and breeders
Sportspeople from Brooklyn |
23571773 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krup%C3%A1%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29 | Krupá (Kolín District) | Krupá is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Syneč is an administrative part of Krupá.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571774 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamsu%20Bridge | Jamsu Bridge | The Jamsu Bridge crosses the Han River in South Korea and connects the districts of Yongsan-gu and Seocho-gu. The bridge was completed in 1976, and lies just meters above the waterline, allowing the bridge to submerge during periods of high rainfall. In 1982, Banpo Bridge was built on top of the Jamsu Bridge, creating a two-deck bridge.
References
Bridges in Seoul
Bridges completed in 1976
1976 establishments in South Korea
ko:반포대교#잠수교 |
23571776 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krychnov | Krychnov | Krychnov is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%99e%C4%8Dho%C5%99 | Křečhoř | Křečhoř is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Kamhajek and Kutlíře are administrative parts of Křečhoř.
Notable people
Gustav Frištenský (1879–1957), strongman and wrestler
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571780 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%A1ely | Kšely | Kšely is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
17326591 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huo%20Jianqi | Huo Jianqi | Huo Jianqi (; born January 20, 1958) is a Chinese film director. Like the cinematographer turned director Gu Changwei, Huo Jianqi began his cinematic career in the art department. Nearly all of Huo's films have been written by his wife and collaborator, Qiu Shi, who works under the name "Si Wu." Unlike many of his contemporaries (and predecessors), Huo rarely has had issues with the Chinese government regarding his films, leading some western critics to label him the "darling director of China's film bureaucracy."
Career
Huo attended the Beijing Film Academy in the early 1980s as part of the "Fifth Generation" (which also included directors like Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige). After graduation, he worked as an art director, including on films such as Tian Zhuangzhuang's The Horse Thief (1986). Huo's own career as a director did not begin, however, until 1995 with The Winner and would not achieve true international success until his 1999 film, Postmen in the Mountains. The simple tale of a father and son traveling through the mountains of Hunan delivering mail proved a success in both China, where it eventually won the Golden Rooster for best film, best director, and best actor Teng Rujun, and abroad in foreign festivals. Upon its release in the United States, the film was praised by critics for its sincerity, critic Roger Ebert noted that the film was "so simple and straightforward that its buried emotions catch us a little by surprise." Huo repeated that film's success with his subsequent project, including 2000's A Love of Blueness and 2002's Life Show (which won the Golden Goblet for best film at the Shanghai International Film Festival).
Huo scored another success with his adaptation of author Mo Yan's The White Dog and the Swing, entitled Nuan. The film, starring Guo Xiaodong and Li Jia in the titular role, won the Grand Prix at the Tokyo International Film Festival, as well as another best picture Golden Rooster.
Filmography
References
External links
Huo Jianqi at the Chinese Movie Database
Huo Jianqi at Cinemasie
Film directors from Beijing
Beijing Film Academy alumni
Art directors
1958 births
Living people |
23571781 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libenice | Libenice | Libenice () is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Ljuben, who was probably a local nobleman. The original name of the village was Ljubenice.
Geography
Libenice is located about southeast of Kolín, north of Kutná Hora and east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The Hořanský Stream flows through the municipality.
History
Archaeological finds show that the area was populated by Celts during the Hallstatt and La Tène periods. At the Celtic settlement site between Libenice and Kaňk (a part of Kutná Hora), numerous ceramic finds from the 5th–1st century BC were discovered in 1981. In 1959, an elongated area north of the village was discovered with the grave of a 50-year-old woman buried with plenty of bronze jewelry and a two-metre long stone stele made of yellowish and ocher-colored mica migmatite with tourmaline, which probably indicates a Celtic sanctuary; recent findings in archeology tend to point to a rectangular earthwork. In 1993 roughly ten graves from the Celtic period were found near this site by grave robbers.
The first written mention of Libenice is from 1142 as the possession of the Cistercian Sedlec Abbey. In 1396, the monastery sold the Libenice manor to King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. The local fortress was built in 1401 at the latest. In 1422, King Sigismund pledged the property to Erkinger of Seinsheim. The subsequent pawn owners of the Libenice manor were Hanuš of Rychnov from 1437, and Hynek and Pavel of Zaloňov from 1440 to 1454.
In 1498 King Vladislaus II of Hungary mortgaged Libenice to Bohuš Kostka of Postupice, then the village often changed owners, who were mostly lower aristocrats. From 1540 to 1589, it was owned by the Libenický of Vrchoviště family. In 1593, Emperor Rudolf II acquired Libenice and joined it to the Kolín estate. Apart from 1611 to 1616, Libenice remained part of the Kolín estate until the abolition of the patrimonial administration in 1848. In 1778, the Libenice yard was abolished and parceled out.
In 1801, a public school was opened in Libenice. It was closed in 1965. From 1862, there was also a private Protestant school, but it was closed in 1921 due to insufficient number of students.
After the abolition of patrimonial rule, Libenice, together with Grunta, formed a municipality in the Kolín District. On 1 January 1992, Grunta separated from Libenice and formed a sovereign municipality.
Demographics
Transport
The state road I/38 from Kutná Hora to Kolín runs north of the village.
Sights
The most valuable building is the remnant of a Renaissance fortress. The fortress from the end of the 14th century was rebuilt by Jan Libenický of Vrchoviště in 1574. The fortress burned down in 1643. The three-winged building was then reconstructed and used as an outbuilding.
The Evangelical church was built on the western outskirts in 1826–1827. Near the church is the evangelical cemetery with Libenice Oak. This protected common oak was planted around 1824, is high and has a trunk circumference of .
There is a menhir in the village common that is a replica of the stele found in the archeological site. It was created by local artist at the end of the 20th century.
References
External links
Villages in Kolín District |
23571785 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libod%C5%99ice | Libodřice | Libodřice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
20464734 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin%20Lynch | Colin Lynch | Colin Lynch (born 1973 in Lissycasey, County Clare) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling and Gaelic football with his local clubs Kilmaley and Lissycasey, and was a member of the Clare senior inter-county hurling team from 1997 until 2008.
Playing career
Club
Colin played for Éire Óg ever before he played for Kilmaley. Lynch plays his club hurling with his local club Kilmaley and has enjoyed much success.
In 1998 Lynch lined out in his first county senior championship final. The famous St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield club provided the opposition, however, Kilmayley still came up short and Lynch ended up on the defeated side.
The following year Kilmaley were back in the junior hurling decider. Clonlara were the opponents on that occasion, however, for the second time Lynch's side faced defeat.
2004 saw Kilmaley finally break the barrier at senior level when they lined out against St. Joseph's in the senior championship decider. Lynch's side triumphed that day to collect their first senior county title since 1985.
Lynch also played Gaelic football with his local club Lissycasey and enjoyed much success. He won a county intermediate championship winners' medal in 1994, however, success at senior level was slow in coming. After defeat in senior county finals in 1998 and 2006, Lynch won a county senior championship winners' medal in 2007, following a five-point victory over Éire Óg.
Inter-county
Lynch first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Clare senior team in 1994. He was included on the senior panel that year, however, it would be another few years before he secured a definite place on the starting fifteen.
Lynch made his debut in a Munster Championship quarter-final against Kerry in 1997. Clare had an easy win that day. A subsequent victory over Cork gave Lynch the chance to line out in his first Munster final. Tipperary were the opponents on that occasion and an exciting game was expected. Both sets of players did not disappoint. Clare led by five points at half-time, however, Tipp fought back in the second-half. In one of the best games of the decade Clare defeated Tipperary by 1–18 to 0–18. It was Lynch's first Munster winners' medal and Clare's first ever victory over Tipperary in the provincial decider. Clare were now hot favourites to reclaim the All-Ireland title. They showed their class against Kilkenny in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final, thus booking their place in the All-Ireland final. The introduction of the so-called 'back-door system' saw Tipperary provide the opposition in that game. For the second time that year both sides served up a classic. Clare had the upper-hand for much of the game, however, Tipp remained close behind. Liam Cahill and Eugene O'Neill scored two goals for Tipp in the last ten minutes to set up an exciting finish. A draw looked likely, however, a classic late point from Jamesie O'Connor secured a narrow 0–20 to 2–13 victory for Clare. It was Lynch's first All-Ireland winners' medal. In winning the 1997 All-Ireland title Clare beat Cork, Kilkenny and Tipperary (twice) – the so-called big three of hurling. In doing so they became only the second team ever, along with Waterford in 1959, to achieve this.
In 1998 Clare were the hot favourites to retain their All-Ireland title. All was going to plan, however, Lynch's side drew with Waterford in the Munster final. The replay was one of the most controversial games of hurling ever played. Before the sliotar was had even been thrown in, Lynch was pulling recklessly across Peter Queally and Tony Browne. A melee ensued two minutes into the game and Lynch punched Browne. Brian Lohan and Michael White were red-carded for also fighting, however, Lynch escaped being sent to the line. The rest of the game was played in an extremely bad spirit and Clare emerged the victors by 2–16 to 0–10. It was Lynch's second Munster winners' medal, however, the game was subject to much media discussion over the following week. The Munster Council later suspended Lynch for three months. He was a huge loss for the subsequent three-game All-Ireland semi-final saga with Offaly, a marathon run of games which Clare eventually lost, thus surrendering an All-Ireland title which they had been hot favourites to retain.
The following few seasons proved difficult for Lynch and for Clare. In spite of the team going into decline, Clare still qualified for the Munster final again in 1999. By now the 'hurling revolution' of the 1990s was drawing to a close as the 'old order' returned. Cork provided the opposition on that occasion, however, Clare were still the favourites going into the game. An exciting contest unfolded with Cork's Joe Deane scoring a key goal after an excellent pass from Seánie McGrath. A score line of 1–15 to 0–14 gave Cork the victory and saw Clare surrender their provincial title for the first time since 1996. Lynch's side, however, still had a chance to reclaim the All-Ireland title via the 'back-door'. A defeat of Galway in a replay set up an All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Kilkenny. Clare were now on a downward spiral as Kilkenny secured a 2–14 to 1–13 victory thanks to D.J. Carey.
The next few seasons saw Clare exit the provincial championship at an early stage, while manager Ger Loughnane also departed. In 2002 Clare exited the Munster race at the first hurdle, however, the newly expanded qualifiers system saw Lynch's side record subsequent victories over Dublin, Wexford, Galway and Waterford to reach the All-Ireland final. It was Lynch's second appearance in the championship decider. Kilkenny were the opposition and there was no doubt in the pundits' minds that there would be anything but a victory for 'the Cats'. Henry Shefflin and D.J. Carey combined to score 2–13, while Clare's forwards missed two easy goal chances. At the full-time whistle Kilkenny were the champions by 2–20 to 0–19.
Lynch's side faced early defeats in the provincial championships of 2003 and 2004. The team regrouped in the latter year and forced reigning champions Kilkenny to a draw in the All-Ireland quarter-final. 'The Cats' went on to win the replay with five points to spare.
Provincial defeat was Clare's lot again in 2005, however, Lynch's side reached the All-Ireland semi-final via the qualifiers. Cork were the opponents that day and found life difficult with a primed Clare team countering their every attack. 'The Rebels' fell behind by seven points at the start of the second-half. A huge performance by Cork turned this deficit around and Lynch's side eventually went on to lose the game by 0–16 to 0–15. Lynch had a chance to level the game with seconds left, however, his shot went wide.
Clare reached the All-Ireland semi-final again in 2006, this time with Kilkenny providing the opposition. After a reasonably good performance Clare fell short again as 'the Cats' went on to win the game and later take the All-Ireland title.
In 2008 Clare ended their first-round bogey in Munster and reached the final of the competition for the first time since 1999. A resurgent Tipperary provided the opposition on that occasion and an exciting game was expected, however, Tipperary were much too strong for 'the Banner' county. The game was far from a classic as Lynch's side eventually lost by 2–21 to 0–19. This defeat was not the end of the road, as Clare later lined out against Cork in the All-Ireland quarter-final. Clare were the favourites against a Cork side that was seen as past its prime. The team justified their favourites tag as Cork trailed by eight points at half-time. The second half was a different story as Cork took control. At the long whistle Lynch's side were defeated by 2–19 to 2–17. This defeat marked the end for Lynch as he announced his retirement from inter-county hurling just before the start of the 2009 championship.
Championship Appearances
Scores and results list Clare's tally first.
Honours
Kilmaley
Clare Senior Hurling Championship:
Winner (1): 2004
Runner-up (1): 1998
Clare Junior Hurling Championship:
Winner (2): 2001, 2006
Runner-up (2): 1999, 1996
Lissycasey
Clare Senior Football Championship:
Winner (1): 2007
Runner-up (2): 1998, 2006
Clare Intermediate Football Championship:
Winner (1): 1994
Clare Junior Football Championship:
Winner (1): 1992
Clare
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship:
Winner (1): 1997
Runner-up (1): 2002
Munster Senior Hurling Championship:
Winner (2): 1997, 1998
Runner-up (1): 1999, 2008
All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship:
Winner (1): 1993
Munster Junior Hurling Championship:
Winner (1): 1993
National Hurling League:
Winner (0):
Runner-up (2): 2001, 2005
Munster
Railway Cup:
Winner (1): 1997
Runner-up (1): 2004
References
Teams
1974 births
Living people
Dual players
Kilmaley hurlers
Lissycasey Gaelic footballers
Clare inter-county hurlers
Munster inter-provincial hurlers
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners |
23571787 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipec%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29 | Lipec (Kolín District) | Lipec is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
17326609 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20Steinberg | Roman Steinberg | Roman Steinberg (after 1938, Roman Kivimägi; 5 April 1900 – 30 May 1939), was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestling bronze medal winner in middleweight class at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Steinberg was also three times Estonian wrestling champion 1921–1923, coached by Robert Oksa.
He died after contracting tuberculosis, age 39, and was buried at Alexander Nevsky Cemetery, Tallinn.
See also
Estonia at the 1924 Summer Olympics
References
External links
Picture of Roman Steinberg at the Estonian Olympic Committee webpage
GBR Athletics
FILA Wrestling Database
1900 births
1939 deaths
People from the Governorate of Estonia
Olympic wrestlers of Estonia
Olympic bronze medalists for Estonia
Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Estonian male sport wrestlers
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
People from Lääneranna Parish
Tuberculosis deaths in Estonia
20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
20th-century Estonian people |
23571789 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo%C5%A1any | Lošany | Lošany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Lošánky is an administrative part of Lošany.
Notable people
Josef Mašín (1896–1942), resistance fighter
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571791 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malotice | Malotice | Malotice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Lhotky is an administrative part of Malotice.
Gallery
References
Villages in Kolín District |
17326611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin%20Barker%20House | Benjamin Barker House | The Benjamin Barker House was a historic house on Main Road in Tiverton, Rhode Island. Built c. 1850, it was a two-story wood-frame structure with an impressive Greek Temple front, with full-height fluted Ionic columns supporting a full triangular pediment. The pediment (as did the gable at the opposite end of the house) had an astylistic triple window in it. The roof was topped by an octagonal cupola with belvedere, with two narrow chimneys piercing the ridge line. It is possible the house was designed by Russell Warren, who is documented to have designed a number of other high-style Greek Revival houses in the region. The purchaser is believed to be Benjamin Barker, a lumber merchant operating in nearby Fall River, Massachusetts.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, after it was extensively destroyed by fire. It was demolished in 1981. The property it stood on, at the northwest corner of the junction of Main Road and Rhode Island Route 24, was associated with The Coachman, a restaurant, and is now the site of an assisted living facility.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island
References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Houses completed in 1850
Buildings and structures in Tiverton, Rhode Island
Houses in Newport County, Rhode Island
Burned houses in the United States
1980 fires
National Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island
Greek Revival houses in Rhode Island
Demolished buildings and structures in Rhode Island
Buildings and structures demolished in 1981 |
23571792 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masojedy | Masojedy | Masojedy is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571797 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrzky | Mrzky | Mrzky is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571800 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topspin%20%28disambiguation%29 | Topspin (disambiguation) | In sports, topspin is a property of a shot where the ball rotates as if rolling in the same direction as it is moving.
Topspin or Top Spin may also refer to:
Top Spin (film), a 2014 documentary on Olympic athletes
Top Spin (ride), a thrill ride developed by HUSS Maschinenfabrik
Top Spin (video game), a 2003 tennis video game
Topspin (Transformers), several robot superhero characters in the Transformers robot superhero franchise.
Topspin (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant
Topspin Media, a marketing and e-commerce software platform for artists
Topspin Communications, a computer networking company acquired by Cisco Systems
See also
Spintop
Tailspin (disambiguation)
Topspinner (disambiguation) |
23571801 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebovidy%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29 | Nebovidy (Kolín District) | Nebovidy is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Hluboký Důl is an administrative part of Nebovidy.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571806 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C4%9Bm%C4%8Dice%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29 | Němčice (Kolín District) | Němčice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571809 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nov%C3%A1%20Ves%20I | Nová Ves I | Nová Ves I is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
The Roman numeral in the name serves to distinguish it from the nearby village of the same name, Nová Ves II within the Rostoklaty municipality.
Administrative parts
The village of Ohrada is an administrative part of Nová Ves I.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571812 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oha%C5%99e | Ohaře | Ohaře is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571813 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C5%A1inka | Pašinka | Pašinka is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Notable people
Václav Radimský (1867–1946), painter; died here
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571816 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey%20Farmhouse%2C%20Montacute | Abbey Farmhouse, Montacute | Abbey Farmhouse is a detached house in Montacute, Somerset, England, which incorporates the gateway of the medieval Montacute Priory. It was built in the 16th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
After the dissolution of the monasteries the property became a farmhouse, but by 1633 it was 'almost desolate'. By 1782 it was a revitalised farm, remaining part of the Phelips estate until 1918.
There are of walled gardens, which have been laid out since 1963.
A long-distance public footpath, the Monarch's Way runs along the course of a Roman (or earlier) trackway immediately in front of the building. This path leads to Ham Hill Country Park via fields and woodland
See also
List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
References
Buildings and structures completed in the 16th century
Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
Grade I listed houses in Somerset
16th-century architecture in the United Kingdom
Farmhouses in England |
23571817 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%88ov-P%C5%99edhrad%C3%AD | Pňov-Předhradí | Pňov-Předhradí is a municipality in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The municipality is made up of villages of Pňov, Předhradí and Klipec.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571820 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polepy%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29 | Polepy (Kolín District) | Polepy is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Gallery
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571823 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poln%C3%AD%20Chr%C4%8Dice | Polní Chrčice | Polní Chrčice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571825 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATCvet%20code%20QI04 | ATCvet code QI04 |
QI04A Sheep
QI04AA Inactivated viral vaccines
QI04AA01 Louping ill virus
QI04AA02 Bluetongue virus
QI04AB Inactivated bacterial vaccines (including mycoplasma, toxoid and chlamydia)
QI04AB01 Clostridium
QI04AB02 Pasteurella
QI04AB03 Bacteroides
QI04AB04 Escherichia
QI04AB05 Clostridium + pasteurella
QI04AB06 Chlamydia
QI04AB08 Erysipelothrix
QI04AB09 Mycobacterium
QI04AB10 Staphylococcus
QI04AC Inactivated bacterial vaccines and antisera
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QI04AD Live viral vaccines
QI04AD01 Orf virus/contagious pustular dermatitis
QI04AE Live bacterial vaccines
QI04AE01 Chlamydia
QI04AE02 Listeria
QI04AE03 Mycobacterium
QI04AF Live bacterial and viral vaccines
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QI04AG Live and inactivated bacterial vaccines
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QI04AH Live and inactivated viral vaccines
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QI04AI Live viral and inactivated bacterial vaccines
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QI04AJ Live and inactivated viral and bacterial vaccines
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QI04AK Inactivated viral and live bacterial vaccines
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QI04AL Inactivated viral and inactivated bacterial vaccines
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QI04AM Antisera, immunoglobulin preparations, and antitoxins
QI04AM01 Pasteurella antiserum
QI04AM02 Clostridium antiserum
QI04AN Live parasitic vaccines
QI04AN01 Toxoplasma
QI04AO Inactivated parasitic vaccines
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QI04AP Live fungal vaccines
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QI04AQ Inactivated fungal vaccines
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QI04AR In vivo diagnostic preparations
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QI04AS Allergens
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QI04AT Colostrum preparations and substitutes
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QI04AU Other live vaccines
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QI04AV Other inactivated vaccines
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QI04AX Other immunologicals
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QI04X Ovidae, others
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Notes
References
I04 |
23571827 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poln%C3%AD%20Vod%C4%9Brady | Polní Voděrady | Polní Voděrady is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
It is located about southwest of Kolín and east of Prague.
History
The first written mention of Polní Voděrady is from 1088, when it was owned by the Vyšehrad Chapter.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571830 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po%C5%99%C3%AD%C4%8Dany | Poříčany | Poříčany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
In popular culture
Some scenes of the movie Hostel (2005) were filmed in the municipality.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571831 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nip | Nip | Nip is an ethnic slur against people of Japanese descent and origin. The word Nip is an abbreviation from Nippon (日本), the Japanese name for Japan.
History
The earliest recorded occurrence of the slur seems to be in the Time magazine of 5 January 1942 where "three Nip pilots" was mentioned. The American, British, and Australian entry of the Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II heightened the use of racial slurs against the Japanese, such as Jap and Nip. The word Nip became a frequently-used slang word amongst the British Armed Forces. The 1942 Royal Air Force journal made numerous references to the Japanese as Nips, even making puns such as "there's a nip in the air" This phrase was later re-used for Hirohito's visit to the UK in 1971 by the satirical magazine Private Eye.
As part of American wartime propaganda, caricatures and slurs (including Nip) against the Japanese diffused into entertainment, such as exemplified by the Warner Bros. cartoon Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips (1944). In General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War (1949), George Kenney made racial statements about the Japanese, remarking for example that "Nips are just vermin to be exterminated".
In a manner to evoke further anti-Japanese agitation, a Seattle Star editorial titled "It's Time to do Some Thinking On Nips' Return" from December 14, 1944, discussed the citizenship rights of Japanese-Americans and framed their return to American society as a problem.
On 16 November 2018, the abbreviation for the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems was changed from NIPS to NeurIPS in large part due to its perceived connotation with the slur.
See also
Jap
References
Anti-Japanese sentiment
Asian-American issues
Anti–East Asian slurs
Japan–United Kingdom relations
Japan–United States relations
English words |
23571835 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C8H6Cl2O3 | C8H6Cl2O3 | {{DISPLAYTITLE:C8H6Cl2O3}}
The molecular formula C8H6Cl2O3 (molar mass: 221.03 g/mol) may refer to:
Dicamba, an herbicide
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), an herbicide
Molecular formulas |
23571838 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%99ehvozd%C3%AD | Přehvozdí | Přehvozdí is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571839 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%99istoupim | Přistoupim | Přistoupim is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
History
The first written mention of Přistoupim is in a document that originated between 1140 and 1148.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571842 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%99i%C5%A1imasy | Přišimasy | Přišimasy is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Horka and Skřivany are administrative parts of Přišimasy.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571845 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radim%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29 | Radim (Kolín District) | Radim is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571846 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C2HCl2F3 | C2HCl2F3 | {{DISPLAYTITLE:C2HCl2F3}}
The molecular formula C2HCl2F3 (molar mass: 152.93 g/mol, exact mass: 151.9407 u) may refer to:
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane |
6899373 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterhouse%27s%20swamp%20rat | Waterhouse's swamp rat | Waterhouse's swamp rat (Scapteromys tumidus) is a semiaquatic rodent species from South America. It is found in southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina, where it lives in freshwater and salt marshes, as well as open grassland of the pampas. Its karyotype has 2n = 24, substantially lower than its closest relative S. aquaticus with 2n = 32.
References
Scapteromys
Mammals described in 1837 |
23571850 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalom%20%28disambiguation%29 | Shalom (disambiguation) | Shalom is the Hebrew word for hello, goodbye, and peace, and is a Hebrew given name.
Shalom, Sholom, or Sholem may also refer to:
Media
Shalom (film), a 1973 film by director Yaky Yosha
Shalom (TV channel), an Indian religious channel
Shalom TV, an American Jewish television channel
Şalom, a Jewish weekly newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey
Shalom, the season premiere of NCIS (season 4)
Shabbat Shalom (NCIS), a season 10 episode of NCIS
Shalom (album), an album by The Rabbis' Sons
Shalom (band), a 1990s Czech synth-pop band
Shalom in the Home, an American reality tv show on TLC in 2006-07
People
As a surname
Silvan Shalom (born 1958), Israeli politician
Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes (born 1958), Israeli heiress and talk-show host, wife of Silvan Shalom
Stephen Shalom, American professor
As a given name
Sholem Aleichem (1859–1916), Yiddish author
Sholem Asch (1880–1957), Yiddish author
Shalom Auslander (born 1970), American author
Shalom Carmy (born 1948), American rabbi and scholar
Yosef Shalom Eliashiv (1910–2012), Israeli rabbi and posek
Shalom Hanoch (born 1946), Israeli rock musician
Shalom Harlow (born 1973), Canadian model and actress
Shalom Luani (born 1994), American football player
Sholom Schwadron (1912–1997), Israeli rabbi known as the "Maggid of Jerusalem"
Sholom Mordechai Schwadron (1835–1911), Ukrainian rabbi and posek known as the Maharsham
Sholom Schwartzbard (1886–1938), Bessarabian poet, assassin of Symon Petliura
Shalom Shachna (died 1558), rabbi and Talmudist
Shalom Charly "Papi" Turgeman (born 1970), Israeli basketball player
Organizations
Brit Tzedek v'Shalom
Brit Shalom (political organization)
Gush Shalom
Hevel Shalom
Neve Shalom
Shalom Sesame
Neve Shalom Synagogue in İstanbul, Turkey
Shalom Park in Charlotte, North Carolina and Denver, Colorado
Shalom Meir Tower in Tel Aviv
Shalom International School in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California
Shalom, a shipping company based in Peru
Space
SHALOM (satellite), a join satellite mission between the Israeli Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency
Other uses
SS Shalom, an ocean liner operated by Zim Lines, Israel 1964–1967
See also
Beth Shalom (disambiguation)
Jewish greetings
Salaam (disambiguation)
Scholem
Shalom aleichem (disambiguation)
Salome (disambiguation)
Salam (disambiguation)
Salma (disambiguation) |
23571851 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radovesnice%20I | Radovesnice I | Radovesnice I is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
The Roman numeral in the name serves to distinguish it from the nearby municipality of the same name, Radovesnice II.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571852 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To%20Roosevelt | To Roosevelt | "A Roosevelt" (To Roosevelt) is a poem by Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío. The poem was written by Darío in January 1904 in Málaga, Spain. It is a reaction to the involvement of the United States during the Separation of Panama from Colombia.
References
External links
Nicaraguan literature
Cultural depictions of Theodore Roosevelt
1904 poems |
17326614 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How%20Do%20You%20Solve%20a%20Problem%20Like%20Maria%3F%20%28Canadian%20TV%20series%29 | How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (Canadian TV series) | How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? was a Canadian reality competition television series that aired on CBC Television. It premiered on June 15, 2008 at 8pm EDT, and concluded on July 28, 2008. The show is based on the series of the same name which aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom in 2006. The Canadian version was cancelled after one season.
The premise of the contest was to find a musical theatre performer to play the lead role of Maria von Trapp in the 2008 Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Mirvish revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. Initial auditions were held in seven Canadian cities. The show was hosted by Gavin Crawford and featured Simon Lee, Elaine Overholt, and John Barrowman as the judges for the show.
The first episode of the show featured the top 50 auditioners at the show's Maria School being cut to 20. The second episode had the Marias performing in front of Lloyd Webber in London, and then the 20 were cut to 10 with his input. Beginning June 22, the Marias performed live in Toronto every Sunday night with a live orchestra. The voting results aired on the following night.
Finalists
Ten contestants made it through the audition rounds and performed during the live shows.
* at the start of the contest
Results summary
Live shows
The live shows saw the finalists eliminated one by one following both individual and group performances. Once eliminated, the leaving contestant ended the program by leading a performance of "So Long, Farewell" from The Sound of Music with the remaining contestants.
Week 1 (June 22, 2008)
Following the first week of the competition, Alison was the first Maria to be eliminated from the competition. The show performances were:
Group performances:
"How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?" (from the musical The Sound of Music)
"I Have Confidence" (from the musical The Sound of Music)
Sing-Off
Week 2 (June 29, 2008)
As the mission for this week, the potential Marias had to prove how fit they are by taking part in a thorough workout.
For their individual performances, the contestants sang songs by Canadian artists to celebrate Canada Day.
The show performances were:
Group performances:
"My Favorite Things" (from the musical The Sound of Music)
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)
Sing-Off
Week 3 (July 6, 2008)
For their individual performances, the contestants sang songs from the musicals.
The show performances were:
Group performances:
"Do-Re-Mi" (from the musical The Sound of Music)
"Seasons of Love" (from the musical Rent)
Sing-Off
Week 4 (July 13, 2008)
As the mission for this week, the contestants act with the children to help separate between the potential Marias.
The show performances were:
Group performances:
"The Lonely Goatherd" (from the musical The Sound of Music)
"Don't Rain on My Parade" (from the musical Funny Girl)
Sing-Off
Week 5 (July 20, 2008)
This week, just like the British version, the mission was a chemistry test with John Barrowman, which involved his giving the Marias a surprise kiss.
The show performances were:
Group performances:
"I Have Confidence" (from the musical The Sound of Music)
"It's a Grand Night for Singing" (from the musical State Fair)
"Sway" (The Pussycat Dolls)
Sing-Off
Week 6 (July 27, 2008)
For their individual performances, the contestants sang songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The show performances were:
Group performances:
Finalists: "Anything You Can Do" (from the musical Annie Get Your Gun)
Finalists: "My Favorite Things" (from the musical The Sound of Music)
Finalists and former Marias: "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?" (from the musical The Sound of Music)
Elicia and Janna: "The Sound of Music" (from The Sound of Music)
After being announced as the season winner, Elicia concluded the season with a performance of "The Sound of Music".
After the show
Elicia MacKenzie won the most votes, as announced prematurely on the Canadian Press wire at 7:30pm, July 28, half an hour before the show aired in the Toronto area.
On August 14, 2008 it was announced that runner-up, Janna Polzin, had been cast as an "alternate Maria" for the Toronto stage production. Janna played Maria twice a week (Wednesday evenings and Saturday matinees), while Elicia will perform the role six times weekly (Tuesday evenings, Wednesday matinees, Thursday through Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees).
Some viewers of the show have claimed that the panel and Lloyd Webber favoured Janna over the other performers in the competition. However, Elicia MacKenzie ended up beating Janna in the final.
References
External links
Official Program Website at cbc.ca
TV, eh?
2000s Canadian reality television series
2008 Canadian television series debuts
2008 Canadian television series endings
CBC Television original programming
Music competitions in Canada
Singing talent shows
The Sound of Music
Television series by Temple Street Productions |
23571854 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Singleton | Martin Singleton | Martin David Singleton (born 2 August 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Banbury, Singleton played for Banbury United, Coventry City, Bradford City, West Bromwich Albion, Northampton Town, Walsall, Worcester City and Aylesbury United.
He also played for England Youth.
References
1963 births
Living people
English footballers
Banbury United F.C. players
Coventry City F.C. players
Bradford City A.F.C. players
West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Northampton Town F.C. players
Walsall F.C. players
Worcester City F.C. players
Aylesbury United F.C. players
English Football League players
Association football midfielders
Sportspeople from Banbury
England youth international footballers |
6899383 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Rake%27s%20Progress%20%28film%29 | The Rake's Progress (film) | The Rake's Progress is a 1945 British comedy-drama film. In the United States, the title was changed to Notorious Gentleman. The film caused controversy with U.S. censors of the time, who trimmed scenes for what was considered graphic amoral and sexual content.
Plot
The plot follows the career of upper-class cad Vivian Kenway (Rex Harrison). He is sent down from Oxford University for placing a chamber pot on the Martyrs' Memorial. Sent to South America after his father pulls a favour from a friend, he is fired for heckling the managing director while drunk.
A friend offers him a job, but he responds by seducing his wife and is found out. His jobs decline, as he moves from employment as racing driver to shop assistant to dancing partner. He lives a life of womanising and heavy drinking and constantly runs up large debts, which his family has to pay. One girl tries to kill herself. Driving while drunk and taking risks, he crashes and causes the death of his father, Colonel Kenway (Godfrey Tearle). Kenway is eaten up by guilt in consequence. Another girl tries to rescue him.
The plot diverges from the theme of the Rake's Progress paintings by having him redeem himself by a hero's death in World War II.
Cast
Rex Harrison as Vivian Kenway
Lilli Palmer as Rikki Krausner
Godfrey Tearle as Colonel Robert Kenway
Griffith Jones as Sandy Duncan
Margaret Johnston as Jennifer Calthrop
Guy Middleton as Fogroy
Jean Kent as Jill Duncan
Patricia Laffan as Miss Fernandez
Marie Lohr as Lady Parks
Garry Marsh as Sir Hubert Parks
David Horne as Sir John Brockley
Alan Wheatley as Edwards
Brefni O'Rorke as Bromhead
John Salew as Burgess
Charles Victor as Old Sweat
Jack Melford as race team member (uncredited)
Critical reception
The New York Times described the film as "an oddly deceptive affair which taxes precise classification. It plays like a comedy-romance, but all the way through it keeps switching with brutal abruptness to the sharpest irony...As a consequence, a curious unevenness of emphasis and mood prevails, and initial sympathy with the hero is frequently and painfully upset"; while more recently, TV Guide wrote, "the film is filled with wit and style. It does not treat its unattractive subject with sympathy, yet remains sensitive and touching."
References
External links
Review of film at Variety
1945 films
1945 comedy-drama films
British black-and-white films
British comedy-drama films
Films with screenplays by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat
Films directed by Sidney Gilliat
Films scored by William Alwyn
Works based on art
1940s British films |
23571855 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radovesnice%20II | Radovesnice II | Radovesnice II is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
The Roman numeral in the name serves to distinguish it from the nearby municipality of the same name, Radovesnice I.
Administrative parts
The village of Rozehnaly is an administrative part of Radovesnice II.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571857 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratbo%C5%99 | Ratboř | Ratboř is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Sedlov and Těšínky are administrative parts of Ratboř.
Notable people
Alfons von Czibulka (1888–1969), Czech-Austrian writer and painter
References
Villages in Kolín District |
6899385 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman%20bullhead%20shark | Oman bullhead shark | The Oman bullhead shark, Heterodontus omanensis, is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae found in the tropical western Indian Ocean around central Oman, from the surface to a depth of on the continental shelf. This species has an average length of and can reach a maximum length of . This shark was described in 2005, making it one of the most recently described of its genus. The Oman bullhead shark likely is accidentally caught as bycatch, putting the species at risk.
References
Heterodontidae
Fish of the Indian Ocean
Fish described in 2005 |
23571859 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratenice | Ratenice | Ratenice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. It is located in the Polabí lowlands.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
20464736 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastrichtian%20dialect | Maastrichtian dialect | Maastrichtian ( ) or Maastrichtian Limburgish ( ) is the dialect and variant of Limburgish spoken in the Dutch city of Maastricht alongside the Dutch language (with which it is not mutually intelligible). In terms of speakers, it is the most widespread variant of Limburgish, and it is a tonal one. Like many of the Limburgish dialects spoken in neighbouring Belgian Limburg, Maastrichtian retained many Gallo-Romance (French and Walloon) influences in its vocabulary.
The French influence can additionally be attributed to the historical importance of French with the cultural elite and educational systems as well as the historical immigration of Walloon labourers to the city. Despite being a specific variant of Limburgish, Maastrichtian remains mutually intelligible with other Limburgish variants, especially those of surrounding municipalities.
Whilst Maastrichtian is still widely spoken, regardless of social level, research has shown that it is suffering from a degree of dialect loss amongst younger generations. That is the case in dwindling of speakers but also in development of the dialect (dialect levelling) towards Standard Dutch (like the loss of local words and grammar).
Geographic distribution, social status and sociolects
Maatrichtian being a city dialect, the terminology "Maastrichtian" (Mestreechs) is practically limited to the municipal borders, with the exception of some places within the Maastrichtian municipality where the spoken dialects are in fact not Maastrichtian. These exceptions are previously separate villages and/or municipalities that have merged with the municipality of Maastricht namely Amby, Borgharen, Heer and Itteren.
The social status of Maastrichtian speakers is determined by the type of sociolect spoken by a certain person, with a division between Short Maastrichtian or Standard Maastrichtian (Kort Mestreechs, Standaardmestreechs) and Long/Stretched Maastrichtian (Laank Mestreechs). Short Maastrichtian is generally considered to be spoken by the upper and middle classes, whilst Long Maastrichtian is considered to be spoken by the working class.
A particular feature of Maastrichtian is that it gives its speakers a certain prestige. Research of the dialect showed that people talking the "purest" form of Maastrichtian, i.e. the Short Maastrichtian (Kort Mestreechs) sociolect, were perceived by others to be the well-educated ones.
Written Maastrichtian
The oldest known and preserved text in Maastrichtian dates from the 18th century. This text named Sermoen euver de Weurd Inter omnes Linguas nulla Mosa Trajestensi prastantior gehauwe in Mastreeg was presumably written for one of the carnival celebrations and incites people to learn Maastrichtian. As from the 19th century there are more written texts in Maastrichtian, again mostly oriented towards these carnival celebrations. Nowadays however, many other sources display written Maastrichtian, including song texts not written for carnival as well as books, poems, street signs etc.
Standardisation and official spelling
In 1999, the municipal government recognised a standardised spelling of Maastrichtian made by Pol Brounts and Phil Dumoulin as the official spelling of the dialect.
Dictionaries
Aarts, F. (2005). Dictionairke vaan 't Mestreechs. (2nd ed.). Maastricht, the Netherlands: Stichting Onderweg.
Brounts P., Chambille G., Kurris J., Minis T., Paulissen H. & Simais M. (2004). De Nuie Mestreechsen Dictionair. Maastricht, the Netherlands: Veldeke-Krink Mestreech.
Online Dutch to Maastrichtian translation version of De Nuie Mestreechsen Dictionair
Other literature on Maastrichtian
Aarts, F. (2001). Mestreechs. Eus Moojertoal: 'ne Besjrijving vaan 't dialek vaan Meestreech. Maastricht, the Netherlands: Veldeke-Krink.
Aarts, F. (2009). 't Verhaol vaan eus Taol. Maastricht, the Netherlands: Stichting Onderweg.
Aarts, F. (2019). Liergaank Mestreechs: 'ne Cursus euver de Mestreechter Toal. Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Local anthem
In 2002, the municipal government officially adopted a local anthem (Mestreechs Volksleed) composed by lyrics in Maastrichtian. The theme had originally been written by Alfons Olterdissen (1865–1923) as finishing stanza of the Maastrichtian opera "Trijn de Begijn" of 1910. There are claims that the anthem actually originates from "Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire" by the Romanian composer Ciprian Porumbescu.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Maastrichtian is included in the Limburgish Wikipedia. Since there are only standardised 'variants' of Limburgish but no widely accepted/recognised standardised Limburgish itself, each article is tagged as being written in a certain variant of the language. All articles in Maastrichtian can be found here.
Wiktionary: For an overview of some Maastrichtian dialect specific words, their English translations and their origins proceed to this Wiktionary category.
Phonology
As many other Limburgish dialects, the Maastrichtian dialect features a distinction between Accent 1 and Accent 2, limited to stressed syllables. The former can be analyzed as lexically toneless, whereas the latter as an underlying high tone. Phonetically, syllables with Accent 2 are considerably longer. An example of a minimal pair is 'to rinse' vs. 'to play'. The difference is not marked in the orthography, so that both of those words are spelled speule.
are bilabial, whereas are labiodental.
is realized as a bilabial approximant in the onset and as labio-velar in the coda. In this article, both are transcribed with , following the recommendations of Carlos Gussenhoven regarding transcribing the corresponding Standard Dutch phone.
can be analysed as .
The phonetic value of the symbol is far removed from its canonical IPA value , being a close-mid central vowel: . All of the vowels labelled as close-mid in the table are phonetically close-mid, including and .
The long mid monophthongs are monophthongal when combined with Accent 2. When combined with Accent 1, they are all diphthongal: . Phonologically, the first three are close-mid monophthongs , whereas the latter two are diphthongs . Elsewhere in the article, the diphthongality of the first three is ignored and they are always transcribed with .
The open-mid front is diphthongized to in words with Accent 2 when it is a realization of the underlying . The underlying does not participate in tonal distinction, and neither do and .
has mostly merged with under the influence of Standard Dutch. A phonemic appears in French loanwords such as tête 'idiot'. Most phonetic instances of in the dialect are monophthongized .
The open-mid contrast not only with the close-mid but also with the open in (near)-minimal pairs such as eus 'ours' vs. struis vs. käös 'choice'.
occurs only in unstressed syllables.
Orthography
Vocabulary
Maastrichtian contains many specific words ample or not used in other Limburgish dialects some being creolisations/"limburgisations" of Dutch, French and German words while others cannot be directly subscribed to one of these languages.
(Historical) Vocabulary influences from other languages
Maastrichtian vocabulary, as the language family it belongs to suggests, is based on the Germanic languages (apart from the Limburgish language family this also includes varying degrees of influence from both archaic and modern Dutch and German). However, what sets Maastrichtian apart from other variants of Limburgish is its relatively strong influences from French. This is not only because of geographic closeness of a Francophone region (namely Wallonia) to Maastricht but also because of French being the predominant spoken language of the Maastrichtian cultural elite and the higher secondary educational system of the region in the past. Some examples:
Francophone influence
Germanophone influence
Other examples of Maastrichtian vocabulary
Some examples of specific Maastrichtian vocabulary:
Expressions and Titles
Some examples of Maastrichtian expressions:
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links
Veldeke Krink Mestreech site in Maastrichtian
Central Limburgish dialects
Culture of Limburg (Netherlands)
Culture in Maastricht
Languages of the Netherlands
Low Franconian languages
City colloquials |
20464758 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racing%20Club%20Vichy | Racing Club Vichy | Racing Club Vichy is a French semi-professional rugby union team. They currently play at the Fédérale 2.
External links
Racing Club Vichy Official Site
Vichy |
23571860 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostoklaty | Rostoklaty | Rostoklaty is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Nová Ves II is an administrative part of Rostoklaty.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571862 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skvr%C5%88ov | Skvrňov | Skvrňov is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
20464773 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsarigradsko%20shose | Tsarigradsko shose | Tsarigradsko shose () is the largest boulevard in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. The boulevard provides grade-separated dual carriageway in almost its entire length of 11.4 km, running from the north-west to the south-east. It begins in the city center, at Orlov Most (Eagle's Bridge), before which it is called Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard. In its east end, at the Sofia Ring Road, the boulevard becomes part of the Trakia motorway (A1). The maximum allowed speed on Tsarigradsko shose is 80 km/h between Orlov Most and Gorublyane neighbourhood.
To the south the boulevard borders with Sofia's largest park, the Borisova Gradina, which hosts the Vasil Levski National Stadium and Bulgarian Army Stadium. A number of departments of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are situated along the road in the area of the Fourth Kilometer Square, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Polygraphic plant, Arena Armeec, Sofia Tech Park and several hotels including the emblematic Pliska Hotel. In the outskirts of the city there are a lot of hypermarkets and office buildings constructed along the boulevard. Reconstruction and resurfacing are ongoing since 2013 to improve safety and comfort.
On April 25, 2012, Tsarigradsko shose Metro Station started operation with large underground park-and-ride. Nearby the metro station, the highrise of Capital Fort was completed in 2015.
The boulevard bears the old Bulgarian name of the city of Istanbul (medieval Constantinople), Tsarigrad, as it leads southeastwards out of the city, towards Plovdiv and Istanbul.
Gallery
Streets in Sofia |
6899390 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolomys%20ucayalensis | Scolomys ucayalensis | Scolomys ucayalensis, also known as the long-nosed scolomys or Ucayali spiny mouse is a nocturnal rodent species from South America. It is part of the genus Scolomys within the tribe Oryzomyini. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in various different habitats in the Amazon rainforest.
Description
Scolomys ucayalensis has a head-and-body length of between and a tail around 83% of this. The head is small but broad with a pointed snout and small rounded ears. The fur is a mixture of fine hairs and thicker, flattened spines. The dorsal surface is some shade of reddish-brown to reddish-black, sometimes grizzled or streaked with black, and the underparts are grey. The tail is nearly naked, and the hind feet are small but broad. The hypothenar pad (next to the outer digit on the sole of the foot) is either absent or reduced in size on the hind feet, and this contrasts with the otherwise similar Scolomys melanops which has well-developed hypothenar pads. The karyotype of S. ucayalensis has 2n = 50 and FN = 68, while that of S. melanops has 2n = 60, FN = 78.
Distribution and habitat
S. ucayalensis is found on the eastern side of the Andes in South America. Its range extends from southern Colombia and southern Ecuador, through western Brazil to northern Peru, and completely surrounds the range of S. melanops. Its habitat varies, with specimens being found in primary terra firme (non-flooded) lowland humid forest in Brazil, in undergrowth growing where primary forest had been cut back, and in cloud forest where the trees are clad in mosses and bromeliads. Its altitudinal range is between .
References
Literature cited
Scolomys
Mammals described in 1991 |
23571863 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamsil%20Bridge | Jamsil Bridge | The Jamsil Bridge crosses the Han River in South Korea and connects the districts of Songpa-gu and Gwangjin-gu. Completed in 1972, it is the 6th bridge to be constructed over the Han River.
References
Bridges in Seoul
Buildings and structures in Songpa District
Buildings and structures in Gwangjin District
Bridges completed in 1972 |
20464789 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platax%20pinnatus | Platax pinnatus | Platax pinnatus, also known as the pinnate spadefish, pinnate batfish, pinnatus batfish, dusky batfish, shaded batfish, or red-faced batfish is a fish from the western Pacific that occasionally is kept in marine aquariums.
Description
As a juvenile it is blackish brown, or black with an orange stripe outlining its entire body. Adults become a dull silver. This fish grows to a maximum size of .
Importance to humans
In the aquarium
The pinnate batfish is occasionally kept in marine aquariums.
In the wild
Platax pinnatus has been observed to significantly reduce algal growths on coral in studies simulating overfishing on the Great Barrier Reef.
References
fishbase Page on Platax pinnatus
page on Platax pinnatus
about.com page on Platax pinnatus
External links
Ephippidae
Fish of the Pacific Ocean
Fish described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus |
23571865 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star%C3%BD%20Kol%C3%ADn | Starý Kolín | Starý Kolín is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Bašta is an administrative part of Starý Kolín.
Etymology
The name Kolín probably comes from the Old Czech verb koliti, i.e. "to hammer poles", and is related to the location of Starý Kolín in the often flooded area at the confluence of Klejnárka and Elbe. The soil in the vicinity of the confluence was strengthened with the help of wooden poles.
Geography
Starý Kolín lies about east of Prague. It lies in a fertile landscape of the Central Elbe Table lowland. It is located on the left bank of the Elbe River, at the confluence of the rivers Elbe and Klejnárka.
History
The first written mention of Starý Kolín is from 1267, when the Church of Saint Andrew was consecrated. Although it is documented later than Kolín, the adjective starý (i.e. "old") indicates that it is older than Kolín. Starý Kolín was owned by various burghers until 1547, when Emperor Ferdinand I confiscated it and joined it to the Kolín estate.
Sights
The landmark of Starý Kolín is the Church of Saint Andrew. The current church was built in 1731–1740, after the old church was destroyed by a fire.
Notable people
Josef Paleček (born 1949), ice hockey player and coach
References
External links
Villages in Kolín District |
17326619 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabendu%20Ghosh | Nabendu Ghosh | Nabendu Ghosh (27 March 1917 – 15 December 2007) was an Indian author in Bengali literature, and screenwriter. He has written screenplays of classic Bollywood movies like, Sujata, Bandini, Devdas, Majhli Didi, Abhimaan and Teesri Kasam. He has written stories for movies like Baap Beti, Shatranj, Raja Jani. He has also acted briefly in Do Bigha Zameen, Teesri Kasam and Lukochuri. Later in his career, he directed four movies as well.
Biography
Nabendu Ghosh was born 27 March 1917 in Dhaka (presently in Bangladesh). At the age of 12 he became a popular actor on stage. As an acclaimed dancer in Uday Shankar style, he won several medals between 1939 and 1945. Ghosh lost a government job in 1944 for writing Dak Diye Jaai, set against the Quit India Movement launched by Indian National Congress. The novel catapulted him to fame and he moved to Calcutta in 1945. He soon ranked among the most progressive young writers in Bengali literature.
After partition, Urdu was declared the state language of East Pakistan; thereby banning all Bengali literature and films. It was this political division that prompted Nabendu Ghosh to join Bimal Roy in 1951, when he left New Theatres in Kolkata, to make films for Bombay Talkies. Others in the team who also shifted were Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Asit Sen, Paul Mahendra, Kamal Bose and later Salil Chaudhury. After Bimal Roy's death, Ghosh worked extensively with Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
Nabendu Ghosh has written on all historical upheavals of 1940s – famine, riots, partition – as well as love. His oeuvre bears the distinct stamp of his outlook towards life. His literary efforts are 'pointing fingers.' There is a multi-coloured variety, a deep empathy for human emotions, mysterious layers of meaning, subtle symbolism, description of unbearable life. Love for humanity is also reflected in his writings. He has to his credit 26 novels and 14 collections of short story. He directed the film Trishagni (1988), based on Saradindu Bandopadhyay's historical short story Maru O Sangha.
He died on 15 December 2007. He is survived by two sons, Dr Dipankar and filmmaker Shubhankar, and daughter Ratnottama Sengupta (film festival curator, author, and former The Times of India film journalist). His wife Kanaklata had died in 1999. His autobiography, Eka Naukar Jatri was published in March 2008. His daughter-in-law, Dr Soma Ghosh is an acclaimed classical vocalist, and was conferred with the Padma Shree award in 2016.
To commemorate his birth centenary, an English translation of his science fiction novel, Aami o Aami (1999), was released on 25 March 2017. He had worked on the translation with his grandson, Devottam Sengupta. The book is known as Me and I in English.
Filmography
Screenwriter
Parineeta (1953)
Biraj Bahu (1954)
Baadbaan (1954)
Aar Paar (1954)
Devdas (1955)
Yahudi (1958)
Insan Jaag Utha (1959)
Sujata (1959)
Bandini (1963)
Teesri Kasam (1966)
Majhli Didi (1967)
Sharafat (1970)
Lal Patthar (1971)
Abhimaan (1973)
Jheel Ke Us Paar (1973)
Do Anjaane (1976)
Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978)
Krodhi (1981)
Director
Parineeta (1953) (Assistant director)
Trishagni (1988)
Netraheen Sakshi (1992)
Ladkiyaan (1997)
Anmol Ratan: Ashok Kumar (Documentary/ 1995)
Awards
Literary awards
Bankim Puraskar from the Bangla Academy, Govt. of West Bengal
Haraprasad Ghosh Medal from Bangiya Sahitya Parishad
Bibhuti Bhushan Sahitya Arghya
Bimal Mitra Puraskar
Amrita Puraskar
Film awards
1997: Honoris Causa conferred by Film and Television Institute of India for his "Significant Contribution to Indian Cinema"
1988: National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director – Trishagni
1969: Filmfare Best Screenplay Award, Majhli Didi (1969)
BFJA Award for Best Screenplay: Majhli Didi (1969)
BFJA Award for Best Screenplay: Teesri Kasam (1967)
Film World Award for Best Screenplay (Do Anjaane)
References
Mukul (2010), 20-minute documentary by Subhankar Ghosh.
External links
Nabendu Ghosh profile at Upperstall
1917 births
2007 deaths
Bengali-language writers
People from Dhaka
Bengali novelists
Bengali writers
Indian male screenwriters
Filmfare Awards winners
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award winners
Indian autobiographers
Hindi-language film directors
Bangladeshi screenwriters
20th-century Bangladeshi writers
20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Indian film directors
20th-century Bangladeshi male writers
Novelists from West Bengal
Screenwriters from Kolkata
20th-century Indian novelists
Film directors from Kolkata
Director whose film won the Best Debut Feature Film National Film Award
Producers who won the Best Debut Feature Film of a Director National Film Award
20th-century Indian screenwriters |
6899402 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindery | Bindery | Bindery refers to a studio, workshop or factory where sheets of (usually) paper are fastened together to make books, but also where gold and other decorative elements are added to the exterior of books, where boxes or slipcases for books are made and where the restoration of books is carried out.
Different Types of Bindery
• Perfect Bound - The pages are collated and bound by glue with a hard or soft cover.
• Saddle Stitched - Four pages of the book is printed a single sheet, the sheets are collated, folded and bound by two or three staples along the folded spine.
• Coil or Spiral Bound - Pages are collated, then a punch is used to crated holes on the binding edge. Next the pages are held together by a wire or plastic coil.
Overview
A large traditional hand bookbinding studio or workshop may be divided into areas for different tasks such as sewing, rounding and backing the spine, attaching the boards to the book and covering the book with cloth or leather. These processes are collectively called forwarding and would be carried out in the forwarding department. This area of the bindery would typically have equipment such as sewing frames, guillotines, board choppers for cutting boards used as covers, laying presses for holding books when being worked on and nipping presses for flattening paper, board, etc.
Recently, some compact material have been developed, allowing the processing of almost all the operations.
The process of decorating or titling a book with gold or other metals, and/or different colored pieces of leather, is called finishing and is carried out in the finishing room or department. In a hand bookbindery this area would house the dozens or hundreds of brass hand tools that are used to impress gold patterns and figures onto leather one at a time, as well as the finishing stoves needed to heat these tools. In a more modern or commercial bindery, many decorative elements or letters are stamped onto a book's cover or case at the same time by use of a hot press.
Modern, commercial, bookbinding outfits range in size from the local "copy shop" book binder, using techniques such as coil binding, comb binding and velo binding to factories producing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of volumes a day using such processes as perfect binding, saddle wire binding, and case binding. The term, bindery, especially in copy and print shops, has expanded to include other forms of paper finishing, such as paper drilling, lamination, and foamcore mounting.
See also
Bookbinding
References
Publishing
Bookbinding
Book arts
Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage |
23571867 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svoj%C5%A1ice%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29 | Svojšice (Kolín District) | Svojšice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Bošice and Nová Ves III is an administrative part of Svojšice.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
6899404 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio%20de%20Janeiro%20arboreal%20rat | Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat | The Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat (Phaenomys ferrugineus) is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil. It is the only species in the genus Phaenomys.
References
Thomasomyini
Mammals described in 1894
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas |
23571869 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatce | Tatce | Tatce is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
It is located northwest of Kolín and east of Prague.
History
The first written mention of Tatce is from 1292.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
6899405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%20of%20Crossbowmen | Master of Crossbowmen | The Master of Crossbowmen () or more precisely, Master of Arbalesters or Master of Archers was the title of a commander of the Infantry of the French army (the "host") in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The position was an honorific title, not a military rank, created by Louis IX. The position existed until the reign of François I, when its duties were transferred to the Grand Master of Artillery.
The Master of the Crossbowmen commanded all archers (longbow, arbalest, crossbow, etc.), engineers and workers on siege engines, sappers ("sapeurs") and miners for mining fortifications during siege warfare. He was under the command of the Constable of France and the Marshals. Under his command was the Master of Artillery, who would come to more prominence in the reign of Louis XI, with the increased use of artillery.
The office is often considered one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France.
References
This article is based in part on the article Maître des Arbalétriers from the French Wikipedia, retrieved on September 6, 2006.
Nicolle, David. French Armies of the Hundred Years War. London: Osprey Publishing, 2000.
Nicolle, David. French Medieval Armies 1000-1300. London: Osprey Publishing, 1991.
Nicolle, David. Medieval Warfare Source Book: Warfare in Western Christendom. London: Brockhampton Press, 1999.
See also
Great Officers of the Crown of France
Maison du Roi
Medieval warfare
Court titles in the Ancien Régime
Military history of the Ancien Régime |
17326621 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%20Xiaobing | Gu Xiaobing | Gu Xiaobing (; born July 12, 1985) is a chess player from China. She was awarded by FIDE the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2003.
Gu competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2001 and 2012.
She was in the FIDE Top 20 Girls rating list from January 2003 to January 2004.
She achieved the norms required for the WGM title in the Women's Zonal 3.3 Championship in 2001, 2001 World Junior Girls Championship and Women's Chinese Chess Championship in 2002.
Gu finished runner-up to Elisabeth Pähtz in the World Junior Girls Championship 2005 in Istanbul, Turkey.
In January 2016, Gu won the Australian Women's Masters, a round-robin tournament held in Melbourne, Australia.
She is the director of Yangzhou Yunhe chess academy since 2013.
See also
Chess in China
References
External links
Official blog
Gu Xiaobing chess games at 365Chess.com
Xiaobing Gu chess games at 365Chess.com
1985 births
Living people
Chess woman grandmasters
Chess players from Jiangsu
People from Taizhou, Jiangsu |
23571874 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew%20McFadyen | Andrew McFadyen | Andrew McFadyen (born 1977) is the Executive Director of The Isaac Foundation. He founded The Isaac Foundation, a non-profit organization, to fund viable and innovative research projects that aim to find a cure for MPS VI, a rare and progressive disease of which his eldest son, Isaac, was diagnosed. The Isaac Foundation has funded numerous international research grants since 2006, totalling well over $1 million. Isaac, the McFadyens, and The Isaac Foundation, have been featured in articles in newspapers throughout the United States and Canada, includingThe Globe and Mail, The Independent, Kingston Life Magazine, and Sun Media.
McFadyen has led numerous advocacy efforts throughout North America, succeeding in having government decisions reversed.
He is a member of the NYU Working Group on Compassionate Use and Preapproval Access (CUPA). He is an associate fellow of the GE2P2 Global Foundation and is a member of its Independent Bioethics Advisory Committee (IBAC). The Committee provides bioethics consultative services to commercial and other biopharma organizations on clinical trials, expanded access programs for investigational medicines and therapies, and in other areas. In 2016, McFadyen testified as an expert witness to the US Senate Committee of Homeland Security and Government Affairs regarding "Exploring A Right To Try For Terminally Ill Patients". He has written extensively on the subject and has been quoted in news articles regarding the legislation.
McFadyen has contributed to shaping public policy throughout Canada with respect to availability of million dollar per-year treatments for children dying from rare diseases, and continues to work and support families as they deal with the struggles of diagnosis and its ramifications. McFadyen and The Isaac Foundation were featured in the fall edition of GO Magazine and the Clinical Leader for their work with families dealing with MPS diseases throughout Canada. In 2014, He was featured on Global National's Everyday Heroes segment. The Isaac Foundation has found public support and advocacy in musicians (John Mayer, Ron Sexsmith, The Tragically Hip, and Danny Michel), and sports figures (Toronto Blue Jays' pitcher, Roy Halladay).
In 2013, McFadyen created a second non-profit corporation called Equal Access for Rare Disorders to work toward fair and equitable access to treatments for children affected by rare diseases throughout Canada and the United States.
McFadyen is a former educator and writer, having taught for 16 years as a 7/8 teacher for the Limestone District School Board. He received his Bachelor of Arts and his Bachelor of Education degrees from Queen's University. McFadyen is the author of the 2008 educational resource, The Educator's Guide to the Vinyl Cafe, planned and collaboratively written with Stuart McLean, host of CBC radio's The Vinyl Cafe. McFadyen has been a guest lecturer at Queen's University's Faculty of Education, lecturing to education students and to International Education Professors. He is a Teaching Excellence Fellow for Queen's University's Interactive Technology program.
References
External links
McFadyen's book at the CBC Store
The Isaac Foundation
1977 births
Living people
People from Northumberland County, Ontario
Queen's University at Kingston alumni
Canadian chief executives |
17326640 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember%20the%20Day%20%28album%29 | Remember the Day (album) | Remember the Day is the first full-length album by the British Progressive metal band Exit Ten.
Track listing
"Technically Alive" – 3:51
"Godspeed" – 3:37
"Resume Ignore" – 3:40
"Warriors" – 3:42
"Remember the Day" – 3:59
"Perish in the Flames" – 3:48
"Reveal Yourself" – 3:23
"Out of Sight" – 4:42
"Fine Night" – 4:25
"Something to Say" – 6:30
Credits
Ryan Redman - Vocals
Stuart Steele - Guitar, backing vocals
Joe Ward - Guitar
James Steele - Bass
Chris Steele - Drums
Mark Williams - Production
Critical response
The album received a "KKKK" (equivalent to 4/5) rating in Kerrang! magazine. Reviewer Steve Beebee described the album as "a mighty firm introductory handshake", singling out the tracks Technically Alive and Resume Ignore for specific praise and suggesting that the album might appeal to fans of Deftones and Still Remains.
References
Exit Ten albums |
23571889 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudential%20Bank%20Limited | Prudential Bank Limited | Prudential Bank Limited (PBL), commonly known as Prudential Bank, is a private commercial bank in Ghana. It is licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the central bank and national banking regulator.
Location
The headquarters of the bank is located at 8 John Hammond Street, Ring Road Central, Kanda, Accra, Ghana's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the bank's headquarters are 5°34'24.0"N, 0°11'31.0"W (Latitude:5.573335; Longitude:-0.191949).
Overview
The bank was incorporated in 1993, and opened on 15 August 1996 with the first branch in Accra.
PBL is a medium-sized bank specializing in meeting the banking needs of small and medium-sized businesses and individuals.
As of 31 December 2012, the bank's total assets were GHS:676.61 million, with shareholders' equity of GHS:85.1 million.
Subsidiaries
As of April 2016, PBL maintained three wholly owned subsidiaries:
PBL Properties Limited - Accra, Ghana. Acquires, develops, and manages properties and auxiliary staff for the bank.
Prudential Securities Limited - Accra, Ghana. Wealth management, corporate finance, and business advisory services.
Prudential Stockbrokers Limited - Accra, Ghana. Stockbrokage, economic research, and advisory services.
Ownership
The bank's stock was owned by the following corporate entities and individuals as of 31 December 2012:
Branch network
As of June 2022, PBL had 43 branches and 2 agencies at the following locations:
Abeka Branch - Accra
Aboabo Branch - Kumasi
Abossey Okai Branch - Accra
Accra Branch - Accra
Adenta Branch - Accra
Afful Nkwanta Branch - Kumasi
Atonsu Branch - Kumasi
Cape Coast Branch - Cape Coast
East Legon Branch - East Legon, Accra
Gicel Branch - Accra
Kumasi Adum Branch - Kumasi
Kumasi Main Branch - Kumasi
Kwame Nkrumah Circle Branch - Accra
Madina Branch - Accra
Makola Branch - Accra
Mataheko Branch - Accra
Methodist University Agency Branch - Accra
North Industrial Area Branch - Accra
Odorkor Branch - Accra
Ring Road Central Branch - Accra
Spintex Road Branch - Accra
Suame Maakro Branch - Kumasi
Takoradi Harbour Branch - Takoradi
Takoradi Market Circle Branch - Takoradi
Tamale Branch - Tamale
Tema Community 1 Branch - Tema
Tema Fishing Harbour Branch - Tema
Tesano Branch - Accra
University of Cape Coast Branch - Cape Coast
Valley View Agency Branch - Accra
Weija Branch - Accra
Zongo Junction Branch - Accra
See also
List of banks in Ghana
Economy of Ghana
References
External links
Prudential Bank Limited Homepage
PBL launches "Susu" Financial Program for SME's
PBL opens new branch in Aboabo, Kumasi
Banks of Ghana
Companies based in Accra
Banks established in 1996
Ghanaian companies established in 1996 |
23571895 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tismice | Tismice | Tismice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Limuzy is an administrative part of Tismice.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571897 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tou%C5%A1ice | Toušice | Toušice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Mlékovice is an administrative part of Toušice.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571899 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius%20Coolidge | Cornelius Coolidge | Cornelius Coolidge (August 30, 1778 - September 4, 1843) was a real estate developer in early 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts, who constructed buildings in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, and elsewhere. As a young man he had been involved in maritime trade, and not always within the prescribed laws. During the War of 1812, the brig Dispatch owned by Coolidge and Francis Oliver was captured outside Boston Harbor by the Salem privateer Castigator on suspicion of having been trading with the enemy. Coolidge and Oliver manned two boats with 45 armed men, rowed down the harbor, and regained their brig after an exchange of gunfire. However, the brig was restored to the privateers by the district court.
Described variously as an architect, housewright, builder, designer, and real estate broker, Harvard-educated Coolidge brought many buildings into being. Clients of Coolidge & Co. included some of Boston's more prominent residents, such as David Sears and Charles Francis Adams. He conducted business with John Hubbard, Joseph Morton (brother of Perez Morton) and others. He was also a proprietor of the Boston Mill Corporation.
Around 1825, Coolidge and Nathaniel Amory began developing property in Nahant, Massachusetts, for construction of summer homes. The first homes sold in 1827. Clients included David Sears and others. On Beacon Hill, Coolidge built houses on Chestnut, Mount Vernon, Acorn, Joy and Beacon Streets, including Louisburg Square. Several remain in existence, including:
33 Beacon Street (George Parkman house), 1825.
50 Chestnut Street (Francis Parkman house), 1830s.
Coolidge led an active social life. He was one of the first subscribers the Boston Athenaeum. He attended the gala opening dinner party for the newly built Tremont House hotel on October 16, 1829, along with mayor Josiah Quincy, Daniel Webster, Edward Everett, Harrison Gray Otis, and others.
References
Further reading
Andrew Preston Peabody. A sermon preached in commemoration of the founders of the Nahant Church: at the dedication of a tablet erected to their memory, July 22, 1877. Press of John Wilson and Son, 1877.
Businesspeople from Boston
Architects from Boston
Harvard University alumni
19th-century American people
1778 births
1843 deaths
Place of birth unknown
Date of birth unknown
19th century in Boston |
23571900 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%99ebovle | Třebovle | Třebovle is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Borek, Království and Miškovice are administrative parts of Třebovle.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571905 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%99i%20Dvory | Tři Dvory | Tři Dvory is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571907 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuchoraz | Tuchoraz | Tuchoraz is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571910 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuklaty | Tuklaty | Tuklaty is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Tlustovousy is an administrative part of Tuklaty.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571912 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uhl%C3%AD%C5%99sk%C3%A1%20Lhota | Uhlířská Lhota | Uhlířská Lhota is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Rasochy is an administrative part of Uhlířská Lhota.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571917 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veletov | Veletov | Veletov is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571921 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velk%C3%BD%20Osek | Velký Osek | Velký Osek is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
Transport
Velký Osek is both road and railway hub. There is only one rail line leading off the main station: to Choceň and Prague.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571926 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitice | Vitice | Vitice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Chotýš, Dobré Pole, Hřiby, Lipany and Močedník are administrative parts of Vitice.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571928 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vol%C3%A1rna | Volárna | Volárna is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571930 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vr%C3%A1tkov | Vrátkov | Vrátkov is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571932 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrb%C4%8Dany | Vrbčany | Vrbčany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571934 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zale%C5%A1any | Zalešany | Zalešany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Přebozy is an administrative part of Zalešany.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
17326648 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20awards%20received%20by%20CeCe%20Winans | List of awards received by CeCe Winans | This is a comprehensive list of major music awards received by CeCe Winans, an American Gospel singer.
Awards
References
Winans, Cece |
23571938 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDabonosy | Žabonosy | Žabonosy is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571939 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carvers%20Bay%20High%20School | Carvers Bay High School | Carvers Bay High School is a public high school in Hemingway, South Carolina serving students from parts of Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States. It is in the Georgetown County School District and has grades 9 to 12 . The school was established from a merger between Choppee High School and Pleasant Hill High School, and opened in 2000. In 2000 it enrolled nearly 800 students. It serves students from the towns of Pleasant Hill, Plantersville, Hemingway, Lanes Creek, Dunbar, Oatland, St. Luke, Pee Dee, Choppee and Browns Ferry.
Middle school
Carvers Bay Middle School is located on the same campus, in a separate building.
Timekeeping
There are no bells to mark the beginning or ending of class periods. Students and staff use watches and clocks.
Notable alumni
Clifton Geathers - National Football League (NFL) player, Philadelphia Eagles.
Kwame Geathers - NFL player, San Diego Chargers
Robert Geathers - NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals
References
Public high schools in South Carolina
Schools in Georgetown County, South Carolina |
23571940 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDd%C3%A1nice%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29 | Ždánice (Kolín District) | Ždánice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Gallery
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571943 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDehu%C5%88 | Žehuň | Žehuň is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571947 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDi%C5%BEelice%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29 | Žiželice (Kolín District) | Žiželice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. It is located on the Cidlina River.
Administrative parts
Villages of Hradišťko II, Končice, Kundratice, Loukonosy, Pod Vinicí and Zbraň are administrative parts of Žiželice.
References
Villages in Kolín District |
23571954 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A1smuky | Zásmuky | Zásmuky is a town in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Doubravčany, Nesměň, Sobočice and Vršice are administrative parts of Zásmuky.
Notable people
František Kmoch (1848–1912), composer and conductor
References
Cities and towns in the Czech Republic |
23571960 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva%20%28Russian%20Circles%20album%29 | Geneva (Russian Circles album) | Geneva is the third full-length album by the instrumental rock band Russian Circles, and was released on October 20, 2009. The album was recorded in May 2009 with Brandon Curtis of The Secret Machines. The vinyl version of the album was released by Sargent House and was available on both a black 2x12" 45 rpm edition and a more limited clear 2x12" 45 rpm edition.
Tracks
Personnel
Mike Sullivan − guitar
Dave Turncrantz − drums
Brian Cook − bass guitar
Alison Chesley − cello
Susan Voelz − violin
Greg Norman − engineering, trumpet, trombone
Brandon Curtis − production, additional piano
Joe Lambert − mastering
Chris Strong − album photo
Sasha Barr − album layout
Charts
References
2009 albums
Russian Circles albums
Suicide Squeeze Records albums |
23571963 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerhenice | Cerhenice | Cerhenice is a market town in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Cerhýnky is an administrative part of Cerhenice.
References
Market towns in the Czech Republic
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23571964 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femi | Femi | Fẹ́mi is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love Me".
Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" (or Olúfẹ́mi) which means "The Lord loves me" ("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the Yoruba language). "Olufemi" can also be diminutive of "Olúwafẹ́mi". Other full forms of the name include Olorunfemi (God loves me), Jesufemi (Jesus loves me), Nifemi (Have my love), Babafemi (Father loves me), Obafemi (The King loves me), Adefemi (Royalty loves me), Ifafemi (Ifa loves me) etc.
People
Acting
Femi Taylor, British dancer and actress
Femi Emiola, American actress
Femi Oyeniran, British actor
Art
Femi Ford, American Artist
Politics
Femi Fani-Kayode (born 1960), Nigerian politician
Femi Gbaja Biamila (born 1962), Nigerian politician
Femi Oluwole (born 1990), British political activist
Femi Pedro (born 1955), Nigerian politician
Femi Okurounmu, Nigerian politician, Senator for Ogun Central
Femi Adesina, Nigerian journalist and government official
Obafemi Awolowo, Nigerian politician, statesman, and nationalist who played a key role in Nigeria's independence movement.
Sport
Femi, nickname of Oluwafemi Ajilore (born 1985), footballer now playing for FC Groningen
Femi Babatunde (born 1986), Nigerian footballer now playing for Kwara United F.C.
Femi Ilesanmi (born 1991), English professional footballer
Femi Joseph (born 1990), Nigerian footballer now playing for Liberty Professionals F.C.
Femi Opabunmi (born 1985), footballer now playing for Shooting Stars FC
Femi Orenuga (born 1993), English footballer now playing for Everton
Writing and journalism
Femi Osofisan (born 1946), Nigerian writer
Femi Euba, Nigerian actor and playwright
Femi Oguns, British playwright
Femi Oke (born 1966), British TV journalist, now in New York
Caleb Femi, British poet and former young people’s laureate for London.
Femi Johnson, Nigerian TV journalist with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
Law
Femi Falana, Nigerian Lawyer and human rights activist.
Health
Femi Oshagbemi, Nigerian born Pharmacist, Epidemiologist and Public health expert
Femi Ojo, Nigeria born Psychiatric Registered Nurse, and Public Health Expert, in California
Other
Femi Otedola (born 1967), Nigerian billionaire businessman
Femi Kuti (born 1962), Nigerian musician and the eldest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti
Femi John Femi (born 1945), Chief of Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force
Femi Temowo, British jazz musician
See also
La Fémis the École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l'Image et du Son
References
Yoruba given names
Unisex given names |
23571965 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cerven%C3%A9%20Pe%C4%8Dky | Červené Pečky | Červené Pečky is a market town in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Bohouňovice I, Bojiště, Bořetice, Dolany and Opatovice are administrative parts of Červené Pečky.
References
Market towns in the Czech Republic |
23571969 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pla%C5%88any | Plaňany | Plaňany () is a market town in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Blinka, Hradenín and Poboří are administrative parts of Plaňany.
History
The first written mention of Plaňany is from 1222, under its old name Plaňasy. Probably in 1572, during the rule of the Mírek of Solopysky family, the village was promoted to a market town.
Notable people
Wilhelm Würfel (1790–1832), composer
Bedřich Bernau (1849–1904), archaeologist and ethnographist, lived and died here
Josef Nádvorník (1906–1977), lichenologist
References
Market towns in the Czech Republic |
23571986 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paldang%20Bridge | Paldang Bridge | The Paldang Bridge () crosses the Han River in South Korea and connects the cities of Hanam and Namyangju. Excluding the single-lane bridge built on top of the Paldang Dam, it is the easternmost bridge on the Han River.
Construction on the bridge began in May 1986 as the second concrete bridge over the Han River after Olympic Bridge. Construction was halted in March 1991, however, when a portion of the bridge collapsed due to strong winds and killed one construction worker on site. Inspections revealed structural damage, prompting a change in construction methods. Construction resumed in October 1991, but was halted again in May 1992 after further structural damage was discovered. Initial designs were scrapped, and the bridge was opened as a girder bridge on April 25, 1995.
References
Buildings and structures in Hanam
Buildings and structures in Namyangju
Bridges in Gyeonggi Province
Bridges completed in 1995 |
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