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44500777 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bledar%20Sinella | Bledar Sinella | Bledar Sinella (born 10 August 1976) is a retired Albanian footballer and most recently manager of Egnatia Rrogozhinë football club in the Albanian Second Division.
Managerial career
A successful coach with Besa's youth teams, Sinella was appointed to the manager position of Besa Kavajë's senior team on November 14, 2014 following Artan Mërgjyshi's resignation due to poor results at the start of the season. Sinella also served as assistant manager to Përparim Daiu during his tenure at KF Laçi.
He succeeded Ilir Duro as coach of Egnatia Rrogozhinë in January 2019, only to leave the club himself in April 2019.
Personal life
In May 2019, Sinella withdrew as a candidate in the race to become mayor of Kavajë.
References
1976 births
Living people
Footballers from Kavajë
Albanian footballers
Association football midfielders
Besa Kavajë players
Kategoria Superiore players
Albanian football managers
Besa Kavajë managers
FK Tomori Berat managers
KF Laçi managers
FK Egnatia managers
Kategoria Superiore managers |
44500803 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingourou%20Kamara | Bingourou Kamara | Bingourou Kamara (21 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Montpellier. Born in France, he represents Senegal at international level.
Club career
Kamara is a youth exponent from Tours. He made his Ligue 2 debut for the club on 31 October 2014 against Laval, playing the full match in a 2–1 away defeat.
On 24 December 2021, Strasbourg agreed to loan Kamara to Belgian club Charleroi for the rest of the season.
On 1 September 2022, Kamara signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.
International career
Born in France, Kamara is of Mauritanian and Senegalese descent. He was a youth international for France. He switched sporting nationalities, first representing Senegal in a 3–1 friendly loss to Morocco on 9 October 2020.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Strasbourg
Coupe de la Ligue: 2018–19
References
External links
1996 births
Living people
People from Longjumeau
Citizens of Senegal through descent
Senegalese footballers
Senegal international footballers
French footballers
France youth international footballers
Senegalese people of Mauritanian descent
French sportspeople of Mauritanian descent
French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
Association football goalkeepers
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Belgian First Division A players
Sainte-Geneviève Sports players
Tours FC players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
R. Charleroi S.C. players
Montpellier HSC players
Footballers from Essonne
French expatriate footballers
Senegalese expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium |
23574550 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonstorf%20Barrows | Bonstorf Barrows | The Bonstorf Barrows () are the remains of a much larger barrow cemetery on the Lüneburg Heath in north Germany dating to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age. They are located east of the village of Bonstorf, part of the municipality of Hermannsburg in the Lower Saxon district of Celle. The site comprises six, closely packed burial mounds or barrows.
The largest barrow was located originally in a field, but due to its vulnerable location it was dug out in 1973 and reconstructed nearby. Of interest are the internal stones which were found in the burial mound. The barrow was surrounded by a stone circle.
Under the earth mound was a wooden chamber, in which a man had been buried in an east–west orientation. Grave items included an earthenware jar, a palstave, a sword and bronze dagger.
On the northern perimeter of the mound a woman was interred on a stone bed. She wore two, seven-ribbed bangles and a headdress made of clusters of small, sheet bronze pipes. Furthermore, a round bronze needle (Radnadel) lay on her chest. It is very likely that the woman had a personal relationship to the interred man.
The grave finds are characteristic of the old Bronze Age (i.e. from about 1500 to 1200 B.C.) in the Lüneburg Heath.
Photos
Sources
E. L.Voss: Ein reichhaltiger Grabhügel der älteren Bronzezeit von Bonstorf, Kr. Celle 1975 S. 59-83
GDMP: Bonstorf Barrows - Relax And Be Free, ambient video, amazon 2017
Prehistoric sites in Germany
Archaeological sites in Germany
Tumuli in Germany
Neolithic Germany
Indo-European archaeological sites
Bronze Age sites in Europe
Lüneburg Heath
Celle (district)
Bronze Age Germany
Archaeology of Lower Saxony |
23574556 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assemble%20Head%20in%20Sunburst%20Sound | Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound | Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound is a psychedelic rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in the early 2000s. Originally consisting of a trio – Michael Lardas, Jefferson Marshall, and Charlie Saufley – Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound grew to a five-piece by 2009 with the additions of multi-instrumentalists Anderson Landbridge and Camilla Saufley
Following the band's self-released 2005 debut, which was limited to 500 copies, they signed to Tee Pee Records and have since released three studio albums: Ekranoplan (2007), When Sweet Sleep Returned (2009), and Manzanita (2012).
Discography
Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound (2005)
Ekranoplan (2007)
When Sweet Sleep Returned (2009)
Manzanita (2012)
References
Musical groups from San Francisco
Psychedelic rock music groups from California |
23574564 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj%20Attari | Burj Attari | Burj Attari is a town located only 14 km from Lahore at Lahore-Jaranwala Road, Pakistan and 12 km from Shahdara, but it is in the Sheikhupura District, Punjab (Pakistan).
Burj Attari is famous for agriculture products and fruits like guavas, leechee and strawberries. It is a very ancient village from since 1400 A.D.
Noorewala Road a 6 km long sub-road leads to a small village Noor-e-wala and Khanpur Canal (Bann), further goes village Bansi-Nagar and Battiyanwala (located at Lahore-Shekhupura road) making a total length of 13.2 km. Burj road connects village Burj with the M-2 motorway. Noorewala Road also goes to Nankana Sahib.
Populated places in Sheikhupura District |
6903029 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas%20Longhorns%20football | Texas Longhorns football | The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate team representing the University of Texas at Austin (variously Texas or UT) in the sport of American football. The Longhorns compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Their home games are played at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.
With over 900 wins, and an all-time win–loss percentage of .705, the Longhorns rank 3rd and 7th on the all-time wins and win–loss records lists, respectively. Additionally, the iconic program claims 4 national championships, 32 conference championships, 100 First Team All-Americans (62 consensus and 25 unanimous), and 2 Heisman Trophy winners.
History
Beginning in 1893, the Texas Longhorns football program is one of the most highly regarded and historic programs of all time. From 1936 to 1946 the team was led by Hall of Fame coach Dana X. Bible, and then from 1957 to 1976 the team was led by Hall of Fame coach Darrell K Royal, who won three national championships. The first championship was in 1963 and the second was in 1969. In 2009, ESPN ranked Texas as the seventh-most prestigious college football program since 1936. In 2012, the football program was valued at $805 million, more than the calculated value of several NFL teams. Texas is known for their post-season appearances, ranking second in number of bowl game appearances (55), fourth in bowl game victories (29), most Southwest Conference football championships (27), and most Cotton Bowl Classic appearances and victories. Other NCAA records include 108 winning seasons out of 122 total seasons, 24 seasons with 10 or more wins, 9 undefeated seasons, and 26 seasons with at most one loss or tie. From 1936 to 2012, the Longhorns football teams have been in the AP or coaches' rankings 66 out of 76 seasons (86.8% of the time), finishing those seasons ranked in the top twenty-five 48 times and the top ten 28 times. Texas claims four Division I-A national championships (1963, 1969, 1970 and 2005) and 32 conference championships (3 Big 12 Conference, 27 Southwest Conference, and 2 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association).
A total of 129 (53 consensus and 22 unanimous) Texas players have been named to College Football All-America Teams, while two Longhorn players, Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998), have won the Heisman Trophy, "College football's most prestigious individual honor". Seventeen Longhorns have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, while four are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In the beginning of the 2019 season, Texas' all-time record was 909–371–33 (.705), which ranked as the third-most wins at the end of the same season Texas' record was 916–375–33 (.704) losing a spot and ending up in fourth in NCAA Division I FBS history.
After 15 seasons as a member of the Big 12, Texas accepted an invitation to join the SEC beginning with the 2025 season. The Longhorns football team intends to continue competing in the Big 12 for the remainder of its media rights deal, which expires in June 2025.
Conference affiliations
Texas has been affiliated with four conferences and twice been an independent.
Independent (1893–1895, 1905–1912)
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896–1904)
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1913–1914)
Southwest Conference (1915–1995)
Big 12 Conference (1996–present)
Southeastern Conference (beginning play in 2025)
Championships
National championships
Texas has been selected national champion in 9 seasons from NCAA-designated major selectors (including four from major wire-service: AP Poll and Coaches' Poll). The 1963, 1969, 1970, and 2005 championships are claimed by the school, while the remainder are not claimed.
Claimed national championships
Unclaimed national championships
Conference championships
Texas has won 32 conference championships, 26 outright and six shared, spanning three conferences, the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Southwest Conference, and their current conference, the Big 12 Conference.
† Co-champions
Division championships
Texas has won a share of 7 Big 12 South titles, 5 of which resulted in an appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game. Texas is 3–2 in those appearances. As of 2011, the new ten-team Big 12 Conference ceased to have divisions and conference championship games.
† Co-champions
Bowl games
At the end of the 2018 season, Texas is tied for second in all time bowl appearances in the NCAA FBS at 55, matching Georgia and trailing Alabama's 70 appearances. (Note: Some years Texas went to two bowls although they were in different seasons)
^ The 2006 Rose Bowl was both the Rose Bowl Game and the sanctioned BCS National Championship Game, after that season the BCS NCG became a separate game unaffiliated with the major bowl games.
† The Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston was discontinued in 1988, but was replaced by the Houston Bowl (2000–2001) and the Texas Bowl (2006–current).
‡ The Freedom Bowl merged with the Holiday Bowl in 1995.
New Year's Six bowls and Bowl Championship Series games
Texas has played in four Bowl Championship Series games (including two BCS National Championships) and one New Year's Six bowl. Texas also played in two Bowl Alliance games (the precursor to the BCS): the 1995 Sugar Bowl and the 1997 Fiesta Bowl.
Head coaches
There have been 31 head coaches since the inaugural team in 1893, with Steve Sarkisian being the current head coach of the Longhorns.
Home stadium
The Longhorns have played their home games in Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (formerly just "Memorial Stadium" and "Texas Memorial Stadium") on Campbell-Williams Field since 1924. The stadium is located on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas. The current official stadium capacity is 100,119, making it the second largest football venue in the state of Texas, the largest in the Big 12 Conference, the fifth largest on-campus stadium in the NCAA, and the seventh largest non-racing stadium in the world.
The stadium has been expanded several times since its original opening, and now includes 100,119 permanent seats, the nation's first high definition video display in a collegiate facility nicknamed "Godzillatron," and a newly renovated Joe Jamail Field with FieldTurf. The current DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium and Big 12 attendance record was set on September 15, 2018, against USC with 103,507 spectators.
The final planned phase of the stadium's expansion includes the construction of permanent seating and an upper deck in the south end zone, completely enclosing the playing field. The stadium's seating capacity is expected to reach 112,000 once the south end zone is fully enclosed, which would mean DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium would surpass Michigan Stadium as the largest football stadium in North America. However, the date of the final construction phase to fully enclose the south end zone has not been set nor have any funds been raised. Varying sources claim this phase may not take place for upwards of 10 to 15 years, though on March 11, 2014, an announcement was made that an exploratory committee has been formed regarding the expansion of the stadium in conjunction with the construction of the Dell Medical School on campus.
Before the Longhorns football team moved to DKR, they played their home games at Clark Field from 1887 to 1924. Clark Field was a wooden-structured stadium located on the University of Texas campus. The Longhorns last game at Clark Field before moving to brand new Memorial Stadium occurred on October 25, 1924. The Longhorns battled the Florida Gators to a 7–7 tie that day. Texas finished with a record of 135–23–3 during their time at Clark Field.
Rivalries
Oklahoma
Texas has a long-standing rivalry with the University of Oklahoma. The football game between the University of Texas and Oklahoma is commonly known as the "Red River Rivalry" and is held annually in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl. Dallas is used as a "neutral site" since it is approximately midway between the two campuses. The stadium is split, with each team having an equal number of supporters on each side of the 50 yard line. Texas state flags fly around the Longhorn end of the stadium and Oklahoma state flags fly around the Sooner end. This border rivalry is often considered to be one of the top five current rivalries in the NCAA. The Red River Shootout originated in 1900, while Oklahoma was still a territory of the United States, and it is the longest-running college-football rivalry played on a neutral field. Since 2005, the football game has received sponsorship dollars in return for being referred to as the "SBC Red River Rivalry" (changed to AT&T Red River Rivalry in 2006 after SBC merged with AT&T), a move which has been criticized both for its commercialism and its political correctness. The University of Texas holds its annual Torchlight Parade during the week of the Red River Rivalry. In 2005, the Dallas Morning News did an opinion poll of the 119 Division 1A football coaches as to the nations top rivalry game in college football. The Texas-OU game was ranked third. The game typically has conference or even national significance. Since 1945, one or both of the two teams has been ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation coming into 60 out of 65 games. Twice Texas has defeated the Sooners a record eight straight times from 1940 to 1947 and 1958–1965. One of the most significant meetings was in 1963 with Oklahoma ranked No. 1 and Texas ranked No. 2, the game won by Texas 28–7 en route to their first officially recognized national championship. The series has also had its share of games that came down to the wire and comebacks most recently in 2009 when Texas cemented a 16–13 victory in the fourth quarter over OU. The game has also been the result of controversy. The meeting in 1976 was a heated affair as the Oklahoma staff was accused of spying on Texas' practices, a move later confirmed by former OU head coach Barry Switzer. In the 2008 season Texas scored 45 points over then No. 1 Oklahoma for the win, but even with the victory Texas would not go on to the Big 12 Championship game due to BCS rankings. Six of the last ten showings featured one of the participants in the BCS National Championship Game (2000, 2003–2005, 2008, 2009), including national titles won by Oklahoma in 2000 and by Texas in 2005. On October 6, 2018, the Longhorns and Sooners squared off in a Red River Rivalry game that will go down in history. After giving up a 21-point 4th Quarter lead, the Longhorns found themselves tied at 45 with the Sooners with just over two minutes left to play in the game. As the Longhorns began to systematically march down the field, time began to run out. However, a Cameron Dicker 40 yard field goal sealed a 48–45 win for the Longhorns and finally ended the 2-year drought in the Red River Rivalry.
In 2022, Texas shut out Oklahoma, beating them 49-0. This was the most dominant win by either side since 2003, and the first shut out since 2006.
Texas leads the all-time series 62–50–5 through the 2021 season. In 2023 Oklahoma will surpass Texas A&M as UT’s most played football rivalry game.
Texas Tech
The first meeting between the Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Matadors (as the team was known until 1937) was in 1928, a 12–0 win for Texas. The teams only faced each other nine times before 1960 with Texas holding an 8–1 record over Tech at the time. From 1960 to 1995, both schools played annually as members of the Southwest Conference. Since 1996, both schools have played as members of the Big 12 Conference. In 1996, the Texas Tech University System was established and the system's first chancellor, John T. Montford, a former member of the Texas State Senate, started the exchange of a traveling trophy between the two universities called the Chancellor's Spurs. The spurs are gold and silver and engraved with Texas Tech's Double T and Texas' interlocking UT logo and were first awarded to Texas after a 38–32 victory over the Red Raiders in Lubbock.
Texas leads the all-time series 54–17 through the 2021 season.
Arkansas
Old Southwest Conference rivals, Texas and Arkansas first met in 1894, a 54–0 win by Texas. In the days of the Southwest Conference, the game between the two schools usually decided which team would win the conference championship. Overall, Texas won the game about 71% of the time, which led to an incredibly fierce and intense rivalry. The two programs have met 79 times and have had many big games. The meeting in 1969 is the true Game of the Century commemorating the 100th year of college football, which led to the Longhorns' 1969 national championship. This game, which is commonly known as "Dixie's Last Stand" and The Big Shootout, still does not sit well with Razorback fans to this day. The game saw Arkansas lead throughout only to have Texas come from behind and win in the final minutes, 15–14. The game also saw former President Richard Nixon attend the game and crown the Longhorns the National Champion in the locker room. The Texas-Arkansas game has not been played annually since Arkansas's departure from the Southwest Conference to the Southeastern Conference in 1991. However, many Longhorn and Razorback fans still consider this matchup an important rivalry. Texas and Arkansas played in September 2008, with Texas winning, 52–10. Texas and Arkansas also played in the 2014 Texas Bowl, which Arkansas won, 31–7. Texas and Arkansas played in the 2021 regular season, with Arkansas winning by a score of 40-21.
Texas leads the series 56–23 through the 2021 season.
Nebraska
The rivalry is known for the tension between the two programs. Almost every game between the two could have gone either way, with Texas stealing many of the victories in heartbreaking fashion.
Texas leads the series 10–4 through the 2018 season.
Texas A&M
The first meeting between the football squads of the University of Texas and Texas A&M was in 1894, a 38–0 win for Texas. In fact, Texas won its first seven games against the Aggies, all of them by shutout. By 1915 Texas held a 15–4–2 advantage against the Aggies. The game was a back and forth affair for the next twenty years as the home team usually took the victory in the game, however Texas still maintained the series lead. In 1940, Texas shutout the Aggies 7–0 and kept them from receiving the Rose Bowl bid that year. From that year forward Texas would go on to win 33 of the next 38 games over A&M. It was not until the mid-1980s that A&M developed a win streak over Texas and in the late 1990s and 2000s the rivalry would again go back to Longhorns. The Texas/Texas A&M rivalry has given rise to several stereotypes on both sides: Texas A&M is generally portrayed as the rural smaller school while Texas is portrayed as the urban-wealthy larger school. With the exception of the 1994 game, when A&M's probation restricted the Aggies from being televised, the annual football game with Texas A&M traditionally takes place on Thanksgiving Day or the day after each year. This iconic in-state rivalry is often considered one of the top college rivalries of all time. In July 2011, Texas A&M elected to join the Southeastern Conference beginning in 2012, which ended of the 118-year consecutive meetings between the two schools. On November 24, 2011, Texas faced Texas A&M in College Station in the final scheduled meeting of the rivalry as of January 2019. Texas defeated Texas A&M 27–25 on a last second field goal to win the final meeting. In an attempt to generate more attention for the rivalry in sports other than football, the two schools created the Lone Star Showdown in 2004. Essentially, each time the two schools meet in a sport, the winner of the matchup gets a point. At the end of the year, the school with the most points wins the series and receives the Lone Star Trophy.
Texas leads the series 76–37–5 through the 2021 season. The rivalry will resume when Texas moves to the Southeastern Conference in 2025.
Baylor
Baylor and Texas have played each other 111 times, with the first game between Baylor and Texas being played in 1901. Only Oklahoma and Texas A&M have played Texas more times than Baylor. Both Baylor and Texas were founding members of the Southwest Conference and the BIG 12 Conference. Texas leads the series with Baylor 70-28-4. However, starting in 2010 this rivalry intensified as Baylor established themselves as a major contender in the BIG 12 Conference with Baylor playing for 4 BIG 12 titles and winning 3, including a head-to-head win over Texas to clinch the BIG 12 Championship in 2013, in what is now known as the "Ice Bowl" Losing the BIG 12 Title to Baylor 30-10 was Mack Brown's last regular season game as the head coach at Texas.
Since 2010 the Baylor vs Texas series is tied at 6-6-0.
TCU
Texas leads the series with TCU 64–27–1 through the 2021 season.
Rice
All-time series records
Individual accomplishments
Retired numbers
National awards and honors
The University of Texas has had 129 Longhorns selected to the College Football All-America Team including 62 Consensus and 25 Unanimous; Texas also has 17 players and coaches that have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Major honors
Heisman TrophyMost Outstanding Player
Earl Campbell – 1977
Ricky Williams – 1998
Maxwell AwardBest Football Player
Tommy Nobis – 1965
Ricky Williams – 1998
Vince Young – 2005
Colt McCoy – 2009
Walter Camp AwardPlayer of the Year
Ricky Williams – 1998
Colt McCoy – 2008, 2009
Chic Harley AwardCollege Football Player of the Year
Earl Campbell – 1977
Ricky Williams – 1998
Colt McCoy – 2009
Archie Griffin AwardMost Valuable Player
Vince Young – 2005
Colt McCoy – 2009
AT&T ESPN All-America PlayerFans Most Valuable Player
Cedric Benson – 2004
Vince Young – 2005
Colt McCoy – 2009
AP Player of the YearMost Outstanding Player
Ricky Williams – 1998
SN Player of the YearTop Collegiate Football Player
Earl Campbell – 1977
Ricky Williams – 1998
Colt McCoy – 2009
UPI Player of the Year NCAA Coaches Player of the Year
Earl Campbell – 1977
Freshman of the YearTop Quarterback
Colt McCoy – 2006
Offensive honors
Doak Walker AwardBest Running Back
Ricky Williams – 1997, 1998
Cedric Benson – 2004
D'Onta Foreman – 2016
Bijan Robinson – 2022
Jim Brown TrophyTop Running Back
Ricky Williams – 1997, 1998
Paul Warfield TrophyTop Wide Receiver
Jordan Shipley – 2009
Davey O'Brien AwardBest Quarterback
Vince Young – 2005
Colt McCoy – 2009
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardOutstanding Senior Quarterback
Colt McCoy – 2009
Manning AwardBest Quarterback
Vince Young – 2005
Colt McCoy – 2009
Quarterback of the YearTop Quarterback
Colt McCoy – 2009
Coaching Honors
AFCA AwardCoach of the Year
Darrell Royal – 1963, 1970
Eddie Robinson AwardCoach of the Year
Darrell Royal – 1961, 1963
SN National Coach of the YearCoach of the Year
Darrell Royal – 1963, 1969
Paul "Bear" Bryant AwardCoach of the Year
Mack Brown – 2005
Bobby Dodd AwardCoach of the Year
Mack Brown – 2008
Broyles AwardBest Assistant Coach
Greg Davis – 2005
AFCA AwardAssistant Coach of the Year
Mac McWhorter – 2008
Defensive honors
Lombardi AwardBest Defensive Player
Kenneth Sims – 1981
Tony Degrate – 1984
Brian Orakpo – 2008
Nagurski TrophyTop Defensive Player
Derrick Johnson – 2004
Brian Orakpo – 2008
Outland TrophyTop Interior Lineman
Scott Appleton – 1963
Tommy Nobis – 1965
Brad Shearer – 1977
Dick Butkus AwardBest Linebacker
Derrick Johnson – 2004
Jack Lambert TrophyTop Linebacker
Derrick Johnson – 2004
Jim Thorpe AwardTop Defensive Back
Michael Huff – 2005
Aaron Ross – 2006
Ted Hendricks AwardTop Defensive End
Brian Orakpo – 2008
Jackson Jeffcoat – 2013
Ray Guy AwardTop Punter
Michael Dickson – 2017
Bill Willis TrophyTop Defensive Lineman
Brian Orakpo – 2008
UPI Lineman of the YearLineman of the Year
Scott Appleton – 1963
Kenneth Sims – 1981
Other honors
Draddy Trophy (Academic Heisman)Best On and Off Field Performance
Dallas Griffin – 2007
Sam Acho – 2010
Nils V. "Swede" Nelson AwardBest Sportsmanship
Pat Culpepper – 1962
Wuerffel TrophyAthletics, Academics, & Community Service
Sam Acho – 2010
Today's Top VIII AwardOutstanding Senior Student-Athletes
Kenneth Sims – 1982
Amos Alonzo Stagg AwardOutstanding Service for College Football
Dana X. Bible – 1954(Head Coach and Athletic Director)
Darrell Royal – 2010(Head Coach and Athletic Director)
Disney Spirit AwardCollege Football's Most Inspirational Figure
Nate Boyer – 2012
Conference awards
As of 2016, the Texas Longhorns have had 570 All-Conference Player selections since 1915, including 292 in the Southwest Conference and 278 in the Big 12 where Longhorn players have been named 78 times to the first team and 65 to the second team.
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
Ricky Williams, RB, 1997 & 1998
Major Applewhite, QB, 1999
Vince Young, QB, 2005
Colt McCoy, QB, 2009
Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year
Major Applewhite, QB, 1998
Roy Williams, WR, 2000
Cedric Benson, RB, 2001
Vince Young, QB, 2003
Jamaal Charles, RB, 2005
Colt McCoy, QB, 2006
Xavier Worthy, WR, 2021
Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year
Justin Blalock, 2006
Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year
Brian Orakpo, DL, 2008
Poona Ford, DL, 2017
Charles Omenihu, DL, 2018
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
Casey Hampton, DL, 2000
Derrick Johnson, LB, 2004
Aaron Ross, DB, 2006
Brian Orakpo, DL, 2008
Jackson Jeffcoat, DE, 2013
Malik Jefferson, LB, 2017
Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year
Cory Redding, DL, 1999
Derrick Johnson, LB, 2001
Rodrique Wright, DL, 2002
Brian Orakpo, DL, 2005
Quandre Diggs, DB, 2011
Malik Jefferson, LB, 2015
Caden Sterns, DB, 2018
Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year
Michael Dickson, P, 2016 & 2017
Big 12 Coach of the Year
Mack Brown, 2005 & 2009
Longhorns in the NFL
351 Longhorns have been drafted into the NFL, including 44 in the 1st round., the Longhorns have 26 players active on NFL rosters.
Calvin Anderson, OT, Denver Broncos
Andrew Beck, TE/FB, Denver Broncos
Tarik Black, WR, New York Jets
Kris Boyd, CB, Minnesota Vikings
Sam Cosmi, OT, Washington Commanders
Michael Dickson, PT, Seattle Seahawks
Quandre Diggs, CB, Seattle Seahawks
Devin Duvernay, WR, Baltimore Ravens
Sam Ehlinger, QB, Indianapolis Colts
DeShon Elliott, FS, Detroit Lions
Poona Ford, DT, Seattle Seahawks
D'Onta Foreman, RB, Carolina Panthers
Marquise Goodwin, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Ta'Quon Graham, DT, Atlanta Falcons
Jordan Hicks, LB, Minnesota Vikings
Lil'Jordan Humphrey, WR, New England Patriots
Malik Jefferson, OLB, Dallas Cowboys
Collin Johnson, WR, New York Giants
Marcus Johnson, WR, New York Giants
Brandon Jones, FS, Miami Dolphins
P. J. Locke, SS, Denver Broncos
Colt McCoy, QB, Arizona Cardinals
Charles Omenihu, DE, San Francisco 49ers
Joseph Ossai, LB, Cincinnati Bengals
Adrian Phillips, S, New England Patriots
Hassan Ridgeway, DT, San Francisco 49ers
Malcolm Roach, DT, New Orleans Saints
Brenden Schooler, S, New England Patriots
Caden Sterns, S, Denver Broncos
Geoff Swaim, TE, Tennessee Titans
Josh Thompson, DB, Tennessee Titans
Justin Tucker, K, Baltimore Ravens
Connor Williams, OG, Miami Dolphins
College Football Hall of Fame inductees
Texas has had 21 players and three former coaches inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Uniforms
Colors
The 1893 team did not always wear orange. They also wore gold and white uniforms. In 1895, the Texas Athletic Association moved to orange and white colors. In 1897, the Association moved to orange and maroon to save cleaning costs. The Cactus Yearbook at the time listed the university colors as either gold or orange and white until the 1899 Cactus declared the university colors to be gold and maroon. Students at the university's medical branch in Galveston (UTMB) were in favor of royal blue. By 1899, a UT fan could have worn any of yellow, orange, white, red, maroon, or even blue.
The Board of Regents held an election in that year to decide the team colors. Students, faculty, staff and alumni were asked to vote. 1,111 votes were cast, with 562 in favor of orange and white. Orange and maroon received 310, royal blue 203, crimson 10, and royal blue and crimson 11. For the next 30 years, Longhorn teams wore bright orange on their uniforms, which faded to yellow by the end of the season. By the 1920s, other teams sometimes called the Longhorn squads "yellow bellies," a term that didn't sit well with the athletic department. In 1928, UT football coach Clyde Littlefield ordered uniforms in a darker shade of orange that wouldn't fade, which would later become known as "burnt orange" or "Texas orange." The dark-orange color was used until the dye became too expensive during the Great Depression, and the uniforms reverted to the bright orange for another two decades, until coach Darrell K Royal revived the burnt-orange color in the early 1960s.
For the 2009 Lone Star Showdown, the Longhorns wore a Nike Pro Combat uniform.
Helmets
From 1961 to 1962, the Longhorns' helmets featured the individual player's number on the side in burnt orange above the "Bevo" logo, which was also in burnt orange, with a large burnt-orange stripe down the middle of the helmet. The burnt-orange stripe was removed in 1963 and the helmet featured only the burnt-orange Bevo logo below the player's number, which was also in burnt orange. In 1967, the team abandoned the individual player's number above the logo, and moved the burnt-orange Bevo logo to the center of the helmet's side. With the exception of the 1969 season, this remained the team's helmet design until 1977. In 1969, the helmet design commemorated the 100th anniversary of the first college football game. The player's number was replaced by a large burnt-orange football above the Bevo logo. Inside the football was a white number "100" that indicated the anniversary year.
Traditions
The University of Texas is a tradition-rich school, and many of those traditions are associated with athletics events, especially football. Some Longhorn traditions include:
Bevo – the school mascot, a live Texas longhorn steer present for football games and other special events. It is a common misconception that the mascot's name came from Texas students altering a 13-0 branding a group of Aggies gave the steer. In actuality, Bevo received his name several months before the Aggies could vandalize the steer in a Texas alumni magazine. His name came from the slang term for a steer that is destined to become food, beeve, and in a common practice for the 00's and 10's, an "O" was added at the end, similar to Groucho or Harpo Marx.
Big Bertha – Claimed by the university to be the world's largest drum, however Purdue University makes a similar claim about their drum.
"The Eyes of Texas" – the school song, traditionally led by the Orange Jackets on the football field, sung to the tune of I've Been Working on the Railroad
Hook 'em Horns – the school hand signal, was introduced at a pep rally in 1955. Sports Illustrated featured the Hook 'em Horns symbol in front of a Texas pennant on the cover of their September 10, 1973 issue (pictured).
"Texas Fight" – the school fight song
Smokey the Cannon – fired in celebration on game day at the moment of kickoff and after Texas scores
The University of Texas Longhorn Band - nicknamed The Showband of the Southwest
The World's Largest Texas Flag is run on the field prior to home football games, bowl games, and other sporting events. It is also dropped from the President's Balcony during pep rallies. It is owned by the UT Alpha Rho chapter of Alpha Phi Omega.
Lighting the Tower (also known as the Main Building) in orange for various types of sporting victories. After National Championship victories, windows are lighted in the main building to display a large number "1".
Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of February 13, 2020. This is subject to change based on Texas' future move to the SEC as the games scheduled with Georgia and Florida will likely go away and be scheduled as future SEC conference games.
Notes and references
External links
American football teams established in 1893
1893 establishments in Texas |
6903030 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic%20Bartolome | Vic Bartolome | Victor Hayden Bartolome (born September 29, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in college at the Oregon State University, and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1970 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. He played in 38 games for the Warriors through the 1971–72 season. He then played professional basketball in Livorno, Italy and on various teams in the Netherlands until retiring in 1979, after winning the Dutch national championship with Leiden.
References
External links
Database Basketball – Vic Bartolome stats
1948 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from California
B.S. Leiden players
Centers (basketball)
Oregon State Beavers men's basketball players
San Francisco Warriors players
San Francisco Warriors draft picks
Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California |
6903036 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor%20Lolo | Igor Lolo | Igor Alexandre Lolo (born 22 July 1982) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Born in Adzopé, Ivory Coast, Lolo started his career with ASEC Mimosas where he was spotted by K.S.K. Beveren who gave him a contract to come and play in Belgium. He stayed there one season before leaving for FC Metalurh Donetsk. After one season in Donetsk, he chose to come back to Belgium and was signed by K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. After two seasons with Beerschot, he went to KRC Genk. Lolo moved to FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in September 2008 for €4 million, before signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with AS Monaco on 28 January 2009.
In the summer of 2013, Lolo signed a two-year contract with FC Rostov. Previously, he played for fellow Russian Premier League side Kuban Krasnodar, but had his contract with them terminated in April 2013.
In 2016, he joined Westerlo.
International career
Lolo received his first cap in the friendly match against Paraguay at Kirin Cup on 22 May 2008.
Career statistics
International
Source:
Honours
Club
ASEC Mimosas
Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division: 2003
Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football: 2003
Beveren
Belgian Cup: 2003-2004 runners-up
AS Monaco
Coupe de France: 2010 runners-up
Rostov
Russian Cup: 2013–14
International
Ivory Coast
Africa Cup of Nations: 2012 runners-up
References
External links
1982 births
Living people
People from Adzopé
Association football defenders
Ivorian footballers
ASEC Mimosas players
K.S.K. Beveren players
Beerschot A.C. players
K.R.C. Genk players
FC Dnipro players
FC Metalurh Donetsk players
AS Monaco FC players
FC Kuban Krasnodar players
FC Rostov players
Ligue 1 players
Belgian First Division A players
Russian Premier League players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ivory Coast international footballers
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Ivorian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Monaco
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Expatriate footballers in Russia
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
2013 Africa Cup of Nations players |
23574574 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandele%20Omoniyi | Bandele Omoniyi | Bandele Omoniyi (6 November 1884 – 1913) was a Nigerian nationalist who is best known for his book A Defence of the Ethiopian Movement (1908), which urged for political reforms in the colonies, warning that otherwise a revolution in Africa might end British rule. According to Hakim Adi, he is one of the earliest examples of the politically active West African student in Britain.
Biography
Bandele Omoniyi was born in Lagos, in present-day Nigeria, and his parents sold their land to finance his studies in Britain, where Omoniyi first went in 1905. Enrolling at Edinburgh University in 1906 to study law, he eventually gave up his studies as he became increasingly involved in political activities, taking up anti-imperial journalism in socialist, Scottish and Nigerian publications. He wrote to various British politicians, including the Prime Minister, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, and the future Labour Party leader Ramsay MacDonald, demanding representation for Africans in the colonies. In 1907 Omoniyi criticised colonial rule in a series of letters to the Edinburgh Magazine. He also wrote articles for the West African press, and in 1908 published his major work, A Defence of the Ethiopian Movement, in Edinburgh, dedicating it "to The Right Honourable and Honourable Members of the British Parliament".
Omoniyi later moved to Brazil around 1910, where he was subsequently arrested for his political activities. He refused assistance from the British Consul. Imprisoned, he contracted beriberi and died, aged 28.
References
1884 births
1913 deaths
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
19th-century Nigerian people
20th-century Nigerian writers
Nigerian expatriates in the United Kingdom
Writers from Lagos
Yoruba writers
Prisoners and detainees of Brazil
Nigerian expatriates in Brazil
English-language writers from Nigeria
Nigerian critics
Anti-imperialism in Africa
Nigerian nationalists
People of colonial Nigeria
Black British history
Prisoners who died in Brazilian detention |
17334637 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse%20Selengut | Jesse Selengut | Jesse Selengut (born September 9, 1968) is an American trumpeter, composer, and singer. Selengut led the contemporary jazz group NOIR.
He earned a master's degree in jazz studies from New York University.
References
American jazz trumpeters
American male trumpeters
Musicians from New York City
1968 births
Living people
Jazz musicians from New York (state)
21st-century trumpeters
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
New York University alumni
People from Dover, New Jersey |
17334640 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBBG | KBBG | KBBG (88.1 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve the community of Waterloo, Iowa. KBBG is owned by Afro American Community Broadcasting, Inc and is organized as a 501(C)3 tax-exempt organization. Jimmie Porter founded the corporation in 1977 with a group of 16 other Waterloo residents. He remained active in its leadership, along with a board of directors, until his death in 2007.
KBBG began broadcasting on July 26, 1978 using a 10 watt transmitter, and upgraded on December 27, 1980 to 9,500 watts of power.
KBBG is a member-supported station of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and is an affiliate of American Urban Radio Network (SBN).
KBBG is broadcasting using the HD Radio digital format as well as traditional analog audio.
See also
List of community radio stations in the United States
External links
BBG
NPR member stations
Community radio stations in the United States |
6903037 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigawa%20ethanol%20programme | Jigawa ethanol programme | The Jigawa ethanol program is a program to produce ethanol from agricultural products in Jigawa, Nigeria. The ethanol programme was initiated by the Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to process sugarcane into biofuel. Besides sugarcane, the Nigerian Government plans to start processing cassava as well.
External links
Jigawa to flag off ethanol programme, Vanguard, January 30, 2006
FG to make use of ethanol in fuel compulsory, Business Day, September 8, 2006
http://www.unep.org/cpi/briefs/2006Apr10.doc
Nigeria to create 1 million jobs in biofuels sector Biopact, April 7, 2006
Nigeria will use Brazilian blueprint to found its new biofuels industry Ecoworld, July 7, 2006
Natural Resources Incorporated homepage of the company investing in the project.
Ethanol fuel
Agriculture in Nigeria
Biofuel in Nigeria |
6903041 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatyana%20Shchelkanova | Tatyana Shchelkanova | Tatyana Shchelkanova (, 18 April 1937 – 24 November 2011) was a Soviet long jumper, sprinter and pentathlete who won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1964 Olympics. In 1961 she set a world record at 6.48 m and extended it to 6.53 m in 1962 to and 6.70 m in 1964. However, in the Olympic final she only managed 6.42 m, while the winner Mary Rand broke the world record at 6.76 m. Shchelkanova won two European titles in the long jump, in 1962 and 1966 (indoor).
Shchelkanova won five gold (long jump in 1961, 1963 and 1965; 100 m in 1961; and pentathlon in 1965) and one silver medal (80 hurdles in 1963) at the Summer Universiade, as well as 10 national titles in the long jump (1961–66), 4 × 100 m relay (1961-63), and pentathlon (1963). After retiring from competitions she headed a department at the St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications.
References
External links
Tatyana Shchelkanova's obituary
1937 births
2011 deaths
Russian female long jumpers
Russian heptathletes
Soviet female long jumpers
Soviet heptathletes
Burevestnik (sports society) athletes
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Universiade silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade |
23574581 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S33%20%28ZVV%29 | S33 (ZVV) | The S33 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich and Schaffhausen.
Route
The line runs from the northwest of the canton of Zürich from Winterthur and heads for Schaffhausen. At both terminal stations, connections to InterCity and InterRegio trains as well as other S-Bahn services exist.
Stations
Winterthur
Hettlingen
Henggart
Andelfingen
Marthalen
Dachsen
Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall
Neuhausen
Schaffhausen
Rolling stock
S33 services are operated by RABe 511 units, except for weekday services to Schaffhausen which are run by Re 450 class locomotives pushing or pulling double-deck passenger carriages.
Until 2018, the S33 services were operated by THURBO rolling stock (Stadler GTW units).
Scheduling
The train frequency is usually hourly and the trip takes 33 minutes. The S33 runs hourly, but offers half-hourly services at all stations in combination with the S12 (reduced services on weekends and evenings).
See also
Rail transport in Switzerland
Trams in Zürich
References
ZVV official website: Routes & zones
Zürich S-Bahn lines
Canton of Schaffhausen
Transport in the canton of Zürich |
20470017 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Bengali%20poets | List of Bengali poets | This List of Bengali poets includes poets who write in Bengali language who produce Bengali poetry. This list classifies poets into three groups based on geographical location. These are poets from Bangladesh, poets from West Bengal of India and poets from other parts of the world including Bengali Diaspora and non-Bengali people writing poetry in Bengali. However, the list starts with early Bengali poets to be followed by those who are identified not only with Indian sub-continent before partition in 1947, but also as founders of Bengali poetry. The list also contains separate sub-lists of "rhyme composers" and "song writers". Finally, there are two sub-sets of woman poets and poets in exile.
Early poets
Siddhacharyas (6th to 12th CE)
The poets of the Charyāpada (Bengali: চর্যাপদ), known as the Siddhacharyas, lived in eastern India and Nepal. The names of the Siddhacharyas in Sanskrit (or its Tibetan language equivalent), and the raga in which the verse was to be sung, are mentioned prior to each pada (verse). The surviving 50 manuscripts contains the name of 24 Siddhacharyas including Lui Pa, Kukkuri Pa, Birua Pa, Gundari Pa, Chatil Pa, Bhusuku Pa, Kanha Pa, Kambalambar Pa, Dombi Pa, Shanti Pa, Mahitta Pa, Bina Pa, Saraha Pa, Shabar Pa, Aryadeb Pa, Dhendhan Pa, Darik Pa, Bhade Pa, Tadak Pa, Kankan Pa, Ja’anandi Pa, Dham Pa, Tanti Pa and Loridombi Pa. Most of these names were pseudonyms as the poets rejected Vedic Hinduism and profess Sahajayana Buddhism. Lui Pa is considered as the earliest poet of Charyapadas. Kanha Pa's 11 poems survived which is the largest number among these poets.
The poets and their works as mentioned in the text are as follows:
Medieval Poets
Founders of modern Bengali poetry
Amiya Chakravarty
Bishnu Dey
Sudhindranath Dutta
Buddhadev Bose
Sukanta Bhattacharya
Ahsan Habib
Farrukh Ahmad
Syed Ali Ahsan
Shamsur Rahman
Al Mahmud
Abul Hasan
Quazi Johirul Islam
Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah
Girindramohini Dasi
Bengali poets from other parts of the world
Abdul Gaffar Choudhury
Shamim Azad
Taslima Nasrin
Abid Azad
Hungryalist poets
Shakti Chattopadhyay
Binoy Majumdar
Samir Roychoudhury
Malay Roy Choudhury
Subimal Basak
Metrical poets
Annada Shankar Ray
Sukumar Ray
Farrukh Ahmad
Shamsur Rahman
Motiur Rahman Mollik (1950–2010)
Abu Zafar Obaidullah
Rafiqul Haque
Fayez Ahmed
Ekhlasuddin Ahmed
Abdur Rahman
Nirmalendu Goon
Asad Chowdhury
Bimal Guha
Shahabuddin Nagari
Song composers
Lalon Shah
Rabindranath Tagore
Dwijendralal Ray
Atulprasad Sen
Rajanikanta Sen
Kazi Nazrul Islam
Hason Raja
Kangal Harinath
Shah Abdul Karim
Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal
Shahabuddin Nagari
Motiur Rahman Mollik
Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah
Anjan Dutt
Kabir Suman
Nachiketa
Gobinda Haldar
Poets of Kolkata
Joy Goswami
Sunil Gangopadhyaya
Shakti Chattopadhyay
Ekram Ali
Subodh Sarkar
Srijato
Poets of North Bengal
Bikash Sarkar
Bibliography
Biletey Bishsotoker Bangla Kobi, Rabbani Choudhury, Agamee Prakashani, Dhaka 2000
Bangladesher Gronthoponji Boimela 2009, Rabbani Choudhury, Agamee Prakashani, Dhaka 2009
Shanghati Tritio Banglar Lekok Porichithi Boimela 2009, Shanghati Literary Society, UK
See also
উইকিসংকলন:লেখক
References
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Bengali |
23574582 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekranoplan%20%28album%29 | Ekranoplan (album) | Ekranoplan is the second studio album by American psychedelic rock band Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, released in March 2007 on Tee Pee Records.
Track list
"Ekranoplan" – 3:17
"Mosquito Lantern" – 3:51
"Rudy on the Corner" – 3:44
"Summon the Vardig" – 6:09
"Occult Roots" – 4:15
"Message by Mistral and Thunderclap" – 3:45
"D. Brown" – 5:36
"The Chocolate Maiden's Misty Summer Morning" – 4:15
"Gemini 9" – 3:29
References
2007 albums
Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound albums
Tee Pee Records albums |
6903046 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre%20Bacri | Jean-Pierre Bacri | Jean-Pierre Bacri (24 May 1951 – 18 January 2021) was a French actor and screenwriter.
He frequently worked in collaboration with Agnès Jaoui.
Life and career
One of Bacri's earliest film appearances was Subway. He co-wrote with Jaoui Smoking/No Smoking, and co-wrote and starred in Un air de famille, On connaît la chanson, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1998, The Taste of Others and Look at Me. Together, he and Jaoui have won the César Award for Best Writing four times, the Best Screenplay Award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and the European Film Awards, and the René Clair Award in 2001.
He died of cancer in 2021 at the age of 69.
Filmography
As screenwriter
1977: Tout simplement
1978: Le Timbre
1979: Le Doux visage de l'amour (Prix de la fondation de la vocation)
1992: Cuisine et dépendances
1992: Smoking / No Smoking
1996: Un air de famille
1997: On connaît la chanson (Same Old Song)
2000: The Taste of Others (Le Goût des autres)
2004: Comme une image (Look at Me)
2008: Parlez-moi de la pluie (Let's Talk about the Rain)
As actor
1978: Le goût étrange de Juliette
1979: L'éblouissement (TV) - Jean-Pierre
1979: Le Toubib - L'anesthésiste
1979: Thanatos Palace Hôtel (TV) - Jean Monnier
1980: Le fourbe de Séville (TV) - Octavio
1980: La Vénus d'Ille (TV) - Alphonse
1980: La femme intégrale - Léonardo l'italien
1980: L'Aéropostale, courrier du ciel (TV series) - Beauregard
1981: Le cocu magnifique (TV) - Petrus
1981: Henri IV (TV) - Landolf
1982: Le Grand Pardon directed by Alexandre Arcady - Jacky Azoulay
1982: Au théâtre ce soir : Histoire de rire (TV) - Gérard
1983: Coup de foudre - Costa
1983: Édith et Marcel
1984: La Septième Cible - inspecteur Daniel Esperanza
1984: Batailles (TV)
1985: Subway directed by Luc Besson - inspecteur Batman
1985: Escalier C - Bruno
1985: On ne meurt que deux fois - barman
1986: Chère canaille - Francis Lebovic
1986: La galette du roi - L'élégant
1986: Suivez mon regard - L'ami des singes
1986: États d'âme - Romain
1986: Mort un dimanche de pluie - David Briand
1986: Rue du départ - homme à la BMW
1987: Sale temps - (voix)
1987: L'été en pente douce directed by Gérard Krawczyk - Stéphane Leheurt (Fane)
1988: Les Saisons du plaisir directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky - Jacques
1988: Bonjour l'angoisse - Desfontaines
1989: Mes meilleurs copains - Eric Guidolini (Guido)
1990: La Baule-les-Pins (film) directed by Diane Kurys - Léon
1991: - Roussel
1992: - L'homme à la rayure
1992: L'homme de ma vie - Malcolm
1993: Cuisine et dépendances - Georges
1994: Perle rare
1994: Bazooka (film)
1994: La Cité de la peur directed by Alain Berbérian - projectionniste #2
1996: Un air de famille directed by Cédric Klapisch - Henri
1997: La méthode - Paul
1997: Didier directed by Alain Chabat - Jean-Pierre Costa
1997: On connaît la chanson directed by Alain Resnais - Nicolas
1998: Un dimanche matin à Marseille : Béranger - Béranger
1998: Place Vendôme directed by Nicole Garcia - Jean-Pierre
1999: Peut-être - le père
1999: Kennedy et moi directed by Sam Karmann - Simon Polaris
2000: The Taste of Others (Le Goût des autres) directed by Agnès Jaoui - Castella
2002: Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra - (la voix du commentateur langouste)
2002: Une femme de ménage directed by Claude Berri - Jacques
2003: Les Sentiments directed by Noémie Lvovsky - Jacques
2004: Comme une image directed by Agnès Jaoui - Etienne Cassard
2006: Selon Charlie directed by Nicole Garcia
2008: Parlez-moi de la pluie (Let's Talk about the rain)
2012: Looking for Hortense
2013: Under the Rainbow
2015: The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
2016: Tout de suite maintenant
2017: C'est la vie!
2018: Place publique directed by Agnes Jaoui - Castro
References
External links
1951 births
2021 deaths
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors
Best Supporting Actor César Award winners
European Film Award for Best Screenwriter winners
French male film actors
French male screenwriters
French male television actors
French people of Algerian-Jewish descent
20th-century French screenwriters
Jewish French male actors
People from Bou Ismaïl
Pieds-Noirs
20th-century French male writers
21st-century French screenwriters
21st-century French male writers
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay winners |
20470023 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel%20Penella | Manuel Penella | Manuel Penella Moreno (July 31, 1880, in Valencia – January 24, 1939, in Cuernavaca) was a Spanish composer. His father was the composer Manuel Penella Raga. His daughter Magdalena Penella Silva married the politician Ramón Ruiz Alonso; through her, he was the grandfather of actresses Emma Penella, Elisa Montés and Terele Pávez.
Although his most popular work at home and abroad is the oft-revived opera española El gato montés (a special favourite of Plácido Domingo, who has revived it several times and recorded it for Deutsche Grammophon), several of his other works still enjoy popularity in Spain and the Spanish-speaking world, notably the chamber opera Don Gil de Alcalá (scored in Mexican style for strings and harp), some of his revues and the ambitious, late zarzuela La malquerida (1935), based on the masterpiece by Jacinto Benavente.
Works (not exhaustive)
Operas
1893 El queso de bola, sainete lírico, Valencia
1906 Las niñas alegres, entremés lírico, Barcelona
1907 Amor ciego, zarzuela
1907 El dinero, sainete lírico, Barcelona
1907 El día de reyes "apropósito en un acto"
1908 El padre cura, entremés lírico, Valencia
1908 La perra chica, parody of La Patria chica by Ruperto Chapí, Barcelona
1908 El arrojado, astracanada
1908 Sal de espuma, zarzuela en un acto, Barcelona
1908 La tentación, humorada lírica
1909 Corpus Christi, drama lírico en un acto
1909 Las gafas negras, sainete lírico en un acto
1909 La noche de las flores, idilio en un acto
1909 Entre chumberas, zarzuela en un acto, Zaragoza
1910 La niña mimada, opereta en tres actos
1910 Los vencedores, zarzuela en un acto
1910 Gracia y justicia, "exposición" en un acto
1910 Las romanas caprichosas, opereta en un acto
1910 La reina de las tintas, humorada en un acto
1911 Huelga de señoras, chirigota en un acto
1911 La niña de los besos, opereta en un acto
1911 El ciego del barrio, sainete lírico en un acto
1911 El viaje de la vida, opereta en un acto
1911 El género alegre, humorada lírica en un acto
1911 La novela de ahora, aventura en un acto
1912 Los pocos años, sainete lírico en un acto
1912 Las musas latinas, revista en un acto, Valencia
1914 Galope de amor, opereta en un acto
1914 La muñeca del amor, capricho en tres actos
1914 La isla de los placeres, astracanada en un acto
1914 La España de pandereta, españolada en un acto
1916 El gato montés, ópera en tres actos, Valencia, Teatro Principal.
1917 La última españolada, revista en un acto
1917 El amor de los amores, revista en un acto
1917 La cara del ministro, zarzuela en un acto, composed in collaboration with Enrique Estela
1918 Frivolina, opereta en tres actos
1918 El teniente Florisel, vaudeville en tres actos
1918 Bohemia dorada zarzuela en tres actos
1925 El paraíso perdido, cudro en un acto
1926 La última carcelera, zarzuela en dos actos
1927 El milagro de San Cornelio, cuento en un acto
1927 El espejo de las doncellas, pasatiempo en un acto
1927 Entrar por uvas o Feliz año nuevo, lírico en un acto
1928 Ris-Ras, humorada en un acto
1930 Los pirandones, zarzuela en un acto
1930 La reina jamón, zarzuela en dos acteos
1930 Me caso en la mar, zarzuela en dos actos
1930 La pandilla
1931 Ku-Kus-Klan, revista en dos actos
1931 ¡Viva la República!, revista en dos actos
1931 Don Amancio el Generoso, zarzuela en tres actos, Madrid
1931 El huevo de Colón, sainete-vodevil-revista en dos actos
1932 Don Gil de Alcalá, ópera en tres actos, Barcelona, Teatro Novedades.
1933 Jazz Band, Zarzuela en tres actos, Madrid, Teatro de la Comedia
1933 El hermano lobo, zarzuela en tres actos, Barcelona
1934 Tana Fedorova, zarzuela en tres actos, Barcelona
1934 Curro Gallardo, zarzuela en tres actos, Barcelona
1935 La malquerida, zarzuela en tres actos, libretto after the play by Jacinto Benavente, Barcelona, Teatro Victoria.
ReferencesThe sources given in that article were: Historia de la Música de la Comunidad Valenciana. Editorial Prensa Valenciana, S.A. 1992.
Programa de la representación de Don Gil de Alcalá'' en el Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid. 1999. D.L. M-37624/99
External links
1880 births
1939 deaths
19th-century classical composers
20th-century classical composers
20th-century Spanish musicians
Male opera composers
People from Valencia
Spanish classical composers
Spanish male classical composers
Spanish opera composers
20th-century Spanish male musicians
19th-century Spanish male musicians
Spanish emigrants to Mexico |
20470034 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengari%20Dam | Sengari Dam | Sengari Dam is a dam in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan.
Dams in Hyogo Prefecture
Dams completed in 1919 |
17334644 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20S.%20Livingston | William S. Livingston | William Samuel Livingston (July 1, 1920 – August 15, 2013) was a political science professor who was the acting president of the University of Texas at Austin, a position he held from 1992 until 1993. Born in Ironton, Ohio, Livingston fought in World War II as a first lieutenant and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. In 1943 he obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from Ohio State University before transferring to Yale University, where he was award a PhD in 1950.
Livingston joined the University of Texas at Austin in 1949 and stayed with the political science faculty until his retirement in 2007. During his tenure, he received Ford and Guggenheim Fellowships, chaired two departments, developed numerous programs and served as Dean of the Graduate School and acting president of the University of Texas at Austin. In 1995 he was made senior vice president of the university.
Livingston was the editor-in-chief of The Journal of Politics and president of Pi Sigma Alpha. Among his numerous awards was the American Political Science Association's Daniel Elazar Award, an organization on whose council he had served twice. Since 2004, the William S. Livingston Outstanding Graduate Student Academic Employee Award has recognized exemplary graduate student employees.
Early life
William Livingston was born on July 1, 1920 in Ironton, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree and Phi Beta Kappa honors in 1943, before getting his master's degree at the university in the same year. After his service in World War II he studied at Yale University, where he obtained a Ph.D. in political science in 1950.
He served as a field artillery officer, in the capacity of First Lieutenant, during World War II. Fighting in Europe, he earned both the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. After the war, he married Lana Sanor and had two sons with her, Stephen and David.
Academic and administrative career
In 1949, Livingston joined the faculty of the political science department at the University of Texas at Austin. He began by teaching courses in American and British government, as well as comparative politics. He received a one-year Ford Foundation Fellowship in 1952 and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1959, the same year he won the University of Texas Student Association's "Teaching Excellence Award." He lectured at Yale University in the 1955-56 academic year and at Duke University in the 1960-61 academic year. In 1982 he was named to the Jo Anne Christian Professorship in British Studies, a seat that, as of 2008, he continues to hold. During his tenure at the University of Texas at Austin, he wrote or edited six books and at least twenty-five articles on political science topics. He was also the voice of "TEX", the university's telephonic registration system (Telephone Enrollment eXchange).
In 1954 he was made assistant dean of the graduate school at the University of Texas, a position that he held until 1958. He later became the vice president and dean of graduate students in 1979, an appointment that lasted until 1995. He was the graduate adviser for the Government Department from 1958 until 1967 and its chair from 1966 through 1969. He became the vice chancellor for academic programs of the University of Texas System for the 1969-70 academic year. He chaired the comparative studies program from 1978–79 and spent six years as the chairman for the Faculty Senate.
In the 1960s he chaired the committee that helped establish the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. In addition, he helped develop the James A. Michener Center for Writers, the Normandy Scholars Program, the Edward A. Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies, and the Faculty Seminar on British Studies. He also was instrumental in forming the Graduate Assembly for faculty members. From September 1992 through January 1993, while still the dean of graduate studies, he was named the acting president of University of Texas at Austin. After his retirement from the former position, he was made senior vice president of the university.
Later life
Livingston has been the president of both the Southern Political Science Association and the Southwestern Social Science Association, and for four years he was the chief editor for The Journal of Politics. From 1980 until 1982 he was the National President of the political science honor society, Pi Sigma Alpha. Livingston has won several university-based awards, including the Pro Bene Meritis Award from the College of Liberal Arts (1992) and the Award of Distinction from the Parent's Association (1994), and was recognized as a University Distinguished Educator by the Ex-Students' Association, followed by the second "Distinguish Service Award" in the organization's history. The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools honored his "Distinguished Service to Graduate Education" in 1995, which was followed a year later by the Texas Association of Graduate Schools' President’s Award for Distinguished Service. In 2005 he received a Presidential Citation for "extraordinary contributions to The University of Texas at Austin." On September 2, 2006, he received the American Political Science Association's Daniel Elazar Award for his work on federalism and intergovernmental relations, an organization on whose council he had served twice.
Livingston's successor, Robert M. Berdahl, referred to him as "the conscience, the soul, the memory, the wit, and the wise elder statesman" of the University of Texas. Since 2004, the William S. Livingston Outstanding Graduate Student Academic Employee Award has recognized "outstanding performance by graduate student academic employees." Livingston retired from the University of Texas on August 31, 2007, at the age of 87, and died at a retirement home in Austin on August 15, 2013.
References
1920 births
2013 deaths
Presidents of the University of Texas at Austin
American political scientists
Ohio State University alumni
Yale University alumni
United States Army officers
United States Army personnel of World War II
People from Ironton, Ohio |
23574584 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalia | Zalia | Zalia may refer to:
Zalia, West Virginia
Manuel Zelaya (born 1952), Honduran businessman & politician
See also
Zulia (disambiguation) |
20470045 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%20United%20States%20Senate%20election%20in%20Michigan | 2000 United States Senate election in Michigan | The 2000 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham ran for re-election to a second term, but he was narrowly defeated by his Democratic opponent, congresswoman Debbie Stabenow. Stabenow subsequently made history as the first woman to represent Michigan in the United States Senate. By a margin of 1.6%, this election was the second-closest race of the 2000 Senate election cycle, behind only the election in Washington.
General election
Candidates
Matthew R. Abel (Green)
Spencer Abraham, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
Michael Corliss (Libertarian)
Mark Forton (Reform)
John Mangopoulos (Constitution)
William Quarton (Natural Law)
Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Representative from East Lansing (Democratic)
Campaign
Abraham, who was first elected in the 1994 Republican Revolution despite never running for public office before, was considered vulnerable by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Major issues in the campaign included prescription drugs for the elderly. By September 4, Abraham still had failed to reach 50% in polls despite having spent over $6 million on television ads. In mid-October, he came back and reached 50% and 49% in two polls respectively.
Debates
Complete video of debate, October 22, 2000
Results
The election was very close with Stabenow prevailing by just over 67,000 votes. Stabenow was also likely helped by the fact that Vice President Al Gore won Michigan in the concurrent presidential election. Ultimately, Stabenow pulled out huge numbers out of the Democratic stronghold of Wayne County, which covers the Detroit Metropolitan Area. Stabenow also performed well in other heavily populated areas such as Ingham County home to the state's capital of Lansing, and the college town of Ann Arbor. Abraham did not concede right after major news networks declared Stabenow the winner; he held out hope that the few outstanding precincts could push him over the edge. At 4:00 AM, Abraham conceded defeat. Senator Abraham called Stabenow and congratulated her on her victory. As a result of the historic election, Stabenow became the first woman to represent Michigan in the United States Senate.
See also
2000 United States Senate elections
References
2000
Michigan
2000 Michigan elections |
20470071 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco%20Montella | Francesco Montella | Francesco Montella (born April 23, 1987 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian footballer who plays as defender for Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione team Brindisi.
External links
Profile at aic.football.it
Italian footballers
U.S. Catanzaro 1929 players
A.S. Roma players
1987 births
Living people
S.S.D. Città di Brindisi players
Association football defenders |
23574587 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Costain | Richard Costain | Richard Costain (1839–1902) was the founder of Costain Group, one of the United Kingdom's largest, oldest and best-known construction businesses.
Career
Born and raised in the Isle of Man, Richard Costain moved to Crosby, Merseyside where, in 1865, he founded a small but well-equipped construction business. In the early days of the business, he worked in partnership with his brother-in-law William Kneen and together they expanded the business until it was operating both in Lancashire and on the Isle of Man. Kneen and Costain purchased tracts of land, then built many houses on them. Masons and joiners were recruited from Arbory on the Isle of Man.
Richard Costain later lived at Blundellsands, located near Crosby.
He died in West Derby in 1902 leaving the business, by then known as Richard Costain Limited, to his son William Percy Costain.
Family
In 1866, Costain married Margaret Kneen.
References
1839 births
1902 deaths
19th-century English businesspeople
People from Crosby, Merseyside
20th-century English businesspeople
British construction businesspeople |
17334666 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12345 | 12345 | 12345 may refer to:
The ZIP code exclusive to the General Electric plant in Schenectady, New York
Saraighat Express, a superfast train in India with number 12345
The year 12,345 in the 13th millennium AD |
23574596 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In%20the%20Springtime%20of%20the%20Year | In the Springtime of the Year | In the Springtime of the Year is a 1973 novel by Susan Hill. Hill has stated that the book was inspired by the sudden death of a man to whom she had been close for eight years.
Reception
A 1974 book review by Kirkus Reviews concluded; "Susan Hill is the most uncompromising of writers and this is a monochrome of rural England where lives proceed in synergistic harmony with the natural world around them were it not for that whim of fate... Once again Miss Hill's novel achieves a consummate simplicity—we cannot fault its deliberate tonelessness without acknowledging its universality."
References
Novels by Susan Hill
1973 British novels
Hamish Hamilton books |
23574602 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When%20Sweet%20Sleep%20Returned | When Sweet Sleep Returned | When Sweet Sleep Returned is the third studio album by American psychedelic rock band Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, released in April 2009 on Tee Pee Records.
Track listing
"Two Stage Rocket" – 3:27
"Two Birds" – 7:37
"Drunken Leaves" – 4:18
"The Slumbering Ones" – 4:50
"Kolob Canyon" – 5:55
"By the Ripping Green" – 5:07
"Clive and the Lyre" – 3:51
"End Under Down" – 5:36
References
2009 albums
Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound albums
Tee Pee Records albums |
23574603 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bie%C8%99ti | Biești | Biești is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Biești, Cihoreni and Slobozia-Hodorogea.
Notable people
Andrei Hodorogea (1878 in Slobozia-Hodorogea – 1917 in Chișinău) was a politician from Bessarabia
Protosinghelul Dosoftei Vîrlan (?–1933)
Gheorghe Andronache (1883–?)
Teodor Vicol (1888–?)
Nicanor Crocos (1890–1977)
Stela Popescu (1935–2017), actress
Andrei Munteanu (born 1939)
References
Communes of Orhei District |
23574604 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Returns%20%28album%29 | Returns (album) | Returns is a live album by the fusion band Return to Forever. Released in 2009 by Eagle Records, it is the first recording by the band after a hiatus of 32 years. Also in 2009 a video recording of the band's live performances from the "Returns" tour at Montreux, Switzerland and (bonus material) Clearwater, Florida was released by Eagle Rock Entertainment as Returns: Live at Montreux 2008.
CD track listing
Disc one
"Opening Prayer" (Chick Corea) – 2:03
"Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" (Corea) – 3:43
"Vulcan Worlds" (Stanley Clarke) – 13:45
"Sorceress" (Lenny White) – 11:22
"Song to the Pharaoh Kings" (Corea) – 27:13
Al's Solo, including – 8:54
"Children's Song #3" (Corea) duet with Chick Corea
"Passion Grace & Fire" (di Meola)
"Mediterranean Sundance" (di Meola)
"Café 1930"(Astor Piazzolla)
"Spain"(Corea, Joaquín Rodrigo) duet with Chick Corea
"No Mystery" (Corea) – 8:52
Disc two
"Friendship" (Corea) Chick's Solo, including "Solar" (Miles Davis) – 8:52
"Romantic Warrior" (Corea) – 7:19
"El Bayo de Negro" Stanley's Solo (Clarke) – 11:25
"Lineage" Lenny's Solo (White) – 7:39
"Romantic Warrior" (continued) (Corea) – 3:03
"Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant" (Corea) – 14:03
Bonus tracks
"500 Miles High" (Corea) – 12:48
BBC Lifetime Achievement Award to RTF as presented by Sir George Martin, including a performance of "Romantic Warrior" – 8:20
Recorded at the:
Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Florida, the U.S., July 31, 2008 (tracks 1.1–2.5)
Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts, the U.S., August 6, 2008 (track 2.6)
Stravinski Auditorium, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 18, 2008 (track 2.7)
DVD-Video track listing
Main show – Stravinski Auditorium, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, 18 July 2008
Introduction
"Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" (Chick Corea)
"Vulcan Worlds" (Stanley Clarke)
"Sorceress" (Lenny White)
"Song to the Pharaoh Kings" (Corea)
Al's solo
"No Mystery" (Corea)
"Chick's Solo
"Romantic Warrior" (Corea)
"El Bayo de Negro" (Stanley's solo)
"Lineage" (Lenny's solo)
"Romantic Warrior" (conclusion) (Corea)
Bonus tracks – Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Florida, 31 July 2008
"Lineage" (Lenny's solo)
Al's solo
"Friendship" (Chick's solo)
"El Bayo de Negro" (Stanley's solo)
"Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant" (Corea)
Personnel
Return to Forever
Chick Corea – Yamaha grand piano C3MP, Rhodes Midi Piano Mark V, synthesizers (Minimoog Voyager, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Yamaha Motif)
Al Di Meola – acoustic and electric guitar
Stanley Clarke – electric and acoustic bass
Lenny White – drums
CD production
Return To Forever – producer
Bernie Kirsh – engineer (recording, mixing)
Buck Snow – engineer (mixing)
Doug Sax – engineer (mastering)
Marc Bessant – artwork, cover
DVD-Video production
Return To Forever – producer, engineer (mixing)
Christine Strand – producer (video), director
Josh Adams – producer (video)
Buck Snow – engineer (mixing)
E. Churchod – photography
Georges A. Braunschweig – photography
Chart performance
References
Review of video at Jazztimes.com by Meredith, Bill
External links
Return to Forever - Returns (2009) album review by Hal Horowitz, credits & releases at AllMusic
Return to Forever - Returns (2009) album releases & credits at Discogs
Return to Forever - Returns (2009) album to be listened as stream on Spotify
Return to Forever - Returns: Live at Montreux 2008 (2009) Blu-ray/DVD releases & credits at Discogs
Return to Forever albums
2009 live albums
Live jazz fusion albums |
23574608 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsham%20Hurst%20%28electoral%20division%29 | Horsham Hurst (electoral division) | Horsham Hurst is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
Extent
The division covers the western part of the town of Horsham.
It comprises the following Horsham District wards: the western part of Horsham Park Ward and Trafalgar Ward.
Election results
2013 Election
Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:
2009 Election
Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:
This division as it came into existence as the result of a boundary review recommended by the Boundary Committee for England, the results of which were accepted by the Electoral Commission in March 2009.
References
Election Results - West Sussex County Council
External links
West Sussex County Council
Election Maps
Electoral Divisions of West Sussex |
23574612 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakkattoor | Lakkattoor | Lakkattoor is a small village in Kooroppada panchayat, about 17 km east of Kottayam, Kerala located between Kottayam, Ettumanoor, Pala & Ponkunnam. Surrounded by small hills, valleys, streams and rubber trees. Lakkattoor is a unique name. It is believed that the name might have changed from 'Plakkattoor', because the area has lot of jack fruit trees known as 'Plavu' (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam). Jack fruit is also known as 'Plakka'.
Schools/colleges in this village: MGM NSS College, MGM NSS Higher Secondary School, Cluny public school cheppumpara (CBSE)
KR Narayanan National film institute Kanjiranamattam is located few kilometers from the heart of Lakkattoor.
References
Villages in Kottayam district |
23574616 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiperceni | Chiperceni | Chiperceni is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Andreevca, Chiperceni and Voroteț.
Notable people
Ilarion Buiuc
References
Communes of Orhei District
Orgeyevsky Uyezd |
17334684 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas%E2%80%93Texas%20A%26M%20football%20rivalry | Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry | The Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Arkansas Razorbacks and Texas A&M Aggies, which started in 1903. Between 1992 and 2008, the schools did not play each other when Arkansas left the Southwest Conference to join the Southeastern Conference. The rivalry was renewed as a neutral-site out-of-conference contest (and branded as The Southwest Classic) in 2009; in 2012 it once again became a conference rivalry when Texas A&M also joined the Southeastern Conference. Arkansas leads the series 42–34–3.
Series history
Arkansas and Texas A&M first played each other in 1903, and would play each other three times from 1903 to 1912, all as non-conference matchups.
Arkansas and Texas A&M would not meet on the field again until 1927, notwithstanding that both schools became charter members of the Southwest Conference twelve years earlier in 1915. The schools played annually from 1927 to 1930, but would not meet again until 1934. From 1934 to 1991, the two teams played annually as conference members. The annual matchup ceased in 1991 when Arkansas left the conference to join the Southeastern Conference.
On March 10, 2008, officials from both schools announced the series would recommence on October 3, 2009, under the name "Southwest Classic." The annual location for the game was announced as Cowboys Stadium (now called AT&T Stadium), located in Arlington. The attendance for the stadium was initially expected to be in the 80,000 range. Depending on ticket demand, temporary seating can be added to the stadium to increase the capacity up to 100,000 seats for the game. The tickets were said to be split 50/50 between the two schools. The initial agreement between the two schools allowed the game to be played for at least 10 years, followed by 5 consecutive, 4-year rollover options, allowing the game to potentially be played for a total of 30 consecutive seasons.
The rivalry once again became a conference matchup when Texas A&M joined the SEC on July 1, 2012, and became a member of the West Division of the conference alongside Arkansas. However, for Texas A&M's first two seasons in the SEC the series was played as a home-and-home series at the schools' campuses (Texas A&M hosted in 2012 and Arkansas hosted in 2013); the series resumed neutral-site play in AT&T Stadium for the 2014 season until at least 2024. Multiple athletic directors at Texas A&M have expressed a desire to move away from playing the game at AT&T Stadium, and on July 20, 2020, it was reported that the game would be played at Kyle Field due to precautions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, with a return trip potentially being played at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in 2021. That return trip to Fayetteville did not happen, and the series resumed being played in Arlington in 2021.
After joining the SEC in 2012, A&M went on a 9-game winning streak, which was its longest in the series and first winning streak of more than 2 games in the series for the Aggies since 1938–1943. Arkansas broke the streak in 2021 and improved its record against A&M in Arlington to 4–6.
Game results
Notable games
1903 – First meeting
Texas A&M 6 – Arkansas 0
In the first ever meeting, and only the 43rd game ever played by Arkansas and the 42nd ever played by Texas A&M, the Aggies won 6–0. The Aggies were coached by J. E. Platt and the Razorbacks were coached (in his only season as a head coach) by D. A. McDaniel.
1937 – First ranking in series
Arkansas 26 – Texas A&M 13
After the introduction of the AP Poll in the 1936 season, the first ranking in the series came just the next year, with defending conference champions Arkansas being ranked No. 20 prior to the matchup. Arkansas won 26–13, in the two teams' second meeting in Fayetteville as conference foes.
1939 – Texas A&M's national championship year
Texas A&M 27 – Arkansas 0
In 1939, after winning the game 27–0, the Aggies went on to an overall record of 11–0 and named the college football national champions in the Associated Press writers' poll for the 1939 college football season.
1964 – Arkansas's national championship year
Arkansas 17 – Texas A&M 0
In 1964, after winning the game 17–0 in College Station, Texas, the Razorbacks went on to an overall record of 11–0 and won the college football national championship by beating Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl Classic. The Aggies were coached (in his final season) by Hank Foldberg, and Arkansas was coached by Hall of Fame coach Frank Broyles. This game marked the beginning of a streak of three straight scoreless games in the series for the Aggies.
1975 – First ranked matchup
Arkansas 31 – Texas A&M 6
In 1975, Texas A&M was undefeated at 10-0 and ranked No. 2 in the nation coming into the regular season finale at No. 18 Arkansas. The game was played in Little Rock at War Memorial Stadium in front of a national audience, broadcast on ABC. If the Aggies won, they would clinch the Southwest Conference championship outright, and would have a chance to win a national championship in the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic. But it wasn't to be, as the Razorbacks defeated Texas A&M 31–6, forcing a three-way tie for the SWC crown between Arkansas, Texas, and Texas A&M, sending the Razorbacks to the Cotton Bowl. Arkansas would beat Georgia in the Cotton Bowl Classic, 31–10, finishing the season 10–2 and ranked No. 7 in the AP poll. Meanwhile, the Aggies would stumble in a Liberty Bowl loss to USC, 20–0, and also finish the season with a 10–2 record and No. 11 ranking in the AP poll.
1980
Arkansas 27 – Texas A&M 24
The 1980 contest won by Arkansas 27–24 was Texas A&M's 800th game ever played by the program. Arkansas was led by head coach Lou Holtz in his fourth year with the team, and went on to an overall record of 7–5 (3–5 in conference) for the season. The Aggies were led by Tom Wilson in his next to last season with the team, and finished the year 4–7 (3–5 in conference).
1986
Arkansas 14 – Texas A&M 10
In 1986, the No. 7 Aggies were the defending Southwest Conference champions when they rolled into Little Rock to face No. 17 Arkansas in front of a sell out crowd at War Memorial Stadium. The Razorbacks would jump out to an early 7–0 lead, but Texas A&M would tie the game with a touchdown of their own, and the teams would be tied at halftime, 7–7, due to a missed A&M field goal. Arkansas would take back the lead in the 3rd quarter on a Greg Thomas touchdown run. The Razorback defense played great all game long, holding the Aggies to a field goal in the second half. On fourth down from inside the Arkansas fifteen yard line, Arkansas's defense tipped away an Aggie pass into the end zone in the closing seconds of the game, securing the victory for the Razorbacks. Both teams would finish the season 9–3 after bowl losses.
1991 – Arkansas's last game in the Southwest Conference
Texas A&M 13 – Arkansas 3
In the last Southwest Conference meeting on November 16, 1991, at Kyle Field, Texas A&M won 13–3 in a game nationally televised by ESPN. The Razorbacks came out in the wishbone formation on offense, but the Aggie defense held the Hogs to only 121 yards of total offense. After the season, the Razorbacks went on to leave the Southwest Conference, and join the Southeastern Conference, thereby ending the yearly in-conference game with the Aggies.
2009 – Renewal
Arkansas 47 – Texas A&M 19
On October 3, 2009, the two teams met for the first time since 1991. The rivalry was originally slated to take place on a yearly basis at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Arkansas came back from a 10–0 deficit in the first quarter to win 47–19.
2011 – "Welcome to the SEC"
Arkansas 42 – Texas A&M 38
The Aggies, leading 35–17 at the half, blew their 18-point lead and only scored 3 points in the second half. As Broderick Green charged into the end zone on the final score of the game, Arkansas fans appeared on the Cowboys Stadium video holding a sign saying "Welcome to the SEC" (in recognition of A&M's announcement only six days earlier that it would join Arkansas as a member of the SEC in 2012). Since the "Welcome to the SEC" game, the Aggies have won 10 of the 11 games played as conference games.
2012 – First all-SEC game
Texas A&M 58 – Arkansas 10
On September 29, 2012, the Aggies and Razorbacks met on the gridiron as conference rivals for the first time since 1991, with A&M joining Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference. The Aggies won 58–10, which is the largest margin of victory in the series. The game moved from the neutral-site Cowboys Stadium venue of the last three years to Kyle Field as part of a planned home-and-home series with Arkansas for A&M's first two SEC seasons; the 2014 matchup returned to AT&T Stadium.
2014, '15 & '17 – 3 OT games in 4 years
The 2014 contest returned to AT&T Stadium (home of the Dallas Cowboys) after a two-year "home-and-home" schedule the previous two seasons. Both the 2014 and 2015 contests went into overtime. These back-to-back years of overtime were also the first two overtimes between the two schools in the rivalry's history, after overtime was adopted by the NCAA for all games beginning with the bowl games following the 1995 regular season. The 2017 matchup also ended in overtime, with the two teams combining for a series record 93 points. Texas A&M won all three of these overtime matches.
See also
List of NCAA college football rivalry games
References
College football rivalries in the United States
Arkansas Razorbacks football
Texas A&M Aggies football
American football in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex |
23574620 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed%20Idris%20Wase | Ahmed Idris Wase | Ahmed Idris (known as Ahmed Idris Wase; born 1 June 1964) is a Nigerian politician who serves as the Deputy Speaker of the 9th Nigerian House of Representatives. He is a member of All Progressive Congress
Education and personal life
Idris attended LSB Primary School Bashar in Wase, Plateau, Government Secondary school Mbar, Government Secondary school Dengi, Plateau State Polytechnic, Kaduna Polytechnic and Harvard Kennedy School of Government United States.
Non-political offices
Civil & Maintenance, Works Dept. C.O.E., Gindiri Member.
Sub-Establishment Committee, C.O.E., Gindiri.
Chairman, Non-Academic Staff Union, C.O.E., Gindiri (1989–1994).
Chairman, Senior Staff Welfare Committee (1990–1993).
Chairman, Joint Academic & Non-Academic Staff Union of Plateau State Tertiary Institutions (1992–1994).
President, Civil Eng. Students Asso., Kaduna Poly Branch (1994–1995).
Dir. Of organization, Gamji Memorial Club, KadPoly Branch (1994–1995).
Chairman, Non-Academic Staff Union, Plateau State Council (1999–2002).
Political career
Deputy House Leader of the Federal House of Representatives, 2018–2019.
Member of the Federal Government Delegation to the 89th Session of the United Nations General Assembly held in New York, United States, 2016.
Governing Council Member of the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2015.
Member into the Federal House of Representatives in Nigeria, 2007-
Executive Secretary of State Pilgrims Board, Plateau State, 2005–2006
Ahmed Wase was elected into the lower Chamber of the National Assembly in 2007 and is currently serving his fourth term as a member of House of Representatives, Wase Federal Constituency. He worked in the following committees as Member House Of Representatives: Federal Character, Environment, Emergency & Disaster, Public Account, Area Council, Housing and Habitat, Capital Market, Poverty Alleviation, Petroleum (Upstream), Justice, Public Petitions and Labour, and Youth and Employment Head of Section.
He was elected Deputy speaker in 9th National Assembly, House of Representative, with 358 votes unopposed.
Awards
Commander of the Order of the Niger
Best Legislator in Plateau State- Plateau State Award Committee
Award for Excellence by Centre for Values and Ethics
Leadership Excellence Award by University of Jos
In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.
References
External links
http://ahmedidriswase4speaker.com.ng/about-us/personal website.
https://www.shineyoureye.org/person/ahmed-idris-maje/
Living people
Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria)
1964 births |
17334700 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalan%20Segambut | Jalan Segambut | Jalan Segambut is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is being expanded from a two-lane to a four-lane road leading to Segambut Dalam and Mont Kiara. The project was expected to complete in January 2013. Property prices along this road have increased because of this project.
List of junctions
Roads in Kuala Lumpur |
20470082 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim%20A%C3%AFt-Fana | Karim Aït-Fana | Karim Aït-Fana (; born 25 February 1989) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a striker. Having represented France at various youth levels, he has made three appearances for the senior Morocco national team.
Aït-Fana can play in a variety of attacking positions, which include playing in the hole, as a winger, and in the attacking midfield position. Though born in France, Aït-Fana's father is from Azrou and his mother is from Meknes.
Club career
Montpellier
Aït-Fana was born in Limoges and began his career playing for his local club, Air Limoges. At the age of thirteen, he was selected to attend the Centre de Formation de Châteauroux, a regional youth academy that is comparable to that of the Clairefontaine academy, in order to receive further training. While training at Châteauroux during the week, he played with hometown club Limoges FC on the weekends. After spending two years at the academy, he joined Montpellier.
Aït-Fana made his professional football debut on 12 May 2006, the final match day of the 2005–06 season, coming on as a late-match substitute playing nine minutes in a 1–0 loss to Le Havre. The following season, his playing time increased to 13 matches. He also scored his first goal during this season on 27 April 2007 against LB Châteauroux in a 3–1 defeat. Aït-Fana's role in the team was greatly expanded for the 2007–08 season as he appeared in 37 total matches. He scored his only two goals for the season in the final league match of the season against FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin, which Montpellier won 5–0.
Montpellier earned promotion to Ligue 1 following the club's successful campaign during the 2008–09 season with Aït-Fana having an influential role. He scored a career-high six goals during the campaign including the winner against Guingamp late in the season with the club in the midst of a promotion battle. Due to his successful season, Aït-Fana was given a contract extension with the club until the year 2012. In his first season with Montpellier in Ligue 1, Aït-Fana was a revelation in the team, which reached as high as secondnd position in the league. He has scored impressive goals against Sochaux, Boulogne, Le Mans, and Marseille. Montpellier went undefeated in the five league matches Aït-Fana has scored in.
In Montpellier's last home game of the 2011–12 campaign, Aït-Fana scored a last minute goal in a 1–0 win over Lille after coming off the bench.
Nîmes Olympique
Consolat GS
In early January 2018, Aït-Fana left Championnat National side GS Consolat.
Wydad Casablanca
In late January, Aït-Fana joined reigning African champions Wydad AC, agreeing a 1.5-year deal. In August 2018 Aït-Fana revealed, that few days after signing the contract, he learned that his contract was not certified for an administrative history and he then went back to France.
Gallia Lucciana
In January 2019, Aït-Fana joined Gallia Club Lucciana in the Championnat National 3.
International career
Aït-Fana has been active on the international youth circuit for France. He has earned limited caps with the under-16s, under-17s, under-18s, and the under U-19 squad. After not representing France for over a year and a half, it was speculated that he would follow in the footsteps on fellow French-born Moroccan Marouane Chamakh and play for Morocco, his country of origin. However, on 1 October 2009, he was called up to the France under-21 team by coach Erick Mombaerts for their 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification matches against Malta on 9 October and Belgium on 13 October. He made his debut in the Malta match appearing as a substitute in the 76th minute. Despite being on the pitch for mere seconds, he scored France's second goal of the match ensuring them a 2–0 victory.
Aït-Fana made his debut with the national team of Morocco in a friendly match against Senegal held on 25 May in Marrakech.
Personal life
Aït-Fana is Muslim.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Montpellier
Ligue 1: 2011–12
References
External links
Living people
1989 births
French Muslims
Moroccan Muslims
Sportspeople from Limoges
Association football midfielders
French footballers
Moroccan footballers
French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Montpellier HSC players
Nîmes Olympique players
Athlético Marseille players
Wydad AC players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
6903063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingmaker%20%28disambiguation%29 | Kingmaker (disambiguation) | A kingmaker is a person who can influence the selection of a monarch, without themself being a candidate for the (perhaps) figurative throne.
Kingmaker may also refer to:
Games
Kingmaker (board game) (1974), set in (English) Wars of the Roses
Kingmaker (video game), a 1994 strategy video game based on the board game
Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker, a 2004 expansion pack for BioWare's Neverwinter Nights
Pathfinder: Kingmaker, a 2018 video game by Owlcat Games
Television
King Maker (TVB) (2012), TVB drama
Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny, a 2020 South Korean television series
"Kingmaker" (Law & Order) (2006), episode of NBC drama
"The Kingmaker" (The Blacklist) (2014), episode
King Maker (ViuTV) (2018-), ViuTV survival reality show series
Good Night Show - King Maker (2018), the first season of the series
Music
Kingmaker (band) (1990s), British indie rock
Kingmaker (album), a 2016 album by Pretty Maids
Kingmaker (song) (2013), by American band Megadeth from Super Collider
In cinema
The Kingmaker (film) a 2019 documentary film
The King Maker, a 2005 Thai film
Kingmaker (film), 2021 a South Korean political drama film
Other uses
The Kingmaker (audio drama) a (2006), Doctor Who audio drama
King Maker (novel) (2010), urban fantasy, by Maurice Broaddus
Kingmaker (comics), Marvel character related to X-Men
See also
Kingmaker scenario, in games, a situation where a losing player has the power to select the winner |
23574632 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreevca | Andreevca | Andreevca (, Andriyivka, , Andreyevka) is a commune in Transnistria, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Andreevca, Pîcalova (Пикалово, Пыкалово) and Șmalena (Шмалена). It has since 1990 been administered as a part of the breakaway Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR).
References
Communes of Transnistria
Rîbnița District |
17334704 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany%20College%20%28Saskatchewan%29 | Bethany College (Saskatchewan) | Bethany College (formerly Bethany Bible Institute) was a Christian Bible college in the town of Hepburn, Saskatchewan, Canada, until 2015.
History
It was established in 1927 by the Mennonite Brethren Churches of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the Saskatchewan Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference churches. The mission of Bethany College was to nurture disciples and train leaders to serve. It was named after the village of Bethany near Jerusalem, a location of several significant encounters with Jesus, as mentioned in the New Testament. It was announced by the board of directors on December 9, 2014, that Bethany's last year of operation "in its current iteration" would be academic year 2014–15.
The school reopened in 2017 as the Thrive Discipleship program. This is a one-year program with the theme of discipleship key to the program
Programs
Bethany College offered four programs of study:
The TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certificate (15 credits)
Diploma of Biblical Studies (2 years)
Bachelor of Christian Studies Degree (3 years)
Bachelor of Arts Degree (4 years)
Facilities
The Bethany College facilities included the Administration Building, which houses classrooms, the Learning Resource Centre (library), chapel, offices, faculty/staff offices, dining hall, and student lounge and mall area; Bethany Place, which houses the Gymnasium/Auditorium, and classrooms; and the Ministry Arts wing, housing music studios, and more teaching spaces. Residential facilities for men are named West and East Court, joined by a lounge; and for women are named North and Centre Court. There is a recreation area, Soccer Field and Courtyard.
References
External links
Bethany College at Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO)
Colleges in Saskatchewan
Universities and colleges affiliated with the Mennonite Church
Mennonitism in Canada
Educational institutions established in 1927
1927 establishments in Saskatchewan
Educational institutions disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in Saskatchewan |
23574642 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body%20Meta | Body Meta | Body Meta is an album by Ornette Coleman and Prime Time.
Reception
In a review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos wrote that the musicians on Body Meta are "loud, boisterous, imaginative, unfettered by conventional devices, and wail beyond compare with Coleman within relatively funky, straight beats." Regarding the album, he stated: "As every track is different, Coleman's vision has a diffuse focus, but it's clear that things have changed. Even his personal sound is more pronounced, unleashed from shackles, and more difficult to pin down." Robert Christgau awarded the album an "A minus", and wrote: "Hidden in Coleman's dense electric music are angles deep enough to dive into and sharp enough to cut your throat. This isn't quite as dense or consistent as Dancing in Your Head -- 'Fou Amour' does wander. But 'Voice Poetry' is as funky as James Chance if not James Brown. And 'Home Grown' is as funky as Robert Johnson."
Writing for Fact Magazine, Frank Schindelbeck stated: "While many regard Dancing [In Your Head] to be the key Prime Time document, in my opinion it's Body Meta that first showed the full depth of Ornette's new band. The inaugural release on Coleman's own Artists House label, Body Meta touches on juke joint blues vamps, cubist refractions of James Brown's 'on the one' style, and even militaristic waltzes. It is perhaps the most loose-limbed and deceptively relaxed of any release featuring the Prime Time band, who were known for their taut intensity. The album is also hugely important in that by setting up the Artists House label, Coleman showed that an artist of his stature and reputation could operate outside of the confines of major label hierarchy, ushering in a new era of independent and underground jazz distribution."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Ornette Coleman
Side A
"Voice Poetry" – 8:00
"Home Grown" – 7:36
Side B
"Macho Woman" – 7:35
"Fou Amor" – 8:01
"European Echoes" – 7:40
Personnel
Ornette Coleman - Saxophone, Alto Saxophone
Charlie Ellerbie - Guitar
Ronald Shannon Jackson - Drums
Bern Nix - Guitar
Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Bass
Elisabeth Atnafu - Artwork
References
1978 albums
Ornette Coleman albums
Artists House albums |
17334727 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never%20Make%20It%20Home | Never Make It Home | Never Make It Home is the third studio album by the American Bluegrass band Split Lip Rayfield, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music).
Track listing
All songs written by Kirk Rundstrom except where noted.
"Movin' To Virginia" (Gottstine) – 2:49
"Record Shop" – 3:41
"Never Make It Home" (Gottstine) – 3:10
"Thief" – 3:12
"Love Please Come Home" (E. Jackson) – 1:30
"Used To Call Me Baby" (Gottstine) – 3:34
"PB24SS" – 2:49
"Kiss of Death" (Mardis) – 4:16
"Drink Lotsa Whiskey" – 3:58
"Mister" – 2:21
"River" (Gottstine) – 4:04
"It's No Good" (Gottstine) – 3:46
"Dime Store Cowboy" – 1:56
"Day the Train Jumped the Tracks" (M. Carmody) – 2:15
Personnel
Kirk Rundstrom - Guitar, Vocals
Wayne Gottstine - Mandolin, Vocals, Harmonica
Eric Mardis - Banjo, Vocals
Jeff Eaton - Gas Tank Bass, Vocals, Kazoo
References
2001 albums
Split Lip Rayfield albums
Bloodshot Records albums |
44500845 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20international%20presidential%20trips%20made%20by%20Vladimir%20Putin | List of international presidential trips made by Vladimir Putin | This is a list of presidential trips made by Vladimir Putin. During his presidency, which began with his inauguration on May 7, 2000, he has traveled to 50 countries as of March 2008, in addition to many more trips made domestically.
Acting presidency (December 31, 1999–May 6, 2000)
First presidency (2000–2008)
2000
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2000:
2001
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2001:
2002
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2002:
2003
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2003:
2004
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2004:
2005
The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2005:
2006
The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2006:
2007
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2007:
2008
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2008:
Second presidency (2012–present)
2012
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2012:
2013
The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2013:
2014
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2014:
2015
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2015:
2016
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2016:
2017
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2017:
2018
The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2018:
2019
The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2019:
2020
The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2020:
2021
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2021:
2022
The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2022:
Future trips
The following are future international trips to be made by President Putin:
Multilateral meetings
Vladimir Putin is scheduled to attend the following summits as Russian president.
See also
List of international presidential trips made by Dmitry Medvedev
List of international presidential trips made by Boris Yeltsin
List of international trips made by Mikhail Gorbachev
References
External links
Travels of the Putin Presidency in Kremlin.ru archive in the 1st and the 2nd his term as president.
International presidential trips
Articles containing video clips
21st century-related lists
Diplomatic visits from Russia
Lists of diplomatic visits by heads of state
Putin
Diplomatic visits by heads of state |
6903069 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logos%20Bible%20Software | Logos Bible Software | Logos Bible Software is a digital library application developed by Faithlife Corporation.It is designed for electronic Bible study. In addition to basic eBook functionality, it includes extensive resource linking, note-taking functionality, and linguistic analysis for study of the Bible both in translation and in its original languages.
History
Windows and Macintosh versions
Logos Bible Software was launched in 1992 by two Microsoft employees, Bob Pritchett and Kiernon Reiniger, along with Bob's father, Dale Pritchett. The three quit their jobs to develop Christian software. After acquiring data from the CDWordLibrary project at Dallas Theological Seminary (an earlier Bible software package for use on Windows 2), Logos released an updated version called the Logos Library System platform in 1995.
Mobile versions
An iPhone app was released alongside Logos 4 in November 2009.
An Android app was released in 2012. The initial release allowed little more than the reading of Logos books, so version 2.0 followed quickly in August 2012, which added notes, highlighting, reading plans, Bible Word Study, the Passage Guide and a split-screen view. This brought much closer parity with the iOS app.
Rebranded versions
Faithlife Corporation has also produced rebranded versions of Logos Bible Software with almost identical functionality. Verbum Catholic Software is aimed at Roman Catholics (and adds databases of Catholic topics and Saints, and more data from the Deuterocanonical Books). From 2014 to 2020, Faithlife produced Noet, which focused on scholarly work in the humanities, particularly the classics and philosophy.
Reception
It has been praised for being user-friendly, having the largest number of available resources of any comparable software, and offering unique tools and datasets not found in any comparable products. However, it has also received some criticisms for its high cost and lack of speed when compared with other Bible software packages.
Notes
References
External links
Logos Bible Software official websites:
Logos
Verbum
Electronic Bibles
Electronic publishing
Digital library software |
17334759 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Atkinson%20%28baseball%29 | Harry Atkinson (baseball) | John Harry Atkinson (January 19, 1874 – January 2, 1953) was an American professional baseball player who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1895.
Atkinson was born in Fulton, Missouri and attended Westminster College.
External links
1874 births
1953 deaths
19th-century baseball players
Major League Baseball outfielders
St. Louis Browns (NL) players
Baseball players from Missouri
People from Fulton, Missouri |
23574657 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cioc%C3%AElteni | Ciocîlteni | Ciocîlteni is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Ciocîlteni, Clișova Nouă and Fedoreuca.
References
Communes of Orhei District
Orgeyevsky Uyezd |
20470117 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion%20coffee | Dandelion coffee | Dandelion 'coffee' (also dandelion tea) is a tisane made from the root of the dandelion plant. The roasted dandelion root pieces and the beverage have some resemblance to coffee in appearance and taste, and it is thus commonly considered a coffee substitute. Dandelion root is used for both medicinal and culinary purposes and is thought to be a detoxifying herb.
History
The usage of the dandelion plant dates back to the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Additionally, for over a thousand years, Chinese traditional medicine has been known to incorporate the plant.
Susanna Moodie explained how to prepare dandelion 'coffee' in her memoir of living in Canada, Roughing it in the Bush (1852), where she mentions that she had heard of it from an article published in the 1830s in New York Albion by a certain Dr. Harrison.
Dandelion 'coffee' was later mentioned in a Harpers New Monthly Magazine story in 1886. In 1919, dandelion root was noted as a source of cheap 'coffee'. It has also been part of edible plant classes dating back at least to the 1970s.
Harvesting
Harvesting dandelion roots requires differentiating 'true' dandelions (Taraxacum spp.) from other yellow daisy-like flowers such as catsear and hawksbeard. True dandelions have a ground-level rosette of deep-toothed leaves and hollow straw-like stems. Large plants that are 3–4 years old, with taproots approximately 0.5 inch (13 mm) in diameter, are harvested for dandelion coffee. These taproots are similar in appearance to pale carrots.
Dandelion roots that are harvested in the spring have sweeter and less bitter notes, while fall-harvested roots are richer and more bitter.
Preparation
The dandelion plant must be two years old before removing the root. After harvesting, the dandelion roots are dried, chopped, and roasted. After harvesting, the dandelion roots are sliced lengthwise and placed to dry for two weeks in a warm area. When ready, the dried roots are oven-roasted and stored away. To prepare a cup, one will steep about 1 teaspoon of the root in hot water for around 10 minutes. People often enjoy their dandelion coffee with cream and sugar.
Health claims and uses
Although popular in alternative health circles, there is no empirical evidence that dandelion root or its extracts can treat any medical condition. In addition, very few high-quality clinical trials have been performed the investigate its effects.
Health risks associated with dandelion root are uncommon; however, directly consuming the plant by mouth could lead to stomach discomfort, heartburn, allergic reactions, or diarrhea.
Research
Dandelion root has been linked to a possible treatment for cancer.
A 2016 study result's suggests that colon cancer cell's metabolic activity can be reduced with doses of dandelion root extract. Research points towards a potential decrease in colon tumors with a scheduled and consistent dose of dandelion root extract. In a November 30, 2017 interview, Caroline Hamm, the oncologist running the study, shared her concerns regarding premature internet hype about these studies. She specifically expressed alarm over individuals contacting her who wanted to abandon standard care.
Chemistry
Unroasted Taraxacum officinale (among other dandelion species) root contains:
Sesquiterpene lactones
Taraxacin (a guaianolide)
Phenylpropanoid glycosides: dihydroconiferin, syringin, and dihydrosyringin
Taraxacoside(a cylated gamma-butyrolactone glycoside)
Lactupircin
Carotenoids
Lutein
Violaxanthin
Coumarins
Esculin
Scopoletin
Flavonoids
Apigenin-7-glucoside
Luteolin-7-glucoside
Isorhamnetin 3-glucoside
Luteolin-7-diglucoside
Quercetin-7-glucoside
Quercetin
Luteolin
Rutin
Chrysoeriol
Phenolic acids
Caffeic acid
Chlorogenic acid
Chicoric acid (dicaffeoyltartaric acid)
ρ-hydroxyphenylacetic acids
Polysaccharides
Glucans mannans
inulin (8)
Cyanogenic glycosides
Prunasin
Sesquiterpene lactones (of the germacranolide type)
11β, 13-dihydrolactucin
Ixerin D
Ainslioside taraxinic acid
β-glucopyranosyl
Taraxinic acid
Glucosyl ester
11-dihydrotaraxinic acid and 13-dihydrotaraxinic acid
l'-glucoside
Lactucopicrin
Lactucin
Cichorin
Eudesmanolides
Tetrahydroridentin-B
Taraxacolide-O-β-glucopyranoside
Prunasin
Dihydroconiferin
Syringin
Dihydrosyringin
Taraxasterol
ψ-taraxasterol
Homo-taraxasterol
Stigmatsterol
Triterpenes
Cycloartenol
α-amyrin
β-amyrin
Arnidiol
Faradiol
Lupeol
Taraxol
Taraxaserol and
3β-hydroxylup-18-ene-21-one
Sterols
Taraxasterol
ψ-taraxasterol
Homo-taraxasterol
β-sitosterol
Stigmatsterol
Campesterol
Other
Lettucenin A
Taraxalisin, a serine proteinase
Amino acids
Choline
Mucilage
Pectin
See also
Chicory#History/Camp Coffee
References
Coffee substitutes
Herbal tea |
23574660 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Fletcher%20%28rower%29 | William Fletcher (rower) | William Alfred Littledale Fletcher, DSO (25 August 1869 – 14 February 1919) was both a successful English oarsman and coach, and soldier.
Fletcher was born at Holly Bank, Green Lane, Wavertree, near Liverpool, the eldest son of Alfred Fletcher, a Director of the London and North-Western Railway. He was educated at Cheam School and Eton. He went up to Christ Church, Oxford where he rowed to win the Ladies' Challenge Plate and the Thames Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1889. In 1890 he stroked the Oxford Eight in the Boat Race to end a Cambridge run of four victories. He rowed in the 1891, 1892 and 1893 Boat Races. With Vivian Nickalls he won the Silver Goblets at Henley in 1892 and 1893 and both the Pairs and the Fours at Oxford. He rowed in winning Leander Club crews at Henley. He was a member of the Oxford Varsity Water Polo team and was on the Committee of Vincent's Club.
Having access to considerable private wealth, Fletcher became a rowing coach. He had learned a technique at Oxford comprising a combination of swing and slide, together with a lightning entry, and he taught it to the Cambridge crews in 1898 and 1899, which led to the creation of a magnificent Cambridge crew in 1900. He missed coaching for the 1901 Boat Race as he was serving in the South African War. On return from South Africa he coached both the Oxford varsity crew and that of his old college, Christ Church, to great success and acclaim, reaching the peak of his fame as a coach. He afterwards coached many Oxford and House crews.
Fletcher was also a big game hunter and explorer. He went hunting and exploring in Siberia, Kenya, and Tibet.
He became part of the patriotic volunteer movement at the beginning of 1900, joining the 32nd Company Imperial Yeomanry on 7 February 1900. The Company was raised in Lancashire by the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Cavalry and The Lancashire Hussars. He was appointed Lieutenant and served with the 2nd Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa. On return home he relinquished his commission and was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant in the Army from 10 July 1901. He had proved to be a very successful officer and was Mentioned in Despatches (MID) twice. First on 7 May 1901 for valuable services rendered in connection with operations, and second on 10 September 1901 for special and meritorious service in South Africa. He was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) on 27 September 1901.
He enlisted again on the outbreak of the Great War, joining the Territorial Force Reserve as a captain on 23 September 1914. He was appointed adjutant of the 6th (Rifle) Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment) on 10 November 1914; a position he held until 27 April 1915. On 6 August 1915 he was promoted temporary lieutenant-colonel and appointed commanding officer of the 2nd/6th Battalion, which was in training. It deployed to France on 14 February 1917, and he was one of the 457 casualties suffered by the battalion during the second mustard gas attack of the war, at Armentières on 29 July 1917. He had recovered sufficiently to return to duty on 11 September 1917. His successful command was recognized on 1 January 1918 when, as a captain (temporary lieutenant-colonel) he was appointed brevet major for distinguished service in the field. On 2 May 1918 the French honoured his service by the award of the Légion d'honneur, Croix de Chevalier.
"On the 23rd of July [1918], to everyone's regret, Lieutenant-Colonel W A L Fletcher proceeded to England, broken in health."
He became acting chairman of the Henley Regatta, putting forward a motion which was carried unanimously, to hold a scaled-down Regatta in the following summer. However, he never saw it to fruition, dying in the 1918 flu pandemic from broncho-pneumonia which caught hold in his gas-weakened lungs. He is buried in a family grave in St Nicholas Church-yard Halewood.
See also
List of Oxford University Boat Race crews
References
1869 births
1919 deaths
People educated at Eton College
Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
English male rowers
British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
British Army personnel of World War I
People educated at Cheam School
British military personnel killed in World War I
Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic in England
Deaths from pneumonia in England
Deaths from bronchopneumonia |
6903072 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed%20Water | Jed Water | The Jed Water is a river and a tributary of the River Teviot in the Borders region of Scotland.
In total the Jed Water is over long and it falls . It flows into the Teviot near Jedfoot Bridge () two miles north of Jedburgh. Jed Water rises from a source on Carlin Tooth in the Cheviot Hills where it is first known as Raven Burn.
Description
The river in past times was the main source of water for the monks living in Jedburgh Abbey. It also powered a watermill in the town of Jedburgh although this no longer exists. It gives its name to Jedburgh and Jedforest. In the 1800s it had trout in the river. The Ordnance gazetteer said Jed Water "in the parts immediately above the town of Jedburgh ... more of the elements of fine landscape than during a whole day's ride in the most favourite Scottish haunts of tourists." The guide drew attention to the pure waters, the brisk currents, the steep landscapes and the contrasts which it thought picturesque.
The name Jed is of obscure origin. James has suggested that it may derive from Proto-Indo-European *wei(h1)- d- "a bend, something curved or twisted". He also notes that Scots Gedde- in Jedburgh may have been adopted from Cumbric gwï:δ "a wood", and that the river name may be a back-formation.
In 1787 James Hutton created modern geology when he discovered Hutton's Unconformity at Inchbonny, Jedburgh, in layers of sedimentary rock on the banks of the Jed Water. He later wrote of how he "rejoiced at my good fortune in stumbling upon an object so interesting in the natural history of the earth, and which I had been long looking for in vain".
Flooding
Jed Water is liable to flood, so the river levels are monitored near the old Canongate Bridge. The depth is usually between and metres deep but it has been as deep as which it reached in January 2016. In 2020 there was a problem when the flood defences in Jedburgh were breached by debris in one storm just before another storm hit. Luckily repairs were made and serious flooding was avoided.
See also
Borders Abbeys Way
List of places in the Scottish Borders
List of places in Scotland
References
External links
RCAHMS record of the Jed Water
SCRAN image: The Jed Water, winter 1961/2
Gazetteer for Scotland: Jed Water
Streetmap of the Jed Water
GEOGRAPH: Mossburn Ford, Jed Water
Rivers of the Scottish Borders
2Jed
Jedburgh |
20470131 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse%20Quin | Jesse Quin | Jesse Joseph Quin (born 3 September 1981) is an English multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer best known as the bass player of the British pop rock band Keane. Jesse also founded and runs an arts centre on an abandoned U.S. Air Force base in the English countryside called Old Jet.
Biography
Jesse Joseph Quin was born on 3 September 1981 in Bedford, England. His mother, Charity Quin, is a folk singer; his father, Rob Quin, was a sound engineer. Jesse has a sister named Amber.
Quin began his musical life at an early age. The first instrument he learned to play was the drums. He officially began his musical career in 2007 by forming Jesse Quin & The Mets, with himself on vocals, guitar, and keyboards; plus bassist Jarrett, keyboardist James Barne, guitarist John-William Scott, and drummer King Louis. They released an EP titled Always Catching Up.
Later in 2007 he joined Keane on tour as a roadie. Quin performed with Keane at a concert for Warchild in 2007. He played bass on Keane's cover of "Under Pressure". Quin was invited by Keane to help record their album Perfect Symmetry and then toured with them on the Perfect Symmetry World Tour. He recorded with Keane on Night Train and eventually became an official member of the band (which was announced on their official website on 3 February 2011).
Personal life
Quin married longtime girlfriend Julia Dannenberg in 2009.
Discography
With Keane
Studio albums
Perfect Symmetry (2008)
Strangeland (2012)
Cause and Effect (2019)
EPs
Retrospective EP1 (2008)
Night Train (2010)
Retrospective EP2 (2010)
Compilations album
The Best of Keane (2013)
With Mt. Desolation
Studio albums
Mt. Desolation (2010)
When the Night Calls (2018)
References
External links
Old Jet website
Keane official website
1981 births
Living people
English male guitarists
Male bass guitarists
English composers
Keane (band) members
People from Bedford
21st-century English bass guitarists
Mt. Desolation members |
17334799 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fording%20Canadian%20Coal%20Trust | Fording Canadian Coal Trust | Fording Canadian Coal Trust (NYSE: FDG; TSX:FDG) was a Canadian-based royalty trust which owned a 60% stake in the Elk Valley Coal Partnership (EVCP), which in turn produced hard-coking metallurgical coal, primarily for steel production, at its facility in Elk Valley, British Columbia. Through the EVCP it also owned a 46% interest in Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Ltd., which operates a dedicated coal berth at the Port of Vancouver. Its market capitalization was $11-billion USD in 2008.
The trust was formed in 2003 to assemble various assets from Luscar Ltd./CONSOL Energy Canada Ltd. joint ventures, Teck Cominco Ltd., and the former Fording Coal Ltd. (which was originally a unit of Canadian Pacific Railway until October 2001).
On July 29, 2008, Teck Cominco announced an agreement with Fording to purchase 100% of its assets; Teck Cominco had been the minority owner of the Elk Valley Coal Partnership, with a 40% stake. The purchase was closed on October 30, 2008, with a final cost of $14-billion USD to Teck. Elk Valley Coal Corporation will be renamed Teck Coal Limited.
References
External links
Fording website (Feb. 2, 2008 snapshot from the Internet Archive)
Elk Valley Coal website (Jan. 13, 2008 snapshot from the Internet Archive)
Coal companies of Canada
Royalty trusts
Energy companies established in 2003
Non-renewable resource companies established in 2003
Teck Resources |
17334823 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Should%20Have%20Seen%20It%20Coming | Should Have Seen It Coming | Should Have Seen It Coming is the fourth studio album by the American bluegrass band Split Lip Rayfield, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).
Track listing
All songs written by Kirk Rundstrom except where noted.
"Hundred Dollar Bill" (Gottstine) – 2:21
"Truth & Lies" – 1:47
"Honestly" – 1:49
"Redneck Tailgate Dream" (Mardis) – 3:21
"Promise Not to Tell" (Gottstine) – 3:08
"A Little More Cocaine Please" (Gottstine) – 2:17
"C'mon Get Your Gun" – 1:49
"Used To Be" – 2:34
"Lonely Man Blues" – 1:46
"Don't Believe That You're Someone" (Gottstine) – 2:32
"Down South Sally" (Gottstine) – 2:29
"Should Have Seen it Coming" (Gottstine) – 3:02
"Out of Time" (Gottstine) – 3:49
"Union Man" – 1:53
"Lonesome Heart" – 1:55
"Just Like A Gillian Welch Song" (Gottstine) – 2:50
Personnel
Jeff Eaton - Gas Tank Bass, Vocals
Wayne Gottstine - Mandolin, Vocals
Kirk Rundstrom - Guitar, Vocals
Eric Mardis - Banjo, Vocals
2004 albums
Split Lip Rayfield albums
Bloodshot Records albums |
23574669 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squatters%27%20riot | Squatters' riot | The Squatters' riot was an uprising and conflict that took place between squatting settlers and the government of Sacramento, California (then an unorganized territory annexed after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo) in August 1850 concerning the lands that John Sutter controlled in the region and the extremely high prices that speculators set for land that they had acquired from Sutter. The influx of squatters was a consequence of the 1848 California Gold Rush; when courts began to take legal action against squatters in the area, the squatters mobilized under Dr. Charles L. Robinson and Joseph Maloney and challenged mayor Hardin Bigelow and sheriff Joseph McKinney; the conflict was ultimately resolved, and the speculation in Sacramento ended as a result.
Background
The California Gold Rush, which began in 1848, attracted thousands of gold seekers to the Sacramento Valley region after flakes of gold were discovered at a sawmill owned by John Sutter, Sr. in Coloma. Founding an embarcadero on the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers to facilitate trade, the Gold Rush made Sutter disillusioned and he replaced himself with his son as tender of business affairs in Sutter's New Helvetia. Sutter's temporary succession by his son gave Sutter, Jr. the power and opportunity to develop the embarcadero into a settlement that he dubbed "Sacramento City" with his partner, Samuel Brannan from San Francisco in the south. However, even after the hype that accompanied the Gold Rush began to settle down, settlers continued to move into Sacramento City, attracted by the trade that continued to bustle along its location on the Sacramento and American.
Settlers who had recently arrived in California found that unclaimed land in key locations was difficult to find and possess. Of the of claimed land in California, eight hundred people held the deed to differing quantities of this land. With no convenient location in which they could stay, new arrivals who could not afford lodging in the city squatted on claimed land circling the settlement. Contentious squatters challenged the right of John Sutter's Mexican-era claim to the Sacramento Valley, as his possessions encompassed much of the Sacramento region.
Prelude to conflict
The squatters were roused initially by an October 1849 lawsuit filed against a logger named Z. M. Chapman, who had constructed a log cabin nearby Sutter's Fort on Priest, Lee, & Company-owned land. When the commercial institution could not pool sufficient evidence displaying their ownership of the land, Chapman extended his claim, challenging at first Sutter's grants and later on all city-owned land. Charles L. Robinson approved of Chapman's actions and built his own shack on another's private land. The squatting settlers organized the Sacramento City Settlers Organization; Robinson became the group's president.
Headed by Samuel Brannan, landowners in the area spoke against Robinson's actions and convinced the Sacramento City Council to issue a document that permitted the destruction of Robinson's property. However, a major January flood washed through and destroyed much of Sacramento City, scattering most of the squatters in the vicinity of the city center. This temporarily dealt with the problem. Many former squatters headed north to placer mines in search of gold, although after the floods had ended and the former squatters realized that there was little gold to be had, hundreds returned to the city.
The settlers who supported government recognition of squatters' rights began to host public meetings in the spring of 1850, at which they swore to defend their lands if confronted. A "Law and Order Association" was formed and an irregular militia was organized to challenge the speculators who charged high prices for the land they had purchased from Sutter, as well as Sutter himself. Tension in the city began to increase after a group of speculators had a squatter-built and squatter-owned fence demolished.
In May 1850, the newly elected judge of Sacramento County, named E. J. Willis, charged a squatter named John T. Madden with unlawful occupation. When the court ruled against Madden on August 8, squatter-sympathetic settlers charged the speculators with "brute force" in handbills distributed across the city. The squatters chose to rally under Dr. Charles L. Robinson, who became the movement's de facto leader; Robinson worked with future Sacramento Bee editor James McClatchy to found the Settlers and Miners Tribune, which attacked the land monopoly that stifled new immigration to the city. He also enlisted Joseph Maloney to head a company of squatters in case military action was required. Protracting peace for an additional day, mayor Hardin Bigelow promised that writs for arrest against those who joined Robinson would not be issued.
However, the next day on August 13, a writ of restitution was issued of the locale at which John T. Madden had stayed as a squatter prior to his trial; the writ of restitution called forth James McClatchy and another Free Soil advocate named Richard Moran. Along with others who had opposed the sheriff's decision to execute the writ, McClatchy and Moran were jailed aboard a ship that served as the city's prison brig, the La Grange. On August 14, Maloney and Robinson mobilized their military force of approximately forty or fifty and marched through downtown Sacramento, intent on freeing the Madden residence from government confiscation; however, Hardin Bigelow believed that they were marching towards the La Grange to free McClatchy and Moran, and mobilized a military force. Fearing a full-scale uprising, Bigelow marched with his fellow settlers and confronted Maloney and Robinson at the corner of streets Fourth and J.
Battles
The details of the following fight were not clear, although the local Placer Times worked to document the battle. At the confrontation in downtown Sacramento, Hardin Bigelow at first ordered the squatters to stand down and relinquish their arms; shooting began instead. Hardin Bigelow was severely injured and Charles Robinson was wounded. City assessor J. W. Woodland, Joseph Maloney, a squatter named Jesse Morgan, and two civilian bystanders were killed.
General Albert Maver Winn, who was the head of the Sacramento City Council at the time, ordered 500 militiamen towards the city and declared a state of martial law until the matter could be resolved. Meanwhile, as Bigelow recovered from his wounds, Joseph McKinney lead a party of twenty men and attacked a squatter camp at Brighton, a settlement to the east of Sacramento. Although McKinney and three of the squatters were killed, the conflict wound down and ended.
Aftermath
Hardin Bigelow was unable to resume his duties as mayor, and headed south to San Francisco to recuperate. He was replaced by Demas Strong, the president of the Common Council. Charles Robinson, although tried for murder, remained extremely popular with the populace of Sacramento, and was elected to the California State Legislature while still in prison, after supporters placed his name on the ballot. Robinson also became the first governor of the state of Kansas. McClatchy and Moran were released from the La Grange two days after the Squatters Riot ended, and the speculation that moved the squatters to action began to disappear, although the federal government agreed to uphold Sutter's pre-American grant and the squatters lost the legal battle.
References
Notes
Bibliography
1850 in American politics
Riots and civil disorder in California
History of Sacramento, California
Law enforcement operations in the United States
1850 in California
Squatting in the United States
Political riots in the United States |
20470175 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velchanos | Velchanos | Velchanos is an ancient Minoan god associated with vegetation and worshipped in Crete. He was one of the main deities in the Minoan pantheon, alongside a Mother Goddess figure who appears to have been his mother and consort, with the two participating in an hieros gamos.
The cult of Velchanos was likely influenced by the Mesopotamian deitiy Dumuzid. Following the rise of Mycenaean Greece and contact with the Minoans, Velchanos' cult influenced that of Zeus, who was at times referred to by Greeks under the name Zeus Velchanos. Other possible influences include the Roman deity Vulcan.
Origins
According to Arthur Evans, a tree cult played one of the most important aspects of the Minoan religion in ancient Crete. In this cult, two deities were worshipped; one male and one female. In this tree cult, while the Mother Goddess was viewed as a personification of tree-vegetation, the male god formed a "concrete image of the vegetation itself in the shape of a divine child or a youth", with the two forming a mother and child relationship. Given the role of the hieros gamos between the two, it has been theorized that Velchanos was partially based on the Mesopotamian Dumuzid.
Worship
Mycenaean period
The Minoans viewed Velchanos as less powerful than the goddess.
At some point, the Mycenaean civilization came in contact with the Minoans, who identified their own god Zeus with the Cretan god. This religious syncretism led to Zeus obtaining some of Velchanos' traits, with his mythology also being affected; henceforth, Zeus was stated to have been born in Crete and was often represented as a beardless youth. He was also venerated as Zeus Velchanos.
Hellenistic period
In the 4th century BC, during the beginning of the Hellenistic era, Hagia Triada fell under the control of the polis of Phaistos and was reinstated as a place of worship. In this period, an aedicula was installed over a Minoan stoa in honor of Zeus Velchanos. In the same location, a bull protome was also found, built around the 2nd century BC, which is attributed to the shrine of Velchanos. Velchanos appears to have been worshipped in Gortyna as well, as coins depicting him have been found.
Velchanus' main festival, the Velchania, was likely celebrated in the Cretan poleis of Gortyna, Lyttos, and Knossos.
Iconography
Symbols
Coins from Phaistos depicted Zeus Velchanos with a cock in his lap. These coins also depicted him with an oak tree. He was also depicted with a bull. At other times, Velchanos was depicted as an eagle.
Influences on other cultures
Given the similarities in naming, it has been suggested that Velchanos was an influence on Vulcan from Roman mythology.
References
Bibliography
Chthonic beings
Greek mythology
Minoan religion
Minoan art
Nature gods
Zeus
Vulcan (mythology) |
6903098 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shurman | Shurman | Shurman is a rock band from Austin, TX, USA, founded by Aaron Beavers and Damon Allen.
Band history
It can be argued that Shurman unofficially started as a high school garage band in 1990 with Aaron Beavers and Damon Allen. The two met when Beavers' family moved from Texas to Allen's hometown outside of Atlanta. The band idea was put on the back burner for almost 10 years while Aaron headed to College and then Hawaii, and Allen moved to New York City to pursue acting after high school. Remaining friends, Beavers and Allen kept contact and Aaron sent Damon demos of close to 100 songs he had written (& recorded on an old 4 track) while in Hawaii. Soon after Aaron moved to Los Angeles, California, he called Damon and told him to buy a drum kit because he needed a drummer, and Shurman was formed. Two EPs were released 2001's Songs to Tell Your Friends About and 2002's Superfecta. They toured the U.S. relentlessly playing some 200 shows a year. Bassist Keith Hanna, a Clevelander formerly from the band Rosavelt, joined them in 2004. Their first full length Vanguard Records release titled "Jubilee" released in 2005. In 2006 the band returned with a live CD called "A Week in the Life".
After deciding the traditional record label route was not the best idea for the band they left Vanguard Records and recorded "Waiting for the Sunset" independently with producer Danny White at famed 16 Ton Studios in Nashville. Not long after finishing the CD, drummer Damon Allen left the band.
In 2008, Shurman performed 50 shows in the UK/Europe and completed an extensive North American tour supporting the release of "Waiting for the Sunset". In November 2008, Shurman announced on their Myspace page that they were relocating to Austin, TX, from L.A. As part of the move, drummer Jerry Angel left the band to remain in California.
The band moved to Austin TX in January 2009 and worked briefly with drummer Craig Bagby. Los Angeles drummer Nick Amoroso, who played 4 dates with the band in November 2008, became Shurman's full-time drummer in May 2009. He toured with the band from May 2009 to March 2010, and recorded 2 songs for the album, "Still Waiting for the Sunset," which was released on January 26, 2010. In early 2009, the band signed a deal with Sustain Records/Universal. Recent Austin, TX performances have included such artists as John Popper (of Blues Traveler) as well as Josh Zee and Teal Collins (from The Mother Truckers). The band also toured frequently with Blues Traveler and Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers.
In 2012 the band teamed up with European record labels Blue Rose & Rootsy (in Scandinavia) for their release "Inspiration" and hired drummer Clint Short. The band found themselves climbing the charts in Europe and subsequently found themselves headlining tours through Europe with great success.
In early 2014 the band entered famed Cedar Creek Studios in South Austin to prepare for a new recording to be released mid-2014
Current lineup
Aaron Beavers—Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic guitars, Mandolin, Harmonica
Mike Therieau—Bass, Background Vocals
Clint Short - Drums, Percussion
Harley Husbands - Lead Guitar, Banjo, Lap Steel
Former members
Jesse Duke - Guitar, Background Vocals
Nelson Blanton - Guitar, Background Vocals
Rich Mahan - Guitar, Background Vocals
Johnny Davis - Bass, Background Vocals
Dave Phenicie - Bass, Background Vocals
Keith Hanna - Bass, Background Vocals
Damon Allen - Drums, Background Vocals
Nick Amoroso - Drums, Background Vocals
Craig Bagby - Drums, Background Vocals
Discography
Songs to Tell Your Friends About EP (2001)
Superfecta EP (2002)
Cleanin' Out The Garage (2003)
Jubilee (2005)
A Week in the Life (2006)
Waiting for the Sunset (2008)
Still Waiting for the Sunset (2010)
Shurman & Family Holiday Album Vol. 1 (2012)
Inspiration (2012)
East Side of Love (2016)
References
External links
[ Allmusic.com: Biography]
Official Site
Shurman Myspace
Shurman on CMT
Shurman on Youtube
Aaron Beavers on Facebook
Starpulse
Rock music groups from Texas
Country music groups from Texas
Musical groups from Austin, Texas |
6903103 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of%20Long%20Duration%20Anguish | Of Long Duration Anguish | Of Long Duration Anguish is the second album by Estonian death metal band Aggressor. This was the last album the band did under the name Aggressor before being renamed to "No-Big-Silence" in 1996.
In 1993 their second album "Of Long Duration Anguish" was released as MC and in 1994 as CD. Korrozia Metalla cover "Russian Vodka" on that album was sung by bassist Cram which resulted in the idea of changing their style. In 1995 Aggressor performed at the biggest rock-festival in Estonia, "Rock Summer '95". After that they went into studio (still as Aggressor) where they were suggested a name-change. So in 1996 they wrote lyrics to a song titled "No-Big-Silence 99" (a street in the U.S. where a massmurder was committed). So the album was titled "99" and the band was renamed to "No-Big-Silence".
Track listing
"Path of the Lost God"
"Unholy Trinity"
"The Dark Tower"
"Sanctimonious"
"Fled into Immunity"
"Enchantress of Desires"
"Immaculate Conception"
"Those Who Leave in the End"
"Of Long Duration Anguish"
"Russian Vodka" (Korrozia Metalla cover)
Credits
Villem Tarvas - vocals, guitar
Marek Piliste - bass, lead vocals on Russian Vodka
Kristo Kotkas - guitar
Marko Atso - drums
References
1993 albums
No-Big-Silence albums |
23574670 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prior%20Pursglove%20and%20Stockton%20Sixth%20Form%20College | Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College | Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College is a sixth form college with sites in Guisborough and Stockton-on-Tees. The college is a result of a merger between Prior Pursglove College and Stockton Sixth Form College in May 2016. The college is led by the Principal (Asma Shaffi) who is accountable to the board of governors.
The college educates around 1,600 students on the Guisborough campus, and 700 students on the Stockton campus.
History
In 1561, Robert Pursglove set up a free school on the site which would later come to house Prior Pursglove College. The school existed to enable local boys to learn Latin and also served as an Almshouse for twelve local elderly residents. The school and almshouse was reformed in the 1880s to become Guisborough Grammar School, which lasted until 1971 before becoming Prior Pursglove College. Prior Pursglove merged with South Park Sixth Form College in 1997, eventually consolidating the provision of education on to the Guisborough campus.
Prior Pursglove College
Buildings
The oldest building on site was built by architect Alfred Waterhouse in 1887 for Guisborough Grammar School, and is Grade II listed. A tablet over the archway reads: "Founded in the reign of Queen Elizabeth AD 1561 Guisborough Grammar School re-erected in the reign of Queen Victoria AD 1887". The Waterhouse Building was refurbished in 2013 and now houses Foundation Learning provision. The Coverdale building is named after the creator of the English translated bible and houses humanity and language education.
Construction of a specialist arts & media building was completed in October 2012. The building was named after Guisborough-born Olympic gold medalist Willie Applegarth and was opened by his descendants and Jade Jones, a then-current Prior Pursglove College student who competed at the London Paralympics in 2012.
Other buildings include the Southpark Centre which houses the music, English and drama department and the Priory Centre which houses science, geography, geology, maths, ICT, business studies and psychology. The Prior Centre also contains a Resource Centre where students can spend private study time.
The site is also home to a campus of Askham Bryan College.
Educational provision
The college mainly specializes in full-time courses for the 16-19 age group, with a wide choice of Advanced level and intermediate courses.
Approximately 1,700 full-time students are enrolled at the college studying a range of courses including AS/A level, BTEC National Diploma and GCSEs.
The college also offers Foundation Learning courses, the Elite Project or Pathways Programme which are designed for 16- to 19-year-olds to help them get back into education, training or employment as well as a number of adult courses.
Students' Union
The college also has a students' union which is a member of the National Union of Students. The Union is led by a President and Vice President - elected by all students - and who also serve as student members of the Governing Body. The college has received two awards from the Learning and Skills Improvement Service relating to its student voice provision. In 2011, the college received a Leading the Learner Voice Award in 'Most improved Provider’, for progress in raising the profile of student voice within the college. In 2013 the then-Students' Union President, Darren Melroy, was recognised with a 'Student Governor of the Year' award .
Stockton Sixth Form College
Stockton Sixth Form College is the sixth form college in Stockton-on-Tees providing a range of A-level, BTEC and GCSE courses to 16-19 students in Stockton and the surrounding area.
The college was established in 1973 after a reorganisation of post-16 education in the Teesside area and is based on one site at Bishopton Road West, two miles from the town centre.
Notable alumni
Prior Pursglove College
Abi Alton - X Factor Contestant
Sarah Borwell - Tennis Player
Jonny Cocker - Racing Driver
Brad Halliday - Professional Footballer
Johanna Jackson - Commonwealth Champion Race Walker
Rod Liddle - Journalist
Katy Livingston - Modern Pentathlete
Faye Marsay - Actress known for The White Queen (miniseries) and Game of Thrones
Richard Milward - Author
Chris Tomlinson - Long Jumper
David Sharp - Mountaineer whose death on Everest in 2006 sparked controversy
Jade Jones - Paralympic athlete, wheelchair racing
Guisborough Grammar School
Alan Appleton - Physicist - Author of "Thermodynamic & Mechancial Properties of Matter" & "The Whitby Timeline"
Eric Garrett - Opera Singer (1931-2009)
Robert Holman - Dramatist
Dave Nellist - Politician
Derek Thompson - Sports Commentator
Keith Williams - former British Airways chairman and CEO
Stockton Sixth Form College
Bethany Bryan - Junior Team GB Athlete, Rowing
Paul Smith - Musician, Maximo Park
Dave Robson - Race Engineer, Williams F1
Callum Woodhouse - Actor known for The Durrells
Helen Hammill - Musician, Cattle & Cane
Allison Curbishley - BBC Five Live
References
External links
Official site
College Virtual Learning Environment
Education in Redcar and Cleveland
Sixth form colleges in North Yorkshire
Guisborough
Sixth form colleges in County Durham
Education in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
Educational institutions established in 1971
1971 establishments in England
Educational institutions established in 1973
1973 establishments in England |
17334827 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20in%20Paraguayan%20football | 2008 in Paraguayan football | The following article presents a summary of the 2008 association football season in Paraguay. One of the most noticeable changes in the 2008 season is that the first division tournament will not longer have a single champion for the year; instead there will be two champions in the season, one being the winner of the Apertura tournament and the other being the winner of the Clausura tournament.
First division results
The first division tournament was divided in two sections: the Apertura and the Clausura and had 12 teams participating in a two round all-play-all system. The team with the most points at the end of the two rounds was crowned as the champion.
Torneo Apertura
Torneo Clausura
Aggregate table
Qualification to international competitions
Libertad qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores (by winning the Torneo Apertura and Clausura) and the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.
Club Guaraní qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores as the second best finisher in the aggregate points table.
Nacional qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores as the third best finisher in the aggregate points table.
Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2009 Copa Sudamericana as the fourth best finisher in the aggregate points table.
Relegation
The team with the worst average points over the last three years is automatically relegated to the second division league, and the second-worst team plays a playoff match against the second division runner-up.
The winner of the playoff match plays in the first division the following year.
Last Updated: December 24, 2008. * League Stats
Promotion game
The promotion was played between 3 de Febrero and the second division runner-up General Caballero ZC. The first game ended with a 3-0 score favorable to 3 de Febrero, while the second finished 2-1 in favor of General Caballero. Since the aggregate score was 4-2 for 3 de Febrero, they remain in the first division.
Paraguayan teams in international competitions
Paraguay national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2008.
KEY: F = Friendly match; WCQ2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
References
External links
Paraguay 2008 by Eli Schmerler and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF
Diario ABC Color
Seasons in Paraguayan football |
6903110 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Ferguson%20%28police%20officer%29 | John Ferguson (police officer) | Major Sir John Frederick Ferguson (23 August 1891 – 27 May 1975) was a senior British police officer.
Ferguson was the son of a Major in the Indian Army. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen. He passed out from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, was commissioned into the Durham Light Infantry on 14 February 1912, and was immediately posted to the North-West Frontier of India. During the First World War he remained in India until 1916, when he received a temporary Captaincy and spent the rest of the war in Mesopotamia and Palestine.
He served as regimental adjutant until 1917 and again from 1919 to 1922. He attended Staff College in 1925. He served as a GSO3 (Staff Officer) with the Shanghai Defence Force from 24 January 1927 to 17 December 1927. He was Brigade Major of the 14th Infantry Brigade from 10 March 1928 to 15 April 1931. During this period he received a Brevet promotion to Major in 1930, and received the regimental rank in 1931. He attended the Royal Naval College in 1932.
Ferguson retired from the Army in 1933 and joined the Metropolitan Police, being appointed Chief Constable in the Commissioner's Office on 1 November 1933. On 1 September 1935 he was promoted to Deputy Assistant Commissioner and took command of No.4 District (South London). From 1 September 1938 to 1939 he was Commandant of the Metropolitan Police College. He rejoined the Army in 1940 after the outbreak of World War II as a GSO1 at the War Office, but soon returned to the Metropolitan Police in September 1940, as he had reached the maximum age for reserve officers.
On 1 April 1943 he was appointed first Chief Constable of the new Sussex Joint Police, the short-lived result of an amalgamation between the forces of East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings and Hove.
On 1 November 1945 he returned to the Metropolitan Police as Assistant Commissioner "A", in charge of administration and uniformed policing. He stayed for less than a year before being appointed Chief Constable of Kent in July 1946. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1948 Queen's Birthday Honours and was knighted in the 1953 Coronation Honours. On 1 July 1955 he was appointed Officer of the Order of St John. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 1957 New Year Honours. He retired on 31 October 1958, and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Kent.
In 1961 he was appointed, along with Lord Bridges, to investigate the theft of Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery. He was also promoted to Commander in the Order of St John.
Footnotes
References
The Times
Who Was Who
1891 births
1975 deaths
Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
British Army personnel of World War I
British Chief Constables
Deputy Lieutenants of Kent
Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis
Durham Light Infantry officers
Knights Bachelor
Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Commanders of the Order of St John
Scottish recipients of the Queen's Police Medal |
20470184 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesteven%20County%20Council | Kesteven County Council | Kesteven County Council was the county council of Parts of Kesteven in the east of England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 1974. The county council was based at the County Offices in Sleaford. It was amalgamated with Holland County Council and Lindsey County Council to form the new Lincolnshire County Council in 1974.
Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen
Chairmen
1889–98: Sir William Welby-Gregory, 4th Baronet
1898–1921: Sir John Thorold, 12th Baronet.
1921–34: Sir Charles Welby, 5th Baronet
1934–54: Sir Robert Pattinson
1955–62: F. J. Jenkinson
1962–67: H. W. N. Fane
1968–73: J. H. Lewis
Vice-chairmen
1889–98: Sir John Thorold, 12th Baronet.
1898–1904: Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet.
1904–09: Valentine Stapleton.
1909–21: Sir Charles Welby, 5th Baronet.
1921–34: Robert Pattinson
1934–37: W. V. R. King-Fane
1937–40: J. H. Bowman
1940–55: F. J. Jenkinson
1955–56: John Cracroft-Amcotts
1957–62: H. W. N. Fane
Coat of arms
Kesteven County Council received a grant of arms in 1950. The Lincoln green shield bears an ermine pale, representing the Roman Ermine Street which runs the length of the county. This is charged with an oak tree for the ancient forests, among them Kesteven Forest.
The crest shows a heron with a pike in its beak. The dexter supporter is a Roman legionary which recalls the Roman settlements of the county. The sinister supporter is a poacher, recalling the song "The Lincolnshire Poacher", an unofficial anthem of Lincolnshire.
References
Former county councils of England
Local authorities in Lincolnshire
Local education authorities in England |
20470189 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago%20International%20Documentary%20Film%20Festival | Chicago International Documentary Film Festival | The Chicago International Documentary Film Festival (CIDF) is a festival of documentary films in the United States. The film event was established in 2003 and is dedicated to the celebration and cultivation of the documentary film. Over $50,000 in unrestricted cash plus other prizes are awarded by the jury.
CIDF is presented by the Society for Arts.
External links
Homepage
Documentary film festivals in the United States
Film festivals in Chicago
Film festivals established in 2003 |
6903111 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy%20Tyler-Odam | Dorothy Tyler-Odam | Dorothy Jennifer Beatrice Tyler, MBE (née Odam; 14 March 1920 – 25 September 2014) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. She was born in Stockwell, London.
Odam competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany where she won the silver medal behind Ibolya Csák. She jumped the highest and was the first to clear 1.60 meters, and would have won under modern countback rules, but under the 1936 rulebook a jump-off was called for, and Csák won the gold.
In 1939 she broke the world record in the high jump with 1.66m, but Germany's Dora Ratjen allegedly broke her record quickly. Odam was suspicious of Ratjen and, according to Odam, "They wrote to me telling me I didn't hold the record, so I wrote to them saying, 'She's not a woman, she's a man'. They did some research and found 'her' serving as a waiter called Hermann Ratjen. So I got my world record back." Odam’s world record was formally recognized by the sport's world governing body, the IAAF, in 1957.
She won the silver medal again in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, making her the only woman to win Olympic athletics medals before and after the war. Her 1936 win also made her the first British woman to win an individual Olympic medal in athletics.
Odam was also twice a gold medallist at the British Empire Games, winning at Sydney in 1938 and Auckland in 1950. In Sydney she was the only Englishwoman to win athletics gold, setting a Games record of 5 ft 3 in, which is the same as 1.60 meters.
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for services to athletics.
In 2012, she was the official starter for the London Marathon.
She died on 25 September 2014 aged 94 following a long illness.
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New Years Honours
1920 births
2014 deaths
People from Stockwell
Athletes from London
British female high jumpers
English female high jumpers
Olympic athletes of Great Britain
Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
English Olympic medallists
Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
European Athletics Championships medalists
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) |
6903112 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfriede%20Kaun | Elfriede Kaun | Elfriede Kaun (5 October 1914 – 5 March 2008) was a German high jumper.
Born in Büttel, Steinburg, she won the bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Her personal best jump was 1.63 metres.
She competed for the sports club Kieler TV, and died in 2008 in Kiel. She was the last living German athlete who won a medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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Obituary
1914 births
2008 deaths
German female high jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Germany
Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
People from Steinburg
Sportspeople from Schleswig-Holstein |
6903114 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy%20Shirley | Dorothy Shirley | Dorothy Ada Emerson (nee Shirley) (born 15 May 1939 in Manchester, Great Britain) is a British athlete, who mainly competed in the women's high jump event.
Athletics career
She competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the silver medal in the high jump jointly with Jarosława Jóźwiakowska. It was the fifth straight silver medal for Britain in this event.
She represented England in the high jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Four years later she competed in the high jump again at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia and then won a silver medal at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. A fourth consecutive Games appearance came in 1970 during the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
Personal life
She later went into teaching and worked as a PE teacher at Bentham Grammar School in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the early 1970s.
And later continued a successful and influential teaching career as a Primary School Teacher at St. Michael's Primary School in Alkrington, Middleton.
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1939 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Manchester
British female high jumpers
English female high jumpers
Olympic athletes of Great Britain
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
European Athletics Championships medalists
Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) |
23574671 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crihana | Crihana | Crihana is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Crihana, Cucuruzenii de Sus and Sirota.
References
Communes of Orhei District |
17334832 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athgo | Athgo | Athgo International is an apolitical, non-profit organization that seeks to bring together people from ages 18 to 32 to take action in one of three focus areas: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and High Tech, Environment and Energy, and Governance. Athgo was established in 1999 as an acronym for "Alliance Toward Harnessing Global Opportunities." In April 2008, the organization dropped the acronym, and became known simply as Athgo.
Focus Areas
The ICTs and High Tech focus area emphasizes that a rigorous academic syllabus is a prerequisite for technological advancements in the world’s developing economies. Past events that focused on this area are: “Bridging the Development Gap: Sustainable Growth in Information and Communication Technologies and Hi-tech through Education ” and “Information and Communication Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges in Landlocked Developing Countries,” both of which were held at the American University of Armenia. The 2007 Global Leadership and Innovation Summit, on the other hand, was held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Environment and Energy focus area is aimed at promoting environmental awareness and encouraging participants to consider alternative forms of energy. In the past, two events that are related to this area of focus have been held. The first: “Global Warming: Change Your Attitude! Not the Weather,” was hosted by the University of California, Los Angeles, CA; while “Global Third Way: Becoming One with the Environment” was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, NY
Scholar Network
Apart from the three focus areas covered by Athgo, the organization also encourages its outstanding alumni to keep close contact, by joining a distinguished group of people in the Scholar Network.
Meanwhile, in order to be recognized as an alumnus/a of Athgo, participants in any event of the three focus areas will have to complete a written assignment that relates to theme of the event attended. Momentarily, Athgo selects the top ten participants based on the quality of his/her peer evaluations, group participation, and writing sample.
Thenceforth, scholarship winners are invited to join other distinguished alumni and associates of Athgo at the Scholar Network, a distinction that prequalifies its holder to attend the most valued convention organized by Athgo, The Global Leadership and Innovation Summit. More so, members of the Scholar Network are provided with full funding to work at the Innovation and Capacity Building Centers, a state-of-the-art research facility that is suitable for conducting research on entrepreneurship, and developing actable public policies.
Affiliations
Athgo draws its support from international bodies, academia, private organizations, businesses, and its alumni. Below is a compacted list of some of the organizations that ATHGO has partnered with and/or have received funding from.
International Bodies
World Bank Group
World Intellectual Property Organization
UN Global Compact
UN’s Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID)
UN Permanent Missions and Embassies
Academia
American University of Armenia
Boston College
Centre of International Studies, Cambridge, UK
Columbia University
Concordia University, Canada
Cornell University
Georgetown University
Johns Hopkins University
London School of Economics, UK
McGill University, Canada
Royal Military College of Canada
Seton Hall University
Stanford University
Sydney University, Australia
Tambov Technical University, Russia
United Nations University
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Bergamo, Italy
University of Bradford, UK
University of California, Berkeley
University of Edinburgh, UK
University of Genoa, Italy
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
University of Southern California
University of Vienna, Austria
University of Waterloo, Canada
University of York, UK
United States Naval Academy, Maryland
Yerevan State University, Armenia
Private Organizations
Campus Climate Challenge
The Climate Project
Development Gateway Foundation
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
Businesses
AECOM
British Petroleum (BP)
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Electronics Recycler
MWH
Nestlé USA
Northrop Grumman Corporation
VivaCell
Waste Management
Fortune 500
Enterprise Incubator Foundation
References
Organizations based in California |
23574696 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetlova | Ghetlova | Ghetlova is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Ghetlova, Hulboaca and Noroceni.
References
Communes of Orhei District |
6903161 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francophone%20Association%20of%20Municipalities%20of%20Ontario | Francophone Association of Municipalities of Ontario | The Francophone Association of Municipalities of Ontario (or AFMO, from its French name, Association française des municipalités d'Ontario) is a Canadian political organization of municipalities in the province of Ontario which have significant Franco-Ontarian communities. The organization oversees the maintenance and development of municipal government services in French, and works with other levels of government, as well as organizations in other Canadian provinces, on issues unique to francophone and bilingual communities.
The organization was founded in 1989, after a group of francophone mayors and councillors attending the annual conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario met to discuss the need for collaboration on the special issues unique to francophone and bilingual communities. Founding members included Vanier mayor Gisèle Lalonde, Russell mayor Gaston Patenaude, Rockland mayor Jean-Marc Lalonde, Hawkesbury mayor Yves Drouin, and Rayside-Balfour mayor Lionel Lalonde.
In addition to the organization's 40 member municipalities, a number of other non-municipal organizations and individuals have associate member status, including one municipal government in Quebec. Associate membership is most commonly held by organizations such as school boards in bilingual areas, provincial government agencies or non-governmental organizations that serve the francophone community; in the case of some provincial government ministries, however, it is held on an individual basis by a senior civil servant who is directly responsible for the ministry's French language programs, rather than by the ministry as a whole.
Member municipalities
The district social services boards of Algoma, Cochrane, Timiskaming and Sudbury-Manitoulin also have municipal member status.
The municipal government of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec is also a member of the organization, but has associate member status since it is outside of Ontario.
Associate members
See also
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
List of micro-regional organizations
Joint Council of Municipalities
List of francophone communities in Ontario
References
External links
AFMO
Franco-Ontarian organizations
Local government in Ontario
Local government organizations |
23574704 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusume%20Rumal%202 | Kusume Rumal 2 | Kusume Rumal 2 (, translation: Pink Handkerchief 2) is a 2009 Nepali romantic film directed by Nirak Poudel, son of veteran Nepali Producer Uddab Poudel. This is not technically a sequel to the 1985 film Kusume Rumal but it pays homage to the old film and it shows the next generation where the lead actress is Suniti (Tripti)'s daughter. This was the first film for Niraj Baral, Usha Rajak, and Rubi Bhattarai.
Cast
Niraj Baral
Usha Rajak
Rubi Bhattarai
Tripti Nadakar
Laxmi Giri
Nikhil Upreti (special appearance)
References
Nepalese romantic drama films
Nepali-language films
2009 romantic drama films
2009 films
Nepalese sequel films |
20470210 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude%20Virden | Claude Virden | Claude Felton Virden (born November 25, 1947) is a former American basketball player from Akron, Ohio.
Career
Virden played college basketball for Murray State University. Virden was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1970 NBA Draft and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1970 American Basketball Association draft.
After a stint in the United States Army, Virden signed with the Kentucky Colonels. Virden played for part of the 1972–73 season for the Colonels, averaging 9.9 points per game as the team made it to the ABA Finals before losing the championship to the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 3. A knee injury ended Virden's season and mediocre career.
References
1947 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Akron, Ohio
Kentucky Colonels draft picks
Kentucky Colonels players
Murray State Racers men's basketball players
Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
United States Army soldiers |
17334845 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalan%20Imbi | Jalan Imbi | Jalan Imbi is a major road in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Route
It runs in a southwest-northeast direction, from the intersection with Jalan Pudu (near the former site of Pudu Jail), through Berjaya Times Square, the Imbi Monorail station and Parkroyal hotel and terminates at the junction with Jalan Bukit Bintang, in front of the Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera headquarters.
List of junctions
Roads in Kuala Lumpur |
23574707 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivancea | Ivancea | Ivancea is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Brănești, Furceni and Ivancea.
Notable people
Matei Donici
References
Communes of Orhei District |
6903165 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20municipalities%20of%20the%20Province%20of%20Isernia | List of municipalities of the Province of Isernia | The following is a list of the 52 municipalities (comuni) of the Province of Isernia, Molise, Italy.
List
See also
List of municipalities of Italy
References
Isernia |
44500867 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic%20Dodgertown | Historic Dodgertown | Historic Dodgertown is a multi-sport facility in Vero Beach, Florida where athletes of all ages and skill levels have the opportunity to train, play, and stay together. The facility which includes the historic Holman Stadium was originally created as a Navy housing base, and was transformed into the home of spring training for Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, as well as the Vero Beach Dodgers from 1980 to 2006, and the Vero Beach Devil Rays from 2007 to 2008. It has since evolved into a multi-sport destination that includes an option of room and board via their on-site villas.
History
Historic Dodgertown was originally built as a Navy housing base for all of the members of the Navy and Marines that trained at the US Naval Air Station during World War II that was located directly across the street. When Branch Rickey began looking for a permanent spring training site in 1948 he was introduced to a large area of land in Vero Beach, Florida by Bud Holman, a local businessman, as the perfect place to host a fully contained training camp for the Major League club as well as the other 26 minor league teams. The Dodgers and the city of Vero Beach ended up coming to an initial five-year lease agreement that included the naming of the property as "Dodger Town". A stadium was completed in 1953.
The Los Angeles Dodgers eventually left Vero Beach, Florida for a new spring training home in Arizona after the 2008 spring training season ended.
Once the Los Angeles Dodgers departed, Historic Dodgertown closed its doors and shut down due to financial instability. Minor League Baseball reopened the facilities and renamed it Vero Beach Sports Village. That change did not last long as they were set to close again in 2012. Then Peter O'Malley with the help of his sister Terry O’Malley Seidler and two ex-Dodgers pitchers Chan Ho Park and Hideo Nomo reinvested into Historic Dodgertown.
Historic Dodgertown became a Florida Heritage Landmark on November 10, 2014. In 2019, Dodgertown became the first sports facility to be added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
Modern use
Historic Dodgertown is a multi-sport destination facility that hosts all levels of a variety of sports including professional teams. Some notable teams that Historic Dodgertown has played host to include:
High School and college baseball teams utilize the complex heavily from February through April as a spring break destination as they prepare for their season.
Montreal Alouettes and former NFL player Chad Johnson utilized Historic Dodgertown's facilities for their mini-camp program. Chad Johnson was a member of the team at the time and was present during mini-camp during their stay. The team returned the following year for mini-camp in April 2015 as well.
Edmonton Eskimos utilized Historic Dodgertown's facilities for their mini-camp program in April 2015.
SK Wyverns of the Korea Baseball Organization based in Incheon brought their program to Historic Dodgertown in February 2015. The SK Wyverns are a South Korean based team and are linked to a founding partner of Historic Dodgertown Chan Ho Park who is from South Korea.
Historic Dodgertown yearly tournaments
Treasure Coast Presidents's Day Challenge - Holiday weekend tournament beginning in February that takes place over President's Day or classically referred to as Washington's Birthday.
Memorial Day Invitational - Holiday weekend tournament taking place in May over Memorial Day.
Legends Classic - Week-long tournament in late June that includes a cookout and skills challenge hosted by Historic Dodgertown.
Independence Day Classic - Holiday weekend tournament during Independence Day (United States).
All Star Classic - Week-long tournament hosted in the beginning of August.
Labor Day Beach Bash - Holiday weekend tournament over Labor Day
Executives
Peter O'Malley - President and CEO, Historic Dodgertown
Terry O'Malley Seidler - Founding Partner
Chan Ho Park - Founding Partner
Hideo Nomo - Founding Partner
Craig Callan - Senior Vice President
Jeff Biddle - Vice President
Steve Snure - Vice President
Ruth Ruiz - Director, Marketing and Communications
Jackie Robinson Celebration Game
This game hosts two Class A Florida State League teams every year on April 15, to commemorate the date in which Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. On April 15, 2014, the Lakeland Flying Tigers and Brevard County Manatees participated in the first professional regular season game at Holman Stadium since the Vero Beach Devil Rays departed Vero Beach after the 2008 season.
The Brevard County Manatees and St. Lucie Mets participated in the Second Annual Jackie Robinson Celebration Game on April 15, 2015, to a near capacity crowd of 5,915 spectators.
MLB Elite Development Invitational
Major League Baseball, USA Baseball, and the Major League Baseball Players Association hosted their first Elite Development Invitational at Historic Dodgertown. This event was created and implemented by MLB for the purpose of revitalizing youth baseball across the United States and Canada. The 150 players invited were ages 13–16 years old from major cities across the United States. The kids were brought to Vero Beach, Florida to develop and hone their skills by some of the best players to play in the MLB. The list of coaches includes:
Maury Wills - "The National League's MVP Award winner in 1962. He won three World Series titles, two Gold Glove Awards and earned seven All-Star berths. He stole 104 bases in 1962, which was a Major League record at the time."
Lee Smith - "Seven-time All-Star pitcher, who held the Major League career saves record for more than a decade before he was passed by Trevor Hoffman in 2006. Smith, at 6-feet-6 and 265 pounds, was a dominant force in baseball throughout the 1980s and '90s."
Dusty Baker - "Former outfielder Dusty Baker, who helped the Dodgers win the World Series in 1981. He was a two-time All-Star, won two Silver Slugger Awards, one Gold Glove and one NL Championship Series MVP Award. He was also a three-time Manager of the Year, taking the Giants, Reds and Cubs to the postseason."
The coaching staff included numerous current and former major league baseball players.
MLB executives visit
On July 28, 2015, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred visited the camp and spoke to the young participants. Joining him were Harold Reynolds of the MLB Network, CEO and President of Minor League Baseball Pat O'Conner, and Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre. With his visit, Manfred became the 9th Commissioner of Baseball to have visited.
References
External links
Baseball venues in Florida
Major League Baseball
Los Angeles Dodgers
1948 establishments in Florida
Sports complexes in Florida |
17334860 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim%20Lutheran%20School%2C%20Chicago | Pilgrim Lutheran School, Chicago | Pilgrim Lutheran School, Chicago, is a Lutheran private school affiliated with Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Chicago, Illinois. Collectively, the church and school are referred to as Pilgrim Lutheran Church and School.
About the school
Pilgrim Lutheran School is a private preschool and elementary school located at 4300 North Winchester on Chicago's North Side. Students begin at age three and continue through 8th grade.
The school was founded as a summer school in 1920. In 1921, it became a year-round school. Today, headed by Principal Chris Comella, Pilgrim's enrollment averages about 160 students.
The school is fully accredited by the Evangelical Lutheran Education Association and has earned recognition by the Illinois State Board of Education.
About the church
Pilgrim Lutheran Church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
School philosophy
The stated philosophy of Pilgrim Lutheran School is:
Admissions policy
Pilgrim admits students of any race, color or national and ethnic origin.
Pilgrim Kids Care
Pilgrim Kids Care is a program at Pilgrim Lutheran School that teaches social responsibility through action. Students participate in year-round projects to unite the community in awareness of the prevalence of youth hunger and homelessness.
References
External links
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America schools
Private elementary schools in Chicago
Lutheran schools in Illinois
Private middle schools in Chicago |
23574709 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed%20Big%20Dipper | Lockheed Big Dipper | The Lockheed Model 34 Big Dipper was an American two-seat monoplane, designed and built by Lockheed at Burbank for research into the company's potential entry into the civil lightplane and military light utility aircraft market. Only one was built, and following its loss in an accident the program was abandoned.
Design and development
Developed by John Thorp and based on his work on Lockheed's Little Dipper lightplane project, the Lockheed Model 34, named "Big Dipper", was intended as a prototype for a lightplane to sell on the postwar market - Lockheed hoping to sell the aircraft at a price of $1500 - and as a potential 'flying jeep' for the United States Army. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tricycle landing gear and a conventional empennage; the cabin was enclosed, seating two in side-by-side positions. Unusually the Continental C100 piston engine was fitted in the center fuselage behind the cabin, driving a two-bladed pusher propeller mounted at the rear of the aircraft.
Operational history
The Model 34 was built at Burbank from July 1945. To keep the project secret the aircraft was moved to Palmdale by road when completed, flight testing being conducted at Muroc Dry Lake. It first flew on 10 December 1945, and after 40 hours of flight testing was returned to Burbank for modifications, intended to correct a wing-root stall issue that had been identified. It was decided not to complete the modification, and the aircraft was to be flown back to Palmdale on 6 February 1946. To try to keep the Big Dipper secret, it was decided to use a shorter upward sloping runway nearer the factory; in the steep climb needed during takeoff from the shorter runway, the aircraft stalled and crashed. With the loss of the prototype, and the fact the expected rush of buyers for new lightplanes was failing to materialize amidst a glut of war-surplus aircraft, the project, and a proposed high-wing four-seat "Super Dipper" derivative, was abandoned;
Specifications
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
Big Dipper
1940s United States civil utility aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Mid-engined aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1945 |
6903175 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capas%20National%20Shrine | Capas National Shrine | The Capas National Shrine () in Barangay Aranguren, Capas, Tarlac, Philippines was built by the Philippine government as a memorial to Allied soldiers who died at Camp O'Donnell at the end of the Bataan Death March during the Second World War.
The site, which was the former concentration camp for the Allied prisoners, is a focus for commemorations on Araw ng Kagitingan (Valour Day), an annual observance held on 9 April—the anniversary of the surrender of US and Philippine forces to Imperial Japan in 1942. There is also a memorial inside the site to the Czechs who died fighting alongside the Filipino and US soldiers.
Description
The area where the Bataan Death March ended was proclaimed as "Capas National Shrine" by President Corazon Aquino on 7 December 1991. The shrine encompasses of parkland, of which have been planted with trees each representing the dead, at the location of the former concentration camp. Prior to the construction, the location was under the control of the United States Navy as U.S. Naval Radio Station, Tarlac until 1989.
On 9 April 2003, a obelisk symbolizing peace surrounded by a new memorial wall were unveiled on a part of the grounds of the former internment camp. The obelisk is surrounded by a three-segmented, black marble wall engraved with the names of more than 30,000 Filipinos who were incarcerated in the camp. There are also statistics about the total number of prisoners and dead, accompanied by poems for peace.
Nearby, on the western side of the shrine, there are three smaller memorials to the countries whose nationals died at the camp: the Philippines, the United States, and the Czech Republic (then Czechoslovakia). A small museum and monument is also on the site, built by an American group called the "Battling Bastards of Bataan". Included here is a roster of Filipino officers who were appointed by the Camp Commandant to manage the POWs. It also memorializes the daily sufferings of the POWs under the hands of the Imperial Japanese Army camp wards. Records have indicated that around 400 Filipino POWs died daily until August 1942.
A few hundred meters from the Obelisk is a garden separated from the rest of the shrine by a creek that can be crossed via a hanging bridge. The relics of an old livestock wagon or boxcar of the Philippine National Railway and railings are also found in the shrine complex. This display would be similar to the SNCF wagon displayed at the Auschwitz concentration camp, giving visitors an idea of the difficulties faced by the POWs who were herded in 80 persons per wagon volume, during hot summer conditions, without food, water, or facilities for sanitation.
According to the Philippine government's master plan, the Shrine will be a part of the New Clark City.
Gallery
References
External links
Capas page of the Pacific Wreck database, which has information relating to the Capas National Shrine (with pictures).
Battling Bastards of Bataan
Military history of the Philippines
World War II memorials in the Philippines
Buildings and structures in Tarlac
World War II sites in the Philippines
Tourist attractions in Tarlac
Monuments and memorials in the Philippines
Military and war museums in the Philippines
National Shrines of the Philippines |
23574712 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea%20Cork%20ferry | Swansea Cork ferry | The Swansea Cork ferry was a 10-hour ferry crossing that linked Swansea in Wales with the Port of Cork in Ireland. The ferry route was last operated by Fastnet Line from 2010 to 2012, although no commercial passenger sailings took place after 2011. Between 1987 and 2006 the service was operated by Swansea Cork Car Ferries Ltd. Prior to the revival of the Cork–Swansea route by Swansea Cork Car Ferries Ltd. the former Irish semi-state owned ferry company, British & Irish Steam Packet Company which became known simply as the B+I Line which had operated the route from 1969 until 1979. In 1979 the B+I Line decided to switch the Cork–Swansea service over to a Cork–Pembroke Dock service instead. Prior to B+I Line's Cork Swansea ferry, they had a previous ferry service that sailed from Cork to Fishguard in Wales. Over the years numerous ships had different departure points from Cork. Originally, the ferry came right up into Cork city centre and would have docked across from Penrose House (original Headquarter premises of The City of Cork Steam Packet Company) at Penrose Quay and in the 1970s ferries departed Cork from a new Ferry Terminal based down stream at Tivoli Docks alongside a large container terminal. From around the early 1980s onwards ferries would later depart from yet another new passenger car Ferry Terminal based at Ringaskiddy Deepwater Berth in the lower part of Cork Harbour.
Swansea Cork Ferries (1987–2006)
From 1987 to 2006, the Swansea Cork ferry was operated by Swansea Cork Car Ferries Ltd., an Ireland-based company. The ferry operated year-round. The ten-hour journey across the Celtic Sea was usually covered by an overnight sailing arriving in Ringaskiddy early in the morning, sailing back to Swansea during daytime in months July and August, and at night the rest of the year. The service was operated by one passenger ferry which could accommodate automobiles, camper vans, and goods vehicles, and had on-board cabins.
Cessation in 2006
The service ceased operating after the 2006 season. After disposing of their most recent vessel, the MV Superferry, and failing to find a suitable replacement, Swansea Cork Ferries Ltd announced that they would not be operating the service during the 2007 summer season. There was also no service during 2008 or 2009.
Thirty staff in Swansea, 45 in Ireland and 120 ship staff were laid off when the company ceased operations after 2006. Press reports show that the loss of the passenger ferry service dealt a blow to the economies of both South West Wales and the Cork area in Ireland. Since Swansea Cork Ferries started operating the ferry service in 1987, the company brought 2,850,000 passengers and 700,000 cars into Cork. Tourism sources in West Cork said that the ferry's loss resulted in a 30% drop in tourists coming into the region from Britain, particularly hurting hotels, B&Bs, restaurants and camping centres. The loss cost Ireland's Cork and Kerry region an estimate £24.4m (€35 million) based on a study by University College Cork in 2007, with the west of Cork being particularly badly hit because its out-of-the-way pubs, restaurants and hotels not served by buses or trains relied heavily on car ferry users. In Swansea and South West Wales the hotel, pub, restaurant and B&B trade has been hit by the loss of Irish visitors—an influx that in 2006 brought £65m to the Welsh economy. The route was also heavily used by English and European tourists as a "relatively close to London" route to the Republic of Ireland, with many travellers stopping overnight in Swansea.
Campaign for reinstatement
Two local businessmen in West Cork started a campaign and website in April 2008 to highlight the impact of the continuing lack of the Ferry service, www.bringbacktheswanseacorkferry.com; this was superseded by a new site at www.peoplesferry.com. The old site featured an e-petition where people affected by the suspension of the ferry could make their views known, and the new site carried news of the new ferry service, plus a history of the campaign.
Following a year of campaigning, including work by some local politicians and organisations including the bringbacktheswanseacorkferry campaign and West Cork Tourism, a passenger and freight ferry service between Cork and Swansea was established. It began March 2010 and run by a new company, Fastnet Line, financed by a 3 million euro co-op 'Pledge' system, a bank loan and other investment capital.
Fastnet Line (2010–2012)
After a long process of negotiation, including approval by the Finnish courts, it was announced in mid-September 2009 that the ship to run the new service, MS Julia, had been purchased for Fastnet Line. She was built in 1982 and had previously served routes in the Scandinavian peninsula. The Julia has 10 decks with a capacity for approximately 440 cars and 30 freight vehicles, and 1,860 passengers. Passenger facilities include 300 passenger cabins, a cinema, a children's play area, restaurants and bars. MV Julia left Finland en route for Cork on 17 September 2009, calling at the Port of Swansea for berthing trials along the way. She wintered in the Port of Cork before leaving in January 2010 for dry-docking, safety certification, and some minor modifications for compliance with Irish regulations in Swansea. The first voyage departed from Swansea to Ringaskiddy at 21:50 on Wednesday 10 March 2010.
On 3 November 2011, it was announced all services would be cancelled until April 2012, due to "higher than expected fuel prices". On 2 February 2012, it was revealed that the ferry service would be closed permanently. The owners, West Cork Tourism Co-operative Society, stated that aid rules and "red tape" prevented them relaunching the Fastnet Line service despite pledges of financial support.
References
Notes
Sources
External links
Bring Back the Swansea Cork Ferry (campaign to reinstate the Ferry service)
Fastnet Line
irish-ferries-enthusiasts.com: Swansea Cork Ferries
Transport in Swansea
Transport in Cork (city) |
20470213 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niobrara%20Reservation | Niobrara Reservation | The Niobrara Reservation is a former Indian Reservation in northeast Nebraska. It originally comprised lands for both the Santee Sioux and the Ponca, both Siouan-speaking tribes, near the mouth of the Niobrara River at its confluence with the Missouri River. In the late nineteenth century the United States government built a boarding school at the reservation for the Native American children in the region. By 1908 after allotment of plots to individual households of the tribes under the Dawes Act, were reserved for an agency, school and mission for a distinct Santee Sioux Reservation; the neighboring Ponca Reservation had only reserved for agency and school buildings.
Santee Sioux
In 1884, John Lenger organized an all-Indian brass band on the Niobrara Reservation, the Santee Sioux Band. The group
demonstrated the musical ability of the Santee and presented them in a favorable light to their white neighbors. The band, led by Lenger, appeared at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893 and at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha in 1898 .. [and] ... a special command performance for President Benjamin Harrison.
In 1890, Special Agent Reuben Sears described the land as unsuitable for farming without irrigation. "Perhaps half of the lands on this reservation would produce half a crop usually, while the other half is absolutely worthless, except for grazing, and 10 acres of this would be requisite to sustain 1 steer ... Timber is not abundant on this reservation. A sufficient quantity is found for fuel and posts, and for present use only." The Indian population at the Santee and Flandreau Agency at that time was 869. The Santee were described as a community that raised ponies and horses and lived in log or frame houses with barns, but did not like to keep milk cows or hogs. The Santee displayed aptitude for music and carpentry, and continued their customs of moving between summer and winter homes and "congregating together." Sears concluded that "The Santees are practically self-sustaining, although occupying an almost barren reservation."
Sears noted that the Santee simply stopped talking altogether if asked about their tribal history or religious beliefs. Their unwillingness to discuss their history is understandable, given that memories of the Dakota War of 1862 were still relatively fresh. After the war, thirty-nine Sioux were killed in a mass execution in Mankato, Minnesota, and a third of the Indians imprisoned at Camp McClellan died of disease; some of these survivors were sent to Nebraska. Three hundred of the women, children, and old men at the post-war internment camp on Pike Island, near Fort Snelling, Minnesota, died due to poor conditions; in May 1863 Dakota survivors were forced aboard steamboats and relocated to the drought-stricken Crow Creek Reservation. Many of the survivors of Crow Creek moved three years later to the Niobrara Reservation.
Ponca
By contrast, the Ponca on the reservation numbered about 217 people, raised cattle and hogs, and were willing to discuss their history and religion. They lived in small frame houses, and had adequate rainfall and well water to maintain well-kept farms.
1930s archaeological survey
In the 1930s, an archeological survey was begun on the Ponca/Niobrara Reservation south of the Niobrara River and Lynch, Nebraska. In an effort to identify and save prehistoric artifacts before they were destroyed during agricultural development, the University of Nebraska and the Smithsonian Institution undertook a joint project. The team excavated a prehistoric Ponca village; the ten laborers on the project were paid by the Works Progress Administration of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration during the Great Depression. The project was to survey, identify and protect ancient resources. The Ponca village included large circular homes up to sixty feet in diameter; their residences were located for almost two miles (3 km) along the south bank of the Niobrara River.
Niobrara Island was included in the original reservation.
See also
Native American tribes in Nebraska
List of Indian agencies in Nebraska
Sioux
Notes
Former American Indian reservations in Nebraska
Geography of Knox County, Nebraska
Ponca
Dakota |
20470216 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labio-palatalization | Labio-palatalization | A labio-palatalized sound is one that is simultaneously labialized and palatalized. Typically the roundedness is compressed, like , rather than protruded like . The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet for this secondary articulation is , a superscript , the symbol for the labialized palatal approximant. If such sounds pattern with other, labialized, consonants, they may instead be transcribed as palatalized consonants plus labialization, , as with the = of Abkhaz or the = of Akan.
A voiced labialized palatal approximant occurs in Mandarin Chinese and French, but elsewhere is uncommon, as it is generally dependent upon the presence of front rounded vowels such as and , which are themselves not common. However, a labialized palatal approximant and labio-palatalized consonants appear in some languages without front rounded vowels in the Caucasus and in West Africa, such as Abkhaz, and as allophones of labialized consonants before , including the at the beginning of the language name Twi. In Russian, and trigger labialization of any preceding consonant, including palatalized consonants, so that нёс 'he carried' is phonetically .
Iaai has a voiceless labialized palatal approximant .
Labial–palatal consonants
Truly co-articulated labial–palatal consonants such as are theoretically possible. However, the closest sounds attested from the world's languages are the labial–postalveolar consonants of Yélî Dnye in New Guinea, which are sometimes transcribed as labial–palatals.
See also
Labio-palatal approximant
References
Place of articulation
Assimilation (linguistics)
Secondary articulation |
44500871 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens%20Lund | Jens Lund | Jens Martin Victor Lund (18 November 1871, Copenhagen – 10 June 1924, Hellerup) was a Danish painter, designer and graphic artist.
Studies
His father was a cabinetmaker for the Royal Court. He left school in 1886, after the loss of both of his parents left him with a nervous ailment, and became a student of the painter, . Although he also studied silviculture and law, he eventually decided to focus on art as a career. He was married in 1893 to the daughter of a local catechist.
He spent a year working with Jens Jensen-Egeberg, but his greatest inspiration came during a stay in Paris from 1896 to 1899, when he studied at the Académie Julian with Tony Robert-Fleury and became acquainted with his fellow Danish artists, Rudolph Tegner, Johannes Holbek and Niels Hansen Jacobsen.
This was followed by a long series of travels; many in the company of Tegner. His trips included Italy (1901-1903 and 1905-1907), Greece (1902), Spain and Morocco (1905), Bruges (1909) and Gotland (1910).
Throughout his work, he attempted to forge a connection between writing and graphic expression; publishing two works with text to advance his goal: Livets Skov (1901) and Forvandlede Blomster (1899). Asger Jorn considered some of his early works to be forerunners of Surrealism. His later works were more naturalistic.
In an unpublished memoir, Mindet og Nuet (1921), he described the life of the Danish art community in Paris and their attraction to Symbolism and Art Nouveau. He was president of the Graphic Arts Society from 1921 until his death.
Among his numerous book illustrations are those for Brand by Henrik Ibsen, Bruges-la-Morte by Georges Rodenbach (translated by Lund and his wife) and Les Fleurs du Mal by Charles Baudelaire.
Gallery
References
External links
1871 births
1924 deaths
19th-century Danish painters
Danish male painters
20th-century Danish painters
20th-century Danish illustrators
Artists from Copenhagen
Symbolist painters
Art Nouveau painters
19th-century Danish male artists
20th-century Danish male artists |
23574716 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boniface%20Ambani | Boniface Ambani | Boniface Ngairah Ambani (born 4 November 1982 in Naivasha) is a retired Kenyan professional footballer, who last played for Young Africans and Kenya national football team.
Career
The topscorer of the Kenyan Premier League 2006 with 20 goals for Tusker, signed for Indian club East Bengal Club in the early 2006.
He spent his last season with Tanzanian club Young Africans, where he scored 18 goals in 22 matches. After an Achilles tendon retired in the Spring 2010.
Notes
External links
1982 births
Living people
People from Nakuru County
Kenyan footballers
Kenya international footballers
Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in India
Expatriate footballers in India
Young Africans S.C. players
Expatriate footballers in Tanzania
East Bengal Club players
Tusker F.C. players
Oserian F.C. players
Association football forwards
Tanzanian Premier League players |
20470229 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncial%200260 | Uncial 0260 | Uncial 0260 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek-Coptic uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 6th century. The manuscript has survived in a very fragmentary condition.
Description
The codex contains some parts of the Gospel of John 1:30-32, on 2 parchment leaves (). The text is written in two columns per page, 16 lines per page, in uncial letters. Coptic text is in Fayyumic dialect.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.
Location
Currently the codex is housed at the Berlin State Museums (P. 5542) in Berlin.
Text
The text-type of this codex is mixed. Aland placed it in Category III. The manuscript was examined by Kurt Treu and Horseley. Iw was used in 26. edition of Novum Testamentum Graece of Nestle-Aland.
See also
List of New Testament uncials
Coptic versions of the Bible
Textual criticism
References
Further reading
Kurt Treu, "Griechisch-koptische Bilinguen des Neuen Testaments", Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Martin-Luther-Universität (Halle/Wittenberg, 1965), pp. 95-123.
G. H. R. Horseley, "New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity" 2 (Macquarie University, 1982), pp. 125-140.
U. B. Schmid, D. C. Parker, W. J. Elliott, The Gospel according to St. John: The majuscules (Brill 2007), p. 145. [text of the codex]
Greek New Testament uncials
6th-century biblical manuscripts
Greek-Coptic diglot manuscripts of the New Testament |
44500888 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm%20Seekers | Storm Seekers | Storm Seekers (also known as Hurricane Hunter) is a 2009 American/Canadian made-for-television action / drama film directed by George Mendeluk and starring Daryl Hannah, Dylan Neal, Barclay Hope, Gwynyth Walsh, Terry Chen and Mackenzie Gray. The supporting cast includes Sean Bell and William MacDonald. The story is based on the missions of hurricane hunters who locate and track hurricanes.
Plot
Meteorologist Leah Kaplan (Daryl Hannah) and her team of National Storm Center (NSC) scientists set out from Jacksonville, Florida on a routine tracking mission to gather data on Hurricane Josephine, forming up over the Atlantic Ocean. Along with Leah, technician Tommy Cramer (Terry Chen) and meteorologist Steve Pastor (Sean Bell) have been joined by a reporter, Ryan Stewart (Dylan Neal) gathering information on a feature article on the hurricane hunters. Both Leah and Tommy worry that Steve, recently furloughed because of a drinking problem, will be unreliable. Ryan also is an unnecessary complication to the flight as he continually probes for details about the mission and Leah's background and motivation.
Leah reports back to her supervisor Eli Harder (William MacDonald) who is involved with a full-scale evacuation of Corpus Christi, Texas called by NSC Director James McCaffee (Mackenzie Gray), due to the proximity of Hurricane Ike. As Hurricane Hunters Flight 263 enters the hurricane outer wall at 1,500 ft where the winds and turbulence are at their greatest intensity, the data that is being returned from the launching of dropsondes indicates that the hurricane is gathering strength. Relaying the message back to headquarters does not bring an immediate response as the Director worries that Leah's past background in losing her parents in Hurricane Edna has clouded her judgment, a concern that Leah's psychiatrist Dr. Johnson (Gwynyth Walsh) has been exploring.
The sudden pitching and turbulence pitches Steve headfirst into his control console, precipitating a fatal heart attack. For a brief period in the eye of the hurricane, Leah, Ryan and Tommy are able to deal with Steve's death. Leah again tries to alert the NSC that Hurricane Josephine has shifted and is headed directly to Jacksonville. Announcing a second evacuation is problematic, the NSC Director, despite Eli's pleas to look at the data Leah is sending, refuses to change the evacuation plans already in progress.
The violent storm suddenly turns into a level 5 hurricane with winds at over battering Flight 263. Captain Henry Gersh (Barclay Hope) and co-pilot Ben Tillner (Chad Cole) on his first hurricane hunters flight, wrestle the aircraft through a climb that abruptly turns into an out-of-control dive to wavetop heights. After a fire in one of the engines is doused by the violent rain storm outside, electrical systems begin shorting out, with both Henry and Tommy blinded by the sparking equipment. Leah is abruptly hurled into the ceiling as the aircraft enters a parabolic maneuver. Turbulence increases with the rear exit door torn off, and the sudden depressurization sucks both Leah and Tommy out of the aircraft. Caught in the cargo netting, Leah is still alive but badly hurt. Ryan reacts quickly to haul Leah back inside, with the two crawling their way to the cockpit for safety. Leah has a dislocated shoulder that Ryan attempts to reset but with Henry blinded, she convinces Ryan that he has to help Ben fly the crippled aircraft.
Receiving Flight 263's mayday distress message and on the ground reports of the hurricane already battering the coast, Eli finally convinces the Director that Hurricane Josephine is the greater danger. Ben and Ryan manage to bring the aircraft down safely at Jacksonville, and as Henry and Leah are brought out by emergency crews, all the surviving members of the flight find out that their loved ones are safe.
Cast
Daryl Hannah as Leah Kaplan
Dylan Neal as Ryan Stewart
Barclay Hope as Captain Henry Gersh
Gwynyth Walsh as Dr. Johnson
Terry Chen as Tommy Cramer
Mackenzie Gray as Director James McCaffee
Sean Bell as Steve Pastor
William MacDonald as Eli Harder
Chad Cole as Ben Tillner
Jocelyne Loewen as Melissa (credited as Jocelyn Loewen)
Luisa D'Oliveira as Paloma
Emily Hirst as Sarah Stewart
Megan Charpentier as Young Leah
Christine Chatelain as Jessica Tillner
Michael Strusievici as Parker Pastor
Olivia Rameau as Nurse Maddie
Dean Redman as Cop
Keith Martin Gordey as Senator Maddock
Tosha Doiron as Parker's mother
Susan Milne as young Leah's Mmother
Stephen Boersma as Zach
Production
Principal photography under the working title of Hurricane Hunter took place in 2008 with location shooting at Maple Ridge and Vancouver, British Columbia. One of the important elements was in the use of a Nolinor Aviation Convair 580, tail number C-FTAP. The aircraft appeared as a "hurricane hunter", with its interior modified to accommodate computer and radar monitoring equipment. Besides the use of a full-scale aircraft, many of the flying scenes were made through computer-generated imagery (CGI).
Reception
Storm Seekers was, at best B film "potboiler" fare, but whose topic was not only timely but also appeared at a time when networks were looking for material to fill newly emerging broadcast channels. Well over a dozen network premieres took place across Europe, Asia and North America. The film was released in 2010 for home media. Eveliene Sanders in a review for Cinemagazine in The Netherlands, reviewed Storm Seekers as an example of a disaster film where a disparate group of characters are faced with a dilemma. She considered it, however, "... too ordinary and predictable."
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
Kotsch, William J. Weather For the Mariner. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983. .
McCright, Aaron M. and Riley E. Dunlap. "Challenging Global Warming as a Social Problem: An Analysis of the Conservative Movement's Counter-Claims". Social Problems, Vol. 47, Issue 4, November 2000.
External links
American aviation films
Canadian aviation films
English-language Canadian films
2009 action films
2009 films
Films set on airplanes
2000s English-language films
Films directed by George Mendeluk
2000s American films
2000s Canadian films |
17334862 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl%20Ludwig%20von%20Phull | Karl Ludwig von Phull | Karl Ludwig August Friedrich von Phull (or Pfuel) (6 November 1757 – 25 April 1826) was a German general in the service of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Russian Empire. Phull served as Chief of the General Staff of King Frederick William III of Prussia in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt. While in Russian service, he successfully advocated for a scorched earth policy during Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
Family
Phull was born in Ludwigsburg to the Württemberg-line of the Pfuel family of Brandenburg. He was the son of the Swabian general Carl Ludwig Wilhelm August von Phull (1723–1793) and Auguste Wilhelmine von Keßlau (1734–1768).
Phull's first marriage was in Potsdam on 2 May 1790 to Henriette Luise Charlotte von Beguelin (1763–1810), but they divorced in 1800. They had one daughter, Emilie Hernriette (1792–1864). Phull remarried on 18 September 1801 to Charlotte Poths (1766–1808), but this second marriage ended in 1803. Phull and Poths had one son, Eugen (1801–1857). Phull married for a third time in Berlin on 4 October 1810 to Sabine Henriette von Wedel (ca. 1773–1840), but this marriage also ended in separation.
Career
Phull entered the Prussian Army in 1777, serving near King Frederick II and becoming a member of the Prussian General Staff in 1781. Having participated in the Rhine campaign of 1793 in the First Coalition, he was promoted to Oberst in 1798 and Generalmajor in 1805. As the Departementschef of the General Staff since 1804, he was Frederick William III's chief of staff during the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806.
As a result of the Prussian collapse in the Fourth Coalition, Frederick William sent Phull to serve Tsar Alexander I of Russia. Phull won the confidence of the Russian emperor, was promoted to major general in the Russian Army, and instructed Alexander in military strategy. In 1809, Phull was promoted to lieutenant general.
It is disputed how involved Phull was in the Russian decision to adopt a scorched earth policy during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. After Napoleon took Moscow on 14 September 1812, Phull was denounced by many Russian officers. He had
to flee through Sweden to Britain. But the merits of his advice were later recognized. In a letter to Phull on 12 December 1813, Tsar Alexander wrote "C'est vous qui avez conçu le plan qui, avec l'aide de la providence, a eu pour suite le salut de la Russie et celui de l'Europe." ("It is you who conceived the plan which, with the help of Providence, had as a result the salvation of Russia and that of Europe").
In 1813, Phull advised Prince Frederik of the Netherlands in The Hague. After the fall of Paris in 1814, Phull was named Russian ambassador in The Hague and Brussels; his witty third wife, Sabine Henriette von Wedel, headed a popular household in Brussels. After Sabine became emotionally unstable, Phull retired to Stuttgart in 1821, where he died five years later.
Phull's involvement with the Russian campaign in 1812 is included in Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, in which the general is known as Pfuel.
Notes
ReferencesAllgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' (ADB). Bd. 26, Leipzig 1888
1757 births
1826 deaths
Prussian nobility
Prussian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars
Russian people of German descent
People from Ludwigsburg
People from the Duchy of Württemberg
Russian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars
German military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars
French invasion of Russia
Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class) |
20470231 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society%20for%20Arts | Society for Arts | The Society for Arts is an American 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit arts organization focused on furthering cultural communication between Europe and the United States. It was established in 1981, and is located in the East Village, what is considered to be one of Chicago's more artistic communities along Milwaukee Avenue in the heart of the old Polish Downtown. The organization is best known for organizing the Chicago International Documentary Festival.
Building
The structure housing the Society was originally designed as a neighborhood bank by the architectural firm of Whitney & Williams. It was built in 1920, and purchased along with adjacent lots for the Society in December 1993. It was officially opened on November 3, 1994. The Society currently operates two galleries within the building, with exhibits ranging from painting, sculpture, graphics and photography to three-dimensional installations, as well as gallery talks, workshops and lectures by visiting artists and scholars.
External links
Homepage
Arts organizations established in 1981
1981 establishments in the United States
Arts organizations based in Illinois
Culture of Chicago
Art museums and galleries in Chicago
Polish-American culture in Chicago |
20470254 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing%20Ever%20Happens | Nothing Ever Happens | "Nothing Ever Happens" is a song by the Scottish rock band Del Amitri.
Released as a single on 1 January 1990, it reached #11 in the UK Singles Chart and was the band's biggest hit in the UK; and was also a top-10 hit in Ireland, peaking at #4. It is the last track on the album Waking Hours.
Track listing
A-side
"Nothing Ever Happens"
B-side
"So Many Souls To Change"
"Don't I Look Like The Kind Of Guy You Used To Hate"
"Evidence"
References
External links
"On The Record: Justin Currie – Nothing Ever Happens by Del Amitri" at .bbc.co.uk
1989 singles
1990 singles
Del Amitri songs
1989 songs
A&M Records singles
Song recordings produced by Hugh Jones (producer) |
44500893 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SB-236057 | SB-236057 | SB-236057 is a compound which is a potent and selective inverse agonist for the serotonin receptor 5-HT1B, acting especially at 5-HT1B autoreceptors on nerve terminals. It produces a rapid increase in serotonin levels in the brain, and was originally researched as a potential antidepressant. However subsequent research found that SB-236,057 also acts as a potent teratogen, producing severe musculoskeletal birth defects when rodents were exposed to it during pregnancy. This has made it of little use for research into its original applications, yet has made it useful for studying embryonic development instead.
References
5-HT1B antagonists
Teratogens
Oxadiazoles
Abandoned drugs |
20470277 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisa%20Mont%C3%A9s | Elisa Montés | Elisa Rosario Ruiz Penella (born 15 December 1934, in Granada), known as Elisa Montés, is a Spanish actress who took her pseudonym from the celebrated work of her grandfather, Manuel Penella, El gato montés.
Montés is the sister of actresses Emma Penella (1930–2007) and Terele Pávez (1939-2017), daughter of Magdalena Penella Silva and the law politician Ramón Ruiz Alonso, and granddaughter and great-granddaughter to composers Manuel Penella and Manuel Penella Raga. She was married to actor Antonio Ozores. The daughter of this marriage, Emma Ozores, has also dedicated herself to acting.
On October 12, 2017 she received the ASFAAN award by Alberto Dell'Acqua and Emma Ozores.
Selected filmography
Eleven Pairs of Boots (1954)
Noi siamo le colonne (1956)
The Battalion in the Shadows (1957)
Faustina (1957)
Gibraltar (1964)
Django the Condemned (1965)
Samson and His Mighty Challenge (1965)
I due toreri (1965)
Erik, the Viking (1965)
Texas, Adios (1966)
Return of the Seven (1966)
Seven Dollars on the Red (1966)
Mutiny at Fort Sharpe (1966)
Maneater of Hydra (1967)
The Cobra (1967)
99 Women (1969)
The Girl from Rio (1969)
Captain Apache (1971)
Ambitious (1976)
Awards
Valladolid Festival. Best actress for La vida en un bloc (1956).
Prize of the Circle of Cinematographic Writers (1955). Best supporting actress for Últimas banderas.
Prize of the National Syndicate of the Spectacle for Abiciosa (1975).
References
External links
Filmography at Hoycinema (in Spanish)
Biography (in Spanish)
Entry in Dictionario del teatro at Google Books
1934 births
Living people
People from Granada
20th-century Spanish actresses
Spanish film actresses
Spanish television actresses |
20470280 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil%20Colgan%20Hut | Neil Colgan Hut | The Neil Colgan Hut is an alpine hut located at an altitude of on the Fay Glacier in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canada. It is in a col between Mount Little and Mount Bowlen, one of the peaks overlooking the Valley of the Ten Peaks. The hut is maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada and is the highest permanent structure in Canada. It is named for hiker and adventurer Neil M. Colgan (1953–1979).
The hut can accommodate 18 in the summer and 16 in the winter and is equipped with propane-powered lamps and a stovetop. There is one outdoor drum toilet at the facility.
Reaching the hut from Fay Hut requires approximately 4 to 6 hours of glacier travel, or 8 to 12 hours climbing the Perren Route from Moraine Lake.
Nearby
Fay Hut
Valley of the Ten Peaks
Further reading
Lynn Martel, Tales and Trails: Adventures for Everyone in the Canadian Rockies, P 76, 90,
The American Alpine Club Golden, The American Alpine Club Banff, Accidents in North American Mountaineering 2004, P 7
Andrew Hempstead, Moon Canadian Rockies: Including Banff & Jasper National Parks
References
External links
Neil Colgan Hut at the Alpine Club of Canada
Mountain huts in Canada
Kootenay National Park
Buildings and structures in British Columbia |
44500896 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birhanu%20Jula | Birhanu Jula | Birhanu Jula Gelalcha () is an Ethiopian field marshal of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. He is currently the Chief of General Staff of Ethiopia since 4 November 2020. He served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from 2014 to 2016.
Biography
Of ethnic Oromo descent. Birhanu Jula Gelalcha holds a bachelor's degree from Alpha University College and a master's degree from Greenwich University, both in Addis Ababa. In 2006, Birhanu worked with the UN Mission in Liberia and held the position of Sector Commander. He has also held various other positions with the army including with the Ministry of National Defence, the Cadet School and Brigade Operations. From 2006 to 2009, he was the army's Deputy Commander of the Central Command. In 2010, Birhanu was appointed Commander of the Western Command in the Ethiopian Army.
Birhanu was appointed as Force Commander of UNISFA on 21 November 2014 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. At the time, he was a major general. He was promoted to lieutenant general sometime before 9 December 2015. His term ended on 15 January 2016 with the appointment of Major General Hassen Ebrahim Mussa.
On 8 January 2022, Birhanu was promoted to Field marshal (or "Field marshal general", the rank varies among sources) by prime minister Abiy Ahmed and president Sahle-Work Zewde.
References
Ethiopian generals
Ethiopian officials of the United Nations
Living people
1965 births |
20470283 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devrimci%20Yol | Devrimci Yol | Devrimci Yol (Turkish for "Revolutionary Path", shortly DEV-YOL) was a Turkish political movement (as opposed to a tightly structured organization) with many supporters in trade unions and other professional institutions. Its ideology was based on Marxism-Leninism but rejected both the Soviet and the Chinese model in favor of a more native Turkish model, although it was influenced by the latter. Devrimci Yol entered the political scene in Turkey on 1 May 1977 with its manifesto called bildirge. Its roots can be seen in a movement that called itself Devrimci Gençlik ("Revolutionary Youth", short DEV-GENÇ), and it followed the thesis of Mahir Çayan.
Self-portrayal
The defence in the central trial against members of Devrimci Yol at Ankara Military Court included the following lines:
"In many areas of life and many cities in Turkey Devrimci Yolcu's (follower of Devrimci Yol) can be found. They carry the name because they defend a common political view on the fight against fascism and the general problems of the revolutionary fight in our country."
The brochure published in Hamburg in November 1980 carried the emblem of the organization (fist on top of a star) and therefore the views expressed there reflect the attitude of the organization:
"Devrimci Yol calls the current regime in Turkey fascism of a colonialist type...We have seen that the anti-fascist fight is closely related to the fight against imperialism...The armed struggle merely means to systematize and extend the scattered resistance against fascism."(page 25)
External sources
In a report on the central trial against Devrimci Yol in Ankara Amnesty International wrote in June 1988:
Dev-Yol had no formal membership and gathered its supporters among people sharing the views expressed in a journal under the same name. Until the military coup in September 1980 this journal was legal like many other political publications."
In April 1997, the Swiss Refugee Support Organization (in German Schweizerische Flüchtlingshilfe, SFH) published a report simply called "Türkei - Turquie". The report included detailed information on many legal and illegal Turkish and Kurdish organization. On Devrimci Yol, it stated inter alia:
"The organization was led by a collective. In the indictments against Dev-Yol the members of the central committee were named as: , Nasuh Mitap, Ali Başpınar, Mehmet Ali Yılmaz, Akın Dirik, Melih Pekdemir, Ali Alfatlı, and Taner Akçam. Devrimci Yol quickly developed to a mass movement and had tens of thousands followers in a short time. Before the military coup its publication had a circulation of 115,000."
The question of violence
"The journal and supporters of Dev-Yol were not opposed to violence but tried to put into practice a defence policy centred around the idea of 'committees of resistance', which were to counter attacks against the population by right-wing militants known as the Grey Wolves." The first resistance committees (direniş komiteleri) were formed because Devrimci Yol believed that there was a civil war in Turkey. Arms were to be used in defence. One of the main goals of the committees was the establishment of cooperatives of production. In Fatsa, for instance, a hazelnut cooperative was founded.
Resistance committees in practice
The resistance committees (organized in factories or quarters) were put to the test during the incidents in Çorum in July 1980. Just like the conflict in Kahramanmaraş in December 1978, the clashes in Çorum seemed to emerge from religious tensions between the dominant Sunnites and the minority of Alevites, but at the same time, they were a battle between right and left wing groups for domination in the town. The committees in the quarters erected barricades trying to avoid further losses.
Although a curfew was announced and the military intervened, some 50 people were killed. While the conflict in Çorum was still continuing, Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel intervened by saying Çorum'u bırak, Fatsa'ya bak (Leave Çorum and look at Fatsa). He was referring to the district town at the Black Sea of (at the time some 20,000 inhabitants) who in 1979 had elected Fikri Sönmez, known as terzi Fikri ("Tailor Fikri") as mayor with 62% of the votes. The words of Demirel resulted in the so-called "point operation" (nokta operasyonu), a military operation that destroyed the project of self-administration in Fatsa (in German :de:Selbstverwaltung in Fatsa). More than 1,000 people were detained. The military operation in Fatsa was often termed rehearsal for the coup.
Prosecution of Devrimci Yol members
After the military coup of 12 September 1980, tens of thousands of men and women were taken into custody. More than 30,000 were jailed in the first four months after the coup. Alleged members of Devrimci Yol were detained in many parts of the country and tried at military courts. Many of these trials involved several hundred defendants.
Mass trials
The list of mass trials against alleged members of Devrimci Yol and the number of death penalties passed in these trials is based on press reports collected by the alternative türkeihilfe
Executions
Between 1980 and 1984 a total of 50 people including 27 political prisoners were executed in Turkey. Members of Devrimci Yol executed for violent activities were:
Veysel Güney in Gaziantep on 11 June 1981
Mustafa Özenç in Adana on 20 August 1981
İlyas Has in İzmir on 7 October 1984
Hıdır Aslan in Burdur on 25 October 1984
Deaths in custody
After the military coup of September 1980 the number of deaths in custody increased decisively. Many of them were alleged to be the result of torture. The victims included persons who had been detained on suspicion of being members of Devrimci Yol. They included:
Zeynel Abidin Ceylan in Ankara on 26 September 1980
Cemil Kırbayır in Kars on 9 October 1980
Behçet Dinlerer in Ankara on 15 October 1980
Himmet Uysal in Uşak on 30 October 1980
Cengiz Aksakal in Artvin on 12 November 1980
Zafer Müctebaoğlu in Ankara on 15 October 1982
Şerafettin Tırıç in Fatsa on 10 August 1985
Current situation
Some cadres of Devrimci Yol, who managed to leave the country formed an organization in Europe called Devrimci İşçi (Revolutionary Worker) and for some time published a paper called Demokrat Türkiye, but later dissolved. In April 1991 the Law to Fight Terrorism (Law 3713) entered into force in Turkey. Temporary Article 1 of this law provided that all death sentences would be commuted to 10 years' imprisonment. Subsequently most long-term prisoners including the leading members of Devrimci Yol were released. Most of them joined the Freedom and Solidarity Party (Özgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi, ÖDP). Some people tried to revive Devrimci Yol. Attempts can be seen around journals such as Yön (Direction), Devrim (Revolution), Devrimci Gençlik (Revolutionary Youth), Liseli Genç Umut (Hope for Youth at School) or Halkın Sesi (Voice of the people). Other attempts of reorganizing the group have remained at a low level.
References
External links
Devrimci Yol Archive
1977 establishments in Turkey
1985 disestablishments in Turkey
Communist organizations in Turkey
Far-left politics in Turkey
Left-wing militant groups in Turkey
Organizations disestablished in 1985
Organizations established in 1977 |
20470321 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest%20Park%20%28Manchester%29 | Northwest Park (Manchester) | Northwest Park (Manchester) is a baseball field located in the northeastern part of Manchester, Connecticut, United States. The field is the former home of the Manchester Silkworms of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. It played host to the Silkworms between 2000 and 2009. The field's location places Union Pond behind a stand of trees located past the outfield.
External links
Manchester Silkworms website
NECBL website
Notes
New England Collegiate Baseball League ballparks
Baseball venues in Connecticut
Sports in Manchester, Connecticut |
20470325 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan%20Serti%C4%87 | Ivan Sertić | Ivan Sertić (born 27 February 1985) is a Croatian retired football forward.
Career
Sertić start to play football in NK Rijeka. Between 2001 and 2003 Sertić is a part of Croatia national under-17 football team.
In 2005, he is loaned in NK Novalja for six months.
In season 2007/08 the forward played for NK Pomorac.
In summer 2008 he signed a contract with Bulgarian Belasitsa Petrich. Sertić made his official debut for the Bulgarian club on 10 August 2008 in a match against CSKA Sofia as a 74th min substitute. On 8 November 2008 he scored his first goal for Belasitsa in a match against Litex Lovech.
In July 2015, Sertić returned to his former club HNK Orijent 1919. Two years later, in June 2017, he announced his retirement from football.
References
External links
Ivan Sertić profile at Nogometni Magazin
Ivan Sertić at HNS
1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Rijeka
Association football forwards
Croatian footballers
Croatia youth international footballers
Croatia under-21 international footballers
HNK Rijeka players
NK Novalja players
HNK Orijent players
NK Pomorac 1921 players
PFC Belasitsa Petrich players
NK Nehaj players
NK Jadran Poreč players
NK Grobničan players
Croatian Football League players
First Football League (Croatia) players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Croatian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria |
20470375 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium%20Tower%20%28Abuja%29 | Millennium Tower (Abuja) | The Millennium Tower and Cultural Centre project is one of a number of projects in the Central District of Nigeria's capital city of Abuja. At , it is the tallest artificial structure in Abuja. The tower was designed by Manfredi Nicoletti and is part of the Nigeria National Complex which also includes the Nigerian Cultural Centre, an eight-storey, low rise, pyramid shaped Cultural Centre. Construction for the tower started in 2006 and was topped out in 2014 whilst the cultural centre is still under construction.
The site is severed by a main road so the two structures will be linked via an underground arcade. The tower consists of three cylindrical concrete pillar-like structures varying in height and linked together near the towers first peak using a disc shaped section which is intended to house in its two floors, an observation deck and a viewing restaurant. Around the pillars of the tower three transparent stainless steel wings wrap around the base of the tower and gradually open outwards in a fan like fashion as they extend up the height of the tower.
See also
List of towers
References
External links
Manfredi Nicoletti Abuja National Complex project
Construction photo on Immaginionline.net
Abuja architecture
Buildings and structures under construction in Nigeria
Neo-futurism architecture |
20470383 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voices%20%28Henze%29 | Voices (Henze) | Voices is a musical composition by the German composer Hans Werner Henze.
Written between January and June 1973, it is a collection of 22 independent songs which may be performed individually, with alterations to the instrumentation. In its full version, it is written for mezzo-soprano, tenor, electronics and fifteen instrumentalists who are required to play about 70 different instruments from all over the world. The piece consists of two parts (11 + 11 songs) and lasts 90 minutes. The polystylistic conception of "Voices" results from the different origin and message of the poems.
The songs set a diverse range of words, almost all of which are from the twentieth century, the linking theme being alienation and oppression. Henze has said: The voices of the title are those of young and old artists whose work is politically committed. These people are concerned with their fellow human beings, with the contemporary human condition within the world around them and with all the problems of race and class in which they themselves often seem fated to be embroiled. : „'Stimmen' für Hans Werner Henze. Die 22 Lieder aus 'Voices'“. Editor Peter Petersen, Hanns-Werner Heister and Hartmut Lück, Mainz, Schott 1996.
It was premiered on 4 January 1974 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London with soloists Paul Sperry and Rose Taylor, and the London Sinfonietta conducted by Henze. In 1978 it was recorded the same forces, except Sarah Walker who took the mezzo role.
Songs
'Los poetas cubanos ya no sueñan' ('Cuban Poets Do Not Sleep Anymore') (Heberto Padilla)
'Prison Song' (Ho Chi Minh)
'Keiner oder alle' ('All or None') (Bertolt Brecht)
'The electric cop' (Victor Hernandez Cruz)
'The distant drum' (Calvin C. Hernton)
'42 Schulkinder' (Schoolchildren) (Erich Fried)
'Caino' (Gino de Sanctis)
'Il Pasi' (Mario Tobino)
'Heimkehr' ('Homecoming') (Heinrich Heine)
'Grecia 1970' ('Greece 1970') (Giuseppe Ungaretti)
'Legende von der Enstehung des Buches Taoteking auf dem Weg des Laotse in die Emigration' ('Legend of the Origin of the Book Tao Te Ching on Lao Tzu's Way into Exile') (Brecht)
'Gedanken eines Revuemädchens während des Entkleidungsaktes' ('Thoughts of a Showgirl as She Strips') (Brecht)
'Das wirkliche Messer' ('The Real Knife') (Hans Magnus Enzensberger)
'Recht und Billig' ('A Fair Deal') (Fried)
'Patria' (Miguel Barnet)
'Screams - Interlude' (Walton Smith)
'The worker' (Richard W. Thomas)
'Para aconsejar a una dama' ('Advice to a Lady') (Padilla)
'Roses and revolutions' (Dudley Randall)
'Vermutung über Hessen' ('Conjecture about Hessen') (F.C. Delius)
'Schluss' ('An End') (Michalis Katsaros)
'Das Blumenfest' ('Carnival of Flowers') (Enzensberger)
References
1973 compositions
Compositions by Hans Werner Henze |
20470395 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20McGill | William McGill | William McGill is the name of:
William McGill (politician) (1814–1883), Scottish member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
Willie McGill (1873–1944), American major league baseball pitcher
William J. McGill (1922–1997), American psychologist and university administrator
Bill McGill (1939–2014), basketball player
Bill McGill (baseball) (1880–1959), American baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball
See also
William Gill (disambiguation)
McGill (surname) |
20470403 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%20United%20States%20Senate%20election%20in%20Florida | 2000 United States Senate election in Florida | The 2000 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 7, 2000, on the same date as the U.S. House of Representatives and presidential election. Incumbent Republican Senator Connie Mack III decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Democrat Bill Nelson won the open seat, even as Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush narrowly triumphed over Al Gore in the state by a mere 537 votes.
Republican primary
Candidates
Hamilton A. S. Bartlett
Bill McCollum, U.S. Representative
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Newall Jerome Daughtrey, nominee for Florida State Comptroller in 1998
David B. Higginbottom, nominee for FL-10 in 1986 and 1988
Bill Nelson, State Treasurer and former U.S. Representative
Results
General election
Candidates
Major
Bill McCollum (R), U.S. Representative
Bill Nelson (D), State Treasurer and former U.S. Representative
Minor
Joel Deckard (Re), former U.S. Representative from Indiana
Willie Logan (I), State Representative
Andy Martin (I), perennial candidate
Darrell McCormick (I)
Joe Simonetta (NL)
Nikki Oldaker (WI)
Campaign
This election was in conjunction to the presidential election, where Bush narrowly defeated Gore after an intense recount. The Senate election was evenly matched, with two U.S. Congressmen named Bill in their mid-50s. Both parties heavily targeted this senate seat. The election became very nasty as Nelson called his opponent "an extremist who would sacrifice the elderly, the poor, and the working class to coddle the rich." McCollum called the Democrat "a liberal who would tax everything that moves, and some things that don't." The election advertisements were very negative, as both candidates talked more about each other than themselves.
Nelson raised only soft money, but had help from Gore and President Bill Clinton. Two days before the election, McCollum predicted he would win by a 6-point margin. On election day, he lost by a five-point margin.
Debates
Complete video of debate, October 12, 2000
Results
See also
2000 United States Senate elections
References
2000
Florida
2000 Florida elections |
20470456 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha%20Reservation | Omaha Reservation | The Omaha Reservation () of the federally recognized Omaha tribe is located mostly in Thurston County, Nebraska, with sections in neighboring Cuming and Burt counties, in addition to Monona County in Iowa. As of the 2020 federal census, the reservation population was 4,526. The tribal seat of government is in Macy. The villages of Rosalie, Pender and Walthill are located within reservation boundaries, as is the northernmost part of Bancroft. Due to land sales in the area since the reservation was established, Pender has disputed tribal jurisdiction over it, to which the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in 2016 that "the disputed land is within the reservation’s boundaries."
History
The reservation was established by a treaty at Washington, D.C. dated March 16, 1854. By this treaty, the Omaha Nation sold the majority of its land west of the Missouri River to the United States, but was authorized to select an area of to keep as a permanent reservation. The Omaha Nation chose an area around the Blackbird Hills and obtained the President's approval on May 11, 1855.
In a treaty on March 6, 1865, the Omaha Nation agreed to sell the northern part of the reservation to the United States for the use of Ho-Chunk refugees from Crow Creek, South Dakota who became the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, establishing the Winnebago Reservation just north of the Omaha Reservation. The Omahas later conveyed an additional 12,348 acres of timber land to the Winnebago Reservation through an act of Congress on June 22, 1874 and a deed dated July 31, 1874. This reduced the Omaha Reservation to its present size.
Federal legislation in the late nineteenth century caused the reservation to be allotted, ultimately enabling white settlers to buy most of the land on the reservation. An act on June 10, 1872, authorized the survey and sale of land on the western end of the reservation, but the property initially failed to attract buyers, resulting in the sale of only the first year.
Through the lobbying efforts of anthropologist Alice Cunningham Fletcher, Congress passed another act on August 7, 1882, that divided the eastern portion of the reservation into individual allotments for Omaha tribal members, while authorizing the sale of land west of the Sioux City and Nebraska Railroad to settlers and speculators. Fletcher personally oversaw the allotments, allocating to 954 tribal members and leaving about in tribal ownership. The 1882 act on the Omaha Reservation served as a model for the Dawes Act of 1887, which authorized the similar allotment of land on reservations nationwide. An additional act on March 3, 1893 allotted most of the remaining Omaha tribal land to individual women and children who had been left out of the 1882 legislation.
The sale of land on the reservation has led to numerous jurisdictional disputes between the Omaha Nation and the white-led government of Thurston County, which is entirely within the Omaha and Winnebago reservations. Special legislation in 1916 empowered the county to assess property tax on Omaha allotments, forcing a large number of tribal members to sell or mortgage their allotment land to outsiders in order to pay back taxes. The county continued to tax tribal trust land until the 1970s, when federal courts ruled that the tribe could not be taxed without its consent.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the reservation has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Due to allotments in the late nineteenth century, much of the reservation is no longer tribally-owned. According to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Omaha Nation's trust land amounts to , or about 14.2% of the total reservation land area.
Demographics
As of the census of 2020, the population of the Omaha Reservation was 4,526. The population density was . There were 1,563 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the reservation was 47.6% Native American, 47.5% White, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 4.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Boundary disputes
Boundary claims and areas of jurisdiction have continued to be issues for the Omaha Indian Reservation. In the late nineteenth century, Congress authorized sales of land to non-Omaha in the western portion of the reservation, where European-American farmers had settled. Due to the sales and federal legislation subsequent to the treaty establishing the reservation, a Nebraska state court in 2000 ruled that the western boundary of the reservation ended at railroad tracks east of Pender, Nebraska.
The Omaha Tribe contends that Pender is within tribal jurisdiction, as Congress did not change the boundaries of reservation, which includes most of Thurston County. The tribe says that the state does not have the power to redefine the boundary set by the Omaha treaty with the US government in 1865. It holds that although Congress authorized land sales in this area, it did not diminish the jurisdiction of the tribe within the reservation boundaries. "Under Supreme Court precedent, only Congress can diminish a reservation."
Asked for its opinion on a related matter related to the Omaha Tribe's law that liquor merchants on the reservation had to pay tribal license fees and sales taxes (see section below), the Nebraska state attorney general noted its opinion, based on Congressional laws and a field ruling during the Ronald Reagan administration, that Pender was outside the reservation boundaries. It also noted that ultimately this was a matter of federal jurisdiction.
There have been continuing issues related to tribal jurisdiction in Pender and other areas along its western boundary. For instance, in 2003 the tribal police tried to stop non-Omaha people from entering the reservation from Pender. The tribe negotiated with the state in 2003–2004 related to its policing functions in this area, but the parties signed no agreement. Prior to this period, the state generally had policing functions on the roads and in Pender.
On March 22, 2016, the United States Supreme Court held, in a unanimous decision, that Pender is within the reservation's boundaries.
Current issues
In December 2006, the Omaha Tribe issued notices to the seven liquor stores in Pender (which has a population of 1,000), as well as those in Rosalie and Walthill, Nebraska, informing them that as of January 1, 2007, the merchants would have to pay the Omaha Tribe liquor licensing fees and a 10 percent sales tax to continue to operate within the reservation. The executive director of the Nebraska State Liquor Commission said that he would be consulting with the state attorney general on the issue. Ben Thompson, an Omaha attorney who represents the tribe, notes that it has the legal right to establish such laws within the reservation. The Nebraska Attorney General offered the opinion that the Omaha Tribe had the authority to regulate liquor sales on its reservation and it did not interfere with the Nebraska Liquor Commission. While offering an opinion, he said the tribal boundary was a federal jurisdictional issue.
In April 2007, liquor merchants in Pender (later joined by the village) filed a federal lawsuit challenging the tribe's authority to demand the liquor taxes, based on their contention that Pender was outside the reservation boundaries. In October 2007 the US District Court ordered the parties first to take their challenge to the Omaha Tribal Courts, as part of the tribal exhaustion doctrine, and denied the plaintiffs' request for dismissal. Judge Richard Kopf said he may not be bound by the tribal court, but wanted to hear their opinion. He required the parties to report back to him regularly until a ruling was made by the Omaha Tribal Courts. While the case was pending, the judge ordered a temporary stay on the merchants' paying the liquor sales tax.
In January 2012, the plaintiffs in Pender v. Omaha Tribe filed a request with the Omaha Tribal Courts for a summary judgment due to the length of time the case had taken. The defendants had requested that no hearing be held before June 2012. The plaintiffs had submitted a report to them by an expert witness on transactions related to Pender and the western boundary. In 2008 the village had voted for a five-year, 1% sales tax to finance its lawsuit on the boundary and liquor tax, as well as to promote economic development in the town. Residents voted in May 2012 on whether to renew the sales tax, as the boundary issue continued.
See also
Native American tribes in Nebraska
Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital
Omaha Nation Public Schools
Notes
References
External links
"Nebraska Attorney General's Opinion on Omaha Tribe Liquor Tax", 15 February 2007, Liquor Control Commission website
Pender v. Omaha Tribe, US District Court of Nebraska, 4 October 2007
Omaha Reservation tract map, US Census.
Geography of Burt County, Nebraska
Geography of Cuming County, Nebraska
Geography of Monona County, Iowa
Geography of Thurston County, Nebraska
American Indian reservations in Nebraska
Omaha (Native American) people
1854 establishments in Nebraska Territory |
20470462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20Jos%20riots | 2008 Jos riots | The 2008 Jos riots were riots involving Christians and Muslims over the result of a local election on 28 and 29 November 2008 in Jos, a city in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. Two days of rioting left hundreds injured and at least 761 dead. The Nigerian army was deployed and by 30 November order was restored.
Causes
Electoral workers did not publicly list the winners of the elections, and rumours began that the election was won by the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), barrister Timothy Gyang Buba, defeating the candidate for the All Nigerian Peoples Party. People from the largely Muslim Hausa community, began protesting even before the results were released, which results to clash that claims hundred of lives between the Muslims and Christians, who largely supported Buba.
Similar riots in 2001 between Christians and Muslims in Jos also killed hundreds. A 2004 riot in Yelwa, another town in Plateau State resulted in the so-called Yelwa Massacre. Fighting in the north-central Kaduna State when it tried to impose shari'a law in 2000, resulted in the partition of Kaduna. This was followed by the Kaduna riots of November 2002, resulting from Nigeria's hosting of the Miss World contest, which one of its contestants had won the previous year.
Riots
The two days of rioting led to the death of at least 761 people, and homes, mosques, churches and schools were damaged or burned by mobs. The Nigerian Red Cross Society reported that 10,000 people fled their homes due to the riots, and were living in government-provided shelters. Nigerian soldiers were sent into Jos to break up the fighting and create a buffer zone between the Christians and Muslims. Flights to and from Jos were cancelled and roads to the north were blocked.
Effects
Jonah Jang, the governor of the Plateau State, imposed a 24-hour curfew on four districts of the city, and soldiers were permitted to "shoot on sight" to prevent more violence. Human Rights Watch alleged that soldiers and police carried out more than 130 extrajudicial killings while responding to the riots. Many armed youths of both sides were arrested at military roadblocks. Police reported that more than 500 people were arrested as a result of the riots. But state officials said no one was successfully prosecuted.
See also
2001 Jos riots
2010 Jos riots
References
External links
Blench, R. M., Daniel, P. & Hassan, Umaru (2003): Access rights and conflict over common pool resources in three states in Nigeria. Report to Conflict Resolution Unit, World Bank (extracted section on Jos Plateau)
Human Rights Watch (2009), Arbitrary Killings by Security Forces: Submission to the Investigative Bodies on the November 28-29, 2008 Violence in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Human Rights Watch (2013), "Leave Everything to God": Accountability for Inter-Communal Violence in Plateau and Kaduna States, Nigeria
Nkwocha, Stanley (1 December 2008). Jos: Blood On Its Streets, Again, Leadership (Abuja)
Ostien, Philip (2009), [http://www.sharia-in-africa.net/media/publications/ethno-religious-conflict-in-Jos-Nigeria/Ostien_Jos.pdf Jonah Jang and the Jasawa: Ethno-Religious Conflict in Jos, Nigeria], in Muslim-Christian Relations in Africa''
2008 murders in Nigeria
2008 in Nigeria
2008 riots
Political riots
Religious riots in Nigeria
2000s massacres in Nigeria
Riots and civil disorder in Nigeria
Jos
Attacks on religious buildings and structures in Nigeria
November 2008 events in Africa
2008 murders in Africa |
44500915 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%27t%20That%20Just%20the%20Way | Ain't That Just the Way | "Ain't That Just the Way" is a song written by Bruce Belland, Glen Larson and Stu Phillips. American model, actress and singer Barbi Benton originally recorded it for release as the B-side of her 1975 single "The Reverend Bob". It became a major hit in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, topping the Swedish singles chart for 10 weeks in 1977. It also topped the charts in Finland. In 1978, it appeared on her album with the same name, released only in Scandinavia. The song was performed in the McCloud TV series. In 1996, Lutricia McNeal's cover of "Ain't That Just the Way" became a hit in Europe and New Zealand.
Charts
Lutricia McNeal version
American singer Lutricia McNeal released her version of "Ain't That Just the Way" as her debut single in 1996. It was included on her debut album, My Side of Town, in 1997. The single became a hit in Europe, topping the Swedish Singles Chart on the week of November 15, 1996, and reaching the top five in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. It also found success in New Zealand, peaking at number two for four weeks and becoming McNeal's highest-charting single in the country until 1999, when "My Side of Town" reached number one.
In 2020, McNeal re-recorded her vocals for "Ain't That Just the Way", which were used in a new version of this song, recorded by German DJ Charming Horses and released on 13 March 2020.
Background and release
Lutricia McNeal first came to notice as the lead singer of Swedish dance act Rob'n'Raz. Their 1993-hit "In Command" went to number one in Sweden. In 1995 their manager, Jonas Siljemark, convinced McNeal to try some solo recordings for his own Siljemark label. She recorded an cover on Barbi Benton's 1975 song "Ain't That Just the Way", which topped the Swedish Singles Chart for 10 weeks in 1977.
After peaking at number one in Sweden in 1996, "Ain't That Just the Way" was picked up by Dutch radio programmers early in 1997. It sold 55,000 units there, then the record broke into neighboring Germany. Later, it gained popularity in Belgium, Austria and Switzerland. In November 1997 "Ain't That Just the Way" debuted and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart, and in April 1998 it reached number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart for four consecutive weeks.
McNeal won the Best Newcomer award for "Ain't That Just The Way" at the 1997 Swedish Dance Awards.
Critical reception
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that McNeal "earns high marks on her first single if only for not falling into the trap of mimicking Mary J. Blige or Brandy like nearly every other jeep-soul diva in waiting. Instead, she aims to forge her own original path, belting with little attitude and absolutely no affectation. The result is a wonderfully charming, instantly infectious recording that leaves you hankering for more. For trend followers, the groove chugs at a spirited hip hop pace, blossoming into a full-bodied pop sing-along at the chorus. It's anyone's guess which format will climb aboard first—and it hardly matters since this smacks with across-the-board appeal." Adrian Thrills from Daily Mail viewed it as "sassy", adding that the singer is "mixing the soulful swagger of Donna Summer with a flapper-girl elegance reminiscent of the Pointer Sisters".
Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented that American-born McNeal "had to travel over-seas to follow her star, but based on this debut single, that star is about to follow her home. Originally from Oklahoma City, she wound up in Sweden where she fell in love, got married, and also hit the top of the charts. That success has since spread to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. This song is next set to hit the streets in the U.S.A. and the UK. It's easy to get caught up in the flow of this cool entry." Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted that the singer's cover "features an urban soul sound which is finding favour in playlist meetings at CHR, rock and dance stations alike." Dave Fawbert from ShortList complimented the song as a "great little tune".
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Ain't That Just the Way" was directed by Swedish director and photographer Patric Ullaeus.
Track listing
Sweden CD single (1996)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (original version) (3:34)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (extended version) (4:28)
Sweden CD single (The Remixes) (1996)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (radio edit) (3:22)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (Hurb's Mix) (4:53)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (extended version) (4:27)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (EZ's vinyl version) (4:21)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (Stripped extended version) (3:54)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (original version) (3:34)
UK and Ireland: CD maxi (1997)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (original mix) (3:11)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (Steve Antony R&B (Edit)) (4:03)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (Steve Antony Rok Dat Club Mix) (5:15)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (Baby Bud Mix) (3:33)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (In Da City Mix) (6:43)
"Ain't That Just the Way" (Steve Antony R&B Mix) (5:31)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
Other versions
In 2007 Anna Book recorded the song on the album Samba Sambero.
Ingela "Pling" Forsman wrote lyrics in Swedish, "Är det inte så", and in that language it was recorded by Wizex on the 1977 album Som en sång and by Friends on the 2002 album Dance with Me
References
Anna Book songs
1975 singles
1975 songs
1996 debut singles
CNR Music singles
Crave Records singles
East West Records singles
Friends (Swedish band) songs
Music videos directed by Patric Ullaeus
Number-one singles in Sweden
Songs written by Bruce Belland
Songs written by Glen A. Larson
Wizex songs |
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