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20470474 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedroso%2C%20La%20Rioja | Pedroso, La Rioja | Pedroso, La Rioja is a small village in Spain.
References
Municipalities in La Rioja (Spain) |
23574717 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohrebeni | Pohrebeni | Pohrebeni is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Izvoare, Pohrebeni and Șercani.
Notable people
Anton Caraiman
References
Communes of Orhei District |
23574724 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971%20ICF%20Canoe%20Slalom%20World%20Championships | 1971 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | The 1971 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Meran, Italy under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time. It was the 12th edition. The mixed C2 team event was discontinued following the 1969 championships. Meran hosted the championships previously in 1953, tying a record set both by Geneva, Switzerland (1949, 1959) and by Spittal, Austria (1963, 1965).
Medal summary
Men's
Canoe
Kayak
Mixed
Canoe
Women's
Kayak
Medals table
References
Results
International Canoe Federation
Icf Canoe Slalom World Championships, 1971
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
International sports competitions hosted by Italy
Icf Canoe Slalom World Championships, 1971 |
6903182 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary%20Radford%20Ruether | Rosemary Radford Ruether | Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936–2022) was an American feminist scholar and Roman Catholic theologian known for her significant contributions to the fields of feminist theology and ecofeminist theology. Her teaching and her writings helped establish these areas of theology as distinct fields of study; she is recognized as one of the first scholars to bring women's perspectives on Christian theology into mainstream academic discourse. She was active in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, and her own work was influenced by liberation and black theologies. She taught at Howard University for ten years, and later at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Over the course of her career, she wrote on a wide range of topics, including antisemitism and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
Ruether was an advocate of women's ordination, a movement among Catholics who affirm women's capacity to serve as priests, despite official church prohibition. Since 1985 Ruether served as a board member for the pro-choice group Catholics for Choice. Her public stance on these topics was criticized by some leaders in the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
Ruether was born Rosemary Radford on November 2, 1936, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She was the youngest of three daughters born to her parents, Rebecca Cresap Radford (née Ord) and Robert Radford. Her father, an Episcopalian, worked as a civil engineer. Her mother worked as a secretary, and was a Roman Catholic.
Ruether's father died when she was 12 and afterwards Ruether and her mother moved to California. Ruether attended several Catholic schools staffed by the Sisters of Providence from St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, who, in conjunction with her mother's friend group, offered Ruether a strong feminist and activist foundation that informed her later work. She pursued a college education at Scripps College from 1954 to 1958. She entered with an intention to study art, but one professor, Robert Palmer, influenced her decision to switch to classics. Palmer's passion for classical Greek and Roman culture introduced Ruether to the philosophies and histories of the era. She received an MA in classics and Roman history, and later a doctorate in classics and patristics at Claremont School of Theology.
Education and career
Ruether held a BA in philosophy from Scripps College (1958), an MA in ancient history (1960) and a PhD in classics and patristics (1965) from Claremont Graduate School in Claremont, California.
She was Visiting Professor of Religion and Feminist Theology at Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University. Her first appointment was as professor at Howard University in Washington, DC, from 1965 to 1975. She was Carpenter Professor of Feminist Theology at the Pacific School of Religion and Graduate Theological Union, and retired from her long-term post as Georgia Harkness Professor of Applied Theology at the Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Ruether was the author of 36 books and over 600 articles on feminism, eco-feminism, the Bible, and Christianity.
In 1977, Ruether became an associate of the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP). WIFP is an American nonprofit publishing organization. The organization works to increase communication between women and connect the public with forms of women-based media.
Feminist theology
According to Ruether, women are excluded in academic and leadership roles within theology, which has led to the proliferation of male-centric attitudes and beliefs. Without women able to contribute to the important discussions and decisions surrounding Christian theology and practice, there will never be an equal representation of women's experience in theological beliefs and traditions. Ruether believed that classical theology and its traditions ignore the female experience, which perpetuates the idea that women are secondary in relation to men. As stated by Ruether, feminist theology can expose and work to change the inherently discriminatory system. Her belief is that anything that lessens the humanity of women must not be a reflection of divine intent. The most important principle of feminist theology, according to Ruether, is the promotion of the full humanity of women in Christian theology and traditions. To do this, not only does the female experience have to be acknowledged and codified, but the very understanding of things such as experience and humanity must be reevaluated. Ruether's work has been influential in the field of feminist theology, influencing scholars such as Beverly Wildung Harrison and Pauli Murray.
Civil rights activism
Ruether participated in civil rights activism during the 1960s in Mississippi and Washington, DC. She worked for the Delta Ministry in Mississippi where she was exposed to the struggles of African American communities and the realities of racism. She became immersed in black liberation theology literature during her time of teaching at the Howard University, School of Religion. She dedicated her time to the peace movement in Washington, DC, and she often went to jail with other radical Catholics and Protestants because of marches and demonstrations.
Despite her radicalism, Ruether remained in the Catholic Church alongside other religious activists. Her first book, The Church Against Itself (1967), criticizes the doctrine of the church and the church's views of sexuality and reproduction.
Personal life
She married Herman Ruether, a political scientist, during her last year of college. They had three children together. Ruether had a love for growing tomatoes, and was known for the small plot of land where she grew tomatoes in front of her office window at Garrett-Evangelical.
Ruether died on May 21, 2022, in Pomona, California, after suffering a long-term illness.
Honors and awards
In 1975, Ruether's book Faith and Fratricide: The Theological Roots of Anti-Semitism was a finalist for the National Book Awards in the category of Philosophy & Religion. In 1977, Ruether was installed as the Georgia Harkness professor of applied theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, the first woman to hold an endowed chair at the seminary, a position she would hold until her retirement in 2002. Voices of Feminist Liberation: Writings in Honor of Rosemary Radford Ruether was published in 2012 as a festschrift in honor of Ruether's 75th birthday.
Ruether received many honorary doctoral degrees. A 2004 article reported the number as fourteen. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary later provided a partial list that spanned ten years and included Denison University, Ohio (1982) and St. Bernard Seminary, New York (1992). On January 22, 2000, Ruether received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University, Sweden. In 2012, Ruether received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (LHD) degree from Whittier College.
Selected writings
The Church Against Itself. New York: 1967, Herder and Herder, ISBN 9780722005040
Gregory of Nazianzus. Oxford: 1969, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780198266198
The Radical Kingdom, The Western Experience of Messianic Hope, New York: Paulist Press, 1970
Faith and Fratricide: The Theological Roots of Anti-Semitism. New York 1974, Seabury Press, .
"Courage as a Christian Virtue" in Cross Currents, Spring 1983, 8-16,
Sexism and God-Talk: Toward a Feminist Theology, Beacon Press (1983)
Gaia and God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing, Harper-Collins (1994) , ASIN 0-06-066967-5
In Our Own Voices: Four Centuries of American Women's Religious Writing (ed. with Rosemary Skinner Keller), Harper-Collins (1996)
Women Healing Earth: Third World Women on Ecology, Feminism, and Religion. New York, March 1996, ISBN 978-1570750571
Introducing Redemption in Christian Feminism (editor), Continuum (1998)
Christianity and Ecology, Rosemary Radford Ruether and Dieter T Hessel, eds, Harvard University Press, 2000 ISBN 0-945454-20-1
Christianity and the Making of the Modern Family, Beacon Press (2001),
Fifth chapter of Transforming the Faiths of our Fathers: Women who Changed American Religion, edited by Ann Braude. (2004)
The Wrath of Jonah: The Crisis of Religious Nationalism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Augsburg Fortress (2002)
Integrating Ecofeminism Globalization and World Religions, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. (2005)
Goddesses and the Divine Feminine: A Western Religious History, Berkeley and Los Angeles, 2005, University of California Press.
America, Amerikkka: Elect Nation & Imperial Violence, Equinox (2007)
Women and Redemption: A Theological History. Fortress Press. Minnesota, (2012), ISBN 978-0800629458
My Quests for Hope and Meaning: An Autobiography. Wipf & Stock. Oregon (2013), ISBN 978-1620327128
Feminism and Religion in the 21st Century: Technology, Dialogue, and Expanding Borders (ed. with Gina Messina-Dysert), Routledge (2014). .
References
Further reading
Also see biographical information in Emily Leah Silverman, Whitney Bauman, and Dirk Von der Horst, ed., Voices of Feminist Liberation: Celebratory Writings in Honor of Rosemary Radford Ruether (London: Equinox Press, 2012).
External links
Sexism and God-Talk: Toward A Feminist Theology
“Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; 106; The Rib Uncaged: Women and the Church,” 1968-06-24, Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed December 22, 2020, <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-514-2r3nv99x4j>
Firing Line with William F. Buckley, Jr., Episode # 106, "The Rib Uncaged: Women in the Church," June 24, 1969, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxdBLDmBT6k
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Catholic socialists
Christian ethicists
Christian feminist theologians
Christian socialist theologians
Ecofeminists
Ecotheology
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Scripps College alumni
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Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary faculty
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Pacific School of Religion faculty
Graduate Theological Union |
23574732 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu%C8%9Bintei | Puțintei | Puțintei is a commune in Orhei District of Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Dișcova, Puțintei and Vîprova.
References
Communes of Orhei District |
6903187 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down%20by%20the%20Salley%20Gardens | Down by the Salley Gardens | "Down by the Salley Gardens" (Irish: Gort na Saileán) is a poem by William Butler Yeats published in The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems in 1889.
History
Yeats indicated in a note that it was "an attempt to reconstruct an old song from three lines imperfectly remembered by an old peasant woman in the village of Ballisodare, Sligo, who often sings them to herself." The "old song" may have been the ballad The Rambling Boys of Pleasure which contains the following verse:
"Down by yon flowery garden my love and I we first did meet.
I took her in my arms and to her I gave kisses sweet
She bade me take life easy just as the leaves fall from the tree.
But I being young and foolish, with my darling did not agree."
The similarity to the first verse of the Yeats version is unmistakable and would suggest that this was indeed the song Yeats remembered the old woman singing. The rest of the song, however, is quite different.
Yeats's original title, "An Old Song Re-Sung", reflected his debt to The Rambling Boys of Pleasure. It first appeared under its present title when it was reprinted in Poems in 1895.
Poem
Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;
She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.
In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.
Location
It has been suggested that the location of the "Salley Gardens" was on the banks of the river at Ballysadare near Sligo where the residents cultivated trees to provide roof thatching materials. "Salley" or "sally" is a form of the Standard English word "sallow", i.e., a tree of the genus Salix. It is close in sound to the Irish word saileach, meaning willow.
Musical settings
The verse was subsequently set to music by Herbert Hughes to the traditional air "The Maids of Mourne Shore" in 1909. In the 1920s composer Rebecca Clarke (1886–1979) set the text to her own music. The composer John Ireland (18791962) set the words to an original melody in his song cycle Songs Sacred and Profane, written in 192931. There is also a vocal setting by the poet and composer Ivor Gurney, which was published in 1938. Benjamin Britten published a setting of the poem in 1943, using the tune Hughes collected. In 1988, the American composer John Corigliano wrote and published his setting with the G. Schirmer Inc. publishing company.
Recordings
The poem has been part of the repertoire of many singers and groups, mostly set on "The Maids of Mourne Shore"'s melody. Notable recordings include:
Peter Pears on his 10-inch 78rpm Decca set (LA 30), with piano accompaniment by Benjamin Britten
John McCormack in 1941, by EMI, reissued on Pearl's "Final Recordings 1941-42" (1995)
Kathleen Ferrier in 1949
Alfred Deller his album Western Wind (1958)
Kenneth McKellar on his album The Songs of Ireland (1960)
Marianne Faithfull on her joint-debut album of folk songs, Come My Way (1965)
Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy on their album, Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy (listed as "Sally Gardens") (1976)
Andy Irvine on Planxty's album After The Break sang the "old song" "You Rambling Boys of Pleasure" set to the poem's usual melody (1979)
Clannad on their live albums Clannad in Concert (1979) and Clannad Live in Concert (2005), and on the compilation album Celtic Myst (1997)
James Galway recorded a flute instrumental version which has appeared on several of his albums
Angelo Branduardi on his album Branduardi canta Yeats (1986)
Soprano Arleen Auger recorded Benjamin Britten's arrangement on her album Love Songs (1988)
Male soprano Aris Christofellis accompanied by Theodore Kotepanos on piano, on the album Recital (1989)
Tomás Mac Eoin, who recorded it with instrumental accompaniment by The Waterboys, released by Mac Eoin as a single in 1989 and also on the 2008 collectors' edition of the Waterboys album Room to Roam
Kathryn Roberts on the Album intuition (1993)
The Rankin Family on their greatest hits album Collection (1996)
Maura O'Connell on her album Wandering Home (1997) and with Karen Matheson during Transatlantic Sessions 2 (1998)
Tamalin, who recorded an Irish language version of the song on the 1997 compilation album Now and in a Time to Be, a collection of Yeats' poems set to music
Bardic, on her album Greenish (1998)
Dolores Keane, in a recording used during the end credits to the 1998 film Dancing at Lughnasa
Órla Fallon of Celtic Woman on her solo CD The Water is Wide (2000)
Andreas Scholl on the CD Wayfaring Stranger (2001)
Kathy Kelly on her album Straight from My Heart (2002)
Jim McCann on the album Ireland's Greatest Love Songs (2003)
South Korean operatic pop (popera) singer Lim Hyung Joo on his album Salley Garden (2003)
Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst, and Peter Mulvey on the album Redbird (2003)
Josephine Foster on A Diadem (2005)
Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, also from Celtic Woman, sung it on her solo CD A Celtic Journey (2006)
The Whiffenpoofs have released a number of recordings of a John Kelley arrangement of the Hughes melody (with lyrics for an additional middle verse written by Channing Hughes)
Soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø on her album Into Paradise (2006)
Black 47 on 40 Shades of Blue
Cambridge Singers in an arrangement by John Rutter
Tangerine Dream, who recorded an instrumental version for their Choice EP (2008)
Judith Owen who performed the song as part of Richard Thompson's 1000 Years of Popular Music in a live DVD (2008)
The Waterboys on their album Room to roam – collectors edition (2008)
The Canadian singer and songwriter Loreena McKennitt on her album The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2010)
Laura Wright recorded a version, featured on her album The Last Rose (2011)
Japanese singer Hitomi Azuma, for the ending theme of the anime series Fractale (2011)
Grace Knight on her album Keep Cool Fool (2012)
The South Korean opera singer Lim Hyung-joo on his album Oriental Love (2012)
Peter Hollens, a famous a capella singer, on his YouTube channel (2014)
Alexander Armstrong, on his album A Year of Songs (2015)
Sam Kelly on his album The Lost Boys (2015)
Emma Thompson as Mrs Justice Fiona Maye in The Children Act (2017)
Steve Forbert on his album More Young, Guitar Days (2002) and also on Best Of The Downloads, Vols.1&2 (2008)
Celtic Woman on their album Postcards from Ireland (2021)
See also
1889 in poetry
List of works by William Butler Yeats
Down in the Willow Garden, a traditional folk song with similar lyrics
Notes
External links
Ariella Uliano: 'Salley Gardens' song from the album 'A.U. (almost) a Compilation', 2009.
Poetry by W. B. Yeats
Irish songs |
23574742 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebujeni | Trebujeni | Trebujeni is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Butuceni, Morovaia and Trebujeni.
Situated at 30 km from Orhei and 60 km from Chisinau, the commune is situated on the banks of Raut river on the gorges formed by the withdrawal of the Sarmatian Sea.
History
The oldest traces of human habitation on the commune's territory dates back to the 14th century. Numerous archaeological remains were discovered on the foundation of what is today Old Orhei.
In the early fourteenth century, when southern and central Moldova was occupied by the Golden Horde, peasants in search of new lands sought refuge on the land that is Trebujeni today. Tatar-Mongols shortly conquered the territory and called it Șehr al-Djedid (New City). Skilled craftsmen were brought to the area which resulted in the construction of many public buildings, two inns, a mosque, three public baths of oriental style and a new stone fortress. Occupation of Old Orhei by Mongolians lasted until the early 60s, 14th century. After the defeat of the Tatar-Mongol army in 1362, the city was destroyed and left in ruins. In 1499 the city was plundered by Crimean Tatars and in 1508 the town was burned down by the Tatars. Later, near the former city's foundation, three villages were established: Trebujeni, Butuceni and Morovaia.
Geographic Location
The village is surrounded by a picturesque landscape, suitable for touristic activity. The climate is continental temperate with warm and long summers, colorful autumns and mild winters.
Economy
The local economy is based on agriculture and tourism. Most residents are involved in farming activities, of which 98% work in a peasant households. The services sector is represented by four commercial units and four boarding houses (Casa de sub stâncă, Casa din Luncă, Casa Verde, Vila Roz). Most people belong to the Christian Orthodox Church.
References
Communes of Orhei District |
6903189 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA%20Flight%20840%20bombing | TWA Flight 840 bombing | Trans World Airlines Flight 840 was a regularly scheduled flight from Los Angeles to Cairo via New York City, Rome, and Athens on April 2, 1986. About 20 minutes before landing in Athens, a bomb was detonated on the aircraft while it was over Argos, Greece, blasting a hole in the plane's starboard side. Four passengers died after being blown out, while another seven were injured by flying shrapnel and debris. The aircraft then made a successful emergency landing with no further loss of life.
Aircraft
The Boeing 727-231 involved in the incident was delivered to TWA in 1974, with the registration N54340. It was fitted with 3 P&W JT8D-5 turbofan engines.
Flight
The flight originated in Los Angeles on a Boeing 747 and transferred to a Boeing 727 in Rome for the remainder of the flight. After taking off from Rome, Italy, the flight remained uneventful until around 20 minutes before landing at Athens, when the aircraft was at around . A bomb hidden underneath seat 10F during an earlier leg of the flight detonated, blasting a hole in the starboard side of the fuselage in front of the wing.
Four American passengers, including an eight-month-old infant, were ejected through the hole to their deaths below. The victims were identified as a Colombian-American man; and a woman, her daughter, and her infant granddaughter. Seven others on the aircraft were injured by shrapnel as the cabin suffered a rapid decompression. However, as the aircraft was in the middle of its approach to Athens, the explosion wasn't as catastrophic as it would have been at a higher altitude. The remaining 110 passengers survived the incident as pilot Richard "Pete" Petersen made an emergency landing.
Aftermath
The bodies of three of the four victims were later recovered from an unused Greek Air Force landing strip near Argos; the fourth was found in the sea.
A group calling itself the Arab Revolutionary Cells claimed responsibility, saying it was committed in retaliation for American imperialism and clashes with Libya in the Gulf of Sidra the week before.
The aircraft was substantially damaged but was repaired and returned to service until TWA ceased operations in 2001. The aircraft was later scrapped in 2002
Investigation
Investigators concluded that the bomb contained one pound of plastic explosive. As the bomb was placed on by the floor of the cabin, the explosion tore a hole downward, where the fuselage absorbed the most damage. It is suspected it had been placed beneath the seat on a previous journey by a Lebanese woman (later arrested, never convicted) who worked for the Abu Nidal Organisation, which was dedicated to the destruction of the state of Israel. They had previously hijacked and bombed several other aircraft, as well as committing various terrorist attacks in parts of the Middle East.
See also
Daallo Airlines Flight 159 - Similar incident in which a suicide bomber detonated a bomb on board, whereafter the plane managed to make a successful emergency landing
Philippine Airlines Flight 434 - A 747 where a bomb went off, followed by a successful emergency landing
Pan Am Flight 830 - Another 747 that landed safely after a bomb exploded
United Airlines Flight 811 - Experienced an explosion after the cargo door opened in mid-flight, causing several passengers to be blown out of the aircraft
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
References
External links
"Hell on Athens Flight 840" by Nancy Locke Hauser (now Capers), July 1986, Cosmopolitan Magazine
Mass murder in 1986
Failed airliner bombings
Aviation accidents and incidents in 1986
840
Aviation accidents and incidents in Greece
Abu Nidal attacks
Palestinian terrorist incidents in Europe
1986 in Greece
1986 in the United States
1986 in international relations
1986 crimes in Greece
Terrorist incidents in Greece in the 1980s
Terrorist incidents in Europe in 1986
Palestinian terrorist incidents in Greece
April 1986 events in Europe
Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 727
Attacks on aircraft by Palestinian militant groups |
23574751 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilip%20Barua | Dilip Barua | Dilip Barua (born 28 February 1949) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the general secretary of the Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal (Marksbadi-Leninbadi) ('Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist)'). In January 2009, Barua was named Minister of Industries in the cabinet of Sheikh Hasina.
Early life and education
Barua was born on 28 February 1949. He completed his BSc (honours) in physics, MSc from the Dhaka University. He obtained MA, Diploma in journalism and LLB from the same university.
Career
Barua was a leader of the East Pakistan Students Union from 1966 to 1970. He was a member of the Communist Party since 1969 and elected member of the Dhaka City Committee of the Party in 1972. He was the President of the Jubo Federation during 1977–1979.
Barua is one of the architects of 14-party alliance. He played a vital role in the formulation of 31-point reforms of caretaker government and 23-points programs.
During his long political career, he was imprisoned in 1969 as the student leader, in 1983 as a member of the Political Bureau. He led an underground life for several times due to political reasons.
References
Living people
1949 births
Bangladeshi communists
Bangladeshi Buddhists
University of Dhaka alumni
Industries ministers of Bangladesh |
23574757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butuceni | Butuceni | Butuceni (Moldovan Cyrillic: Бутучень, , Butuchany, , previously Ботушаны, Botushany, ) is a village in the Rîbnița District of Transnistria, Moldova. It has since 1990 been administered as a part of the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR).
References
Villages of Transnistria
Bratslav Voivodeship
Baltsky Uyezd
Rîbnița District |
20470490 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20Porsche%20Centre%20Gold%20Coast%20500 | 2008 Porsche Centre Gold Coast 500 | The 2008 Porsche Centre Gold Coast 500 was the seventh 500km race held at Queensland Raceway. It was held on 15 November 2008, and only attracted nine entrants.
Results
Qualifying 1
Qualifying session 1 was held on Saturday, 15 November, at 10:30am.
Qualifying 2
Qualifying session 2 was held on Saturday, 15 November, at 11:40am.
Race
The race was held on Saturday, 15 November, at 3:45pm.
* Cars 11 and 29 finished first and second respectively, however were relegated to positions two and three after the race.
References
Porsche Centre Gold Coast 500
Queensland 500 |
44500928 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon%20E.%20Giuffreda | Leon E. Giuffreda | Leon E. Giuffreda (August 1, 1913 – November 8, 1999) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on August 1, 1913, in Brooklyn, New York City. In 1941, he moved to Centereach, in Suffolk County. There he engaged in the real estate and insurance business. He married Rose M. Gazzano (1913–2007), and they had two daughters.
Giuffreda was a member of the New York State Senate from 1966 to 1976, sitting in the 176th, 177th, 178th, 179th, 180th and 181st New York State Legislatures.
He died on November 8, 1999, in Boca Raton, Florida; and was buried at the Municipal Cemetery and Mausoleum there.
Sources
External links
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1999 deaths
People from Centereach, New York
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
People from Brooklyn
People from Boca Raton, Florida
20th-century American politicians |
6903196 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni%20Huntley | Joni Huntley | Joni Luann Huntley (born August 4, 1956) is an American high jumper. She competed at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1984, placing fifth in 1976. At the Pan American Games she won a gold medal in 1975 and a bronze in 1983. She was ranked as third-best high jumper in the world in 1975. Domestically she won the national title in 1974–77 and set four American records in 1974–75.
Prep
Huntley was born in McMinnville, Oregon, and raised in Sheridan, Oregon, where she attended Sheridan High School. While there she was the first high school girl over 6 feet, setting the NFHS national high school record.
College
Huntley is a graduate of Oregon State University graduate school and Long Beach State undergraduate. Huntley set an OSU high jump record of 6 feet 2 3/4 inches, which still stands. Huntley graduated from Long Beach State in California to work with 1988 Summer Olympics assistant coach Dave Rodda.
Professional
Huntley served as an assistant track and field coach at Oregon State Beavers starting in 1981 when she started her masters of education program at Oregon State University College of Education.
Huntley spent her professional career as a kindergarten teacher in the Portland Public Schools and as a coach, including leading workshops for young athletes and coaching for the Portland Track Club.
Personal
Huntley is a retired teacher at Forest Park Elementary and she lives in the in Portland Metro area and has two daughters.
References
External links
Joni Huntley (1956–) By Christine Chute Oregon Encyclopedia
Living people
1956 births
American female high jumpers
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Oregon State University alumni
Track and field athletes from Oregon
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
21st-century American women |
6903212 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahway%20Public%20Schools | Rahway Public Schools | The Rahway Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Rahway, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,056 students and 325.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Elementary schools
Grover Cleveland Elementary School with 513 students in grades PreK-6
Al Giambrone, Principal
Franklin Elementary School with 618 students in grades PreK-6
Dr. Aleya Shoieb, Principal
Madison Elementary School with 341 students in grades PreK-6
Patricia Volino-Reinoso, Principal
Roosevelt Elementary School with 578 students in grades PreK-6
Marianne Tankard, Principal
Middle school
Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy with 730 students in grades 7-8
Wendy Danzy, Principal
High school
Rahway High School with 1,124 students in grades 9-12
Dr. Cary Fields, Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
Dr. Tricia Camp, Superintendent
Stephen Fried, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.
References
External links
Rahway Public Schools
School Data for the Rahway Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
New Jersey District Factor Group CD
Rahway, New Jersey
School districts in Union County, New Jersey |
6903214 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA%20Flight%20840%20hijacking | TWA Flight 840 hijacking | TWA Flight 840 was a Trans World Airlines flight from Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome, Italy to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, that was hijacked on 29 August 1969. There were no fatalities although at least two passengers were lightly wounded and the aircraft was significantly damaged. Two hostages were held for two months.
Hijacking
In August 1969, leaders in the Palestinian left-wing organization Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) learned that Yitzhak Rabin, then Israeli Ambassador to the United States, was scheduled to be aboard a Trans World Airlines (TWA) Rome-Athens-Tel Aviv flight. Late that month (on the 29th), two operatives, Leila Khaled and Salim Issawi, hijacked the aircraft. Rabin was not aboard, but American diplomat Thomas D. Boyatt was. The hijackers made the pilots land the aircraft at Damascus International Airport in Syria. They evacuated the aircraft, a Boeing 707, and blew up the nose section of the aircraft. The Syrian authorities arrested the hijackers and immediately released the 12 crew members and 95 passengers, retaining at first six Israeli passengers. Of those, four were released on the 30th. The remaining two Israeli passengers were released in December in return for 71 Syrian and Egyptian soldiers released by Israel. The two Palestinian hijackers had been released without charges in mid-October.
The aircraft sustained $4 million in damage. Boeing repaired the aircraft, fitting the nose section diverted from the production line at Renton and outfitted to the aircraft's specifications. The aircraft was re-registered N28714 and returned to service. In March 1980, the aircraft was withdrawn from service and flown to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for use as spares for the KC-135 Stratotanker fleet of the United States Air Force. The aircraft's registration was canceled in March 1984.
Thomas Boyatt has received many medals and awards for his bravery and heroism during the hijacking, including a Meritorious Honor Award.
References
See also
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
Aircraft hijackings
840
Aviation accidents and incidents in 1969
1969 crimes
Aviation accidents and incidents in Syria
Palestinian terrorist incidents in Europe
1969 in Syria
Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 707
Attacks on aircraft by Palestinian militant groups
Palestinian terrorist incidents in Greece
August 1969 events in Europe
1969 crimes in Greece
Terrorist incidents in Greece in the 1960s
Terrorist incidents in Europe in 1969
Greece–State of Palestine relations |
23574759 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Bartlett%20%28British%20poet%29 | Elizabeth Bartlett (British poet) | Elizabeth Bartlett (1924–2008) was a British poet.
Life
She grew up in Deal, Kent. She won a grammar school scholarship. At nineteen, she married Denis Perkins. She was stepmother to his two sons, Benedick and Adrian, and they had a son, Alex. She lived in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, for 60 years.
She worked for 16 years in the health service.
Awards
1996 Cholmondeley Award
References
External links
"Elizabeth Bartlett Reading", Poetry Archive
1924 births
2008 deaths
British women poets
People from Deal, Kent
People from Burgess Hill
20th-century British poets
20th-century British women writers |
20470508 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis%20Bailey%20%28rugby%20league%29 | Dennis Bailey (rugby league) | Dennis Bailey is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played at club level for Dewsbury, as a , i.e. number 2 or 5.
External links
Dennis Bailey Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
Tetley's Yorkshire County Cup Final 2003
ĎŔƑ Dewsbury's Last Game, Ever
ĎŔƑ Memory Lane
Angry Leigh hit out at ref
RUGBY LEAGUE: Henare completes the Lynx
Cougars slump in Rams rampage
Video of try 1:39 -to- 1:59
Dewsbury Rams players
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Rugby league wingers |
20470510 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Donovan%20%28baseball%29 | Mike Donovan (baseball) | Michael Beckam Donovan (October 18, 1881 – February 3, 1938) was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Naps in 1904 and the New York Highlanders in 1908, primarily as a third baseman. In seven career games, he had five hits and two RBIs, all of them with the Highlanders. He batted and threw right-handed.
Donovan was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in New York, New York. Donovan was working for Consolidated Edison as a security guard when he was accidentally shot and died, after a co-worker's gun accidentally discharged.
References
External links
Major League Baseball third basemen
Cleveland Naps players
New York Highlanders players
Hartford Senators players
Springfield Ponies players
Toledo Mud Hens players
Shreveport Pirates (baseball) players
Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players
Troy Trojans (minor league) players
Fall River Indians players
Johnstown Johnnies players
Lancaster Red Roses players
Reading Pretzels players
Minor league baseball managers
Baseball players from New York (state)
Deaths by firearm in New York City
1881 births
1938 deaths
Firearm accident victims in the United States
Accidental deaths in New York (state)
Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens) |
23574765 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southfields%20Academy | Southfields Academy | Southfields Academy (formerly Southfields Community College) is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Southfields (Wandsworth), south west London. It has about 1300 students.
Southfields Academy has been rated by Ofsted as either Outstanding or Good since 2001. British Prime Minister Theresa May visited school in 2019 to promote her plan to improve mental health care. Southfields Academy provides the education for AFC Wimbledon’s academy players.
Former Education Secretary and local MP, Justine Greening is a regular visitor and supporter of the school.
Facilities
The Academy has a hearing support center for deaf young people.
The International Group at the Academy admits students from abroad; some the children of diplomats or economic migrants. Each year the International Group enrols a number of young people who are unaccompanied refugees.
The Academy also has a resource base for students who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education Health and Care Plan for:
Speech, Language Communication Needs
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
In popular culture
About a Boy starring Hugh Grant was filmed inside the school (the interior shots).
Louis de Bernières, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, used to teach at the school.
Southfields Multi-Academy Trust
On 5 April 2017 Southfields Academy created the "Southfields Multi-Academy Trust" Linden Lodge School joined the trust on 1 September 2018.
Notable alumni
Aspire at Southfields
Aspire @ Southfields is the umbrella under which it operates all its community services, including Adult Learning, Extended Services and Community Sport and Leisure provision. There are classes and courses for the public during the day, in the evenings and at weekends. Individuals and clubs can also book to use the sports facilities. Membership of the Aspire Centre gives people access to the Fitness Suite and gives them subsidised rates on all courses and classes plus facility hire.
Nursery @ Aspire is based at the Academy. It is a nursery for pre-school children.
References
External links
Southfields Academy
www.wandsworth.gov.uk
Secondary schools in the London Borough of Wandsworth
Academies in the London Borough of Wandsworth |
23574769 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro-kinetic%20road%20ramp | Electro-kinetic road ramp | The electro-kinetic road ramp is a method of generating electricity by harnessing the kinetic energy of automobiles that drive over the ramp. In June 2009, one of the devices was installed in the car park at a Sainsbury's supermarket in Gloucester, United Kingdom, where it provides enough electricity to run all of the store's cash registers. The ramp was invented by Peter Hughes, an electrical and mechanical engineer who is employed by Highway Energy Systems Ltd. The company says that under normal traffic conditions, the apparatus will produce 30 kW of electricity. Other proposed applications for the road ramps include powering street and traffic lights, heating roads in the winter to prevent ice from forming, and ventilating tunnels to reduce pollution.
The idea was dismissed as Talk of 'kinetic energy plates' is a total waste of energy in the Guardian by David MacKay, the professor of natural philosophy in the department of Physics at the University of Cambridge. MacKay wrote, "The savings from parking at the green car park thus amount to one four-thousandth of the energy used by the trip to the supermarket."
References
Sustainable energy |
23574770 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatici | Vatici | Vatici is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Curchi, Tabăra and Vatici.
The Orthodox Curchi Monastery is located in the commune.
References
Communes of Orhei District |
44500954 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Scott%20%28writer%29 | Chris Scott (writer) | Chris Scott (born 1945 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England) is an English-Canadian writer. His novel Antichthon was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1982 Governor General's Awards, and his novel Jack won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel in 1989. His novel, Bartleby was republished in Glasgow in 2016.
Educated at the University of Hull, Manchester University, Scott has taught at York University in Toronto and Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He became a Canadian citizen in 1975, and resided on a farm in Lanark County, Ontario during much of his writing career.
He is noted for his mixture of genre literature with experimental fiction; Antichthon, for example, applied the format and tropes of a contemporary spy novel to a historical retelling of the 1593 heresy trial of Giordano Bruno, and Jack took as its premise that Thomas Neill Cream, a Scottish-Canadian doctor and murderer, was the real Jack the Ripper.
He has also been a contributor to CBC Radio and a book reviewer for Books in Canada, The Globe and Mail, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and the Toronto Star.
Works
Bartleby (1971, 2016)
To Catch a Spy (1978)
Antichthon (1982)
Hitler's Bomb (1984)
The Heretic (1985) (Antichthon published under another title. As Scott explains via email, "Quartet Books published it in London in 1985, under the title The Heretic. (The house, financed by Gulf oil money, didn't like the Greek title Antichthon.)")
Jack (1988)
References
1945 births
Living people
Canadian male novelists
20th-century Canadian novelists
21st-century Canadian novelists
Canadian crime fiction writers
Canadian historical novelists
Canadian literary critics
Writers from Ontario
English emigrants to Canada
People from Lanark County
Writers from Kingston upon Hull
Naturalized citizens of Canada
Alumni of the University of Hull
Alumni of the University of Manchester
University of Pennsylvania alumni
York University faculty
20th-century Canadian male writers
Canadian male non-fiction writers |
44500956 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hradivka%2C%20Lviv%20Oblast | Hradivka, Lviv Oblast | Hradivka (the former name — Hoshany ), () is a selo (village) in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It belongs to Horodok urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Local government — Hradivska village council. The population of the village numbers approximately 1525 people.
Geography
Hradivka is located along the Highway Ukraine () – Lviv – Sambir – Uzhhorod, from the regional center Lviv, from Horodok and from Uzhhorod.
History
The first record of the village called "Hoshany" dates back to 1426 year. Since 1961 — Hradivka.
Until 18 July 2020, Hradivka belonged to Horodok Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Horodok Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.
Churches and museums
In the village there are two churches:
Church of the Transfiguration (wood) 1878 (Previous church was built in 1735.) To the east of the Church is a three-tiered wooden belfry.
The church was built in 1878 (according to other sources 1854) was funded by the John Janka.
By 1934 was in the village priest Kazimir Hermak (1862 - 1934).
He was a husband of sisters Josaphat Kotsylovsky.
Church of the Holy Eucharist (stone), which was consecrated in 2011.
In the village there is a private Regional museum of historical and sightseeing. The museum was established on the initiative villager I. Jacenko. The museum has more than 3 thousand exhibits.
Gallery
References
External links
village Hradivka
Gradivka: Ukraine
weather.in.ua
Villages in Lviv Raion |
6903219 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%20Dee%20Graham | Jon Dee Graham | Jon Dee Graham is an American musician, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas, United States. Graham was named the Austin Musician of the Year during the South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference in 2006. He was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame three times: as a solo artist in 2000, again in 2008 as a member of The Skunks, and again in 2009 as a member of the True Believers.
The Skunks formed in 1978, with a lineup featuring Jesse Sublett on bass and vocals and Bill Blackmon on drums. Graham joined as their new guitarist (replacing Eddie Munoz, who departed to join The Plimsouls) in 1979. Graham's guitar can be heard on the band's live CD, Live: Earthquake Shake, released in 2000.
The True Believers, which included Alejandro Escovedo and his brother, Javier Escovedo, are widely considered by critics to be seminal figures in the fusion of literary songwriting and punk rock, a sound often referred to as cowpunk, a subset of alternative country.
Jon Dee Graham went on to play with John Doe, Exene Cervenka, James McMurtry, Eliza Gilkyson, Kelly Willis, John Hiatt, Michelle Shocked, Patty Griffin, Calvin Russell, and Lone Justice.
His music has been featured in soundtracks such as Ladder 49 and Veronica Mars. In 1992, Patty Smyth covered Graham's song, "One Moment to Another" on her album, Patty Smyth.
Career
To date, Graham has released ten solo albums: Escape from Monster Island (1997, Freedom Records); Summerland (1999, New West Records); Hooray for the Moon (2002, New West Records); The Great Battle (2004, New West Records); Full (2006, Freedom Records); Swept Away (Film Soundtrack) (2008, Freedom Records) It's Not As Bad As It Looks (2010, Freedom Records), and Garage Sale (2012, Freedom Records), "Do Not Forget" (2015 Freedom Records), and "Knoxville Skyline" (2016, South Central). His 2004 record, The Great Battle, was produced by Austin guitarist Charlie Sexton, a longtime member of Bob Dylan's band.
Graham's music generally explores the struggles adults face as they work to raise their children, maintain marriages and jobs, and grapple with the quick passage of time. Despite the heaviness of such themes, Graham's music is infused with a strong sense of the joys of life and the need to remain optimistic.
Graham's second son, Willie, suffered from a chronic, rare childhood disease called Legg-Perthes. In 2005, the Austin music community banded together in an effort to raise money for Willie's treatment. The resulting benefit concert at Austin's Continental Club became a CD/DVD release called "Big Sweet Life: The Songs of Jon Dee Graham." Musicians like Alejandro Escovedo, Bob Schneider, David Garza, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Ian McLagan, and Steve Poltz all contributed by covering Graham's tunes. An additional benefit concert, held the same night at the Saxon Pub, featured performances by Roky Erickson and the Skunks. Graham commuted the short distance between clubs to participate in both shows.
Over the years, Graham has been backed by Jim Keltner, Rafael Gayol, Mark Andes, Michael Hardwick, and Andrew Duplantis, who went on to play in Son Volt with Jay Farrar.
In early 2006, production began on a feature-length documentary on Graham and his music. Entitled, Jon Dee Graham: Swept Away, it was released on DVD on May 20, 2008 and later made available to stream on Amazon Prime. The film was directed by a friend of Graham's, Mark Finkelpearl, who happens to be a documentary television professional with a background on the staffs of the Discovery Channel and National Geographic Television.
In August 2008, Graham underwent emergency surgery after being injured in a one-car accident.
In 2012, Susan Cowsill, Freedy Johnston, and Graham, working together as The Hobart Brothers and Lil' Sis Hobart, released a collaborative album on Freedom Records entitled At Least We Have Each Other.
Dreamer: A Tribute to Kent Finlay, released in early 2016 on Austin-based Eight 30 Records, features Graham's version of Finlay's "Taken Better Care of Myself." That year Graham performed at FitzGerald's American Music Festival.
In 2019, Graham announced plans and launched a fan-funding campaign to record a new album in conjunction with his 60th birthday.
Discography
Albums
Escape From Monster Island – 1997 (Freedom)
Summerland – 1999 (New West)
Hooray For The Moon – 2002 (New West)
The Great Battle – 2004 (New West)
First Bear On The Moon – 2005 (Freedom)
Big Sweet Life: The Songs of Jon Dee Graham – 2005 (Freedom)
FULL – 2006 (Freedom)
Swept Away (Music from the documentary film by Mark Finkelpearl) – 2008 (Freedom)
It's Not As Bad As It Looks – 2010 (Freedom)
At Least We Have Each Other - The Hobart Brothers with Lil' Sis – 2012 (Freedom)
Garage Sale – 2012 (Freedom)
Do Not Forget – 2015 (Freedom)
Knoxville Skyline – 2016 (South Central Music)
Guitar, producer, vocals
1986 "Blue City", Ry Cooder, Guitar
1986 "True Believers", True Believers, Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Vocals
1990 "Meet John Doe", John Doe, Guitar
1990 "Running Sacred", Exene Cervenka, Guitar (Electric)
1992 Edge of the Valley, Terry Garland Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Tambourine, Lap Steel Guitar
1992 Forever Simon Bonney Dobro, Lap Steel Guitar, Bottleneck Guitar
1993 13 Ribs Susan Voelz Bass, Guitar, Vocals (background)
1993 Hasta La Victoria! The Silos
1994 Adequate Desire Michael Hall Lap Steel Guitar
1994 "Hard Road", The True Believers, Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Vocals
1994 Susan Across the Ocean The Silos Lap Steel Guitar
1995 Can O' Worms Dan Stuart Guitar, Vocals, Lap Steel Guitar
1997 Anchorless Kacy Crowley Guitar (Electric)
1997 Dream of the Dog Calvin Russell Guitar, Arranger, Producer, Lap Steel Guitar
1997 Glad I'm a Girl Various Artists Bass, Guitar, Vocals (background)
1997 Too Much Is Not Enough Too Much TV Slide Guitar
1997 Way Things Are Polk, Barton and Towhead Lap Steel Guitar
1998 "One Possible Explanation" Roberto Moreno, Wicked Lead Guitar, Lap Steel, Vocals
1998 Anchorless [Bonus Track] Kacy Crowley Guitar (Electric)
1998 Crooked Mile Trish Murphy Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Multi Instruments, Lap Steel Guitar, Guitar (Baritone)
1998 Gogitchyershinebox The Gourds, Guitar
1998 Plebeians The Plebeians Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
1998 Stadium Blitzer The Gourds Lap Steel Guitar
1998 This Is My Life Calvin Russell Guitar
1998 Uprooted: The Best of Roots Country Singer/Songwriter Various Artists Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Lap Steel Guitar
1998 We All Fall Down Gerald Bair Guitar (Electric)
1999 What I Deserve Kelly Willis, Guitar (Electric), Lap Steel Guitar
2000 And All The Colors... Ian Moore Lap Steel Guitar
2000 Bolsa de Agua The Gourds, Lap Steel Guitar
2000 Lunette Jim Roll Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
2000 Young Guitar Slingers: Texas Blues Evolution Various Artists Lap Steel Guitar
2001 "Attacks" Roberto Moreno, Lap Steel
2001 Earthquake Shake Skunks Guitar
2001 Midnight Pumpkin Toni Price Lap Steel Guitar
2001 Slinky Presents Superclub DJ's Guy Ornadel Producer
2002 Buttermilk & Rifles Kevin Russell's Junker Lap Steel Guitar
2002 Electric Jack Ingram Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
2002 Everybody Loves a Winner Jeff Klein Guitar (Electric), Choir, Chorus
2002 From Hell to Breakfast: A Taste of Sugar Hill's Te Various Artists Lap Steel Guitar
2003 Growl Ray Wylie Hubbard Vocals, Lap Steel Guitar
2003 Patricia Vonne [Bandolera] Patricia Vonne Lap Steel Guitar
2004 Boogie Man Omar & The Howlers Guitar
2004 Land of Milk and Honey Eliza Gilkyson Guitar (Electric), Harmony Vocals
2004 Moodswing Kacy Crowley Guitar, Producer, Mixing, Mando-Guitar
2004 "Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo", Various Artists, Guitar, Vocals
2004 "Resentments", The Resentments Guitar (Acoustic), Dobro, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Organ (Pump), Lap Steel Guitar, Group Member
2005 Guitars & Castanets Patricia Vonne Lap Steel Guitar
2006 Big Star Small World Various Artists Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
2006 "Boxing Mirror", Alejandro Escovedo, Guitar
2006 Tales from the Tavern, Vol. 1
2009 Live In Europe CD and DVD (James McMurtry), Guitar on Laredo
See also
Music of Austin
References
Further reading
External links
KUT FM: "Swept Away"
KUT FM: Jon Dee Graham Live - November 28, 2007
KUT FM: Austin's Reluctant Rock Star
James McMurtry with John Dee Graham album note
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
20th-century American guitarists
20th-century American male musicians
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
American male songwriters
Guitarists from Texas
Musicians from Austin, Texas
New West Records artists
Songwriters from Texas |
6903225 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops%20Lydeard%20railway%20station | Bishops Lydeard railway station | Bishops Lydeard railway station is a heritage railway station in the village of Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England. It is the southern terminus for regular trains on the West Somerset Railway.
History
B&ER/GWR
The station was first opened on 31 March 1862 when the West Somerset Railway was opened from Norton Junction to , operated by the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER). On opening the station had just one platform on the line's west side, with goods facilities consisting of a siding to a goods shed on the west, and a passing loop plus two sidings on the northeast was served by a passing loop and two sidings. There was also a house for the station master.
The B&ER became part of the Great Western Railway in 1876, but the West Somerset Railway remained an independent company until 1922 when the Great Western absorbed it.
The second eastern platform was not added until 1906, together with a connecting foot bridge. The standard-pattern GWR medium-scale signal box was also added at the end of the platform, operated via a 25 lever stud-locking frame. On 10 June 1936 the line was doubled from here to Norton Fitzwarren, resulting in the signal box being upgraded to a 32 lever frame.
British Railways
Nationalisation in 1948 saw it become a part of the Western Region of British Railways. On 1 March 1970 the signal box was closed and its frame removed, and the track from Norton Fitzwarren through Bishop’s Lydeard and as far as Williton was operated as a single track. The station was closed by BR, along with the entire line, on 4 January 1971.
West Somerset Railway
After the entire line and its trackbed were bought by Somerset County Council, the West Somerset Railway agreed to lease the line as a heritage railway, with the later possibility of operating timetabled service trains into via operating company, the WSR plc. Track remains to Norton Fitzwarren, controlled through a single token and colour light signals, to allow special trains and occasional goods trains to operate through from Network Rail to the WSR.
The WSR revived the line from its western end, starting at Minehead and operating to , before extending operations through to Bishops Lyeard on 9 June 1979. Initially the section west of Williton was operated as one-train-only, before the WSR began operating Bishops Lydeard as a terminus. After the society secured a new 33 lever frame in 1981, following extensive fund-raising, the station's loop was extended to its current length of , to allow for dual-platform arrival/departures. HM Railway Inspectorate approved the new plans in 1997, and the full system including control of the Norton Fitzwarren section came into use from August 1998.
Description
Today the station has two operational platforms. It is the headquarters of the West Somerset Railway Association which provides volunteer support for the railway and the Associations's Quantock Belle dining car train is based here.
The original south western No.1 platform, was extended yet further towards Taunton by the WSR to allow for dual-platform departure. The old goods shed has been restored and is used as a visitor centre and museum; its artefacts includes a GWR sleeping car, and the Taunton Model Railway Club’s model railway layout. The original station offices with modern toilets are now used by the West Somerset Railway Association.
The northern 1906-built platform, No.2, is today the stations main operating platform. Accessed via a carpark to its rear, it contains the ticket office, toilets and a shop, and the now enclosed signal box, with a similar platform extension towards Taunton. This extension provided for the inclusion of the Taunton-facing platform No.3 but this is only operated as a siding as it has no direct connection to the running lines. It is normally used to house the "Quantock Belle" dining cars.
The northern locomotive stabling yard is also based here (northeast of No.2, not accessible to the public), which is where visiting locomotives arriving by road are unloaded onto the WSR.
Services
Trains run between and at weekends and on some other days from March to October, daily during the late spring and summer, and on certain days during the winter. During special events a shuttle service runs between Bishops Lydeard and and from time to time special trains also run through onto Network Rail's tracks at .
In 2019, the WSR entered into a partnership with the modern Great Western Railway (GWR) to operate services to Bishops Lydeard on occasional summer Saturdays from beginning on 27 July 2019 which ended on October 5th 2019. In May 2022 it was announced that the "Reconnecting Bishops Lydeard to Taunton Working Group" has been established to explore the possibility of reconnecting on the West Somerset Railway to for the purpose of reinstating scheduled trains.
Access
For those outside the area, Bishops Lydeard is the WSR main access point:
Train: the nearest national rail station is , served by Great Western Railway and CrossCountry trains.
Bus: Service from Taunton serves Bishops Lydeard station directly.
Car: Sign posted from junctions 25 or 26 of the M5 motorway, the station is located just off the A358 road on the opposite side to the village. There is a large free car park adjacent to station platform 2.
References
External links
Bishops Lydeard station on the West Somerset Railway website
West Somerset Railway
Heritage railway stations in Somerset
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1971
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1979
Former Great Western Railway stations
Museums in Somerset
Railway museums in England
1862 establishments in England |
23574776 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastnet%20Line | Fastnet Line | Fastnet Line operated a ferry service carrying cars, freight and passengers between Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland and Swansea, Wales on MS Julia.
History
From 1987 to 2006, the Swansea Cork ferry was operated by Swansea Cork Ferries Limited, an Irish-based company. 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 Limited announced that they would not be operating the service during the 2007 summer season. In fact, there was no service during the whole of 2008 or 2009.
A two-year campaign, started in April 2008 by concerned local businesses and individuals in the south-west of Ireland and South Wales, resulted in the forming of a co-operative which raised funds to enable the purchase of a new vessel and set up Fastnet Line.
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 Scandinavia. MS 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 for some minor modifications in compliance with safety regulations at both Cork and Swansea.
Fastnet Line services started from Swansea on 10 March 2010, and from Cork on 11 March 2010, with three services a week in each direction from September to June, and four between July and August. On 24 March 2011 a dissertation on the impact of the period of closure on tourism was published.
End of service
The company suddenly cancelled sailings on 1 November 2011, and entered into examinership, an Irish process supplying protection against bankruptcy akin to the US Chapter 11 procedure. In January 2012 its business plan was to become a seasonal ferry service from April 2012. The company was seeking sponsorship, with the vessel to be named by the sponsor and used as "Britain's largest Billboard". Details of the situation were posted and updated on the company website.
The following month the company said it would cease operations, with the loss of 78 jobs, as it had failed to fund a €1.6 million rescue package. It hoped the service would be resurrected. On 2 February 2012 (incorrectly headed 2 February 2011) the company said on its Web site: "Swansea ferry service loses fight for survival".
References
External links
Campaign website
Ferry companies of the Republic of Ireland
Ferry companies of Wales |
44500957 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit%20Award | Summit Award | The Venturing Summit is the highest rank for youth in the Venturing program of the Boy Scouts of America. It requires Venturers to earn the Pathfinder Rank, participate in adventures, and demonstrate leadership, service and personal growth.
Rank
This rank consists of three elements: a badge, a medal and a knot insignia.
The badge is a rotated square cloth patch, with the Venturing Summit rank emblem and the words LEAD THE ADVENTURE above. The badge is worn on the left pocket by youth have earned the rank
The medal is an antique silver colored roundel with the words LEAD THE ADVENTURE in the border. The inner border is inscribed with a compass rose. Superimposed on the roundel is a silver eagle in flight with the Venturing emblem below. The medal is suspended from a white ribbon with green stripes; the ribbon is suspended from an antique silver colored bar bearing the word SUMMIT. The design incorporates elements from the Exploring Silver Medal (Type II) issued between 1954 and 1965. The medal is worn on formal occasions, such as a Court of Honor.
The square knot insignia is a rectangular cloth patch with a silver knot and border on a green and white background. This is the same knot previously used for the Silver Award. The knot is to be worn above the left pocket by adults who achieved the Summit award while they were a youth. No youth can wear this knot on any uniform, instead they wear the rank patch and/or the medal.
History
The Summit Award replaced the Silver Award on June 1, 2014, with the Silver Award discontinued as of December 31, 2014. The first presentation of the Summit Award was on February 16, 2015 by former BSA National President, Wayne Perry.
In August 2020 the Venturing Summit Award was formally recognized as a Rank that Venturers can earn through a series of requirements.
Requirements
Adventure
Leadership
Service
Personal growth
Silver Award
The Silver Award was the highest award in the Venturing program of the Boy Scouts of America from 1998 through 2014. It required Venturers to first earn one of five Bronze Awards, earn the Gold Award, have one year's tenure in a crew, and fulfill requirements relating to emergency preparedness, leadership skills, and ethics-in-action. The Silver Award was replaced by the Summit Award starting in 2014 and was discontinued on January 1, 2015.
Award
The award consisted of a medal suspended from a white ribbon with green stripes; the ribbon is suspended from an antique silver colored bar bearing the word VENTURING. The medal is an antique silver colored roundel with red, white and blue enameled stripes, the universal Boy Scout logo at the top with a superimposed eagle in flight, and the words VENTURING SILVER in the border.
Recipients may wear the corresponding square knot insignia, with a silver knot and border on a green and white background on the BSA uniform.
Origins
The original Silver Award was first issued from 1949 to 1954 as part of the BSA's Explorer program. The award was restyled in 1954 and awarded through 1958 when Explorer was renamed to Exploring and advancement was dropped. Air Explorers continued to be able to earn this award through 1964. A total of 18,047 Explorers earned the Silver Award between 1949 and 1958.
The award was re-introduced in 1998 as part of Venturing and its current design is similar to its historic counterpart.
Purpose
The purpose of the Silver Award was to:
Provide a pathway for personal development.
Encourage Venturers to learn, grow and serve.
Recognize the high level of achievement of Venturers who acquire Venturing skills.
Identify trained and highly motivated Venturers who will be a training, leadership, and program resource for other Venturers, Scouts, organizations, and the community.
Help define Venturing.
Highest awards in other programs
The highest awards in other BSA membership divisions are the Cub Scouting Arrow of Light, the Scouts BSA Eagle Scout, the Sea Scouting Quartermaster Award, and the Varsity Scouting Denali Award. Using the United States Military as the model, silver awards are higher than gold awards in the BSA. Other Scouting movements have similar programs and awards.
See also
Advancement and recognition in the Boy Scouts of America
References
Advancement and recognition in the Boy Scouts of America |
44500963 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni%20Arab%C3%AD | Antoni Arabí | Antoni Arabí i Serra (born 13 November 1953) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right wingback. He is also a politician for the Balearic Islands' People's Party.
Football career
Born in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Arabí began his career with local SD Portmany and also represented neighbouring SD Ibiza in his early years, winning promotion to Segunda División B in 1978 with the latter. He moved straight into La Liga after that achievement, signing for RCD Español in June.
Arabí made his official debut for the Catalans on 9 September 1978, playing the last 19 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Sporting de Gijón. He scored his first goal on 29 October, but in a 3–4 away loss against Sevilla FC.
Initially a midfielder, Arabí was converted to a right wingback in 1980 by manager José María Maguregui. At the start of the 1982–83 season he was appointed captain, replacing CE Sabadell FC-bound Marañon.
In August 1986, after suffering a severe knee injury in a Copa del Rey match on 8 May, Arabí returned to Ibiza. He appeared in more than 200 official games with the Pericos during his eight-year tenure, being subsequently honoured by fans and club.
Arabí retired with his first club Portmany in 1987, aged 34.
Political career
After his retirement, Arabí worked as an athletic director and coach, managing the likes of Portmany SD, CF Sant Rafel and SCR Peña Deportiva. He was also active in the conservative People's Party of the Balearic Islands.
References
External links
Espanyol archives
1953 births
Living people
Spanish footballers
Footballers from Ibiza
Association football defenders
Association football midfielders
La Liga players
Tercera División players
RCD Espanyol footballers
People's Party (Spain) politicians |
23574781 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorile%2C%20Orhei | Zorile, Orhei | Zorile is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Inculeț, Ocnița-Țărani and Zorile.
As of 2014, Zorile has a population of 899 people.
References
Communes of Orhei District |
6903233 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred%20Wiley | Mildred Wiley | Mildred Olive Wiley (December 3, 1901 – February 7, 2000) was an American high jumper who won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
After marriage she changed her last name to Dee and gave birth to five children. One of them, Bob Dee, was a prominent professional footballer at the Boston Patriots in the 1960s.
References
1901 births
2000 deaths
People from Taunton, Massachusetts
American female high jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
20th-century American women |
23574793 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea%20Cork%20Ferries | Swansea Cork Ferries | Swansea Cork Ferries was a company that operated a RoRo service between Swansea and Cork (Ringaskiddy) from 1987 till 2006. The company no longer offers a ferry service but provides consultancy services. Its former owners Strintzis Lines are now part of the Attica Group, and Briarstar Ltd was dissolved in 2012. The company remains in the ownership of Thomas Hunter Mc Gowan.
A Swansea–Cork ferry service was restarted by Fastnet Line in March 2010, but services were suspended in November 2011 due to the economic situation.
History
1987 - Swansea Cork Ferries formed following B&I Line's withdrawal from the route four years earlier.
1992 - Sold to Greek shipping company Strintzis Lines.
1999 - Swansea Cork Ferries sold to an Irish business consortium.
2006 - Superferry operates last sailing on 7 October.
Fleet
Swansea Cork Ferries operated four ships during its 20 years in operation.
References
Defunct shipping companies of the United Kingdom |
6903234 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariya%20Pisareva | Mariya Pisareva | Mariya Pisareva (; born 9 April 1934) is a retired Soviet Union athlete who competed mainly in the High Jump. She trained at Zenit in Moscow
She competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the High Jump where she won the silver medal jointly with Thelma Hopkins.
After her athletic career she married discus thrower Oto Grigalka.
External links
Profile at Sports-Reference.com
References
1934 births
Living people
Soviet female high jumpers
Russian female high jumpers
Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) |
23574803 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donici | Donici | Donici is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Donici, Camencea and Pocșești.
References
Communes of Orhei District |
23574813 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton%20Knatchbull | Norton Knatchbull | Norton Knatchbull is the name of:
Sir Norton Knatchbull (MP for Hythe) (1569–1636), MP for Hythe, 1609
Sir Norton Knatchbull, 1st Baronet (1602–1685), English MP for Kent and New Romney
Norton Knatchbull, 6th Baron Brabourne (1922–1943), British peer and soldier
Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born 1947), British peer
See also
The Norton Knatchbull School, English secondary school in Kent |
6903244 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderlust%20%28disambiguation%29 | Wanderlust (disambiguation) | Wanderlust is a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world.
Wanderlust may also refer to:
Film and television
Wanderlust (2006 film), a documentary
Wanderlust (2012 film), an American comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd
Wanderlust (Irish TV series), an Irish television show hosted by Brendan Courtney
Wanderlust (UK TV series), a BBC One/Netflix TV series starring Toni Collette
Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust, a television show
Music
Wanderlust (band), an American power pop band in the mid-1990s
Wanderlust (jazz band), an Australian contemporary jazz band
Songs
"Wanderlust", by Johnny Hodges and Duke Ellington from the 1963 album Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
"Wanderlust", by Paul McCartney from the 1982 album Tug of War
"Wanderlust", by Claire Voyant from the 1995 album Claire Voyant
"Wanderlust", by David Sylvian from the 1999 album Dead Bees on a Cake
"Wanderlust", by Megadeth from the 1999 album Risk
"Wanderlust", by Nightwish from the 2000 album Wishmaster
"Wanderlust", by Mark Knopfler from the 2000 album Sailing to Philadelphia
"Wanderlust", by Delays from the 2004 album Faded Seaside Glamour
"Wanderlust", by Flogging Molly from the 2004 album Within a Mile of Home
"Wanderlust" (R.E.M. song), by R.E.M. from the 2004 album Around the Sun
"Wanderlust", by Fozzy from the 2005 album All That Remains
"Wanderlust", by Frank Black from the 2006 album Fast Man Raider Man
"Wanderlust", by Baroness from the 2007 album Red Album
"Wanderlust" (Björk song), by Björk from the 2007 album Volta
"Wanderlust", by Every Time I Die from the 2009 album New Junk Aesthetic
"Wanderlust", by The Upwelling from the 2009 album An American Stranger
"Wanderlust", by Frank Turner, a bonus track from the 2011 album England Keep My Bones
"The Wanderlust", by Metric from the 2012 album Synthetica, featuring Lou Reed
"Wanderlust" (The Weeknd song), by The Weeknd from the 2013 album Kiss Land
"Wanderlust II", by the Scottish band Love and Money
"Wanderlust", by Polly Scattergood released both as a single and on the 2013 album Arrows
"Wanderlust" by Wild Beasts from the 2014 album Present Tense
"Wanderlust" by James Bay from the 2018 album Electric Light
Albums
Wanderlust (Frankie Laine album), a 1963 album by Frankie Laine
Wanderlust (Bill Leverty album), a 2004 album by FireHouse guitarist Bill Leverty
WANDERlust (Gavin Rossdale album), a 2008 album by Gavin Rossdale
Wanderlust (Finnr's Cane album), a 2010 album by Finnr's Cane
Wanderlust (Mike Bukovsky album), a 1993 album by Miroslav Bukovsky
Wanderlust (Sophie Ellis-Bextor album), a 2014 album by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Wanderlust (Little Big Town album), a 2016 album by Little Big Town
Wanderlust (Blancmange album), a 2018 album by Blancmange
Literature
Wanderlust (Steel novel), a 1986 romantic novel by Danielle Steel
Wanderlust (Dragonlance novel), a fantasy novel set in the Dragonlance universe
Wanderlust: A History of Walking, a 2002 book by Rebecca Solnit
Video games
Wanderlust Interactive, a video game developer and publisher that made The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril
Wanderlust: Rebirth, a video game published by Chucklefish
Wanderlust Adventures, a sequel to Wanderlust: Rebirth, also published by Chucklefish
Wanderlust Travel Stories, a 2019 adventure game
Other
Wanderlust (magazine), a UK-based travel magazine and website offering travel advice and inspiration
USS Wanderlust (SP-923), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919
Wanderlust, a cream ale made by Pete's Brewing Company
Wanderlust Festival, a summer festival featuring yoga and leading rock musicians
Wanderlust, a mail client for Emacs
See also
Wonderlust, a 2000 album by Heather Nova |
44500985 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Carr%20%28MP%2C%20died%201742%29 | William Carr (MP, died 1742) | William Carr II, FRS (died 16 May 1742) of Newcastle-upon-Tyne was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1722 and 1734.
Carr was the son of merchant Joseph Carr of Newcastle. He himself became a merchant and was admitted to the Newcastle companies of *Merchant Adventurers in December 1721 and Hostmen in March 1722. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1727.
Carr was returned as a Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle-upon-Tyne at the 1722 British general election. In 1724, he was elected Mayor of Newcastle. He was defeated at the 1727 British general election but was returned on petition on 26 March 1729. At the 1734 British general election he was defeated heavily. He was elected Mayor of Newcastle for 1737 but was defeated again at the 1741 British general election.
Carr died on 16 May 1742.
References
1742 deaths
Politicians from Newcastle upon Tyne
British MPs 1722–1727
British MPs 1727–1734
Fellows of the Royal Society
Mayors of Newcastle upon Tyne |
44500993 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django%20Warmerdam | Django Warmerdam | Django Warmerdam (born 2 September 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie.
Club career
Warmerdam is a youth exponent from AFC Ajax. He made his professional debut at 24 November 2014 against NEC Nijmegen replacing Robert van Koesveld after 81 minutes in a 1–1 draw. In 2017 he transferred to FC Groningen after a season long loan spell with PEC Zwolle.
After having spent three seasons with FC Groningen, Warmerdam moved to FC Utrecht on 3 February 2020 on a three-year contract, joining the club after the season.
Career statistics
References
External links
Netherlands profile at Ons Oranje
1995 births
Living people
People from Teylingen
Association football defenders
Association football midfielders
Dutch footballers
Netherlands under-21 international footballers
AFC Ajax players
Jong Ajax players
PEC Zwolle players
FC Groningen players
FC Utrecht players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Footballers from South Holland |
44500994 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba%20Sambero%20%28album%29 | Samba Sambero (album) | Samba Sambero is a 2007 Anna Book studio album.
Track listing
Samba Sambero
Bara för en dag
Jag har sett en främling
Ven a bailar conmigo
Ain't That Just the Way
Lycklig och redo
Kom
Sway
Dansar med kärleken
Andalucia
Natural Woman
ABC
Killsnack
Det finns en morgondag
Chart positions
References
2007 albums
Anna Book albums |
6903250 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin%20Ramyun | Shin Ramyun | Shin Ramyun is a brand of instant noodle (including cup ramyeon) that has been produced by the South Korean food company Nongshim since 1 October 1986. It is now exported to over 100 countries, and is the best-selling instant noodle brand in South Korea.
Shin Ramyun, well known for its spicy flavor, is produced in at least four varieties: the original Shin Ramyun and Shin Ramyun Black, which was introduced in 2011 as well as Super Spicy, which was released in 2019, and, finally, a shrimp flavor that is only available in China. A standard package of Shin Ramyun consists of noodles, a packet of flavoring powder (soup base), and a packet of vegetable flakes. Shin Ramyun Black contains an extra packet of beef stock soup, which gives the soup a more intensely savory flavor.
History
Shin Ramyun was introduced in October 1986 by Nongshim. The Nongshim R&D team came up with the idea of Sogogijanguk, a cabbage and beef stew, which is one of the most popular traditional South Korean dishes.
After Shin Ramyun was introduced, Nongshim's market share hit 46.3% in 1987, and exceeded 50% for the first time in 1988 (53.8%). With the market share of over 20% just by itself, Shin Ramyun is a leading brand of the instant noodles in Korea.
In August 2014, Nongshim revised its recipe for noodle blocks across its line for a chewier consistency, along with a revamped external packaging.
In 2007 Nongshim launched a Kimchi Flavour version of Shin Ramyun.
In 2019 Nongshim launched a non-fried version of its packet noodle which has almost half a reduction on calories.
In 2015, Shin Ramyun achieved 28 billion units sold since it was first introduced. Shin Ramyun is listed on the National Brand Consumption Index (NBCI) as the number 1 brand in South Korea (2012–2016) for its brand awareness and brand power.
Name and package
"Shin Ramyun" is the English transliteration of the Korean words for "spicy instant noodles". Shin Ramyun uses red and black packaging with the emphasized calligraphic form of the Hanja character "辛", which means "spicy". Additionally, the character is the surname of both the founder of Nongshim, Shin Choon-ho, and his elder brother, Shin Kyuk-ho, who started Lotte.
Products
Shin Ramyun was first introduced in 1986. There are two types of Shin Ramyun in the U.S., one is packaged and the other cup noodle. A package of Shin Ramyun is 120g, and there are 4 sizes of Shin Ramyun cup/bowls: Shin Cup Noodle Soup (68g), Shin Bowl Noodle Soup (86g), Shin Ramyun M-Cup (75g) and Shin Big Bowl Noodle Soup (114g). In Japan, there is the Shin Ramyun mini cup.
Shin Ramyun Black was introduced in April 2011, which was 25 years after Shin Ramyun was first introduced to the market. Shin Ramyun Black is a slightly different version of Shin Ramyun with an additional seolleongtang powder on top of its flavor. Other ingredients include boiled beef slices, garlic and shiitake mushrooms. In the U.S. there are two types of Shin Ramyun Black: a Package type (130g) and a cup/bowl type (Shin Black Cup Noodle, 101g). There is also a Shin Black M-Cup (75g).
Shin Ramyun Red "Super Spicy" was launched in late 2019, in both standard packet form and the smaller instant cup size, using the same noodle blocks and vegetable packet but a much spicier soup base.
A shrimp flavor is also available in China.
International distribution
Shin Ramyun is the most popular instant noodle brand to date in South Korea. It is now accounting for one quarter of the Korean instant noodle market. Shin Ramyun is now exported to over 100 countries around the world, and is produced in three countries: the United States, China and South Korea. As of 2015, accumulated sold units of Shin Ramyun in the world reached 28 billion units.
Marketing and advertising
Marketing in South Korea
As part of the marketing strategies, Nongshim uses "사나이 울리는 신라면" (romanization: Sanai Ullineun Shin Ramyun; translation: "Shin Ramyun can make a man cry"). The word sanai (Hangul: 사나이) is used to describe the man while emphasizing the masculinity.
Most of its commercials include a famous male celebrity, frequently with his family, who is eating Shin Ramyun at home. These commercials emphasize being family friendly, being Korean, and folksiness. Psy, a South Korean singer who is well known for his song "Gangnam Style," and Park Ji-Sung, a South Korean footballer, also filmed Shin Ramyun commercials.
Nongshim has many jingles for their products. Adding a simple yet catchy jingle at the end of their commercials is one of Nongshim’s important marketing strategies. They are easy to remember, and most people in South Korea are aware of them.
Marketing in China
In China, Nongshim uses a slogan: 사나이라면 매운맛을 먹을 줄 알아야지 (Traditional Chinese: 吃不了辣味非好漢; Translation: (He who cannot handle spice is not a true man). This slogan is from a famous phrase in China “不到長城非好漢 (He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man)” by Mao Zedong.
Being aware of the historical importance of Baduk, or "Go", (Traditional Chinese: 圍棋; Japanese: 囲碁) in China, Nongshim has been sponsoring an annual Baduk Championship, the Nongshim Cup, as part of their marketing strategies since 1999.
Marketing in Japan
In Japan, Nongshim has set 10 April as a Shin Ramyun day since 2010. The date was chosen for its similarity in pronunciation with “Hot (Japanese: ホット)” when a Japanese pronounces 4 and 10 in English.
A Japanese word “うまからっ” (Romanization: umakara'; Translation: Spicy yet tasty; Etymology: Portmanteau of two Japanese words “うまい (Romanization: umai; Translation: Tasty)" and “からい (Romanization: karai; Translation: Spicy)”) is used to describe the flavor of Shin Ramyun.
As part of the main marketing projects, Nongshim offers “Shin Ramyun Kitchen Car,” a food truck that offers consumers a chance to taste Shin Ramyun, since 2013. Every year, the truck travels across Japan for seven months, promoting Shin Ramyun to Japanese consumers. As of April 2016, the truck has hosted a total of 150 tasting sessions, and travelled more than 100,000 kilometers.
See also
List of instant noodle brands
Noodle soup
References
External links
The official website of Nongshim
Shin Ramyun, Ramen of Choice in North Korea
South Korean brands
Instant noodle brands
Korean noodles |
6903279 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrence%20Rafferty | Terrence Rafferty | Terrence Rafferty is a film critic who wrote regularly for The New Yorker during the 1990s. His writing has also appeared in Slate, The Atlantic Monthly, The Village Voice, The Nation, and The New York Times. For a number of years he served as critic at large for GQ. He has a particular penchant for horror fiction and has reviewed collections by Richard Matheson, Joe Hill, and the Spanish author Cristina Fernández Cubas.
Bibliography
The Thing Happens: Ten Years of Writing About the Movies (1993)
Unnatural Acts (1992)
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American film critics
The New Yorker critics
20th-century American non-fiction writers
21st-century American non-fiction writers
20th-century American male writers
American male non-fiction writers
21st-century American male writers |
44501001 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel%20%C3%81ngel%20Macedo%20Escart%C3%ADn | Miguel Ángel Macedo Escartín | Miguel Ángel Macedo Escartín (born 22 December 1955) is a Mexican politician from the Party of the Democratic Revolution. In 2009 he served as deputy of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the Federal District.
References
1951 births
Living people
Politicians from Mexico City
Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
Deputies of the LX Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Mexico City |
44501016 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Al%20Kut%20%282003%29 | Battle of Al Kut (2003) | The Battle of Al Kut was an armed confrontation between elements of the United States military and Iraqi forces during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.
Before the 2003 invasion, Al Kut was home to an Iraqi airfield and suspected chemical weapons plant, thus making it an important target during the invasion. Al Kut lay in the way of the planned Coalition advance to Baghdad.
Battle of Al Kut
On April 3, 2003, the 1st Marine Division reached the outskirts of Al Kut, and broadcast a warning to the Iraqi defenders there, ordering them to surrender by 0700 GMT. The deadline passed with no response, and the US launched their assault on Al Kut.
On April 3, several US military units advanced into Al Kut, meeting little resistance until they closed in within 1,000 yards of their objectives. At that point, Iraqi soldiers and irregulars opened fire with small arms and RPGs. Fearing a close-quartered urban battle, the US forces remained on the outskirts of the city, returning fire and killing many defenders. Numerous air strikes, including a B-52 strike, were launched on the Iraqi defenses. Numerous GBU-16 bombs were dropped from US warplanes, destroying many Iraqi T-62 tanks, BMPs, and support vehicles.
On the ground, American soldiers were briefly pinned down by gunfire from an Iraqi bunker, where numerous Iraqi infantry had gathered. The gunfire was answered by numerous tank rounds and heavy machine gun fire, and after four hours the bunker's defenders had been killed, injured, or captured. One US Marine, Corporal Mark Evnin, was killed during the battle when he was mortally wounded by Iraqi machine gun fire.
In a last attempt to drive off the attackers, Iraqi soldiers attempted to charge the American tanks with small arms and machine guns, but were cut down by American tank fire, and the 1st Marine Division advanced into Al Kut. After capturing the city and its bridges, Al Kut was effectively under US control. Several militants of the Fedayeen Saddam continued to hold out within isolated pockets in the city, but no major Iraqi forces now opposed the American drive into Baghdad.
American losses during the battle numbered at least 1 dead, about a dozen wounded, and 1 ACE truck destroyed. Iraqi losses are unclear, but were described as "heavy", with at least 150–250 killed and nearly a thousand wounded.
References
Battles of the Iraq War in 2003
Battles of the Iraq War involving the United States
Battles of the Iraq War involving Iraq
United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War
April 2003 events in Iraq
Kut |
44501024 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Cocks%20%26%20Co. | Robert Cocks & Co. | Robert Cocks & Co. was a London-based music publisher founded in 1823 by Robert Cocks (12 October 1797, in Norfolk, England – 7 April 1887, in London). The catalog of publications, before Robert Cocks died, is said to have exceeded sixteen thousand, and included many important treatises. When Cocks died, he was believed to be the oldest music publisher in the world. The firm introduced in London pianists Carl Czerny, Julius Schulhoff, and Alexander Dreyschock and published Rimbault and Hopins' history of the organ and also published pedagogical repertoire for the so-call "Schools" of Spohr, Czerny, Marx, Albrechtsberger, Reicha, and Cherubini.
Succession of ownership
In 1868 Robert Cocks took into partnership his two sons, Arthur Lincoln Cocks (1830–1863) and Stroud Lincoln Cocks (1832–1907). Since Arthur's partnership was acquired posthumously, Arthur's son, Robert Macfarlane Cocks (1852–1934) carried on Arthur's interest. Robert Macfarlane Cocks and Strould Lincoln Cocks began selling the firm in the last quarter of 1898. George Augener (1830–1915) was the buyer. The acquisition was completed in 1904 and from henceforth was known as Augener & Co., Ltd. Eventually the company became a division of Stainer & Bell.
Selected early publications
"Selection 54," from Der Freyschutz (opera), in oblong quarto books for the flute, arranged by Charles Saust (born 1773) (1925);
"Selection 55," from Scotch Airs, in oblong quarto books for the flute, arranged by Charles Saust (born 1773) (1825);
Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs, Containing the Most Popular of Moore's Melodies, All The National Airs, and the Celebrated Melodies of Carolan, Connolan, etc., Op. 45, by John Clinton (1810–1864) (1840);
The Organ: Its History and Construction, by Edward Francis Rimbault and Edward John Hopkins (1855);
References
Music publishing companies of the United Kingdom
Sheet music publishing companies
Publishing companies established in 1823
1823 establishments in England
British companies established in 1823 |
6903287 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideroxylon | Sideroxylon | Sideroxylon is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. They are collectively known as bully trees. The generic name is derived from the Greek words σιδηρος (sideros), meaning "iron", and ξύλον (xylon), meaning "wood."
Distribution
The genus is distributed mainly in North and South America, but also in Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia, and various oceanic islands. Some species, such as gum bully (S. lanuginosum), S. tenax, and buckthorn bully (S. lycioides), are found in subtropical areas of North America. The only South African species, the white milkwood (S. inerme), is associated with three historical sites, and these individuals were declared national monuments due to their unusual longevity.
Ecology
Several species have become rare due to logging and other forms of habitat destruction. The Tambalacoque (S. grandiflorum, syn. Calvaria major) of Mauritius was affected by the extinction of the birds which dispersed its seed; it was suggested that the species entirely depended on the dodo (Raphus cucullatus) for that purpose and nearly became a victim of coextinction, but this is not correct. Bully trees provide food for the larvae of certain Lepidoptera, such as the bumelia webworm moth (Urodus parvula) as well as several species of Coleoptera of the genus Plinthocoelium, commonly known as bumelia borers.
Species
Accepted species
Sideroxylon acunae - Cuba
Sideroxylon alachuense - Florida
Sideroxylon altamiranoi - Hidalgo, Querétaro
Sideroxylon americanum - Yucatan, West Indies
Sideroxylon anomalum - Barahona
Sideroxylon beguei - Madagascar
Sideroxylon bequaertii - Zaïre
Sideroxylon betsimisarakum - Madagascar
Sideroxylon borbonicum - Réunion
Sideroxylon boutonianum - Mauritius
Sideroxylon bullatum - Jamaica
Sideroxylon canariense - Canary Is
Sideroxylon cantoniense - SE China
Sideroxylon capiri - Mesoamerica, West Indies
Sideroxylon capuronii - Madagascar
Sideroxylon cartilagineum - Sinaloa, Jalisco, Guerrero
Sideroxylon celastrinum - Texas, Mesoamerica, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Bahamas
Sideroxylon cinereum - Mauritius
Sideroxylon contrerasii - Mesoamerica
Sideroxylon cubense - West Indies
Sideroxylon discolor - Socotra
Sideroxylon dominicanum - Dominican Rep
Sideroxylon durifolium - Chiapas, Belize
Sideroxylon ekmanianum - Cuba
Sideroxylon eriocarpum - Oaxaca
Sideroxylon eucoriaceum - Veracruz, Guatemala
Sideroxylon eucuneifolium - Guatemala
Sideroxylon excavatum - Guerrero, Oaxaca
Sideroxylon fimbriatum - Socotra
Sideroxylon floribundum - Belize, Guatemala, Jamaica
Sideroxylon foetidissimum - West Indies, S Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Florida
Sideroxylon galeatum - Rodrigues
Sideroxylon gerrardianum - Madagascar
Sideroxylon grandiflorum - Mauritius
Sideroxylon hirtiantherum - Guatemala, Honduras
Sideroxylon horridum - Cuba, Cayman Is
Sideroxylon ibarrae - Baja Verapaz
Sideroxylon inerme - Africa (from Somalia to Cape Province), Aldabra, Juan de Nova I
Sideroxylon jubilla - Cuba
Sideroxylon lanuginosum – - United States (AZ to SC + KY), NE Mexico
Sideroxylon leucophyllum - Baja California, Sonora
Sideroxylon lycioides – buckthorn bully - United States (TX to DE)
Sideroxylon macrocarpum - Georgia
Sideroxylon majus Réunion
Sideroxylon marginatum - Cape Verde
Sideroxylon mascatense - from Ethiopia to Pakistan
Sideroxylon mirmulans - Madeira
Sideroxylon moaense - Cuba
Sideroxylon montanum - Jamaica
Sideroxylon nadeaudii - Tahiti
Sideroxylon nervosum - Myanmar
Sideroxylon obovatum - West Indies, Venezuela
Sideroxylon obtusifolium - from Veracruz to Paraguay
Sideroxylon occidentale - Baja California, Sonora
Sideroxylon octosepalum - Clarendon
Sideroxylon oxyacanthum - Ethiopia, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia
Sideroxylon palmeri - Mexico
Sideroxylon peninsulare - Baja California
Sideroxylon persimile - Mesoamerica, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad
Sideroxylon picardae - Hispaniola
Sideroxylon polynesicum - Hawaii, Rapa-Iti
Sideroxylon portoricense - Mesoamerica, Greater Antilles
Sideroxylon puberulum - Mauritius
Sideroxylon reclinatum - United States (LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC)
Sideroxylon repens - Hispaniola
Sideroxylon retinerve - Honduras
Sideroxylon rotundifolium - Jamaica
Sideroxylon rubiginosum - Dominican Rep
Sideroxylon salicifolium - West Indies, Mesoamerica, Florida
Sideroxylon saxorum - Madagascar
Sideroxylon sessiliflorum - Mauritius
Sideroxylon socorrense - Socorro I
Sideroxylon st-johnianum - Henderson I
Sideroxylon stenospermum - Mesoamerica
Sideroxylon stevensonii - Chiapas, Belize, Guatemala
Sideroxylon tambolokoko - Madagascar
Sideroxylon tenax - United States (FL, GA, SC, NC)
Sideroxylon tepicense - Mesoamerica
Sideroxylon thornei (Cronquist) T.D.Penn. - USA (FL, GA, AL)
Sideroxylon verruculosum - Mexico
Sideroxylon wightianum - Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangdong, Vietnam
Formerly placed here
Argania spinosa (as S. spinosum )
Micropholis acutangula (as S. acutangulum )
Micropholis crassipedicellata (as S. crassipedicellatum )
Micropholis guyanensis (as S. guyanense )
Micropholis rugosa (as S. rugosum )
Olinia ventosa (as S. cymosum )
Planchonella australis (as S. australe )
Planchonella costata (as S. costatum )
Planchonella eerwah (as S. eerwah )
Pouteria elegans (as S. elegans )
Pouteria macrantha (as S. macranthum )
Pouteria sapota (as S. sapota )
Pouteria reticulata (as S. uniloculare )
Synsepalum dulcificum (as S. dulcificum'' )
References
External links
Sapotaceae genera |
44501029 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofelia%20Malcos%20Amaro | Ofelia Malcos Amaro | María Ofelia Gloria Malcos Amaro (born 2 April 1968) is a Mexican politician from the National Action Party. From 2007 to 2009 she served as Deputy of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Tlaxcala.
References
1968 births
Living people
People from Tlaxcala
Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
21st-century Mexican women politicians
Deputies of the LX Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Tlaxcala |
44501049 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un%20rostro%20en%20mi%20pasado | Un rostro en mi pasado | Un rostro en mi pasado () is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1989. Based on the Mexican telenovela produced in 1960 Un rostro en el pasado.
Sonia Infante, Joaquín Cordero and Juan Peláez starred as protagonists, while Ana Patricia Rojo and Armando Araiza starred as antagonists.
Cast
Sonia Infante as Elisa Estrada de Zertuche
Joaquín Cordero as Armando Zertuche
Armando Araiza as Roberto Zertuche Estrada
Ana Patricia Rojo as Miranda Zertuche Estrada
Amara Villafuerte as Clara Zertuche Estrada
Alejandro Landero as Enrique Zertuche Estrada
Flor Trujillo as Raquel Zertuche
Gabriela Ruffo as Karla Duboa
Juan Peláez as Carlos Duboa
Chantal Andere as Mariela Vidal
Manuel Ojeda as Dr. Leonardo Sánchez
Silvia Manríquez as Elvira Duboa
Alejandro Ruiz as Ricardo Gil Olmedo
Lizzeta Romo as Graciela Romero
Gloria Jordán as Tina
Gilberto Román as Ernesto Vidal
Yolanda Ciani as Rosario
Katia del Río as Rita Romero
Rosario Gálvez as Pacita
Humberto Elizondo as Rafael Reyes
Rafaello as Hugo
Norma Lazareno as Lina Mabarak
Dolores Beristáin as Doña Irene
Belén Balmori as Zoila Sánchez
Marco Hernán as Alex Bretón
Eduardo Liñán as Joaquín Herrera
Armando Palomo as Adán Ferreira
Adalberto Parra as Ruperto
Stephanie Salas as Sabrina
Sergio Sánchez as Ringo
José María Torre as Roberto (child)
Faviola Elenka Tapia as Miranda (child)
Aurea Rangel as Karla (child)
Raúl Castro as Enrique (child)
Andrea Torre as Mariela (child)
Frieda Klein as Clara (child)
Mariana Navarro as Rita (child)
Lorena Enríquez as Magda Cervantes
María Regina as Georgina Vidal
José Zambrano as Nicolás de la Torre
Rodrigo de la Mora as Ramiro Lavalle
José Miguel Checa as Fernando Lavalle
José Antonio Ferral as Miguel
Carmen Cortés as Aurora Candia
Cinthia Zurita as Adriana
Michelle Mayer as Julia Ferrer
Rocío Yaber as Aurelia Ferrer
Gabriel Chávez Aguirre as Ignacio Ferrer
Alex Phillips as Damián Villalobos
Silvia Campos as Yolanda
Antonio Miguel as Antonio Mabarak
Lucía Castell as Leonora Gil Olmedo
Araceli Aguilar as Adela
Ángeles Marín as Chabela
Sara Monar as Diana Reyes
Luis Miguel Valles as Nando
Rafael Montalvo as Edmundo Suárez
Awards
References
External links
1989 telenovelas
Televisa telenovelas
1989 Mexican television series debuts
1990 Mexican television series endings
Mexican telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
Television shows set in Mexico |
44501062 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young%20Scots | Young Scots | Young Scots or Young Scot may refer to:
Young Scot, the national information and citizenship organisation for young people aged 11-25 in Scotland
Young Scots' Society, a Scottish nationalist organisation at the break of the 20th century |
23574833 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310%20Panathinaikos%20F.C.%20season | 2009–10 Panathinaikos F.C. season | The 2009–10 season was Panathinaikos' 51st consecutive season in Super League Greece. The 2009–10 season was very successful for Panathinaikos. At the summer transfer window the club bought Djibril Cissé from Marseille, Kostas Katsouranis from Benfica, Sebastian Leto from Liverpool and various other players spending more than €35 million. The team managed to enter the final 16 of Europa League and win the Greek Championship. Panathinaikos completed the domestic double by winning the Greek Cup final.
Current squad
''As of 9 September 2009.
Squad changes for 2009–10
In
on a free transfer
for €8 million
for €4 million
for €0.45 million
for €0.2 million
on a free transfer
for €3 million
total spending : 15,650,000 €
Out
on a free transfer
on a free transfer
on a free transfer
Out on loan
Club
Management
Competitions
Super League Greece
Regular season
League table
Matches
Greek Cup
Fourth round
Fifth round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying phase
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
UEFA Europa League
Group F
Knockout stage
Round of 32
Round of 16
References
Panathinaikos F.C. seasons
Panathinaikos
Greek football championship-winning seasons |
20470528 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305%20Japan%20Figure%20Skating%20Championships | 2004–05 Japan Figure Skating Championships | The 2004–05 Japan Figure Skating Championships was the 73rd edition of the event. They were held from December 24 through 26, 2004 at the Shinyokohama Stake Center in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Skaters competed on the senior level in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competition was used to decide Japan's entries to the 2005 World Championships and the 2005 Four Continents Championships. The entries to the 2005 World Junior Championships were decided at the Japanese Junior Championships.
Competition notes
The following skaters placed high enough at Junior Nationals and so were invited to compete at Nationals: Nobunari Oda (first in junior, third in senior), Kazumi Kishimoto (second in junior, fifth in senior), Yasuharu Nanri (third in junior, eighth in senior), and Takahiko Kozuka (fourth in junior, fourth in senior) in men, and Mao Asada (first in junior, second in senior), Mai Asada (second in junior, eighth in senior), Aki Sawada (third in junior, fourth in senior), and Akiko Kitamura (fourth in junior, fifth in senior) in ladies.
Silver medalist Mao Asada was not old enough to be sent to the World or the Four Continents Championships.
Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2004–05 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships took place between November 20 and 21, 2004 at the Osaka Pool arena in Osaka.
Men
Ladies
Ice dancing
International team selections
World Championships
Following the national championships, Honda, Arakawa, and Ando were assigned to the World team. All other places were filled following the 2005 Four Continents Championships, with the highest placing Japanese skater earning the available Worlds spot.
Four Continents Championships
External links
2004–05 Japan Figure Skating Championships results
2004–05 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships results
Japan Figure Skating Championships
2004 in figure skating
2005 in figure skating
2004 in Japanese sport |
20470538 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakabaha | Shirakabaha | The was an influential Japanese literary coterie, which published the literary magazine Shirakaba, from 1910 to 1923.
History
In 1910, a loose association of alumni of the prestigious Gakushuin Peer’s School in Tokyo began a literary society. Members included writers, artists, literary critics and others who rejected Confucianism and the strictures of traditional Japanese literary and artistic styles. In particular, the group emphasized idealism, humanism and individualism, over the naturalism that had been the dominant trend in Japanese literature of the Taishō period. The Shirakaba-ha thought highly of Western aesthetics (particularly Expressionism and Post-Impressionism), and considered their mission to spread the ideas of Western art and Western literature into Japan. Unlike many other literary circles, The Shirakaba-ha did not limit their interest to literature, but also delved into other art forms. However, the group remained deeply interested in Japanese culture, particularly in folk art, which had previously been disparaged by traditional art critics.
Early members included Shiga Naoya (1883-1971), Mushanokōji Saneatsu (1885-1976), Yanagi Sōetsu (1889-1961), Satomi Ton (1888-1983), Arishima Takeo (1878-1923) and Nagayo Yoshirō (1888-1961). Their literature was typically of the ‘I novel’ genre, and was concerned with the life of individuals, often incorporating optimistic philosophy into their work. Some of these individuals came with wealthy families, and attempted to emulate Tolstoy in creating utopian agrarian communes in remote parts of Japan. The self-published monthly literary journal Shirakaba ("White Birch") was in circulation from April 1910 until 1923. The magazine reached its peak in popularity in 1918. However, publication was discontinued after the Great Kantō earthquake.
References
Suzuki, Tomi. Narrating the Self: Fictions of Japanese Modernity. Stanford University Press. (1997)
Yamanouchi, Hisaaki. The Search for Authenticity in Modern Japanese Literature. Cambridge University Press. (1980)
External links
Shirakaba Literary Society home page
The Circle, Red Circle Authors
Literary circles |
44501063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamukova%20train%20derailment | Pamukova train derailment | The Pamukova train derailment was a fatal railway accident which occurred in 2004 at Pamukova district of Sakarya Province in northwestern Turkey when a higher speed train derailed, at which 41 passengers were killed and 80 injured.
Accident
In the early 2000s, a project was started to construct higher-speed rail lines in Turkey, at first between the highest-populated cities Istanbul and Ankara. At 19:45 EEST on July 22, 2004, a higher-speed train named after Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, heading to Ankara from Haydarpaşa, Istanbul, derailed near Mekece village of Pamukova, Sakarya during one of its first journeys, away from Istanbul. Of the 234 passengers and nine crew on board, 41 were killed and 80 injured.
The accident investigation revealed that the train ran into a curve with a radius of near Mekece railway station with a speed of , where the speed limit was . The speeding caused the left wheel of the second passenger car to spring off the track. The train's balance quickly deteriorated, and two following cars coupled to the derailed car drifted sideways. Four cars were overturned, while two cars were damaged heavily, having crashed into each other. The locomotive and the first car remained undamaged on the track, and were taken to Osmaneli railway station after the accident.
Aftermath
An analysis carried out by the railway simulation software Adams/Rail showed that a train running at would derail at the curve, while one at a speed of would pass the spot without derailing.
There were no warning signs or signals available at the accident scene. The investigation commission reported that the total journey duration, which was 5 hours and 15 minutes, was too short for the route. The new suggested time was 6 hours. Finally, it was determined that the unsuitable railway infrastructure was one of the main factors that influenced the accident. At the time of the opening of the line one month before, experts had warned the government to modernize the infrastructure before putting higher-speed trains in service.
Immediately after the accident, Binali Yıldırım, the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication, was criticized harshly in the public square, and his resignation was demanded. However, he rejected the demands and remained in his office.
Ten years after the accident, the court found the two engineers of the train guilty of negligence causing death. However, since the trial was ruled on over seven-and-half years following the date of the accident, the sentences could not be executed according to Turkish law.
References
2004 disasters in Turkey
2004 in Turkey
Railway accidents in 2004
Derailments in Turkey
History of Sakarya Province
Accidents and incidents involving Turkish State Railways
Binali Yıldırım |
20470586 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nysa%20Bridge | Nysa Bridge | The Nysa Bridge is a late imperial Roman bridge over the Cakircak stream in Nysa (modern Sultanhisar) in the ancient region of Caria, modern-day Turkey. The long substructure was the second largest of its kind in antiquity, after the Pergamon Bridge.
Dating
The Greek geographer Strabo (63 BC–AD 21), who lived in Nysa, mentioned a secret water conduit in the town, but it remains unclear whether he meant the existing tunnel-like bridge. An inscription at the northern wall of the tube, close to a bend after , indicates a construction date in late imperial times. It reads "Work of Praülos until this point".
Construction
The Nysa Bridge served as a substructure for the area in front of the city theatre, which lay close to the Cakircak stream. It was built as a two-level structure: the bottom vault spanned the brook. On top of it a row of arches connected the two hills that formed the urban area. The ground arch spanned the stream on a length of some , giving the bridge the appearance of a tube or a tunnel, although it was constructed entirely above ground. It consists of a single, wide vault whose uphill mouth widens to . The overall height of its semi-circular arch is , featuring a rise of . The vault is made of rubble stone laid in mortar, resting on a substructure of ashlar stone blocks of varying size (0.3–0.9 x 1.0–1.4 m). Originally featuring a continuous vaulting, it is collapsed today between m 75 and 85, and again at the downhill exit. The remaining, isolated structure at the downstream side has often been incorrectly referred to as a bridge of its own. The Nysa Bridge was the second largest bridge substruction of its kind in antiquity, only surpassed by the nearby Pergamon Bridge. By comparison, the width of a normal, free standing Roman bridge did not exceed .
In its further course, the Cakircak also ran through the city stadion, so that naumachia could be given. There are remains of two other ancient bridges both up- and downstream.
Discharge capacity
The capacity limit of the Nysa Bridge in case of floods has been the subject of hydraulic and hydrological research. The gradient of the tunnel was calculated as 3.3% with a maximum discharge capacity of 290 m³/s. Exceeding this limit puts the bridge under internal pressure and damages the structure in the process. Considering that the Cakircak is long, with a median gradient of 19% and a drainage basin of , the following median intervals were calculated, depending on the method employed:
7,500 years (Günerman method)
10,500 years (D.S.I. method)
13,000 years (Mockus method)
68,000 years (Snyder method)
The study came to the conclusion that statistically every 13,500 years, a value which has been referred to as the "arithmetic mean", floods are to be expected which would exceed the capacity of the bridge.
See also
List of Roman bridges
Roman architecture
Roman engineering
References
Sources
Further reading
External links
Roman bridges in Turkey
Deck arch bridges
Stone bridges in Turkey
Roman Caria
Tunnels in Turkey
Buildings and structures in Aydın Province
Arch bridges in Turkey |
23574835 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seli%C8%99te%2C%20Orhei | Seliște, Orhei | Seliște is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Lucășeuca, Mana, and Seliște.
Notable people
Paul Goma (1935–2020), Romanian writer and dissident.
References
Communes of Orhei District |
44501074 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Hunt | Walter Hunt | Walter Hunt may refer to:
Walter Hunt (inventor) (1796–1859), American mechanic and inventor
Walter Hunt (politician) (1868–1942), member of the Wisconsin State Senate
W. Ben Hunt (1888–1970), American artist and author
Walter H. Hunt (born 1959), American science fiction novelist
Walter Hunt (architect) (1870–1940), architect in Australia
See also
Hunt (surname)
Hunt (disambiguation) |
23574842 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Adams%20%28diplomat%29 | James Adams (diplomat) | Sir William James Adams, KCMG (30 April 1932 – 24 April 2020) was a British diplomat.
Born in Wolverhampton, England, he was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School and Shrewsbury School. He served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Tunisia (1984–1987) and Egypt (1987–1992).
References
General
Footnotes
1932 births
2020 deaths
Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Tunisia
Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Egypt
Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
People educated at Shrewsbury School
People educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School
People from Wolverhampton |
44501090 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar%20Lawton%20Wilkerson | Oscar Lawton Wilkerson | Oscar Lawton Wilkerson (born February 9, 1926) is an American retired pilot and radio personality. He was one of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American aviators and support personnel who served during World War II.
Early life
Wilkerson was born February 9, 1926, in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He graduated from Bloom Township High School in 1944 and joined the United States Air Force.
Military career
He moved to Tuskegee, Alabama for training and was assigned to the 617th Bombardment Squadron. He became 2nd Lieutenant and earned his "wings" in 1946. Wilkerson completed his training after the end of the war, so he did not have the chance to fly in combat.
Wilkerson faced significant racial discrimination while serving in the Air Force because of the segregation of the military at the time. “The military had no intention of using black pilots. The real mission, the underlying mission, was for us to fail and prove their point,” Wilkerson said in an interview with the Southtown Star. Wilkerson faced segregation when he was required to sit in a different train car than white soldiers on his way to the Tuskegee base. When he arrived there, he found that blacks were forced to eat separately during meals and to sit apart from white soldiers while watching films. Along with the other Tuskegee Airmen, Wilkerson proved that blacks could perform military duties as capably as whites could. The Tuskegee Airmen had a direct impact on the integration of the armed services.
Awards
Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2006
Civilian career
Following his military service, Wilkerson attended New York University to study photography. He also attended the Midwest Broadcasting School and graduated in 1960. He worked as a DJ for WBEE-AM in Harvey, Illinois and was known as "Weekend Wilkie." He also hosted his own radio show, Wilk's World. He served as community relations director and later as program director for WBEE-AM. Later, he worked for the radio station WMAQ (AM) until his retirement. Since his retirement, Wilkerson has spent time volunteering for the Chicago "DODO" Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, helping minority and at-risk youth fly for free through the "Young Eagles" program.
See also
Dogfights (TV series)
Executive Order 9981
List of Tuskegee Airmen
Military history of African Americans
The Tuskegee Airmen (movie)
Related works
History Makers Interview with Wilkerson
Red Tails, a 2012 film about the Tuskegee Airmen
References
External links
Living people
1926 births
Tuskegee Airmen
People from Chicago Heights, Illinois
Aviators from Illinois
African-American DJs
Philanthropists from Illinois
United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II
New York University alumni
21st-century African-American people
Military personnel from Illinois |
6903309 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Ferguson%20%28clergyman%29 | John Ferguson (clergyman) | John Ferguson (27 December 1852 – 1 March 1925) was a Scottish-born Australian Presbyterian minister.
Early life
John Ferguson was born on 27 December 1852, at Shiels, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the third son of William Ferguson, a farmer, and his wife Elizabeth, née Mitchell. He migrated to Otago, New Zealand, with his parents in 1862.
Upon leaving school at the age of 14, he became a pupil-teacher, and also acted as laboratory assistant in the chemistry department at the University of Otago. Ferguson soon realised his desire to enter the ministry, and subsequently, the congregation of Knox Church at Dunedin, gave him a bursary to complete the full course at New College, Edinburgh.
Career
Licensed as a probationer by the Free Church presbytery of Deer at Stuartfield, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Ferguson returned to Otago and was ordained to the ministry on 20 May 1880. He was then sent to work with the miners at Tuapeka in the Central Otago goldfields.
Ferguson married Isabella Adie, from Old Deer, on 4 February 1881 at Dunedin. He soon became colleague and successor to A. Stobo at Invercargill, where he remained in full charge for fourteen years. In August 1894 Ferguson was inducted to St Stephen's, Phillip Street, Sydney, the largest Presbyterian congregation in Australia. His ministry in Sydney was very successful.
Ferguson took a full part in Australian religious and public life, becoming moderator-general in 1909. His inaugural address, published as The Economic Value of the Gospel, caused controversy in Melbourne and praise from trade union leaders. Labor politician William Morris (Billy) Hughes (who was to become Prime Minister in 1915), said:
As the senior Presbyterian chaplain in New South Wales, Ferguson preached on many special occasions, including the arrival of H.M.A.S. Australia and the memorial services at the end of the South African War and World War I. Ferguson's ecumenical interests led him to seek an audience with the Pope on a visit to Rome in 1914, an action that evoked much criticism in Sydney.
On 22 May 1913, following the resignation of Andrew Harper, Ferguson was appointed Senior Chaplain and Chairman of the exclusive Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney Council, retiring in 1923 due to ill health. Whilst in this role, he actively worked towards the planning and establishment of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Pymble in 1916, a branch of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. He was also the first chairman of the board of the Australian Inland Mission, a member of the Council of The Scots College and St Andrew's Theological College, and Vice-President of the Highland Society of New South Wales. He was also to become the Acting Principal of St Andrew's Theological College at the University of Sydney in 1917.
It is said that Ferguson was a "tall, dark-haired man, with a drooping moustache and a commanding presence. An attractive preacher, with a genial and informal friendliness, he seldom forgot a face or a name and few entered St Stephen's without a warm personal greeting. He was admired and respected by all the Churches."
Death
In October 1924, Ferguson collapsed in the pulpit of St. Stephen's Church and subsequently died at his home, 'Atherton', on Bayswater Road, on 1 March 1925. He was survived by his wife, three sons, including Sir John, judge of the New South Wales Industrial Commission and author of the Australian National Bibliography; Eustace, a notable pathologist and entomologist, and by two daughters. He was buried at South Head Cemetery in Sydney.
Legacy
Following Ferguson's death, a memorial hall and tablet were erected at St Stephen's Church, Sydney in his honour. Ferguson House at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is also named after him.
Notable descendants
John Alexander Ferguson, (Sir), compiled the first Bibliography of Australia.
Eustace William Ferguson, pathologist and entomologist
See also
List of Australian Presbyterians
Notable Aberdonians
Presbyterian Church of Australia
References
1852 births
1925 deaths
Australian educators
Australian Presbyterian ministers
19th-century Ministers of the Free Church of Scotland
Clergy from Aberdeen
Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia |
20470587 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikopol%3A%20Secrets%20of%20the%20Immortals | Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals | Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals is a point and click adventure game developed by White Birds Productions and based on the graphics novels of Enki Bilal's The Nikopol Trilogy.
Plot
The year is 2023 and Paris is governed by a power-hungry dictator. As Alcide Nikopol you try to find a way of joining the underground rebellion and help stop the dictator's iron fist rule. The history takes a turn towards the weird, as Nikopol finds out that his father - an astronaut sent into orbital exile in cryopreservation - may be alive and well in the city. At the same time, a strange pyramid hovers over Paris, and a rumour of Egyptian gods residing in it spreads like wildfire.
Reception
The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
References
External links
(This website is no longer available as of April, 2012)
2008 video games
Adventure games
Point-and-click adventure games
Video games developed in France
Cyberpunk video games
Windows games
Video games set in Paris
Video games based on comics
Got Game Entertainment games
Single-player video games |
6903315 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20destroyer%20Ouragan | French destroyer Ouragan | Ouragan (French: "hurricane") was a (torpilleur d'escadre) built for the French Navy during the 1920s. During World War II, the destroyer began the war in service with the French Navy and was undergoing repairs at Brest during the invasion of France. The British Royal Navy towed the destroyer to the United Kingdom and commandeered the vessel following the French surrender in 1940. They transferred Ouragan to the Polish Navy which kept the destroyer in service for less than a year. In 1941, the Polish Navy transferred the destroyer to the Free French Naval Forces, which in turn, transferred Ouragan back to the Royal Navy in 1943. Ouragan saw no further action and was broken up for scrap in 1949.
Design and description
The Bourrasque class had an overall length of , a beam of , and a draft of . The ships displaced at (standard) load and at deep load. They were powered by two geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three du Temple boilers. The turbines were designed to produce , which would propel the ship at . The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of at .
The main armament of the Bourrasque-class ships consisted of four Canon de Modèle 1919 guns in shielded single mounts, one superfiring pair each fore and aft of the superstructure. Their anti-aircraft (AA) armament consisted of a single Canon de Modèle 1924 gun. The ships carried two triple mounts of torpedo tubes amidships. A pair of depth charge chutes were built into their stern that housed a total of sixteen depth charges.
Construction and career
During the first year of World War II, Ouragan served with the 4th Destroyer Division with the destroyers and , based at Brest. At the time of the German invasion of France in 1940, she was undergoing engine repairs at Brest. The Royal Navy towed her to Devonport where the repairs were completed. After the French surrender in June, the British commandeered her on 3 July and she was transferred to the Polish Navy on 17 July 1940. Until 30 April 1941 she sailed under the Polish ensign (using pennant number H16) but as OF Ouragan (OF - Okręt Francuski - "French ship"), instead of the usual ORP prefix. She was commanded by Lieutenant Commander T. Gorazdowski; most of Ouragans crew were transferred from , which had been sunk on 4 May 1940, during the Battle of Narvik.
Ouragan participated in operations around the British Isles, during which she suffered storm damage (flooded engine and boiler rooms) and a series of debilitating technical problems, requiring a total of 194 days under repair (compared to 31 days at sea). On 30 April 1941, after 287 days in Polish service, Ouragan was returned to the Free French Forces, who in turn passed her to the Royal Navy in 1943. She never returned to active operations, was decommissioned on 7 April 1949 and scrapped.
Notes
References
External links
uboat.com
Polish Navy in Scotland
Polish navy
Bourrasque-class destroyers
World War II destroyers of France
World War II destroyers of Poland
Ships built in France
1924 ships
Destroyers of the Free French Naval Forces |
23574853 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergus%20%26%20Geronimo | Fergus & Geronimo | Fergus & Geronimo are an experimental rock band from Denton, Texas. The duo has a multi-genre approach to songwriting, with influences including soul, pop, proto-punk, garage rock and psychedelic pop.
The band started in late 2008 when Jason Kelly and Andrew Savage were working on the Teenage Cool Kids album Foreign Lands, which Kelly was recording/mixing. The initial idea was to draw from such influences as Mothers of Invention and The Four Tops. Praise for recordings leaked on the internet helped garner attention early in the band's career. In July 2009 Woodsist released the first single, "Harder Than It's Ever Been". On recording, Savage and Kelly are the main performers, but are joined live by a rotating personnel of musicians.
Discography
Albums
Unlearn (2011) Hardly Art
Funky Was the State Of Affairs (2012) Hardly Art
Singles
"Never Satisfied", 2010, Hardly Art
"Harder Than It's Ever Been", 2009, Woodsist
"Blind Muslim Girl, 2009", Tic Tac Totally
"Tell It (In My Ear)", 2009, Transparent
References
External links
Fergus & Geronimo on Myspace
Fergus & Geronimo on Last.fm
Interview
Fergus & Geronimo on Five Tunes
Indie rock musical groups from Texas
Musical groups from Denton, Texas
Noise pop musical groups
Hardly Art artists |
23574854 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby%20Sager | Bobby Sager | Robert Sager is an American philanthropist and photographer, best known for founding the Sager Family Traveling Foundation and Roadshow, a charitable organization. Sager also was a partner and the president of Gordon Brothers Group from 1985 to 2000.
Early life
Sager was raised in Malden, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. His father owned a small jewelry business, while his mother was a homemaker who sometimes worked as a small-time activist for local African-American couples having issues renting apartments. Mrs. Sager would rent the apartments on behalf of the couples and later take the landlords to court.
Despite aspiring to become an actor, Sager pursued business, graduating from Brandeis University in 1976 with a degree in economics, then going on to obtain a Masters of Management from Yale University.
In 1985, Sager joined Gordon Brothers Group as a partner and served as their president. Between 1985 and his departure from Gordon Brothers in 2000, Sager helped the company grow from a $10 million a year business to a multi-billion dollar business with 20 offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Sager still serves on the board of advisors for Gordon Brothers.
Sager is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization. In 2013, Sager was awarded the YPO Hickok Award, its highest honor for a member. In 2002, he was awarded the YPO Global Humanitarian Award.
Philanthropy
In 1999, Sager met the musician and activist Sting at a bar in Brazil. Sager was looking for a tour of the interior of the rainforest and asked Sting for contacts. The two kept in touch after that point. In the words of Sting, Sager's frequent travelmate, he is "a big brash guy from Boston...an old Nepal hand, flamboyant eccentric, inexhaustible world traveler, and practical philanthropist."
In 2000, Sager resigned his position at Gordon Brothers and founded the Sager Family Traveling Foundation and Roadshow, a charitable organization. He, along with his wife Elaine, daughter Tess, and son Shane, packed up their things and ventured out into some of the most dangerous places on the planet to make a difference. Through the foundation, Sager and his family live in villages and cities in developing countries using hands-on perspective and eyeball-to-eyeball connection to conceive, develop and operate economic opportunity training and leadership programs. These programs include teacher training, leadership training, micro-enterprise, and peace and reconciliation efforts. On any given day you might find Sager living in a tent in Karachi, sharing a toilet with 40 monks in the Himalayas, working alongside President Kagame in Rwanda, or discussing science education with the Dalai Lama in India. He would later tell The Chronicle of Philanthropy, "It wasn't like I had this moment of awareness or I said, I've been fortunate and now I want to give back. It was about me in my quest for fullness in my life, looking at my situation and saying, more money isn't going to give me more return on investment because I already have all that I want that money can buy."
Sager convenes groups of international entrepreneurs from different parts of the world through the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) so that they can use their networks to collaborate and gain insights that help them connect the dots. He is a founding chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Peace Action Network, which convenes business leaders from different sides of conflicts. Together they strategize and implement innovative approaches to cross-border understanding and shared opportunity. Sager is also the founder of YPO's Presidents’ Action Net (PAN), a philanthropic search engine that connects presidents from over 100 countries in order to leverage their efforts around the world. PAN draws from a community of approximately 20,000 presidents whose businesses have aggregate sales that are the equivalent of the world's third largest GNP. Sager is a moderator of both the Indo-Pak Action Forum and the U.S. Arab Action Forum.
In addition to his philanthropic and business endeavors Sager was an Executive Producer for “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints,” (2006) winner of the Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize, inspiration for the NBC primetime show “The Philanthropist” (2009), and author of “The Power of the Invisible Sun,” released by Chronicle Books (2009), which was featured on NBC's the TODAY show and ABC World News’ “Person of the Week.” Throughout his travels Sager has been an active photographer and has had his work featured in Rolling Stone, Men's Journal, and philanthropic publications. From 2007–2008, 49 of Sager's photos were featured on the reunion tour of The Police during the song, “Invisible Sun.” The photos were displayed at over 100 concerts in 40 countries to a collective audience of over 4 million people. The Power of the Invisible Sun is a collection of his photographs of children in the most desperate and worn-town places in the world and a call to action and activism. It was produced by Sager and Sting and published in August 2009. Chronicle wrote about Sager's book: “In war-torn countries around the world, philanthropist and photographer Bobby Sager has discovered the transcendent power of hope through the eyes of children. Despite unthinkable violence and destruction, his portraits reveal joy, innocence, and strength.” Sager has also been an active public speaker, speaking at such venues as the United Nations General Assembly Hall, Sydney Opera House, Grand Mosque in Oman, and Aiwan-e-Sadr, residence of the President of Pakistan. He was also the executive producer of “Saints” (2006), winner at the Sundance and Venice Film Festivals.
The Philanthropist Television Show
The Minot's Ledge Light
In 2009 the federal government put up the Minot's Ledge Light as surplus, and it was purchased and is currently maintained by Sager.
References
Brandeis University alumni
American philanthropists
People from Malden, Massachusetts
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Yale School of Management alumni
20th-century American photographers
21st-century American photographers |
6903335 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi%20Rahmati | Mehdi Rahmati | Seyed Mehdi Rahmati Oskuei (; born February 3, 1983) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Aluminium Arak in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He played for the Iran national team between 2004 and 2013.
Club career
Early career
Rahmati started his professional career with Fajr Sepasi in 2000, he stayed for four years at the club and made 40 appearances before transferring to Sepahan. After only one season with Sepahan, Rahmati again transferred, this time to Esteghlal. Although he had good performance in the Esteghlal squad, Vahid Talebloo had better performances and he proved himself as the number one keeper for Esteghlal
Rahmati again left this time to Mes Kerman where he played very well. He continued performing well in Mes and helped the club qualify for the AFC Champions League for the first time in the club's history. Persepolis showed some interest on him but he reject the bid.
Sepahan
On July 14, 2009, Rahmati signed a two-year contract with Sepahan for an approximate sum of $450,000 turning down an offer from Norwegian club Rosenborg BK. At Sepahan he was the first choice keeper for the entire season and one of the most important players that helped the club win the league. He repeated the same feat with Sepahan the next season, he was regarded as the league's best goalkeeper after his performances with Sepahan.
Esteghlal
He joined Esteghlal in July 2011 where he won the Hazfi Cup in the first season. He extended his contract for another season on June 18, 2012. On April 12, 2013, Rahmati achieved a recorded twenty-four clean sheets, equalling with Iker Casillas in a season. He also helped his team to win league title after four years. At the end of the season, he extended his contract with the club. After the retirement of Farhad Majidi, Rahmati was named as Esteghlal's captain.
Paykan
On June 18, 2014, Rahmati left Esteghlal and joined Paykan for $1.5 million, signing a two-year contract. He played his first match for Paykan in 3-4 home loss to Tractor Sazi Tabriz F.C in 2014 Shohada Cup
Return to Esteghlal
On June 29, 2015, Rahmati returned to his former club Esteghlal on a one-year contract.
In 2018 he won the Hazfi Cup with Esteghlal. He holds the record for the most Appearance in Persian gulf league and is the first player who appeared in 18 consecutive seasons in Persian gulf league . Considered one of the best goalkeepers in Asia, He also holds the record of most clean sheet in Persian gulf league with (180).
Padideh
On June 16, 2019, Rahmati joined Padideh on a two-year contract.
International career
He was part of the Iran national team in 2004 AFC Asian Cup but he did not play any match. He won the 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship with Team Melli. He was again part of the team in 2007 AFC Asian Cup but he did not play any match again. Since the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, he has been the number one keeper for Team Melli. He also played for Team Melli in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He was one of the best players for Iran in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification where his saves played an important role. Rahmati was the first choice keeper in West Asian Football Federation Championship 2010 and 2011 Asian Cup.
Retirement
On January 20, 2012, Mehdi Rahmati announced his temporary retirement from the national team, he stated in an interview "Maybe I cannot be at the service of Team Melli, so I temporarily announce my resignation." He added, "Due to some problems, I prefer not to say anything for the time being, but I have to say just one thing that I am not at the service of Team Melli for a while."
After the announcement Iran national team coach Carlos Queiroz made a comment that he respected Rahmati's decision and would not invite him any more. Many in the Iranian FA tried to convince him to invite Rahmati again but Queiroz said that he was not involved in the decision and he could not see any reason to negotiate this matter with Rahmati.
In March 2013 Rahmati made a comment that Queiroz should not be the coach of Iran and the best he could do was to help as the assistant. At the end of the season Rahmati apologised to the Iranian people but not Queiroz personally in Navad TV show. Before the final three matches in June 2013 for the World cup qualifications it was rumoured that the Iranian FA and Queiroz asked him to sign an apology letter provided by them which he refused. A month later in July 2013, Hadi Aghili revealed that Rahmati told him not to sign the apology and they will beg us to return after they lose the first match which did not happen. However Rahmati was present in Training Camp in October 2014, but he was never called for an international match.
Personal life
Rahmati's family is Tat Persian Iranian Azerbaijani from the Osku city of East Azerbaijan Province.
Mehdi Rahmati married in 2004. He has two children, Ali and Ata.
Career statistics
Managerial record
Honours
Fajr Sepasi
Hazfi Cup: 2000–01
Sepahan
Iran Pro League: 2009–10, 2010–11
Esteghlal
Iran Pro League: 2005–06, 2012–13
Hazfi Cup: 2011–12, 2017–18
Iran U23
Asian Games Gold Medal: 2002
Iran
WAFF Championship: 2004
Individual
Football Iran News & Events
Goalkeeper of the year (2007–08, 2012–13)
Iran Football Federation Award
Goalkeeper of the year (2007–08, 2012–13)
Iran Football Federation Award
Player of the season (2012–13) (Second)
References
External links
Seyed Mehdi Rahmati Official Website
Mehdi Rahmati at PersianLeague.com
Mehdi Rahmati at TeamMelli.com
1983 births
Living people
Iranian footballers
Iranian Azerbaijanis
Association football goalkeepers
Fajr Sepasi players
Sepahan S.C. footballers
Esteghlal F.C. players
Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players
Shahr Khodro F.C. players
Iran under-20 international footballers
Iran international footballers
2004 AFC Asian Cup players
2007 AFC Asian Cup players
2011 AFC Asian Cup players
Asian Games gold medalists for Iran
Asian Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games
Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Azadegan League players
Persian Gulf Pro League players
Iranian football managers
Shahr Khodro F.C. managers
People from Shiraz
Sportspeople from Fars province |
44501110 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landray%20GL.01 | Landray GL.01 | The Landray GL.01 is a small tandem-wing, side-by-side seat sport aircraft of the Mignet Pou-du-Ciel type. Built in the mid 1970s, the single example remains active.
Design and development
In the later 1970s Gilbert Landray began to build the first of a series of tandem-wing light aircraft in the Mignet Pou-du-Ciel tradition and closest to the Croses Criquet in implementation. Like the Criquet the GL.01 is a two-seat tractor configuration aircraft with side-by-side seating.
The forward wing of the GL.01 is a one piece structure, mounted so that its angle of incidence can be varied from 2° to 14° by the pilot. The wing is held above the fuselage on two tall and slightly diverging faired struts, with pivots at their tops. Two further pivots are placed at the ends of lighter struts further out on the wing. Two vertical links from the cockpit to the rear of the wing are connected to the control column. The fixed rear wing is fabric covered and fitted with two metal flaps. Yaw stability and control are provided by a small fin and large, deep, balanced rudder, both entirely wooden and angular. Unusually, the rudder balance surface is below the fuselage.
The GL.01 has a wooden fuselage with seats enclosed under a perspex canopy. It is powered by a Continental C90-8F flat four engine, driving a two blade propeller. It has a fixed tailwheel undercarriage, with spatted main wheels on arched, glass fibre, cantilever legs and a tailwheel semi-recessed into the bottom of the rudder.
The GL.01 made its first flight in August 1976. It remains on the French civil aircraft register in 2014, having been based at Marennes since 2003.
Specifications
References
External links
NACA 23012 airfoil
Homebuilt aircraft
Tandem-wing aircraft
1970s French sport aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1976 |
23574857 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyottoko | Hyottoko | is a comical Japanese character, portrayed through the use of a mask. His mouth is puckered and skewed to one side. Some masks have different eye sizes between the left and right eyes. He is often wearing a scarf around his head (usually white with blue dots). There is a similar character for women called or .
The origin of the name comes from and , because the character is blowing fire with a bamboo pipe, hence the shape of the mouth. Local dialects transformed it into Hyottoko (ひょっとこ), palatalizing hio to hyo and making the /t/ geminate.
History
Hyottoko seems to have been a legendary character in Japan in the past, and is now a stock character.
In Iwate Prefecture, there is a myth about the origin of Hyottoko. In the story, there was a boy with a bizarre face who could create gold out of his belly button, so when someone died in a house, you would put the mask of this boy at the top of the fireplace to bring good fortune to the house. The name of the boy was Hyoutokusu (ヒョウトクス). This is considered one of the possible names that lend plausibility to the origin of Hyottoko.
In some parts of north eastern Japan, Hyottoko is regarded as the god of fire. There is a well known folk story in the form of music, izumoyasugibushi (出雲安来節) where a fisherman dances with a bamboo basket, having the same visual expression as the mask of Hyottoko. During this dance, a person puts five yen coins on their nose. This is similar to myth of Iwate prefecture. Izumo is the old name of Iwate prefecture and Izumo was famous for its iron industry. The dance was part of a dedication for fire and steel.
Hyottoko also appears in traditional dance dengaku (田楽). He plays the role of a clown. Dancers wearing Hyottoko masks also appear in some Japanese local festivals. One of the most famous Hyottoko dances takes place in Miyazaki Prefecture - Hyuga Hyottoko Natsumatsuri (日向ひょっとこ夏祭り). The Hyotokko dance is believed to originate in the Edo period.
Otafuku
, also known as and , is a female character associated to Hyottoko, usually portrayed as a woman ugly and rotund but good-natured and humorous. Its origin might lie in a famous Uzume miko from the Muromachi period who was nicknamed Kamejo ("Turtle Woman") for resembling a traditional turtle mask or okame. She would have received also the nickname of otakufu ("much good fortune") for her goodness and virtue. In posterior centuries, she appears in theatre and literature as Hyottoko's wife.
Over time, the character got associated to ribald humor, and by the time of Zen master Hakuin Ekaku she was identified as a prostitute, ugly but captivating at the same time. This portrayal came probably from the popular stereotype of the meshimori onna, also known as okame, and was used in Zen poetry to reflect the doctrine of nondualism.
References
External links
Netsuke: masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains many representations of hyottoko.
Japanese legendary creatures
Japanese folk art
Masks in Asia |
23574862 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Knatchbull | John Knatchbull | John Knatchbull is the name of:
Sir John Knatchbull, 2nd Baronet (c. 1630–1696), English MP for Kent and New Romney
John Knatchbull (Royal Navy captain) (died 1844), British naval captain and convict found guilty of murder
John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne (1924–2005), British peer, television producer and Academy Award nominated film producer |
23574863 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jora%20de%20Mijloc | Jora de Mijloc | Jora de Mijloc is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Jora de Jos, Jora de Mijloc, Jora de Sus and Lopatna.
References
Communes of Orhei District |
44501122 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarita%20Mart%C3%ADnez%20Bernal | Margarita Martínez Bernal | Blanca Margarita Martínez Bernal (born 18 January 1964) is a Mexican politician from the National Action Party. In 2009 she served as Deputy of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the State of Mexico.
References
1964 births
Living people
Politicians from the State of Mexico
Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
21st-century Mexican women politicians
Deputies of the LX Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for the State of Mexico |
23574865 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jajja%20Khurd | Jajja Khurd | Jajja Khurd is a village (Pind) 2 km from the market town of Apra and within close proximity of Phagwara, Phillaur, Goraya and Banga. Kalan is Persian language word which means Big and Khurd is Persian word which means small when two villages have same name then it is distinguished with Kalan means Big and Khurd means Small used with Village Name.
It is within the Doaba region of Punjab in India in the Jalandhar district, close to the boundary of Nawanshahr district. There is a majority of Garcha/Sandhu Jats residing in the village.
A large Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) is present as you enter Jajja from Apra.
The closest train station is situated 8 km away in the town of Goraya.
People of Jajja Khurd
The people of Jajja Khurd are considered by many as traditional Punjabis, they are known to be very conservative in their values and although a large percentage of the population has emigrated to Europe and North America; they tend not adopt western culture fully i.e. continue the tradition of arranged marriage, females tend not consume alcohol as per traditional Punjabi values.
References
Villages in Jalandhar district
Villages in Phillaur tehsil |
20470588 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980%20Dallas%20Cowboys%20season | 1980 Dallas Cowboys season | The 1980 Dallas Cowboys season was their 21st in the league. The team improved their previous output of 11–5, winning twelve games. They qualified for the playoffs as an NFC Wild Card, but lost in the Conference Championship game.
The season featured a very unusual end to the regular season. Going into the final week of the season, Dallas (11–4) played Philadelphia (12–3) at Texas Stadium. Under the NFL's tiebreaking rules, if Dallas could beat the Eagles by 25 points, they would earn the NFC East title and the number two seed in the NFC playoffs while Philadelphia would be a wildcard team. However, if the Cowboys lost (or won by less than 25) then the roles would reverse.
Dallas led the game 35–10 in the fourth quarter, but the Eagles rallied to lose by only 35–27. This forced Dallas to play an extra week in the playoffs and a road game in Atlanta in the Divisional Round. Dallas ultimately lost at Philadelphia in the NFC Championship Game.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Undrafted free agents
Schedule
Division opponents are in bold text
Game summaries
Week 1 at Redskins
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Playoffs
Wildcard Round
Divisional Round
Conference Championship
Standings
Roster
References
Dallas Cowboys seasons
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas |
23574875 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izvoare | Izvoare | Izvoare may refer to the following places:
Moldova
Izvoare, Fălești, a commune
Izvoare, Florești, a commune
, a village in Pohrebeni Commune
Izvoare, Sîngerei, a commune
Romania
Izvoare, a village in Bahna commune, Neamț County
Izvoare, Dolj, a commune
Izvoare, a village in Dumbrava Roșie commune, Neamț County
Izvoare, a village in Suharău commune, Botoșani County
Izvoare, a village in Zetea commune, Harghita County
Izvoare, a tributary of the Neamț in Neamț County
Izvoare, another name for the river Pârâul Băutor, Harghita County |
23574882 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul%20Express%20Bus%20Terminal | Seoul Express Bus Terminal | The Seoul Express Bus Terminal is the key bus terminal located in Seocho-gu, Seoul.
It is connected underground to both the Gangnam branch of the Shinsaegae department store and the banpo underground market, as well as containing its own share of stores.
as of September 2021, the third floor is abandoned spare a single sewing shop.
Routes
Express Bus
Transportation
Subway
Express Bus Terminal Station (, and )
City Bus
Local Bus: Seocho 01, Seocho 10, Seocho 13, Seocho 14, Seocho 21
Branch Bus: 3012, 3414, 4212, 4318, 5413, 6411, 8541
Trunk Bus: 142, 143, 148, 351, 360, 362, 401, 406, 462, 540, 640, 642, 643, 740
Rapid Bus: 9408
Airport Bus: 6000, 6020
Incheon Rapid Bus: 9500, 9501, 9502, 9510, 9800, 9802
See also
Central City
External links
https://moovitapp.com/index/en/public_transit-line-148-%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8%EC%8B%9CSeoul-1802-853691-247332-0
Bus stations in South Korea
Transport in Seoul |
44501125 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artur%20Ko%C5%82osowski | Artur Kołosowski | Artur Stanisław Kołosowski (born May 11, 1958) is a brigadier general of Polish Armed Forces, visiting professor at the Military University of Technology in Warsaw. President of the board, and CEO in joint-stock company. Graduate of MBA studies. The author of numerous publications within the scope of national defence and security, and cybersecurity.
Domestic education
Graduate of Cybernetic Faculty from the Military University of Technology in Warsaw (1977–1982). Master of Science in Engineering with specialisation in computer systems. He completed postgraduate management studies at the Warsaw School of Economics (2004), MBA program of the University of Illinois (2006), also the higher defence course and tactical-operational course at the National Defence University in Warsaw. He participated in many training courses in the field of business management, enterprise management, and performance of the duties in state-owned enterprises (Business Development Institute - 2009). He passed the exam for candidates to the supervisory boards of state-owned companies (2009).
International education
He completed an instructor English course in the Defense Language Institute at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, USA (1994) and defense resource management course in the Defense Resources Management Institute in Monterey, California, USA (1997). He is also a graduate of a flag officers and ambassadors’ course in the NATO Defense College in Rome (2011).
Military career
After graduating from the Military University of Technology he was associated with Air Defence and Air Force units (1982–1999), primarily as an electronics engineer of C3 (communications, command and control) equipment for radio engineering units.
In the years 1982–1987 he dealt with C3 systems in the Radio-Technical Military College, where he worked on radiolocation subsystems, imitators and tactical simulators for guiding aircraft to targets.
In 1987–1994 he gave lectures and tutorials in the field of radar equipment, digital devices and simulators. After completing the instructor course, he became the director of the foreign language section at the Radio-Electronics Training Centre (1994).
He was a supervisor of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in the Republika Srpska (1997) and Montenegro (1998).
In 1999, as a foreign affairs expert, he began his service in the Ministry of National Defence (MoD) - Press and Information Office, where, among other things, he represented MoD in the NATO Audiovisual Working Group.
In the years 2000–2001 he served in the office of the Under Secretary of State for Defence Policy, where his responsibilities included international affairs and foreign contacts. In 2002, he returned to the MoD Press and Information Office for the position of deputy director.
In the years 2003–2007 he held the director position in the Department of Defence in the Office of Electronic Communications and, among other duties, he supervised telecommunications companies in terms of national defence and security. At the time he was also a Polish representative to Civil Communications Planning Committee (CCPC) NATO.
From November 2007 to September 2010, he served as director of the Secretariat of the Minister of National Defence. He organized minister's national and international activities, and he was directly involved in the implementation of the MoD key projects. On August 15, 2009, he was nominated to the rank of Brigadier General by the President of Poland. From September 2010 to May 2012, as the director of MoD Personnel Department, he coordinated military HRM (human resource management) policies on behalf of the minister.
The years 2007–2012, during which he performed the tasks in the strict leadership of Polish Ministry of National Defence, were crucial for the Polish Armed Forces. At this time, the compulsory military service was abolished and the professionalization of the military became a fact. It was also the time when the mission of Polish troops in Iraq was completed. There were also numerous activities in the field of crisis response, associated with the tragic aircraft crashes and natural disasters.
On July 31, 2012, he ended his professional career in the military service and on August 15, 2012, on Polish Armed Forces Day, he was officially farewelled by the President of the Republic of Poland.
From August 2012 till July 2016 he was the president of the board and CEO of the Central Military Bureau of Design and Technology JSC (WCBKT S.A.) which is engaged in research and development projects, development of prototypes, manufacturing and servicing of ground support equipment (GSE) for military and civilian aviation, as well as training equipment for land forces. WCBKT S.A. belongs to the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ S.A.).
Artur Kolosowski was involved in building a new domain for the PGZ S.A - cybertechnologies domain. He also took part in NIAG (NATO Industry Advisory Group) works in area of cybersecurity.
Awards
Gold Medal of Armed Forces In the Service of the Fatherland awarded by the Minister of National Defence for the long service i the Polish Armed Forces.
Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence awarded by the Minister of National Defence for meritorious activities to strengthen military power of the country.
Gold Medal for long Service awarded by the President of Poland for 35 years of honorable military service.
Silver Cross of Merit awarded by the President of Poland for exemplary public service or humanitarian work that goes above and beyond the call of duty.
Pro Memoria Medal awarded by the head of the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression for outstanding contributions in perpetuating the memory of the people and deeds in the struggle for Polish independence during SWW.
Private life
Artur is married and has two sons.
Hobbies and interests: literature, water sports, classical music
Notes
1958 births
Polish generals
Living people |
44501133 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP-132%2C484 | CP-132,484 | CP-132,484 is a tryptamine derivative which acts as a potent and selective agonist for the 5-HT2 family of serotonin receptors. It has reasonable selectivity for 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C subtypes over 5-HT2B, but is only slightly selective for 5-HT2A over 5-HT2C. This compound and several related analogues have been shown to have ocular hypotensive activity in animal models, suggesting they may be useful for the treatment of glaucoma.
See also
AL-37350A
AL-38022A
1-Methylpsilocin
4,5-DHP-DMT
References
Dihydropyrans
Serotonin receptor agonists
Tryptamines
Heterocyclic compounds with 3 rings |
44501164 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lariza%20Montiel%20Luis | Lariza Montiel Luis | Lariza Montiel Luis (born 23 May 1976) is a Mexican politician from the National Action Party. From 2008 to 2009 she served as Deputy of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Coahuila.
References
1976 births
Living people
Politicians from Saltillo
Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
21st-century Mexican women politicians
Deputies of the LX Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Coahuila |
44501168 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/63rd%20Pennsylvania%20Infantry%20Regiment | 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | The 63rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in August 1861 and mustered in for a three-year enlistment under the command of Colonel Alexander Hays.
The regiment was attached to Jameson's Brigade, Heintzelman's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, III Corps, to March 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps, to September 1864.
The 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry mustered out beginning July 31, 1864, and concluding September 11, 1864. Veterans and recruits were transferred to the 105th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Detailed service
Left Pennsylvania for Washington, D.C., August 26. Duty in the defenses of Washington, D.C., until March 1862. Reconnaissance to Pohick Church and the Occoquan November 12, 1861. Pohick Church and the Occoquan March 5, 1862 (detachment). Moved to the Peninsula March 16–18. Siege of Yorktown April 5–May 4. Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) May 31 – June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25 – July 1. Oak Grove June 25. Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. Duty at Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Centreville August 16–26. Bristoe Station or Kettle Run August 27. Buckland's Bridge, Broad Run, August 27. Battle of Groveton August 29. Second Battle of Bull Run August 30. Battle of Chantilly September 1. Duty in the defenses of Washington and guarding fords in Maryland until October. March up the Potomac to Leesburg, then to Falmouth, Va., October 11 – November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12–15. Burnside's second Campaign, "Mud March," January 20–24, 1863. At Falmouth until April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27 – May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1–5. Gettysburg Campaign June 11 – July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1–3. Pursuit of Lee July 5–24. Whapping Heights, Va., July 23. Duty on line of the Rappahannock until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9–22. Auburn and Bristoe October 13–14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7–8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26 – December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6–7, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May 4–June 12. Battles of the Wilderness May 5–7. Laurel Hill May 8. Spotsylvania May 8–12. Po River May 10. Spotsylvania Court House May 12–21. Assault on the Salient May 12. Harris' Farm May 19. North Anna River May 23–26. Line of the Pamunkey May 26–28. Totopotomoy May 29–31. Cold Harbor June 1–12. Before Petersburg June 16–18. Siege of Petersburg and Richmond June 16 – September 5. Weldon Railroad June 22–23. Demonstration on north side of the James River at Deep Bottom July 27–29. Deep Bottom July 27–28. Mine Explosion July 30 (reserve). Demonstration on north side of the James August 13–20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14–18.
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 320 men during service; 17 officers and 169 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 133 enlisted men died of disease.
Commanders
Colonel Alexander Hays
Colonel Algernon Morgan - promoted from lieutenant colonel after Col Hays was promoted to brigadier general; he never returned to the regiment due to wounds received at the Battle of Seven Pines (discharged April 18, 1863)
Colonel William S. Kirkwood - mortally wounded in action at the Battle of Chancellorsville less than two weeks after being promoted from lieutenant colonel
Colonel John A. Danks
Notable members
Corporal John M. Kindig, Company A - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
See also
List of Pennsylvania Civil War Units
Pennsylvania in the Civil War
References
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
Fleming, George Thornton and Gilbert Adams Hays. Life and Letters of Alexander Hays: Brevet Colonel United States Army, Brigadier General and Brevet Major General United States Volunteers (Pittsburgh, PA: s.n.), 1919.
Haymaker, William Newlon. Dear Mary: Letters from the Field (Apollo, PA: Closson Press), 2011.
Hays, Gilbert Adams and William H. Morrow. Under the Red Patch: Story of the Sixty Third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861–1864 (Pittsburgh, PA: Sixty-Third Pennsylvania Volunteers Regimental Association), 1908.
Marks, James Junius. The Peninsular Campaign in Virginia; or, Incidents and Scenes on the Battle-Fields and in Richmond (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co.), 1864.
Walters, Sara Gould. The Gallant Sixty-Third: In Memoriam to Captain John McClellan, Company E, 63rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861–1864 (Mt. Airy, MD: The Author), 1990.
Attribution
External links
63rd Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg
Military units and formations established in 1861
Military units and formations disestablished in 1864
Units and formations of the Union Army from Pennsylvania
1861 establishments in Pennsylvania |
44501169 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vida%20and%20Jayne%20Lahey%27s%20House | Vida and Jayne Lahey's House | Vida and Jayne Lahey's House is a heritage-listed detached house at 99 Sir Fred Schonell Drive, St Lucia, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Romeo Lahey and built from 1920 to 1946. It is also known as Wonga Wallen. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
History
Vida Lahey's house was originally built for Romeo Lahey above Canungra, on a spur of the Darlington Range and was completed in 1920. Later the house was moved from the outskirts to the Canungra township on the hill above the present Catholic Church and occupied by David and his wife, Jane Jemima Lahey née Walmsley, and then moved again by Vida and Jayne Lahey in 1946 to its present block in Sir Fred Schonell Drive, St Lucia.
Francis and Alicia Lahey, Vida and Romeo's grandparents, arrived in Australia with eleven children in 1862 from Ireland. They settled on land by Rocky Waterholes Creek, Salisbury, where they commenced farming but found the land unsuitable. In 1870 Francis, with his older sons and some employees, moved to Pimpama, where the rest of the family moved in 1872 after the sale of the first property. In the early 1880s, the sons of Francis Lahey began investigating the establishment of a timber mill on the Canungra Creek. In 1884, David, the youngest son of Francis and Alicia, father of Vida born in 1882 and later Romeo born in 1887, established a saw and planing mill (Lahey's Canungra Sawmill) in the sparsely populated Canungra area. The mill flourished for many years and provided employment for the local area which grew rapidly as a result. The Lahey family were responsible for the construction of many significant roads and railways in the Canungra area, sometimes contributing substantial proportions of the construction cost.
Following the extension of the railway from Logan Village to Canungra in 1914, the Laheys' mill at Canungra grew into what was thought to be the largest and best-equipped softwood mill in the southern hemisphere. The Lahey family business continued until 1920 when the mill was bought by the War Service Home Commission who acquired timber mills all over the country to meet the vast housing needs of returned soldiers. The mill was operated only for a few years by the WSHC after which time another firm purchased it. David Lahey remained the manager for many years after the mill was sold.
David Lahey and his wife, Jane, had twelve children, Vida being the first born and Romeo the fourth child. Jane and her children moved to Yeronga, Brisbane in 1899 when David sold the Pimpama property. This move allowed opportunities for further education for both the sons and daughters of the family, whilst David remained in Canungra travelling to Brisbane each weekend. The family is listed at addresses including Yeronglea, between Yeronga and Feez Streets and the Brisbane River at Yeronga, Sidney House, in River Road, Toowong and Greylands, Harts Road at Indooroopilly and then the house David Lahey built alongside Laheys' mill at Corinda, also called Wonga Wallen.
Vida Lahey's house was constructed during a period when the Laheys' owned the mill and frequently built houses for employees in Canungra. The house which was originally positioned on the Darlington Spur was designed by Romeo Lahey, who had completed a town planning course at the University of London in 1919, following his service in the Great War. The house, which was to be known as the Wonga Wallen, was constructed using the family timber in 1920.
His extensive experience with timber milling and natural resources interested Romeo Lahey in the conservation of forests and the need for national parks; following his father's example he initiated reafforestation in the Canungra district and successfully lobbied for suitable areas to be declared national parks. In 1930 Romeo became the founding president of the National Parks Association of Queensland and was instrumental in the declaration of the Lamington National Park. He bought and named Lone Pine on the Brisbane River, planning to live there after returning from the First World War. Subsequently, the property was sold to Mr Claude Alexander Miller Reid who developed it as a nature reserve. In 1946 Romeo was one of the founders for the Save the Tree campaign.
Romeo and his wife Alice Sybil Lahey (née Delpratt) remained living at Wonga Wallen for a short time after their marriage in 1920, after which David and Jemima Lahey moved the house into Canungra near the Catholic church for their own use. When David Lahey died in 1942, two years after the death of his wife, he left the house to his two unmarried daughters, Vida and Jayne. The sisters having bought a block of land in what is now Sir Fred Schonell Drive moved the house from Canungra to this site in 1946. Prior to its removal, another sister, Gladys, lived at the house after having nursed her father.
The house was built in the Canungra township with a paved loggia extending along the front of the house, and a separate wing containing the laundry and bathroom facilities which extended along the rear of the house. On its removal to Brisbane, these two elements remained in Canungra and were standing in February 1995, on either side of a more recent house. When moved Wonga Wallen was turned on its side, making the original double front door a side entrance off a new balcony.
Vida Lahey, born in 1882, was a prominent Queensland artist who exhibited widely from 1902 until 1965, three years before her death. She was one of the first female artists in Queensland, and indeed, Australia, who regarded themselves as professionals and who sought to earn a living from practising their art. Vida pioneered art classes for both children and adults in Queensland; and she and Daphne Mayo were responsible for the foundation of the Queensland Art Fund in 1929, which helped to establish an art library and acquire works of art for the state. Vida was awarded the Society of Artists (NSW) Medal in 1945, in appreciation of good services for the advancement of Australian art, the Coronation Medal in 1953 and in 1958 honoured with an MBE for services to art. Vida is known to have painted at least two paintings of the house, Wonga Wallen, Canungra in the late 1930s and Wonga Wallen Loggia at Canungra in the 1940s both in the collection of Ms Shirley Lahey. Another painting, Bedroom at St Lucia with Dobell portrait, c.1961, was painted by Vida in her St Lucia bedroom.
Vida remained at the house until her death in 1968 when the property was transferred to the sole ownership of her sister Jayne who remained there until a few years before her death in 1982 during which time another sister, Mavis Denholm née Lahey lived in the house. The house was bought from the estate by Ms Iris Conroy in 1984 who subdivided the block and moved the house to one side causing it to be renumbered from 97 to 99 Sir Fred Schonell Drive. This most recent relocation saw the removal of a porch on the eastern side of the building and the house being raised. The ground floor has been filled in to form a garage.
Description
Vida Lahey's house is a two-storeyed timber building with a shallow gable roof of corrugated iron. The gable ends are clad with shingles and the external walls are clad with weatherboard. The building has a rectangular plan, with the short northern elevation forming the dominant facade, on which the centrally located entrance is defined by a small portico supported by curved side brackets and adorned with simple classical details.
The outstanding quality of the clear finished timber joinery and fittings on the interior of Vida Lahey's house is particularly noteworthy. The internal walls are lined with vertically-jointed boards of first-grade timber. Timber boards lining the ceiling are raked to meet the underside of the ceiling joists on the east and west walls of the house. An outstanding feature of the interior is the joists of hoop pine running the full width of the house. Each joist was made from one piece of timber completely free from knots over its long expanse, a rarity today.
Joinery, including a dado rail, architraves, windows and doors, is clear-finished timber darker than the lining timber. The bedrooms and bathroom are accessed from a central entrance hall and living room. The kitchen is within the living room, divided by fitted cupboards and shelving of the same high-quality timber joinery combining pine and cedar. Other timber fittings designed for the interior include several concealed storage cupboards, a wardrobe and other smaller cupboards. The floor is white beech and the walls hoop pine.
Heritage listing
Vida and Jayne Lahey's House was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.
The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.
The house is significant for its internal timber work, reflecting the involvement of the Lahey family in the timber industry in south east Queensland.
The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.
Both in workmanship and material, the clear finished timber is outstanding in its quality. It is significant that this timberwork has remained unpainted and in good repair since construction in 1920.
The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.
Vida Lahey's house is significant for its associations with members of the Lahey family who, for varied reasons were important in the history of Queensland. Romeo W. Lahey MBE, who designed the house and originally lived in it, was an early advocate of the Queensland National Parks movement. Romeo's sister Vida, who lived in the house for over twenty years, was an early female artist in Queensland and a key figure in the development of the Queensland Art Gallery and is considered to be one of the most interesting and influential figures in Queensland artistic development. Romeo and Vida's father, David Lahey, together with his brothers, pioneered the timber industry in Canungra encouraging unprecedented growth in the region.
References
Attribution
External links
Queensland Heritage Register
St Lucia, Queensland
Houses in Queensland
Articles incorporating text from the Queensland Heritage Register
Houses completed in 1920
Houses completed in 1946 |
23574888 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride%20Through%20the%20Country | Ride Through the Country | Ride Through the Country is the debut album released by country rap artist Colt Ford. It was released on December 2, 2008, on the independent Average Joe's label. It features guest appearances by John Michael Montgomery on the title track (which was released as the album lead-off single) as well as an appearance from Jamey Johnson on "Cold Beer".
"Dirt Road Anthem" was later covered by co-writer Brantley Gilbert on his album Halfway to Heaven, and once again by Jason Aldean for his album My Kinda Party, both from 2010.
As of August 6, 2014, the album has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States without the benefit of a major radio single.
Critical reception
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock compared the album to a Cowboy Troy album. Bjorke stated "Cowboy Troy's fun music often felt like a novelty, Colt Ford's Ride Through The Country is an underground, indie rap album that recalls southern rapper Bubba Sparxxx."
Track listing
Revisited album
The album was re-released on five years later as Ride Through the Country (Revisited) on September 30, 2013, with new versions as well the original versions of the hit songs.
Personnel
Kelly Back- electric guitar
Bone Crusher- vocals on "Gangsta of Love"
Gary Burnette- electric guitar
Carmelita Diane Davis- background vocals
Tiffany Davis- background vocals
David Warner Ellis- dobro, fiddle
Colt Ford- lead vocals
Brantley Gilbert- acoustic guitar and vocals on "Dirt Road Anthem"
Kevin "Swine" Grantt- bass guitar
Lindsey Hager- vocals on "Never Thought"
Rob Hajacos- fiddle
Jamey Johnson- vocals on "Cold Beer" and "Saddle Up"
Wayne Killius- drums
Sunny Ledford- vocals on "Waffle House"
Catherine Styron Marx- keyboards, piano
John Michael Montgomery- electric guitar and vocals on "Ride Through the Country"
Anthony Randolph- piano
Scotty Sanders- steel guitar
Paul Scholton- drums
Cory Sellers- background vocals
Michael Spriggs- acoustic guitar
Jason Sylvain- background vocals
Adrian Young- drums
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
References
2009 debut albums
Colt Ford albums
Average Joes Entertainment albums |
44501170 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Story%20of%20King%20Arthur%20and%20His%20Knights | The Story of King Arthur and His Knights | The Story of King Arthur and His Knights is a 1903 children's novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. The book contains a compilation of various stories, adapted by Pyle, regarding the legendary King Arthur of Britain and select Knights of the Round Table. Pyle's novel begins with Arthur in his youth and continues through numerous tales of bravery, romance, battle, and knighthood.
Pyle's rendition is an American adaption of traditionally English stories of the Arthurian legends. Although with some unique embellishments, it draws heavily on previous authors' stories, such as the then-recent The Boy's King Arthur (1880) by fellow American Sidney Lanier; Tennyson's Idylls of the King (1859–1885); James Thomas Knowles's The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights (1860); and ultimately Mallory's Le Morte d'Arthur (1485), the primary source material for all of the above.
Plot
The Book of King Arthur
The first section in Pyle's The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, "The Book of King Arthur", contains three separate stories: "The Winning of Kinghood", "The Winning of a Sword", and "The Winning of a Queen".
The Winning of Kinghood
Howard Pyle's version of the tales of King Arthur introduces the reader to Arthur as a child. Arthur, having been raised by foster parents, has no knowledge of his noble lineage. One day, young Arthur finds a sword and succeeds in pulling it out of an enchanted anvil, a task thought to be impossible. Arthur, now bearing the magic sword, learns of his royal lineage and becomes King of Britain.
The Winning of a Sword
King Arthur loses to his enemy King Pellinore and suffers many wounds. Merlin, a wizard, advises Arthur to seek Excalibur, a powerful sword. With the instructions provided by the Lady of the Lake, Arthur takes Excalibur. He then meets Pellinore again and defeats the king with Excalibur's magic. The two, thereafter, make amends and become friends.
The Winning of a Queen
King Arthur is captivated by Lady Guinevere, the daughter of Arthur's friend King Leodegrance. In an attempt to win her love, Arthur visits Cameliard, the castle where Lady Guinevere lives. With Merlin's help, Arthur disguises himself as a peasant and works as a gardener below Lady Guinevere's tower.
King Ryence threatens Leodegrance and demands that the Duke of North Umber be allowed to marry Guinevere. The Duke torments the people of Cameliard by parading in front of the castle, calling for someone to challenge him. Arthur accepts the challenge and defeats the Duke. After his victory, Arthur travels through the country and encounters Sir Geraint, Sir Gawaine, Sir Ewaine, and Sir Pellias. Arthur defeats the knights in battle and demands their servitude.
Arthur, disguised as a peasant, returns to Cameliard, and is challenged again by the Duke. Arthur commands his new knights to obey to him and asks to be Guinevere's champion. Arthur and his knights defeat the Duke and his companions. After the battle, Arthur reveals himself to King Leodegrance and asks for the hand of his daughter.
The Book of Three Worthies
The second section of Pyle's novel is separated into three stories: "The Story of Merlin", "The Story of Sir Pellias", and "The Story of Sir Gawain".
The Story of Merlin
Merlin is bewitched by an aspiring young sorceress named Vivien, a friend of Queen Morgana le Fay, who is the sister of King Arthur. Morgana seeks revenge against Arthur because he did not choose her son Sir Baudemagus to be a member of the Round Table. Merlin teaches Vivien sorcery, but she uses Merlin's teachings to concoct a potion, which incapacitates Merlin. Merlin, shortly before his death, prophesizes that Arthur will encounter trouble, and the wizard's dying wish is for Vivien to save Arthur. Vivien proceeds to have Merlin buried alive but promises to aid King Arthur.
As Vivien works against Merlin, King Arthur and Sir Accalon are lost while hunting. Searching for their way out, the two see a ship coming to shore. The ship is run by fairies, who offer Arthur and Accalon a feast and rooms for the night. Arthur wakes a prisoner in the dungeon of Sir Domas le Noir, and the only way to escape is to battle against Sir Ontzlake, Sir Domas's brother. Accalon awakes in a strange place with a fair maiden. She asks him to fight for Sir Ontzlake against Sir Domas and offers Excalibur as a reward if he accepts.
Arthur and Accalon, not recognizing each other, fight a bloody and harsh battle. Near death, Vivien leads the men to a nunnery. Vivien is able to restore Arthur's health though he must rest for a while. When Arthur asks Vivien to treat Accalon, she lies, claiming she has no more of her concoction. Accalon dies from his wounds. Morgana steals the sheath of Excalibur while Arthur rests, and she drops the sheath back into the lake where it was found.
Once Arthur wakes, he is outraged; he, Vivien, and his men search for Morgana. Morgana transforms herself into a rock, but Vivien recognizes her and begs Arthur to kill her. Arthur, however, forgives his sister, upsetting Vivien.
The Story of Sir Pellias
While the queen, her court, and Sir Pellias are out maying, a damsel named Parcenet approaches them. The maiden explains that she comes to see if the queen is more beautiful than her Lady Ettard, who is reputed in her area to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Sir Pellias agrees to go to Grantmesnle, the home of Lady Ettard, to settle the matter with her knight Sir Engamore of Malverat.
As Parcenet and Sir Pellias journey to Grantmesnle, they venture into the legendary Forest of Adventure. There, the two find an old woman who asks for help crossing the stream. Sir Pellias helps the old woman onto his horse and passes through stream. The knight helps the old woman down from the horse, and she transforms into the Lady of the Lake. The Lady gives Pellias a beautiful magic necklace, which makes the wearer adored by all who see him. Under the spell of the necklace, Sir Pellias becomes deeply infatuated with Lady Ettard. However, Lady Ettard feels no love for Sir Pellias once he removes off the necklace. Sir Pellias humiliates himself with his unrequited affection.
The Lady of the Lake tells Sir Gawain to go to Grantmesnle and bring sense to Sir Pellias. Sir Pellias accepts his help, and they devise a plan, but Sir Gawaine is charmed by Lady Ettard. Sir Pellias and Sir Gawaine fight, wherein Pellias, although victorious, is wounded by Gawaine. Pellias, near death, is brought to the chapel of a healing hermit. The Lady of the Lake comes, takes the charmed necklace, and revives Pellias with a potion. Although Pellias is revived, he is no longer fully mortal; the knight is half-mortal and half-fairy. The Lady of the Lake and Sir Pellias travel to their fairy city hidden on the lake where they are married.
The Tale of Sir Gawaine
During a procession of King Arthur and his Court, the men see a dog pursuing a deer. Immediately after, the men see a knight and a lady attacked by another knight, who takes the woman captive. Upon King Arthur's request, Sir Gawaine and his brother go to discover the meaning of these events. Gawaine and his brother arrive at a castle where they see the dog killed. In a rage, Gawaine pursues the deer into the castle courtyard and kills it, believing that the dog died because it pursued the deer.
The lady of the castle is distressed over the deer's death, so Sir Ablamor, the lord of the castle, challenges Gawaine to a fight. Gawaine bests Ablamor but does not kill him. Because Gawaine shows him mercy, Ablamor invites Gawain to dine in his castle and explains the series of strange events. Sometime earlier, Ablamor's sister-in-law went riding with Ablamor's wife when the two women came across another woman: the sorceress Vivien. Vivien gave the two a dog and deer. The two animals created conflict between Sir Ablamor and his brother.
During the Court's procession, Lord Ablamor saw the dog chasing his wife's deer and became greatly angered. When Ablamor saw his brother and sister-in-law, Ablamor concluded that the pursuit of the deer was on purpose, struck his brother, and took his sister-in-law captive. Gawaine returns to King Arthur's court and relates these events to him.
Shortly after, King Arthur leaves, seeking adventure. Arthur and his esquire are lost in a forest and seek shelter in a castle. Arthur and his esquire meet an older knight who challenges King Arthur to see who could survive getting their head cut off. Arthur strikes first, and the older knight lives. The old knight says he will spare King Arthur's life if, after a year and a day, Arthur returns and answers a riddle.
A year and a day passes wherein King Arthur seeks in vain to an answer to the riddle, but he sets out to fulfill his promise. On the way, he meets an old woman who promises to tell him the answer to the riddle on the condition that she may marry a knight of his court. King Arthur agrees to the woman's condition and defeats the old knight. To keep his promise, King Arthur brings the woman to his court and allows her to choose a knight to marry. She chose Sir Gawaine, which is upsets the knight. After they marry, the woman tests Gawaine. When he proves to be a worthy knight, she reveals herself as the Lady of the Lake.
Characters
King Arthur is the central character in Pyle's novel, but several other characters are focused on in the novel as well as the literary criticism on Pyle's work. Queen Guinevere, Vivien, and Morgana le Fay are the main female characters within the stories, and the Lady of the Lake is also a character central to the plot. King Arthur's knights Sir Gawain and Sir Pelias are the two most involved in the overall series of events, with Merlin being another central male character.
Literary criticism
Julie Nelson Couch, in the article "Howard Pyle's The Story of King Arthur and His Knights and the Bourgeois Boy Reader", writes of how Pyle's use of social status and gender perpetuate certain aspects of medieval literature as well as of bourgeois society. Couch touches on Pyle's use of positive character traits, such as bravery and morality, and their links to characters of high social standing. Couch also writes of Pyle's use of language and how certain terms in Pyle's writing are used to engage middle-class, young, male readers.
Reception
Rather than simply retell the stories authored by Sidney Lanier, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and Sir Thomas Malory, Pyle created new versions of the Arthurian tales, including different adventures, and implementing his own imagination to embellish the plots. Pyle's writing of the Arthurian stories "[used] text and illustrations to complement one another ... in the presentation of natural description". Helmut Nickel, in his essay "Arms and Armor in Arthurian Films", called Pyle's illustrations "glorious", and worthy of use for inspiration for any Arthurian film.
Other Works
Pyle wrote several other books concerning King Arthur and his knights, including:
The Story of the Champions of the Round Table
The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions
The Story of the Grail and the Passing of King Arthur
References
Sources
External links
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights at the Internet Archive
1903 American novels
1903 children's books
1903 fantasy novels
American children's novels
Modern Arthurian fiction
Arthurian literature in English
Children's historical novels
Historical fantasy novels
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table series
Novels by Howard Pyle |
20470600 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Pattinson%20%28politician%29 | Robert Pattinson (politician) | Sir Robert Pattinson, JP, DL (19 February 1872 – 4 December 1954) was a British Liberal politician and businessman. Pattinson joined his family's railway contracting firm after finishing school and was quickly appointed to senior positions. In 1900, he became chairman of Ruskington Urban District Council and four years later joined Kesteven County Council, eventually becoming an alderman and serving as its chairman for 20 years between 1934 and his death in 1954. He chaired the Sleaford Liberal Association (1900–18) and was nominated as the party's representative for Sleaford shortly before World War I broke out. He contested Grantham unsuccessfully in 1918, but was returned for the seat in 1922, serving until he was defeated in the following year's general election. Several other unsuccessful attempts at a parliamentary career followed. He chaired several bodies responsible for maintaining Lincolnshire's waterways, served as a magistrate for Kesteven and Lindsey and sat as Lincolnshire's High Sheriff in 1941. Knighted in 1934, Pattinson died aged 82 in 1954 after several years of illness.
Background
Born on 19 February 1872, Robert Pattinson was the son of a contractor and businessman, William Pattinson, JP (1833–1906), and his wife Anne (1833–1916). His father ran (and had founded with brother Samuel) the successful building company Messrs. Pattinson and Son alongside serving as chairman of Ruskington Urban District Council and vice-president of the Sleaford Liberal Association. Robert's brother Samuel (d. 1924) was a Liberal Member of Parliament for Horncastle (1922–24), head of Messrs Pattinson and Co. Ltd, and a prominent member of Kesteven County Council. One of his sisters, Emmeline Taylor (d. 1937), became the first female Kesteven county councillor and alderman, while his other sister's husband Richard Winfrey was also a Liberal MP, for South West Norfolk (1906–23) and Gainsborough (1923–24). Their eldest brother, John (d. 1939), was involved in the family business, supervising contracts in Liverpool and the south of England, before moving back to Lincolnshire; he represented Heckington and Sleaford on the County Council, became a justice of the peace and served as vice-chairman of the Sleaford Bench.
Pattinson married Catherine Lucy Pratt (d. 1917), daughter of Henry Pratt of Lincoln in 1895. There were two sons and one daughter of the marriage: Henry Pattinson (died 1941), a captain in the Indian Army; William Pratt Pattinson, a solicitor and coroner for the Lincoln South District, who married Elaine Eva Higson Smith, daughter of Louis W. Smith, MP, of Lincoln; and Catherine Mary, who married, firstly, G. W. R. Russell, elder son of J. J. Russell, of Ballygasson House, High Sheriff of County Louth, and secondly, Wing Commander Colin Spencer Richardson, of Salisbury, son of Colonel Alan Richardson.
Business career
After schooling at Carre's Grammar School and Abingdon School, Pattinson joined his father and uncle's railway contracting firm. Two years later, he oversaw a project to widen the Great Northern Railway between Finsbury Park and King's Cross. The partnership became Messrs W. Pattinson and Sons, Ltd., and Pattinson became a managing director, with responsibility for many of its large projects, and he also became a director in Messrs Pattinson and Co., Ltd, a company of merchants and shippers.
Political career
Local government
Pattinson became chairman of the Ruskington Urban District Council in 1900. He was elected to Kesteven County Council in 1904, became an alderman in 1911 and served as its vice-chairman from 1923 until he was elected chairman in 1934, the year he was knighted. Pattinson served on the Lincolnshire County Committee for 50 years, and as chairman of the Witham and Steeping Rivers Catchment Board when it was formed in 1931; after World War II, he was appointed chairman of Lincolnshire River Board, and was appointed to be one of the original members of the River Board Areas Consultative Committee and a member Central Transport Board for Great Britain, 1948–54. Pattinson also served as the first chairman of the Lincolnshire Archives Committee, as a justice of the peace (for Kesteven from 1900 and Lindsey from 1930), and deputy lieutenant for Lincolnshire. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1941.
Parliament
In 1898, Pattinson became chairman of the Sleaford Division Liberal Association, serving until 1918. He was first chosen as Liberal candidate for Sleaford division in 1914. At the 1918 general election he unsuccessfully contested the Grantham division for the party. He was elected for Grantham at the 1922 general election, defeating the sitting Conservative MP, Edmund Royds by a majority of 425 votes. However, at the 1923 general election he was defeated by the new Conservative candidate Victor Warrender.
Pattinson stood unsuccessfully for Lincoln at the general election in 1929. In 1937 he was suggested as a possible National government candidate at the Holland with Boston by-election. As a well-known local man he was thought to be an acceptable candidate to both local Liberal and Conservative Associations. In fact he was reported to be the preferred candidate of the local Conservatives. The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting MP, Sir James Blindell. He had captured the seat for the Liberals in a by-election in 1929 and had later joined the Liberal Nationals. In the end Herbert Butcher of Peterborough, Chairman of the East Midlands Liberal National Area Council was chosen as the National Government candidate. Pattinson himself later formally joined the Liberal Nationals.
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Death
Pattinson died at his home, The Fosse House, in Lincoln on 2 December 1954 at the age of 82 years.
See also
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
References
External links
1872 births
1954 deaths
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1922–1923
National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) politicians
People from Ruskington
Councillors in Lincolnshire
Politics of Grantham
People educated at Carre's Grammar School
High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire
Knights Bachelor
Members of Kesteven County Council |
20470673 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%E1%B9%9B%C4%AB%20ye | Baṛī ye | Baṛī ye ( "greater ye") is a letter in the Urdu alphabet (and other Indic language alphabets based on the Nastaʿliq script) directly based on the alternative "returned" variant of the final form of the Arabic letter ye/yāʾ (known as yāʾ mardūda) found in the Hijazi, Kufic and Nastaʿliq scripts. It functions as the word-final yā-'e-majhūl ([]) and yā-'e-sākin ([]). It is distinguished from the "choṭī ye ( "lesser ye")", which is the regular Perso-Arabic yāʾ () used elsewhere.
Character encoding
References
Arabic letters
Persian letters
Arabic calligraphy |
6903341 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLF | FLF | FLF may refer to:
Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport, in Germany
Flowery Field railway station, in England
Freedom Leadership Foundation, a project of the Unification movement of Sun Myung Moon
Frontline Force, a mod for the computer game Half-Life
La Fayette-class frigate
Luxembourg Football Federation (French: ) |
23574889 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index%20of%20combinatorics%20articles | Index of combinatorics articles |
A
Abstract simplicial complex
Addition chain
Scholz conjecture
Algebraic combinatorics
Alternating sign matrix
Almost disjoint sets
Antichain
Arrangement of hyperplanes
Assignment problem
Quadratic assignment problem
Audioactive decay
B
Barcode
Matrix code
QR Code
Universal Product Code
Bell polynomials
Bertrand's ballot theorem
Binary matrix
Binomial theorem
Block design
Balanced incomplete block design(BIBD)
Symmetric balanced incomplete block design (SBIBD)
Partially balanced incomplete block designs (PBIBDs)
Block walking
Boolean satisfiability problem
2-satisfiability
3-satisfiability
Bracelet (combinatorics)
Bruck–Chowla–Ryser theorem
C
Catalan number
Cellular automaton
Collatz conjecture
Combination
Combinatorial design
Combinatorial number system
Combinatorial optimization
Combinatorial search
Constraint satisfaction problem
Conway's Game of Life
Cycles and fixed points
Cyclic order
Cyclic permutation
Cyclotomic identity
D
Data integrity
Alternating bit protocol
Checksum
Cyclic redundancy check
Luhn formula
Error detection
Error-detecting code
Error-detecting system
Message digest
Redundancy check
Summation check
De Bruijn sequence
Deadlock
Delannoy number
Dining philosophers problem
Mutual exclusion
Rendezvous problem
Derangement
Dickson's lemma
Dinitz conjecture
Discrete optimization
Dobinski's formula
E
Eight queens puzzle
Entropy coding
Enumeration
Algebraic enumeration
Combinatorial enumeration
Burnside's lemma
Erdős–Ko–Rado theorem
Euler number
F
Faà di Bruno's formula
Factorial number system
Family of sets
Faulhaber's formula
Fifteen puzzle
Finite geometry
Finite intersection property
G
Game theory
Combinatorial game theory
Combinatorial game theory (history)
Combinatorial game theory (pedagogy)
Star (game theory)
Zero game, fuzzy game
Dots and Boxes
Impartial game
Digital sum
Nim
Nimber
Sprague–Grundy theorem
Partizan game
Solved board games
Col game
Sim (pencil game)
Sprouts (game)
Surreal numbers
Transposition table
Black Path Game
Sylver coinage
Generating function
Golomb coding
Golomb ruler
Graeco-Latin square
Gray code
H
Hadamard matrices
Complex Hadamard matrices
Butson-type Hadamard matrices
Generalized Hadamard matrices
Regular Hadamard matrices
Hall's marriage theorem
Perfect matching
Hamming distance
Hash function
Hash collision
Perfect hash function
Heilbronn triangle problem
Helly family
Hypergeometric function identities
Hypergeometric series
Hypergraph
I
Incidence structure
Induction puzzles
Integer partition
Ferrers graph
K
Kakeya needle problem
Kirkman's schoolgirl problem
Knapsack problem
Kruskal–Katona theorem
L
Lagrange inversion theorem
Lagrange reversion theorem
Lah number
Large number
Latin square
Levenshtein distance
Lexicographical order
Littlewood–Offord problem
Lubell–Yamamoto–Meshalkin inequality (known as the LYM inequality)
Lucas chain
M
MacMahon Master theorem
Magic square
Matroid embedding
Monge array
Monomial order
Moreau's necklace-counting function
Motzkin number
Multiplicities of entries in Pascal's triangle
Multiset
Munkres' assignment algorithm
N
Necklace (combinatorics)
Necklace problem
Negligible set
Almost all
Almost everywhere
Null set
Newton's identities
O
Ordered partition of a set
Orthogonal design
Complex orthogonal design
Quaternion orthogonal design
P
Packing problem
Bin packing problem
Partition of a set
Noncrossing partition
Permanent
Permutation
Enumerations of specific permutation classes
Josephus permutation
Permutation matrix
Permutation pattern
Permutation (disambiguation)
Shuffling playing cards
Pochhammer symbol
Polyforms
Polycubes
Soma cube
Polyiamonds
Polyominoes
Hexominoes
Pentominoes
Tetrominoes
Polysquare puzzle
Projective plane
Property B
Prüfer sequence
Q
q-analog
q-binomial theorem—see Gaussian binomial coefficient
q-derivative
q-series
q-theta function
q-Vandermonde identity
R
Rencontres numbers
Rubik's Cube
How to solve the Rubik's Cube
Optimal solutions for Rubik's Cube
Rubik's Revenge
S
Schröder number
Search algorithm
Binary search
Interpolation search
Linear search
Local search
String searching algorithm
Aho–Corasick string matching algorithm
Fuzzy string searching
grep, agrep, wildcard character
Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm
Sequences with zero autocorrelation function
Series-parallel networks problem
Set cover problem
Shuffling puzzle
Small set (combinatorics)
Sparse matrix, Sparse array
Sperner family
Sperner's lemma
Stable marriage problem
Steiner system
Stirling number
Stirling transform
String algorithm
Straddling checkerboard
Subsequence
Longest common subsequence problem
Optimal-substructure
Subset sum problem
Symmetric functions
Szemerédi's theorem
T
Thue–Morse sequence
Tower of Hanoi
Turán number
Turing tarpit
U
Union-closed sets conjecture
Urn problems (probability)
V
Vandermonde's identity
W
Weighing matrices
Weighted round robin
Deficit round robin
Y
Young tableau
Combinatorics
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20470703 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion%20in%20Croatia | Religion in Croatia | Christianity is the most widely professed religion in Croatia and a large majority of the Croatian population declare themselves to be members of the Catholic Church.
Croatia has no official religion and freedom of religion is a right defined by the Constitution of Croatia, which also defines all religious communities as equal in front of the law and separate from the state.
History
In the 16th century, Protestantism reached Croatia, but was mostly eradicated due to the Counter-Reformation implemented by the Habsburgs.
There is also significant history of the Jews in Croatia through the Holocaust. The history of the Jews in Croatia dates back to at least the 3rd century, although little is known of the community until the 10th and 15th centuries. By the outbreak of World War II, the community numbered approximately 20,000 members, most of whom were murdered during the Holocaust that took place on the territory of the Nazi puppet state called Independent State of Croatia. After World War II, half of the survivors chose to settle in Israel, while an estimated 2,500 members continued to live in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there were 509 Jews living in Croatia, but that number is believed to exclude those born of mixed marriages or those married to non-Jews. More than 80 percent of the Zagreb Jewish community were thought to fall in those two categories.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census 86.28% of Croatians are Catholics, while Orthodox Christians make up 4.44% of the population, Muslims 1.47%, and Protestants 0.34% of the population. 3.81% of Croatians are not religious and atheists, 0.76% are agnostics and sceptics, and 2.17% are undeclared. In the Eurostat Eurobarometer Poll of 2005, 67% of the population of Croatia responded that "they believe there is a God". In a 2009 Gallup poll, 70% answered yes to the question "Is religion an important part of your daily life?". However, only 24% of the population attends religious services regularly.
Interaction between religious and secular Life
Public schools allow religious teaching in cooperation with religious communities having agreements with the state, but attendance is not mandated. Religion classes () are organized widely in public elementary and secondary schools, most commonly coordinated with the Catholic Church.
The public holidays in Croatia also include the religious festivals () of Epiphany, Easter Monday, Corpus Christi Day, Assumption Day, All Saints' Day, Christmas, and St. Stephen's or Boxing Day. The primary holidays are based on the Catholic liturgical year, but other believers are legally allowed to celebrate other major religious holidays.
Marriages conducted by the religious communities having agreements with the state are officially recognized, eliminating the need to register the marriages in the civil registry office.
The Catholic Church in Croatia receives state financial support and other benefits established in concordats between the Government and the Vatican. The concordats and other government agreements with non-Catholic religious communities allow state financing for some salaries and pensions for religious officials through government-managed pension and health funds.
The concordats and agreements also regulate public school catechisms and military chaplains.
In line with the concordats signed with the Roman Catholic Church and in an effort to further define their rights and privileges within a legal framework, the government has additional agreements with the following 14 religious and Faith communities:
Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC)
Islamic Community of Croatia
Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia
Reformed Christian Church in Croatia
Protestant Reformed Christian Church in Croatia
Pentecostal Church
Union of Pentecostal Churches of Christ
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Union of Baptist Churches
Church of God
Church of Christ
Reformed Movement of Seventh-day Adventists
Bulgarian Orthodox Church (BPC)
Macedonian Orthodox Church (MPC–OA)
Old Catholic Church of Croatia
Legal status
The 2002 Law on the Legal Position of Religious Communities broadly defines religious and Faith communities' legal positions and covers such matters as government funding, tax benefits, and religious education in schools. Matters such as pensions for clergy; religious service in the military, penitentiaries, and police; and recognition of religious and Faith marriages are left to each religious and Faith community to negotiate separately with the Government.
Registration of religious groups is not obligatory; however, registered groups are granted "legal person" status and enjoy tax and other benefits. The law stipulates that to be eligible for registration, a religious group must have at least 500 believers and be registered as an association for 5 years. All religious and Faith groups in the country prior to passage of the law in 2002 were registered without having to meet these conditions; religious and Faith groups new to the country after passage of the law must fulfill the requirements for the minimum number of believers and time as an association. Religious and Faith groups based abroad must submit written permission for registration from their country of origin. Minister of Public Administration runs a Registry of religious organizations in Republic of Croatia, currently recognizing 62 religious communities ().
See also
Catholic Church in Croatia
Eastern Orthodoxy in Croatia
Protestantism in Croatia
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Croatia
Islam in Croatia
History of the Jews in Croatia
Buddhism in Croatia
Hinduism in Croatia
Irreligion in Croatia
References
External links
Registry of Religious Communities, Ministry of Public Administration, Government of the Republic of Croatia |
20470712 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eela%20Craig | Eela Craig | Eela Craig was an Austrian rock band of the 1970s and 1980s, that combined progressive rock with jazz and classical music influences as well as Christian lyrics. The band's name is without known meaning.
History
The band was founded in Linz in 1970, and recorded its first album, entitled Eela Craig, in 1971 with a circulation of 1,500. Critics compared this album with established bands such as Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson, Gentle Giant and Colosseum. The band had a few onstage performances with the Zürich Chamber Orchestra in 1972, which led to more performances in well-known opera houses of Italy, Germany and Austria, uncommon venues for a rock band at the time.
The band signed a contract with Virgin Records in 1975, to release a number of singles and albums, including the Christian concept album Missa Universalis, and a signature ethereal cover version of Chris de Burgh's "A Spaceman Came Travelling", both released in 1978.
Missa Universalis was a musical translation of a (Catholic) high mass, which embraced lyrics in Latin, German, English and French. The compositions resembled the works of Anton Bruckner, mixed with elements of rock and electronic music. The premiere was performed at the Brucknerfest of the city of Linz and received positive acceptance.
The band was largely inactive between 1982 and 1986, but the two founding members produced solo music under the Bognermayr/Zuschrader name with Bognermayr's own New Age label, Erdenklang. 1987 saw the release of three singles, which were targeted to match the contemporary pop music style. Eela Craig released their last album, Hit or Miss, in 1987.
On 17 November 1995, the band reunited for a one-time live performance in Linz. At the same time, Hubert Bognermayr published a compilation of the band's music entitled Symphonic Rock.
Discography
Singles
"Stories" / "Cheese" (1974)
"A Spaceman Came Travelling" / "Heaven Sales" (1978)
"Mo-bike Jive" / "Carry On" (1981)
"Linz" / "Fühl mich so..." (1987)
"Il Tempo..." / "Lovers in Love" (1987)
"Weihnachtszeit" / (Instrumental) (1987)
"Lord’s Prayer" / "Vaterunser" (1988)
Albums
Eela Craig (1971)
One Niter (1976)
Hats of Glass (1977)
Missa Universalis (1978)
Virgin Oiland (1980)
Hit or Miss (1988)
Compilations
Symphonic Rock (1995)
References
External links
Eela Craig at the Prog Archives
Eela Craig bei germanrock.de
Harald Zuschrader / Eela Craig remix
Austrian progressive rock groups
Vertigo Records artists |
44501176 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz%20S-Class%20%28C217%29 | Mercedes-Benz S-Class (C217) | The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupé and Convertible (C217/A217) are grand tourers manufactured by Mercedes-Benz from 2014 to 2020.
The C217 model succeeded the C216 CL-Class and is the last version of the S-Class coupé. It is also the first Mercedes coupé to carry the S-Class name since the C126 model.
Development
Concept S-Class Coupé (2013)
The Concept S-Class Coupé was unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show to showcase the appearance of the upcoming S-Class coupé model. It features a new design compared to the previous CL-Class model, utilizing the brand's Sensual Purity design philosophy first developed for the W222 S-Class in 2009.
Production car unveiling
The production version of the S-Class coupé was announced and unveiled in February 2014, with its first public showing at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2014. Mercedes showed the S500 model (known as the S550 in the United States market) at the Geneva show.
At the New York Auto Show in April 2014, Mercedes made the first public showing of the S 63 AMG 4MATIC model. The S 65 AMG model, which includes a V12 Bi-Turbo engine, was unveiled in July 2014.
Facelift
In September 2017, the S-Class Coupé facelift was launched at the 2017 Frankfurt Auto Show. The outgoing S500/550 nameplate has been replaced by the S560. A whole new range of engines have been introduced. The new M177 4.0 V8 Biturbo replaces the old M157 5.5 V8 Biturbo in the AMG S63 4MATIC+. 4MATIC+ All Wheel Drive is now standard in the AMG S63 featuring drift mode. The S560 uses a detuned version of the same engine, dubbed the M176. A new Europe-only base model, the S450 4MATIC (replaces S400 4MATIC), uses the M256 I6 Turbo. A new 9G-Tronic transmission is now standard across the range, with the exception of the AMG S65, which still uses the 7G-Tronic.
Discontinuation
The S-Class Coupé and Cabriolet were discontinued after the 2021 model year without replacement. The market for the full-sized S-Class Coupé and Cabriolet had never really caught on, with customers likely better served by the SL-Class hardtop convertible or E-Class Coupé/Cabriolet, the latter two nameplates having more brand equity. Although Mercedes-Benz had released numerous model variants in the early 2010s to grow sales, by the end of the decade Mercedes-Benz aimed to simplify its lineup to leave room for new electric vehicles, as well as making things less complex for its dealers.
Safety and technology
It features the most advanced driver assistance and safety technology that was available in 2013, including Traffic Sign Assist with wrong-way driving warning function.
Suspension
The C217 coupé continues to offer the AIRMATIC semi-active air suspension as standard. The C217 introduced an update to the hydraulic fully active Magic Body Control suspension (which debuted on the W222 sedan model), which allows the vehicle to lean up to 2.5 degrees into a turn, similar to the way a motorcycle leans into a turn. The leaning is intended to counter the effect of centrifugal force on the occupants and is available only on rear-wheel drive models.
Lighting
Like the W222 sedan, the C217 coupé includes full-LED lighting on the exterior (including full-LED headlamps with Intelligent Light System and Adaptive Highbeam Assist PLUS) and interior of the vehicle. Optional headlight features include 47 Swarovski crystals in each headlamp: 30 crystals for the turn signals and 17 for the daytime running lights.
Models
S 500 / S 550
The C217 S-Class coupé launched with the S 500 model, known as the S 550 in the United States market. The vehicle features a twin-turbocharged 4.7L engine paired with a 7-speed or a 9-speed (only for rear-wheel drive version) automatic transmission. In most markets, the S 500 is fitted to a rear-wheel drive drivetrain with optional 4MATIC all-wheel drive; in the US, 4MATIC is standard.
S 63 AMG
Through the Mercedes-AMG sub-brand, the second S-Class coupé model launched is the S 63 AMG. Featuring a 5.5L turbocharged V8, the S 63 is the performance model V8 within the S-Class lineup. Like the S 500, the S 63 is offered with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, though with only all-wheel drive (without Magic Body Control) in the United States.
S 65 AMG
The S 65 AMG is currently the top-of-the-line S-Class coupé model. It features a 6.0L turbocharged V12 Mercedes-Benz M279 engine paired with a 7G-Tronic automatic transmission. The V12 model is available only with rear-wheel drive (4MATIC not available).
Convertible
The convertible version of the S-Class (codenamed A217), which was unveiled at the International Motor Show Germany in 2015, has many lightweight reinforcements such that its driving style is similar to that of the coupé version. Safety is maintained by a roll-over system, which is pyrotechnically actuated behind the rear passengers if required.
It is the first luxury 4-seater open Mercedes since 1971.
Maybach S 650 Cabriolet
Based on the convertible version of the AMG S 65, the Maybach S 650 Cabriolet will be produced in a limited run of 300 units, each priced at $335,000, or €273,000 without tax.
References
Further reading
External links
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S-Class
Coupés
Grand tourers
Cars introduced in 2014
W217
All-wheel-drive vehicles
Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Personal luxury cars
2020s cars |
44501179 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren%20Morgan%20%28disambiguation%29 | Darren Morgan (disambiguation) | Darren Morgan is a Welsh snooker player.
Darren Morgan may also refer to:
Darren Morgan (Australian footballer) (born 1965), former VFL/AFL player
Darren Morgan (footballer, born 1967), English football player |
6903348 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saky%20Municipality | Saky Municipality | The Saky City Municipality (, translit. Saks'ka mis'krada) is one of the 25 regions of the Crimean Peninsula, currently subject to a territorial dispute between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The region is located on the western coast of Crimea on the Black Sea's shore. Its administrative centre is the city of Saky. In 2014, the population stood at 25,146.
Unlike in the other regions and municipalities of Crimea which contain a number of other settlements under its jurisdiction, the Saky municipality only consists of its administrative center Saky.
Name
The Saky City Municipality is also known by two other native official names; in Russian as Sakskiy gorsovet (), and in Crimean Tatar as . Colloquially, the municipality is known as "the territory governed by the Saky City Council" ().
Administrative divisions
Within the framework of administrative divisions of Russia, Saky is, together with a number of rural localities, incorporated separately as the "town of republican significance of Saki"—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republican significance of Saki is incorporated as "Saki Urban Okrug".
Within the framework of administrative divisions of Ukraine, Saky is incorporated as the "town of republican significance of Saky". Ukraine does not have municipal divisions.
Government
The Saky City Council's members are elected every four years, with 21 councillors elected in single-mandate districts, and 21 councillors in a multiple mandate district.
Demographics
The Saky municipality's population was 28,522 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census and 25,146 in 2014 according to the 2014 Crimean Census.
The region's nationality composition in the 2001 census was:
Russians – 65.1 percent
Ukrainians – 24.3 percent
Crimean Tatars – 5.8 percent
All other nationalities – 4.8 percent.
References
External links
Municipalities of Crimea |
23574902 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliz%C3%A9%20%28given%20name%29 | Alizé (given name) | Alizé, or Alizée, is a female given name, taken from the word alizé, describing an intertropical trade wind. It has the variants Alysée, Alisée and Aliséa. The name is common in France, Italy and Spain. Alizay is another variation of the name, more common in South Asia.
The name gained rapid popularity in the 1980s.
People with this given name include:
Alizée (born 1984), born Alizée Jacotey, French singer
Alizé Cornet (born 1990), a French tennis player
Alizée Baron (born 1992), French skier
Alizée Brien (born 1993), Canadian racing cyclist
Alizée Costes (born 1994), a French rhythmic gymnast
Alizée Crozet (born 2000), French figure skater
Alizée Dufraisse (born 1987), a French rock climber
Alizée Gaillard (born 1985), a Swiss model
Alizé Jones (born 1997), American football tight end
Alize Lily Mounter (born 1988), Welsh journalist and beauty queen
Alizé Lim (born 1990), a French tennis player
Alizé Mack (born 1997), American football player
Alizée Poulicek (born 1987), a Belgian model
References |
6903376 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila%20Lerwill | Sheila Lerwill | Sheila W. Lerwill (born 16 August 1928) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.
She broke the World record for women's high jump on 7 July 1951 in London with a jump of 1.72 meters, beating the previous record of 1.71 meters set by Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands on 30 May 1943 in Amsterdam. The record was broken on 22 May 1954 by Aleksandra Chudina of the USSR in Kiev with a jump of 1.73 meters. She competed for Great Britain in the high jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics, held in Helsinki, Finland, where she won the silver medal with a jump of 1.65 metres. It was Britain's best athletics medal at the games.
References
1928 births
Living people
British female high jumpers
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Olympic athletes of Great Britain
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Commonwealth Games competitors for England |
20470731 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27est%20d%C3%A9j%C3%A0%20%C3%A7a | C'est déjà ça | C'est déjà ça is a 1993 album recorded by French singer Alain Souchon. It was his eleventh album overall and was released on October 10, 1993. It achieved smash success in France where it remained for 100 weeks in the top 50, including one week at the top, and 108 weeks on the chart. It was also successful in Belgium (Wallonia). It provided two successful singles in France : "Foule sentimentale" (#1) and "L'Amour à la machine" (#21). The album was entirely written by the singer himself, while the music was composed by Laurent Voulzy, Jean-Claude Petit and Souchon's son, Pierre Souchon.
Critical reception
The album was certified a Diamond disc with over 1 million copies sold. It also earned several awards, notably earning Souchon the Best male singer of the year award at the 1994 NRJ Music Awards. In 1996, he also won the Vincent Scotto prize awarded by the SACEM for the song "Sous les jupes des filles". This song, not released as a single, was nevertheless much aired on the radio.
Track listing
Source : Allmusic.
Releases
Personnel
Produced by Michel Coeuriot
Michel-Yves Kochmann : guitares (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
Basile Leroux : guitares (7, 10)
Laurent Voulzy : guitares (8), glide et solo basse (8), chœurs (8)
Laurent Faucheux : batterie (1, 2, 6, 11)
Guy Delacroix : basse (1, 2, 4, 6), basse acoustique (7, 10)
Denis Benarrosch : percussions (1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11)
Michel Cœuriot : synthétiseurs (1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11), orgue hammond (2), piano (5, 7), clavinette (6), basse (8), chœurs (8)
Celmar Engel : programmations des synthétiseurs (3, 4, 11)
Recorded by Renaud Letang
Assistant : Bertrand Taussac
At Studio Ferber and at Studio ICP (Brussel)
Mixed by Renaud Letang and Michel Cœuriot
Assistant : Rodolphe Saguinetti
At Studio Guillaume Tell (Paris)
Mastering : Greg Calbi à Sterling Sound à New York
Certifications and sales
Charts
1 Re-issue
References
1993 albums
Alain Souchon albums |
44501182 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%201866%20Brecon%20by-election | February 1866 Brecon by-election | The February 1866 Brecon by-election was held on 27 February 1866. The by-election arose following the death of the previous Liberal MP, John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins.
Candidates
Brecon had one of the smallest electorates in Wales and the political life of the borough had long been dominated by the Camden and Tredegar families. The Camden interest, which generally followed a Whig form of Liberalism had generally supported Watkins since 1832 but on two occasions he had been defeated when the Conservative influence of the Tredegar interest was brought to bear. Within days of the former member's death, the Earl of Brecknock, son and heir of the Marquees of Camden had issued an address. Although described as a Liberal-Conservative, it was apparent that Breaknock would take a Liberal view on party questions and the Tredegar interest sought a candidate. They soon settled upon Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn, Neath, a former MP for Penryn and Falmouth.
The initial expectation, as described by one newspaper, was for a closely fought contest, for the two political factions in the town were thought to be fairly evenly matched. At the same time, in the shadow of the debate on parliamentary reform, there was a feeling that the Conservatives might prevail. Brecon, it was argued, 'like most small agricultural towns had a sympathy towards 'those who are averse to great organic changes in the constitution''. Brecknock's initial address was in many ways indistinguishable to that of Gwyn, and was lukewarm on the key issues of parliamentary reform and the rights of nonconformists.
Within the week, Gwyn had officially declared his candidature and it was felt that this would compel Brecknock to ally himself more firmly with the official policies of the Liberal Party. When his father, the 2nd Marquis of Camden, was made Lord Lieutenant of the Brecknockshire in succession to the late Col. Watkins, Brecknock unequivocally declared his support for the Palmerston administration.
Candidature of Thomas Price
The radical wing of the Liberal Party watched these developments with concern. Thomas Savin, the railway contractor, was named at an early stage as a possible contender but would not split the Liberal camp. Breakneck, at one stage, was said to have implied that he would support the abolition of church rates, but no firm commitment was subsequently made. As a result, Thomas Price of Aberdare, a prominent Welsh nonconformist minister and a native of Brecon, offered himself as a Liberal candidate. This was first mooted in December, for example at a meeting of the Gwron Lodge of the Alfredian Order at Aberdare. On 18 December, Price visited Brecon and issued an address the following day. Price had connections with Brecon since his younger days and he stated in his address:
On 8 January, Brecknock issued a revised address, which was subsequently regarded as a response to Price's intervention. He alluded to the death of Palmerston and the formation of a new administration under Lord John Russell pledged to extending the franchise. Breakneck now declared himself in favour of reform as well as the abolition of church rates.
On 24 January 1866, Price addressed a packed meeting held at the Town Hall, with hundreds reportedly failing to gain admittance. The speech he gave on this occasion was regarded as 'a very remarkable performance'.
Outcome
Price eventually withdrew, in view of Brecknock's second address, stating that he had achieved his objective of assisting 'the advanced Liberals in saving the borough from being quietly handed over unto stale Whigism on the one hand, or worn out Toryism on the other'. The failure of the Brecon Liberals to sustain the momentum, at a subsequent by-election some months later when Brecknock was elevated to the Lords upon the death of his father, convinced Price of the necessity of concentrating on the extension of the franchise and the abolition of small boroughs such as Brecon which were so heavily influenced by deference to a landed elite. Two years later, at the General Election of 1868, he played a central role in the contest in the Merthyr Tydfil constituency.
References
Bibliography
History of Powys
Brecknockshire
1866 elections in the United Kingdom
1866 in Wales
1860s elections in Wales
February 1866 events
By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies |
23574906 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith%20%26%20Hawken | Smith & Hawken | Smith & Hawken was a garden lifestyle brand that operated retail stores, direct mail and e-commerce in the United States. On July 10, 2009, it was announced that all Smith & Hawken stores would cease operation. Smith & Hawken stores were located in upscale retail locations in 22 states.
Smith & Hawken was founded by Dave Smith and Paul Hawken in 1979, originally as a garden tool supplier. Their first retail store opened in 1982 in Mill Valley, California. Smith left the business in 1988. When Hawken retired in 1993, the company was acquired by a retail conglomerate, the CML Group, which sold it to DDJ Capital Management in 1999, after going bankrupt. The company was acquired by Scotts Miracle-Gro for $72 million in 2004. At the time of its closure, Smith & Hawken had approximately 700 employees in its stores and the Novato, California, headquarters.
Scotts Miracle-Gro chairman and CEO, Jim Hagedorn, cited the continuing weak economy and "lack of scale" as the primary drivers behind Smith & Hawken's closure. According to Scotts' May 2009 quarterly report, Smith & Hawken net sales were down 22.4% for the first half of fiscal 2009.
Smith & Hawken's founders were reportedly not upset to learn the company they founded 30 years earlier was closing. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Dave Smith and Paul Hawken were relieved by the announcement, stating that "Scotts couldn't have been a worse corporate owner." Smith said he asked friends not to shop there after Scotts purchased the company in 2004.
On January 8, 2010, Target Corporation announced it acquired the Smith & Hawken brand.
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6903378 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendovi%20Island | Vendovi Island | Vendovi Island is an island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. Located in Skagit County, Washington, United States, Vendovi Island lies across Samish Bay from mainland Skagit County, between Guemes Island and Lummi Island. Vendovi Island has a land area of and a population of two persons was reported as of the 2000 census. The Island was named after a Fijian High Chief Ro Veidovi who was brought to North America by the Wilkes Expedition.
The San Juan Preservation Trust, a land trust that conserves open space in the San Juan Islands, purchased the island in December 2010 from the family of John Fluke Sr.
References
Vendovi Island: Block 1000, Census Tract 9501, Skagit County, Washington United States Census Bureau
Islands of Skagit County, Washington
Islands of Washington (state)
Protected areas of Skagit County, Washington
San Juan Islands |
44501202 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassoon%20Concerto%20%28Panufnik%29 | Bassoon Concerto (Panufnik) | The Bassoon Concerto, composed by Andrzej Panufnik in 1985, is a concerto for bassoon and orchestra dedicated to Jerzy Popiełuszko, an anti-communist Polish priest who was murdered by three secret police agents in 1984. The work was commissioned by the American bassoonist Robert Thompson.
The concerto was premiered in Milwaukee in 1986, with Thompson as the soloist. Panufnik and Thompson recorded the concerto in 1987, with Panufnik conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra. In the same year, they performed the work in Jerzy Popiełuszko's church.
The concerto is scored for a small orchestra – only strings, a flute and two clarinets. It is in five continuous movements: a prologue, two recitatives, an aria and an epilogue. Panufnik wrote of the movements: "I chose these operatic-sounding titles partly in order to emphasise the underlying drama of the work, and partly because they indicate the parlando character of the recitatives, as well as the singing quality required of the bassoon in the Aria." The aria, marked "adagio lamentoso", is longer than the other movements combined.
In 2014, the German record label Classic Produktion Osnabrück released a recording of the concerto by Michael von Schönermark (soloist) and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, conducted by Łukasz Borowicz, as part of a complete cycle of Panufnik's symphonic works.
References
Compositions by Andrzej Panufnik
Panufnik
1985 compositions |
23574912 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moudi | Moudi | Moudi is a village situated in district Bankura, West Bengal, India under police station Onda. There is a small river to the north and a jungle to the west. The population is around 2000. Their main occupation is agriculture. There are two large ponds, Gayer band and Bilar band. In the east side of the village, there is an ancient banyan tree. The village-god Moudi-shini has resided under this tree since before known history.
References
Villages in Bankura district |
20470738 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thatha%20Shamsa%20%28Chattha%29 | Thatha Shamsa (Chattha) | Thatha Shamsa Chattha () is a small village in the Hafizabad District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at an altitude of 210 metres (692 feet). It is the oldest village, believed to date to the Mughal era.
It consists of approximately 200 homes and 1500 people. Thatha Shamsa is situated on the bank of a canal that originates in the Headqadirabad Colony. Most of the land suffers from seams, making it unsuitable for cultivation, which caused many villagers to move to cities for work or to convert their lands into fish farms, which are now numerous in and around the village.
Thatha Shamsa is bounded by rivers and canals. The major canal that originates from the Chenab River at Qadirabad barrage is just west of the village, and the village is often threatened by floods during the monsoon season. The weather is usually ruthless and intolerable in the summer and winter but is amazing in the autumn and spring. The village is normally dry throughout the year.
References
Villages in Hafizabad District
Hafizabad District |
20470778 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verena%20Wagner%20Lafferentz | Verena Wagner Lafferentz | Verena Wagner Lafferentz (2 December 1920 – 19 April 2019) was the fourth child and younger daughter of Winifred and Siegfried Wagner, and the youngest granddaughter of German composer Richard Wagner. She was also a great-granddaughter of the composer Franz Liszt.
Her father died, aged 61, when she was 10. Verena Wagner grew up in the Villa Wahnfried in Bayreuth and attended the Obernkirchener rural school. Adolf Hitler greatly favoured Wagner's music and became very close to Verena's mother, Winifred Wagner, who was a fanatical admirer of Hitler; there were even rumours that they would marry. She met him at the Bayreuth Festival in 1923. Hitler also befriended her children and treated them as his own.
Indeed, in 1940 Verena Wagner and Hitler were also rumoured to be romantically linked, although Hitler was said to have been uncomfortable with how the public would accept their three-decade age gap.
Many people affirm that Hitler would gladly marry the granddaughter of Richard Wagner, twenty-year-old, vivacious Verena Wagner, who is a frequent visitor and vacation guest at his mountain snuggery, were he not opposed in principle to marriages between persons of such unequal ages. She has the reputation of being his most outspoken critic, telling him in unflattering words simple truths that no Cabinet member would dare utter.
In 1943 Verena Wagner married Bodo Lafferentz, a member of the Nazi Party from 1933 and a high-ranking officer (SS-Obersturmbannführer) of the SS from 1939, assigned to the Race and Settlement Office. After World War II, her husband was interned during the Allies' denazification program, and released in 1949. They had five children: Amélie (1944–), Manfred (1945–), Winifred (1947–), Wieland (1949–) and Verena (1952–).
She was distinguished from other Wagner family members by her lack of artistic ambition, except for occasional appearances at the Bayreuth Festival and other musical commemorations honoring her grandfather. Wagner Lafferentz attended the International Richard Wagner Congress held in Copenhagen in 2003, attending as guest of honour a performance of Die Walküre by the Royal Danish Opera with Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, the patron of the Wagner Congress, Wolfgang and Gudrun Wagner, and Birgit Nilsson. In February 2007 she opened, as guest of honour, a grand concert of her grandfather's works at Sofia in Bulgaria.
Verena Wagner Lafferentz lived in modest retirement in the family's summer home in the village of Nußdorf in Überlingen, Germany, on Lake Constance, near the Swiss border. She died at her home in Nußdorf in 2019, at the age of 98. Wagner Lafferentz was an honorary member of various international Wagner societies, the vice-chairman of the Richard Wagner Foundation, and a foundation board member of the Bayreuth Festival.
See also
Wagner family tree
References
External links
Verena Wagner in Caesars in Goose Step by William D. Bayles
Verena and Friedelind Wagner and Hitler
Siegfried Wagner's Children
Wagner at the 2003 International Richard Wagner Congress
1920 births
2019 deaths
People from Bayreuth
Verena
German people of French descent
German people of Hungarian descent
German people of English descent |
6903380 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taisia%20Chenchik | Taisia Chenchik | Taisiya Filipivna Chenchik (; 30 January 1936 – 19 November 2013) was a Soviet high jumper. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished fifth and third, respectively. At the European championships she won a gold medal in 1966 and a silver in 1958. Chenchik also won the high jump event at the 1963 Universiade, 1967 European Indoor Championships, USSR-USA dual meets (1958–59, 1962–63, 1965) and Soviet championships (1957–59 and 1962).
Chenchik was born in Ukraine in 1936. In 1941, when Germany invaded Ukraine during World War II, her family was evacuated to Chelyabinsk. There she took up athletics while studying at the Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute. In 1959 she graduated in electrical engineering, and then worked as a lecturer at the same institute (1959–62) and at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (1963–91). In retirement she headed Moscow Veteran’s Athletics Federation and was a board member of the Moscow Athletics Federation.
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1936 births
Soviet female high jumpers
Ukrainian female high jumpers
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
Burevestnik (sports society) athletes
2013 deaths
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
Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade
Sportspeople from Chernihiv Oblast |
44501207 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth%20Axmann | Elisabeth Axmann | Elisabeth Axmann (Siret, 19 June 1926 – Cologne, 21 April 2015) was a Romanian writer, art and literature critic. She spent her childhood in Bukovina, Moldavia and Transylvania. Axmann moved to Germany in 1977.
Selected works
Spiegelufer. Gedichte 1968-2004. Aachen: Rimbaud Verlag, 2004 (2nd Ed. 2017).
Wege, Städte. Erinnerungen. Aachen: Rimbaud Verlag, 2005.
Fünf Dichter aus der Bukowina (Alfred Margul-Sperber, Rose Ausländer, Moses Rosenkranz, Alfred Kittner, Paul Celan). Aachen: Rimbaud Verlag, 2007. .
Die Kunststrickerin. Erinnerungssplitter. Aachen: Rimbaud Verlag, 2010.
Glykon. Gedichte. Aachen: Rimbaud Verlag, 2012.
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External links
Biography at Rimbaud (Publishers)
1926 births
2015 deaths
People from Siret
Romanian writers
German women writers
Romanian emigrants to Germany |
6903382 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelma%20Hopkins%20%28athlete%29 | Thelma Hopkins (athlete) | Thelma Elizabeth Hopkins (born 16 March 1936) is a Northern Irish athlete, who competed in the high and the long jump.
On 5 May 1956 she broke the world record in high jump in Belfast with a jump of 1.74 metres, breaking the record of 1.73 metres set by Aleksandra Chudina of the USSR on 22 May 1954. Her record was broken on 14 July 1956 in Bucharest by Iolanda Balaș of Romania.
Her achievement in breaking the world record is commemorated by a plaque in Cherryvale Playing Fields, South Belfast.
Hopkins was born in Kingston upon Hull. She competed for Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, in the high jump event, where she won the silver medal jointly with Maria Pisareva. In the 1954 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal for Northern Ireland.
As well as athletics she excelled at hockey where she was a regular choice for the Ireland women's national field hockey team, playing at forward and winning 40 caps. She also represented Ireland as an international Squash player.
She was one of many signatories in a letter to The Times on 17 July 1958 opposing 'the policy of apartheid' in international sport and defending 'the principle of racial equality which is embodied in the Declaration of the Olympic Games'.
References
Brown, Geoff and Hogsbjerg, Christian. Apartheid is not a Game: Remembering the Stop the Seventy Tour campaign. London: Redwords, 2020. .
1936 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kingston upon Hull
Female high jumpers from Northern Ireland
Olympic athletes of Great Britain
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
European Athletics Championships medalists
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Ireland international women's field hockey players
Irish female field hockey players
Female field hockey players from Northern Ireland
Irish female squash players
Universiade bronze medalists for Great Britain
Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade |
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