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5,400 | Pomeranian Library | The Pomeranian Library (in Polish in full Książnica Pomorska im. Stanisława Staszica w Szczecinie and previously in German Pommersche Bibliothek) is a Regional Library based in Szczecin (formerly Stettin), Poland. It is the largest humanities oriented library in the West Pomerania, with a focus on social sciences, Pomeranica, Scandinavian and German subjects and Seamanship. The library possesses also general scientific reading room with books from other fields of science, including mathematics, natural and medical sciences. German stage of the history It was decided to establish a public library in 1901, and material was acquired from the Council Library, the library of the Pomeranian Museum and in 1904 the city school library. The library itself was opened 3 October 1905, and material has been acquired from various sources subsequently. Polish stage of the history On July 12, 1945, the City Library in Szczecin, resumed its activities as the first Polish library in the city destroyed during the Second World War. Systematic removal of the effects of war and ordering of the collections were undergone from the first months after the end of the war. Ownership was transferred from central to local government in 1990. Książnica organizes scientific meetings, among others on the history of Pomerania, and exhibitions with artistic works and presentations on the history of books in the region of Szczecin and entire Pomerania. Recent projects have included microfilming the most valuable documents. The library has about 300,000 registered readers. The English name of 'Książnica' in catalogue (database) http://www.worldcat.org is 'Central Library of the West Pomeranian Province'. References External links The website is www.ksiaznica.szczecin.pl (in Polish). Literature Bernhard Fabian, Marzena Zacharska, Todorka Nikolova: Handbuch deutscher historischer Buchbestände in Europa. Polen und Bulgarien. Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim 1999, , S. 165f. Książnica Pomorska im. Stanisława Staszica w Szczecinie (Hrsg.): Schätze der Pommerschen Bibliothek Szczezin, 4. veränderte Auflage, Szczecin, Poland (2010), Stephanie Funk: Östlich der Oder: Polen und sein Bibliothekswesen. In: LIBREAS. Library Ideas 04/2006. Category:Libraries in Poland Category:Libraries established in 1901 |
5,401 | Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria | Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (AAPBs) are alphaproteobacteria and gammaproteobacteria that are obligate aerobes that capture energy from light by anoxygenic photosynthesis. Anoxygenic photosynthesis is the phototrophic process where light energy is captured and stored as ATP. The production of oxygen is non-existent and, therefore, water is not used as an electron donor. They are widely distributed marine plankton that may constitute over 10% of the open ocean microbial community. They can be particularly abundant in oligotrophic conditions where they were found to be 24% of the community. Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria are photoheterotrophic (phototroph)microbes that exist in a variety of aquatic environments. Photoheterotrophs (Gk: photo = light, hetero = (an)other, troph = nourishment), are heterotrophic organisms that use light to produce energy, but are unable to utilize carbon dioxide as their primary carbon source. Most are obligately aerobic, meaning they require oxygen to grow. One remarkable aspect of these novel bacteria is that they, unlike other similar bacteria, are unable to utilize BChl (bacteriochlorophyll) for anaerobic growth. The only photosynthetic pigment that exists in AAPB is BChl a. Anaerobic phototrophic bacteria, on the contrary, can contain numerous species of photosynthetic pigments like bacteriochlorophyll a, b, c, d, e, f, etc. There is still a large void in the areas regarding the abundance and genetic diversity of the AAPB, as well as the environmental variables that regulate these properties. Cellular structure Research suggests that all currently known AAPB contain Gram-negative cell walls. The majority, have shapes that resemble cylinders, as well as flagella and cilia. AAPB cell dimensions are normally, 1.2μ long, 0.7μ in diameter, and a cell volume of 0.5 μm3. Their dry weight is 0.05 pg and wet weight is 0.5 pg. 3 types of cell division are known to exist within AAPB, 2 daughter-cell division, 4 daughter-cell division, and the non-typical 3 daughter-cell division, commonly referred to as Y-cell division. AAPB are usually pink or orange in color when isolated from water. Current data suggests that marine bacteria have generation times of several days, whereas new evidence exists that shows AAPB to have a much shorter generation time. All species of AAPB produce large amounts of carotenoid pigments. The color of each species is due to the presence of carotenoids, giving peaks in the blue and green absorption spectra. Taxonomy Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria are classified in two marine (Erythrobacter and Roseobacter) and six freshwater (Acidiphilium, Erythromicrobium, Erythromonas, Porphyrobacter, Roseococcus, and Sandaracinobacter) genera, which phylogenetically belong to the -1, -3, and -4 subclasses of the class Proteobacteria. Phylogenetically, they are not classified into single group. Species so far described are distributed rather widely within the α-subclass of Proteobacteria in which most of the purple nonsulfur bacteria as well as many non-photosynthetic bacteria are included. Apparently, these aerobic BChl-containing bacteria represent an evolutionary transient phase from anaerobic phototrophs to aerobic non-phototrophs. However, some characteristic features distinct from anaerobic phototrophs suggest that most of them are in an evolutionary stable state. Phototrophy is a noticeable and significant marker that should always play a primary role in bacterial classification. Carbon cycling AAPBs play |
5,402 | Parovi | Parovi (English title: Couples) is a Serbian reality show created by Milomir Marić. The show premiered on December 24, 2010 on Happy TV and immediately reached huge ratings. The show also features a 24-hour YouTube live streaming. Format Originally the format built on that all contestants were real-life couples, but over the next season, it was changed due to difficulties in looking for actual couples that may be part of the show. Over the next years, there were castings and people with long and interesting histories of their lives were chosen to participate in the show. The house includes everyday facilities such as a fully equipped kitchen, garden, bedroom, bathroom additional rooms, big living room, big pool and secret room. The prize fund vary and go up to €250,000 maximum, but a many times was a lot below, average between €30,000 — €70,000. In the show appear a lot contestants from many countries mainly from the Balkans. Broadcasting During the regular airing of each series, a daily and nightly show is broadcast on television. On TV, the Morning Coffee (jutarnja kafica) airs between 11am and 2pm, then the show might return at 3pm and end again at 5:30pm, while the evening show begins at 6:30pm and may last until between 8pm and 10pm. The show is available 24/7 on a live stream provided by one of its official YouTube channels. The house The big house is located in Belgrade, in the neighborhood of Zemun. The house has a big bedroom with 24 beds, big equipped kitchen, big living room, two showers, two restrooms, a secret room, three isolation rooms, a big pool and a big garden. The original house name is Vila Parova. Series overview References External links Happy TV Rijaliti parovi Srbija danas: Parovi Reality portal Telegraf: Rijaliti parovi Category:Parovi Category:Serbian reality television series Category:2010 Serbian television series debuts |
5,403 | Walter Molino | Walter Molino (5 November 1915 – 8 December 1997) was an Italian comics artist and illustrator. Life and career Born in Reggio Emilia, Molino made his professional debut as illustrator and caricaturist in 1935, collaborating with the newspaper Il Popolo d'Italia and the children's magazines Il Monello and L'Intrepido. In 1936 he started working for the satirical magazine Bertoldo, and in 1938 he debuted as a comic artist with the series Virus, il mago della Foresta Morta, with texts of Federico Pedrocchi. Still with Pedrocchi he created the comics series Capitan l'Audace for the magazine L'Audace, Maschera Bianca, and a number of other characters. Since 1941 Molino became the official cover-illustrator of La Domenica del Corriere, succeeding to Achille Beltrame. He also collaborated with the women's magazine Grand Hotel, as cover-illustrator and artist of "cineromanzi", i.e. comic stories, generally of romantic or melodramatic genre, whose comic characters resembled famous film actors. References Further reading Lambiek Comiclopedia article. Category:Italian comics artists Category:Italian illustrators Category:1915 births Category:1997 deaths Category:People from Reggio Emilia Category:Brera Academy alumni |
5,404 | Atherinella elegans | Atherinella elegans (the Fuerte silverside) is a species of Neotropical silversides (Atherinopsidae). It is found in Río del Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico. References Phylogenetic relationships and reclassification of menidiine silverside fishes with emphasis on the tribe Membradini. B Chernoff, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of ..., 1986 Systematics of American atherinid fishes of the genus Atherinella. I. The subgenus Atherinella. B Chernoff, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of ..., 1986 External links elegans Category:Fish described in 1986 Category:Freshwater fish of Mexico Category:Natural history of Sinaloa |
5,405 | Gong Ruina | Gong Ruina (; born 23January 1981) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Career Gong Ruina was one of the world's leading women's singles players, former World No. 1 in the first few years of the 21st century. She won a number of top tier international titles including the 2001 IBF World Championships in Seville, Spain and the venerable All-England Championships (2004). In both of these events she defeated fellow countrywoman Zhou Mi, one of her principal rivals, in the finals. On the other hand, Gong was beaten by Zhou in the final of the Asian Games (2002), and was denied a bronze medal by her at the 2004 Athens Olympics after each had been beaten in the semifinals. Gong played singles for China's world champion Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 2002 and 2004. Her other individual titles included the Brunei (1998), Swedish (1999), Malaysia (2001), China (2002), Indonesia (2002), Denmark (2003), and Swiss (2004) Opens. She was a bronze medalist at the 1999 IBF World Championships in Copenhagen, and a silver medalist behind fellow countrywoman Zhang Ning at the 2003 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England. Gong retired in the prime of their career to explore other opportunities in her life in June 2005. She once lived in Hong Kong with her husband, a Chinese entrepreneur who has a company in Hong Kong, and with her two children. She now work as the head coach of the Hunan province amateur badminton team. Achievements World Championships Women's singles Asian Games Women's singles Asian Championships Women's singles World Junior Championships Girls' singles Girls' doubles Asian Junior Championships Girls' singles Girls' doubles Mixed doubles IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. Women's singles Record against selected opponents Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Footnotes Some sources give 龚睿娜. The pronunciation of this name might also be Gōng Ruìnǎ. Please verify. References External links 龚睿那 Gong Rui Na at www.badmintoncn.com Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:People from Yiyang Category:Badminton players from Hunan Category:Chinese female badminton players Category:Olympic badminton players of China Category:Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games Category:Asian Games gold medalists for China Category:Asian Games silver medalists for China Category:Asian Games medalists in badminton Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games |
5,406 | Marko Marinović | Marko Marinović (, born 15 March 1983) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for Borac Čačak of the Basketball League of Serbia. Professional career On 12 July 2013 Marinović signed with Radnički Kragujevac for the 2013–14 season. On 11 December 2013 he tied the Eurocup’s all-time single-game assist record with 15 in his team’s 91-81 victory over Neptunas Klaipeda. In September 2014, Marinović signed a one-year deal with the Slovenian team Union Olimpija. In July 2015, he signed with Romanian club Steaua București for the 2015–16 season. Marinović started the 2016–17 season with SCM CSU Craiova, but left the club in late December 2016. On 1 January 2017, Marinović returned to his first club Borac Čačak. On 29 June 2019, Marinović announced his retirement from playing career. National team career Marinović was a member of the Yugoslavian U-20 team that took part in the 2000 European Championship. Three years later he won the gold medal with Serbia and Montenegro at the 2003 World University Games. Marinović played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan with the Serbia national basketball team. He averaged 5.3 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Coaching career On 29 June 2019, Marinović was named a head coach for his hometown team Borac Čačak. References External links Marko Marinović at aba-liga.com Marko Marinović at acb.com Marko Marinović at eurobasket.com Marko Marinović at euroleague.net Marko Marinović at fiba.com Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:2006 FIBA World Championship players Category:ABA League players Category:Alba Berlin players Category:Basketball League of Serbia players Category:BC Enisey players Category:BC Krasnye Krylia players Category:BC Levski Sofia players Category:CB Girona players Category:KK Borac Čačak players Category:KK Borac Čačak coaches Category:KK Crvena zvezda players Category:KK FMP Železnik players Category:KK Radnički Kragujevac players Category:KK Olimpija players Category:Liga ACB players Category:Menorca Bàsquet players Category:Point guards Category:SCM U Craiova (basketball) players Category:Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria Category:Serbian expatriate basketball people in Germany Category:Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania Category:Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia Category:Serbian expatriate basketball people in Slovenia Category:Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain Category:Serbian men's basketball coaches Category:Serbian men's basketball players Category:Sportspeople from Čačak Category:Valencia Basket players Category:Universiade medalists in basketball Category:Universiade gold medalists for Serbia and Montenegro |
5,407 | Mana, India | Mana is a village in the district of Chamoli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, located at an altitude of 3,200 meters. It is located on the northern terminus of National Highway 58, Mana is the last village before the Mana Pass and is 26 kilometres from the border of India and Tibet The village is at a distance of about 3 km from the Hindu Pilgrimage Badrinath and the two places are culturally connected with each other. Demography As per Census 2011 the village had about 558 households and a population of about 1214. The people belong to Marchhas and Jads or Bhotias. During winter months, the entire populations comes down to lower places, as the area is covered under snow. Many coffee shops here tell people that their shop is the last coffee shop on the Indian border. Cultural identity The villagers of this village are culturally associated with activities of Badrinath temple and annual fair of Matha murthi. They used to trade with Tibet in earlier days. There is a small cave in Mana, named Vyas Gufa and it is believed that Maharshi Vyas composed Mahabharatha in this cave. One more cave is called Ganesh Gufa and tourists visit both caves regularly. Other destinations Nearby places of Mana include Vasudhara Falls, Satopanth Lake, Bhim Pul, Saraswati Temple etc. References Category:Tourism in Uttarakhand Category:Cities and towns in Chamoli district |
5,408 | The Christmas Candle (novel) | The Christmas Candle is a Christmas novel written by Max Lucado about a couple who own a candle shop, and every generation they are visited by an angel who, by touching a candle, can give miracles to whoever they give it to. It was adapted into a film made by Pinewood and Koch Media released in 2013. Plot The story starts before Christmas in the Village of Gladstone 1664 where the first Haddington couple are approached by the angel who by touching a candle in their shop can create miracles who anyone who they give it to and must carry on generation after generation. Centuries later, in 1864, Edward Haddington and his wife Bea are nearing Christmas, and the village people are gossiping already about the Christmas Candle as it is nearing the time. When the village gather for church, Reverend Richmond refuses to mention the Christmas Candle as it is not part of the church ceremony, which everyone is disappointed about. Meanwhile, Edward and Bea are unsure as to whom to give the candle to when the angel comes as there are so many who are in need for a miracle. Bea mentions about using the Candle for her and Edward as they might be in need for it. Finally when the angel does come and touches the candle Edward falls and knocks all the candles, including the Christmas Candle, on the floor making it impossible to tell which one. Without telling each other, at first, Edward and Bea take the basket of candles, which is holding the Christmas one, to the villagers feeling guilty that only one of them will receive the miracle and that they would protest with no miracle. One day Reverend Richmond explains to Edward and Bea that when he was young he went on a drunken reck and with his friends ridden a wagon over a cliff killing one of his friends and how Richmond would spend the rest of his life regretting, it so Edward gives him a candle out of sympathy. When the villagers all gather for church on Christmas Eve the villagers who were given a candle received a miracle each, then suddenly a man bursts into the church saying a girl and her baby are in trouble near a bridge. Edward and the reverend run to the bridge, but Richmond falls in the stream and tells Edward to light his candle. He does and the light illuminates the scene. Then Edward finds the girl and her baby and with the help of the villagers takes her home to rest with her child. Then Edward and Bea realize that she is their granddaughter who ran away from them because of a mistake she thought they would never forgive her for. Edward says "Looks like God still gives babies at Christmas". In the end, the Haddington family, set in modern times, are approached by the same angel giving the touch to the Christmas Candle. Characters Edward Haddington The main character who is entrusted with the responsibility of the Christmas Candle. Bea Haddington Edward Haddington's |
5,409 | Put Me in Your Mix | Put Me in Your Mix is a 1991 album by R&B singer Barry White. Regarded as a return to form, with exemplary slow jams, it was the second album of his comeback phase and contained the smash title track. The album also contained production akin to contemporary R&B, featuring electronic instrumentation and, particularly, the presence of a Linn Drum combined with White’s traditional symphonic arrangements. Glodean White sang back-up vocals, and Isaac Hayes sang duet on “Dark and Lovely (You over There).” The album reached number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 8 on the Billboard top R&B albums chart. Track listing "Let's Get Busy" – 4:44 "Love is Good with You" – 6:10 "For Real Chill" – 5:49 "Break it Down with You" – 6:24 "Volare" – 5:45 "Put Me in Your Mix" (Howard Johnson, Barry White) – 7:35 "Who You Giving Your Love To" – 5:26 "Love Will Find Us" – 7:07 "We're Gonna Have it All" – 5:55 "Dark and Lovely (You over There)" [duet with Isaac Hayes] – 10:05 International bonus track 11. "Sho' You Right" [Remix] – 8:02 Category:1991 albums Category:A&M Records albums Category:Barry White albums |
5,410 | Hang Chuon Naron | Hangchuon Naron (, often written as Hang Chuon Naron; born 2 January 1962) is a Cambodian academic, economist, and politician who is the current Minister for Education, Youth and Sport, serving since 2013. A member of the Cambodian People's Party, he was Secretary of State of Economy and Finance from 2004 to 2013. Since taking office, he has implemented major educational reforms in Cambodia, which include anti-cheating exams. In an online poll taken in March 2016, he was the most popular minister, with 72% viewing him favorably. In 2018, he was elected a Member of Parliament for Kampong Cham constituency, but resigned 13 days after taking office to focus on his duties as minister. Academic background 2018: Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration, Chulalongkorn University 2012: Diploma, Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy 2010–12: Master of Laws, joint degree program of Royal University of Law and Economics and Lumière University Lyon 2 2006-08: Associate, Chartered Insurance Institute; Associate, Malaysian Insurance Institute; Degree in Insurance, Chartered Insurance Institute 1988–91: Doctor of Philosophy in International Economics, MGIMO 1982–85: Student at School of International Relations and International Law, Kiev State University 1981–82: Preparatory courses, Institute of Technology of Cambodia 1980–81: Baccalauréate II, Lycée Sisowath Political offices 2018: Member of the National Assembly, Kampong Cham constituency 2013–present: Minister of Education, Youth and Sport of Cambodia 2004–2013: Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia 2004–2010: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia References External links |- Category:1962 births Category:21st-century Cambodian politicians Category:Living people Category:Education ministers Category:Government ministers of Cambodia Category:Members of the National Assembly (Cambodia) Category:Cambodian People's Party politicians Category:Cambodian academics Category:Cambodian Theravada Buddhists Category:People from Phnom Penh Category:Royal University of Law and Economics alumni Category:Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni Category:Chulalongkorn University alumni |
5,411 | 33rd Regiment (Vietnam People's Army) | The VPA 33rd Regiment was a Vietnam People's Army regiment that served during the Vietnam War. History The regiment or elements participated in the famous battles of Ia Drang and Plei Me in the Central Highlands in 1965 against US forces, attacked Buon Me Thuot during the 1968 Tet Offensive, and fought against Australian and New Zealand forces in Phuoc Tuy Province at Binh Ba, Long Khanh and Nui Le, as well as a number of other actions. In the South, the 33rd Regiment was subordinate to the 304th Division/B3 Front in the Central Highlands, and later under Military Region 7 and the 5th Division in Bien Hoa, Long Khanh, and Phuoc Tuy Province, and its strength averaged about 1,300 men. A 33rd Regiment memorial near Binh Ba lists 2,100 killed in the war, out of an estimated 4,000 Vietnamese killed in two provinces occupied by forces of the 1st Australian Task Force from 1966 to 1972. Dr Bob Hall, a former infantry officer and Vietnam veteran who heads Operation Wandering Souls that aims to identify all Vietnamese soldiers killed in clashes with 1ATF forces, has so far identified 3,009 burial sites and has passed on the names of over 600 Vietnamese soldiers believed to be buried there. Notes Footnotes Citations References Further reading Category:Military units and formations of the Vietnam War Category:Regiments of the People's Army of Vietnam |
5,412 | Achraf Hakimi | Achraf Hakimi Mouh (; born 4 November 1998), sometimes known simply as Achraf, is a professional footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, on loan from Real Madrid, and the Morocco national team. Mainly a right-back, he can also play as a left-back or winger. Early life Born in Madrid to parents of Moroccan descent, Achraf joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2006 from CD Colonia Ofigevi, aged eight. Club career Real Madrid Castilla After progressing through La Fábrica, Achraf was promoted to the reserves in June 2016. Shortly after, he was included in the first-team's pre-season camp in the United States. Achraf made his debut for Los Blancos in the first match of the 2016 International Champions Cup, a 3–1 loss against Paris Saint-Germain. He subsequently returned to the B-side, making his senior debut on 20 August 2016 by starting in a 3–2 Segunda División B home win against Real Sociedad B. Achraf scored his first senior goal on 25 September 2016, netting the equaliser in a 1–1 draw at CF Fuenlabrada. He contributed with 28 appearances (26 starts, 2305 minutes of action) during the campaign, as Castilla only managed an 11th-place finish. At the end of the season, he was still young enough to return to the youth side to take part in the final of the 2017 Copa del Rey Juvenil. Real Madrid On 19 August 2017, Achraf was promoted to the main squad as a backup to Dani Carvajal and Nacho, and was assigned the number 19 jersey. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 1 October, starting in a 2–0 home win over RCD Espanyol. He scored his first La Liga goal on 9 December 2017 in a 5–0 win against Sevilla. In the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, he made two appearances as Madrid won the title, their third consecutive and 13th overall. Although not in the squad for the final of the competition, he received a medal and is credited as the first Moroccan player to win the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund (loan) On 11 July 2018, Borussia Dortmund signed Hakimi on a two-year loan deal. He scored his first goal for the club and his first Bundesliga goal in a 7–0 victory over 1. FC Nürnberg on 27 September 2018. Hakimi provided 3 assists in a single match for the first time in his career against Atlético Madrid in his first Champions League appearance for Dortmund. International career Youth level After representing Morocco at under-17 and under-20 levels, Achraf made his debut for the under-23s on 5 June 2016, in a 1–0 friendly win over Cameroon U23s. Senior Achraf made his full international debut on 11 October 2016, coming on as a substitute for Fouad Chafik in a 4–0 win against Canada. He scored his first international goal on 1 September 2017, netting the fourth in a 6–0 home routing of Mali. In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and on 4 June he was named in the final |
5,413 | Spirit Television | Spirit tv is a non-profit Christian music station which airs in a stream on the Internet, on the Sky Angel satellite network and also on Roku devices. It is owned by Spirit Communications, which also owns RadioU. Spirit tv plays adult contemporary music and has little to no programming, other than the VJ's. Spirit tv was formerly known as Spirit Television until early 2017. External links Official website Category:Music video networks in the United States |
5,414 | Northwest Aeronautical Institute | The Northwest Aeronautical Institute () is an aviation school located in Tijuana, Mexico. The school was founded on January 28, 1982. It is based at the GAB Terminal of the Tijuana International Airport. It operates training flights to Ensenada Airport and Real del Castillo Airstrip. The curriculum covers degree programs in the aviation fields to become a private pilot, commercial pilot, flight instructor, and flight attendant. Incidents On January 16, 2009, while performing a training flight, a school's Piper Cherokee suffered a sudden shutdown from its engine, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at the Tijuana International Airport. The aircraft maneuvered and landed safely at the airport, but the aircraft had suffered other damages. Aviation was closed for almost an hour at General Aviation Terminal of the airport. The two people on board were safe, with only a few minor scratches. References External links www.institutoaeronautico.com.mx Category:Education in Tijuana Category:Aviation in Mexico |
5,415 | Triadenum | Triadenum, the Marsh St. John's Wort genus, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae or Clusiaceae. The genus is characterized by opposite, blunt-tipped leaves and pink flowers with 9 stamens. Species Triadenum contains the following 8 species: T. breviflorum T. fraseri T. japonicum T. longifolium T. petiolatum T. tubulosum T. virginicum T. walteri References Category:Malpighiales genera |
5,416 | Brown deer mouse | The brown deer mouse (Peromyscus megalops) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found only in Mexico. References Baillie, J. (1996). Peromyscus megalops. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. (2005). Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Category:Peromyscus Category:Mammals described in 1898 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Taxa named by Clinton Hart Merriam |
5,417 | Cachi Cachi music | Cachi Cachi music, also spelled Kachi Kachi, Kachi-Kachi and Katchi-Katchi, is a term that was coined to refer to music played by Puerto Ricans in Hawaii, after they migrated to Hawaii in 1901. It is a "variation of dance music found in Hawaii" which is, at times, played very fast. The "influence on Hawai'i endures to this day in the musical form known as cachi cachi played on the quarto [sic] and derivative of the Puerto Rican jibaro style." Jibaro means farmer in Spanish. The Puerto Ricans in Hawaii "worked hard and played hard" and lightened the load for other plantation workers with their music. In Hawaii, the Puerto Ricans played their music with six-string guitar, güiro, and the Puerto Rican cuatro. Maracas and "palitos" sticks could be heard in the music around the 1930s. More modern versions of the music may include the accordion and electric and percussion instruments such as conga drums. Etymology According to oral tradition- video recordings by Onetake2012 and research done by Ted Solis, an ethnomusicologist, Puerto Rican get-togethers (weekend parties) often involved knife fights, which the Japanese called "cutche cutche". A news article from 1903 mentioned Japanese were afraid of the Puerto Ricans because they often carried concealed weapons and were quarrelsome. Cachi cachi music is what the people in Hawaii, who heard the Puerto Ricans playing their own music, called it. It needed a name and the people of Hawaii, specifically the Japanese plantation workers called it cachi cachi. The Puerto Ricans, who only spoke Spanish and no English, worked alongside immigrants from the Philippines, China, but in one location their "camp" was next to the Japanese camp. and when the Japanese heard their music, they said it sounded "scratchy". The relationships between the Japanese and Puerto Ricans working on the plantations, didn't used to be good. They lived near one another and the Puerto Ricans felt disrespected when the Japanese walked around naked or almost naked for their baths. In response, the people of Hawaii said the Puerto Ricans didn't have good bathing habits. Sometimes fights would break out and a Puerto Rican may have cut a Japanese with a machete or knife to teach him respect. Current status In 1989, the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, a nonprofit established for recording music by small communities from around the world, made available an album called Puerto Rican music in Hawai'i containing 16 tracks. The Library of Congress, included the recording in its 1990 list of "outstanding recordings" of US folk music for meeting specific criteria including that the music emphasizes "root traditions over popular adaptations of traditional materials."William Cumpiano, a master guitarmaker and his colleagues Wilfredo Echevarría and Juan Sotomayor researched, wrote, directed and produced a short documentary about the Hawaiian Puerto Ricans and their music which includes genres such as slack-key, décima, seís and aguinaldos. It was titled Un Canto en Otra Montaña or A Song From Another Mountain. Sonny Morales, a resident of the Big Island of Hawaii, was "famous for making cuatros". The young Auli'i Cravalho, the voice of the Disney character, Moana, |
5,418 | Life After You | Life After You may also refer to: "Life After You" (Brie Larson song), 2005 single by Brie Larson "Life After You" (Daughtry song), 2009 single by Daughtry See also "Life After Youth", 2017 studio album by Land of Talk "Is There Life After Youth?", Canadian talk show television miniseries |
5,419 | Eastern Synod | The Eastern Synod is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of 50,000 baptized members in 191 congregations. The territory of the Eastern Synod runs from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Their office is located in Kitchener, Ontario. Their Bishop is Rev Michael J. Pryse. References Category:Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada synods |
5,420 | Lifford railway station | Lifford railway station was a railway station in Cotteridge, Birmingham, England, on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway's Camp Hill Line, and from 1876 to 1885 relocated on the Birmingham West Suburban Railway. History There were three stations at different times in the vicinity named Lifford. The first station opened on 17 December 1840 on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway operated by the Midland Railway. The second station opened on 1 June 1876 as the terminus of the new Birmingham West Suburban Railway line from Granville Street. It closed on 28 September 1885. The third station opened on 28 September 1885 and was located on the site of the first station on the original Birmingham and Gloucester Line. It closed in 1941 due to the Second World War. Station masters W.H. Townson 1864 G. Hawley 1864 - 1866 F. Symonds 1866 B. Lunn 1866 -???? Edwin Brownett 1882 - 1902 A. Walker 1902 - 1906 Josiah Farndon 1906 - 1914 - ???? A. Edkins 1940 - 1941 (also station master of King’s Norton) References Category:Disused railway stations in Birmingham, West Midlands Category:Railway stations opened in 1840 Category:Railway stations closed in 1844 Category:Railway stations opened in 1876 Category:Railway stations closed in 1885 Category:Railway stations opened in 1885 Category:Railway stations closed in 1941 Category:Former Midland Railway stations |
5,421 | The Magic Fern | The Magic Fern is a 1961 novel by the American writer Phillip Bonosky, set in the steel valley of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 1950s. Plot A militant worker named Leo returns to his Pennsylvania hometown, where after the Korean War the steel mill is undergoing automation and workers are losing jobs. American Steel now has an international dimension. In its quest for profits iron ore is now imported from Venezuela and the Turpin Company's steel is exported around the world. To prevent mass layoffs, the union organizes against the Turpin Company and a communist club takes a leading role in the struggle. Subplots include a struggle to free two black youths who are the victims of a racist frame-up, and the fight against the efforts of Turpin to shift the tax burden onto the poor and workers. References Category:1961 American novels Category:Novels set in Pittsburgh Category:Proletarian literature |
5,422 | Katarina Comesaña | Katarina Gabriela Comesaña Plevančić (born 19 June 1992) is an American-born Peruvian footballer who plays as a centre back for the Peru women's national team. Her father is Peruvian and her mother is Croatian. International career Comesaña made her senior debut for Peru in 2018. References External links Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Women's association football central defenders Category:Women's association football forwards Category:Peruvian women's footballers Category:Peru women's international footballers Category:Pan American Games competitors for Peru Category:Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games Category:Peruvian people of Croatian descent Category:American women's soccer players Category:Soccer players from California Category:Sportspeople from Sunnyvale, California Category:American sportspeople of Latin American descent Category:American people of Peruvian descent Category:American people of Croatian descent Category:De Anza College alumni Category:Idaho Vandals women's soccer players Category:Women's Premier Soccer League players |
5,423 | Tillman House | The Tillman House is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA. History The Tillman House was built from 1834 to 1837 by Joseph Neibert and Peter Gemmell. In 1837, it was purchased by Lemuel P. Rooks. Roughly a decade later, in 1845, it was purchased by Dr. Charles H. Dubs, a dentist from Philadelphia. In the midst of the American Civil War, in 1862, the house was purchased by Joseph Tillman and his wife Ricca, a Jewish couple who had come to Natchez in 1843. It was subsequently inherited by their son, Cassius L. Tillman, Sr., who served as the treasurer of Adams County. Architectural significance It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 17, 1979. References Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Category:Houses completed in 1836 Category:Houses in Adams County, Mississippi |
5,424 | 1878 in Norway | Events in the year 1878 in Norway. Incumbents Monarch: Oscar II Events A law is passed that requires teachers to speak the local dialect of their pupils and not the other way round. Arts and literature Births 13 January – Henrik Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1957) 17 January – Olaf Husby, sport shooter 18 January – Gudmund Sundby, engineer (died 1973). 1 February – Thoralf Glad, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1969) 7 February – Lul Krag, painter (died 1956) 19 February – Kristofer Uppdal, poet and author (died 1961) 14 April – Karl Johan Pettersen Vadøy, politician (died 1965) 27 April – Christian Fredrik Monsen, politician (died 1954) 27 May – Arne Kavli, painter (died 1970) 18 July – Egill Reimers, architect, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1946) 12 August – Østen Østensen, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist (died 1939) 7 November – Knut Markhus, educator and politician (died 1963). 28 November – Peder Kolstad, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1932) Full date unknown Per Berg Lund, politician and Minister (died 1954) Magnus Olsen, linguist and professor of Norse philology (died 1963) Anton Frederik Winter Jakhelln Prytz, politician (died 1945) Deaths 25 April – Nils Christian Irgens, military officer, politician and Minister (born 1811) 8 September – Ulrik Frederik Lange, politician (born 1808) Full date unknown Jørgen Wright Cappelen, bookseller and publisher (born 1805) Johan Widing Heiberg Landmark, jurist and politician (born 1802) Peter Tidemand Malling, bookseller, printer and publisher (born 1807) See also References |
5,425 | ENSHAA PSC | ENSHAA PSC is a developer of projects and a hospitality service provider based in the United Arab Emirates. Their CEO is Raza Jafar. ENSHAA currently operates in the GCC region while also expanding into international markets. The firm's major shareholders include Emirates Investments Group, Majid Al Futtaim Group and Abraaj Capital. Portfolio ENSHAA's real estate portfolio includes Palazzo Versace Dubai D1 Tower and Emirates Financial Towers. References External links Category:Property companies of the United Arab Emirates Category:Hospitality companies of the United Arab Emirates |
5,426 | Alexandre Moors | Alexandre Moors (born 1972) is a French director, writer and editor. Early life Alexandre Moors is a French filmmaker born in Suresnes in 1972. As a teenager, he was an active member of the Parisian "graffiti" scene before attending Penninghen School and then the Arts Decos’ (ENSAD). He left Paris for New York City in 1998 where he has since worked as graphic designer, director and artistic director. Career He has directed several music video for singers like Chris Brown, Tyga, Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar, and Jennifer Lopez. Filmography References External links Category:1972 births Category:French film directors Category:Living people Category:French film editors Category:French screenwriters Category:French graphic designers |
5,427 | Ringmaster (horse show) | A horse show ringmaster, sometimes also called a ring steward, is an individual who works in the center of an arena at a horse show and carries out many duties to assist the judge and other officials. Unlike a Horse show steward or the judge, the ringmaster is not a licensed official of the show. At the biggest shows, the ringmaster may be a paid employee of the show, but at smaller shows is apt to be a volunteer. In a few competitions, usually national championships or other shows of national importance, the ringmaster may be colorfully attired in a manner similar to the ringmaster of a circus or the bugler at a horse race. In such cases, this official wears a top hat (or hunting cap for hunting and jumping classes), white jodhpurs, and scarlet ("pink") guard coat. More commonly, at ordinary horse shows, the ringmaster will simply wear neat clothing and comfortable shoes, similar to the attire of the judge. Rarer still, is the practice of having the ringmaster summon each class of exhibitors and horses, usually by blowing a trumpet, fox horn, or carriage or coach horn. More commonly, the show announcer simply performs the task, simply calling each class by number and title over the public address system. The duties and responsibilities of a ringmaster of a horse show varies by discipline and geographical region. These can include: summoning the class; keeping the show running smoothly and listening to the judge. The ringmaster does not help to judge the class in any way; policing the ring by being alert to safety issues and watching the horses, riders or drivers; passing communications from the judge to the announcer to call for specific gaits in a class, for the line up, etc.; transmitting the judges' cards to the scorers or the announcer; acting as a scribe (trail or reining usually); restraining an unruly horse (they should be physically able horsemen), helping a rider or driver that is in trouble, etc.; serving as a timer when a shoe has been thrown during a class and a specified time is allowed to find and have the farrier replace the shoe; working with ring crew for each class set up; pinning ribbons or distributing ribbons to winners; supporting the steward(s) in identifying questionable equipment and attire. In Tennessee, the ringmaster has a legal duty under cruelty to animals statutes to disqualify and report to authorities certain animal abuses. Some notable individuals who have served long careers as ringmasters in the United States include Dutch White, Honey Craven, Vincent , and Paul Copanas. References Category:Horse-related professions and professionals |
5,428 | El Rincón del Vago | El Rincón del Vago (Spanish for "Lazybones's corner") is a Spanish-language web portal. Established in 1998 and held by Orange España, it offers a public access repository of information, notably monographs. It is very popular among students. Teachers use it as well to discover plagiarism. References Category:Orange S.A. Category:Web portals Category:Free-content websites Category:Spanish-language websites Category:Internet properties established in 1998 |
5,429 | Cyclone Dineo | Tropical Cyclone Dineo was one of the deadliest tropical cyclones on record in the South-West Indian Ocean and Southern Hemisphere as a whole. It was the first tropical cyclone to hit Mozambique since Cyclone Jokwe in 2008. Meteorological history The origins of Dineo can be tracked back to a cluster of thunderstorms that organized into an area of low pressure in the Mozambique Channelon February 11. Over the next two days, the system gradually drifted in a generally southern track as it gained intensity and prompted the JTWC to issue a TCFA.On February 13, RSMC La Réunion had declared that a Tropical Disturbance has formed in the area and began issuing advisories.Located in a very favorable environment, the depression quickly gained intensity and both the RSMC and JTWC had noted winds of at least later that day, with the RSMC subsequently naming the storm Dineo. Impact Dineo struck Mozambique on February 15 as a tropical cyclone, bringing torrential rain and damaging winds.Dineo was the first tropical cyclone to hit Mozambique since Cyclone Jokwe in 2008.Satellite-derived estimates indicated up to of rain fell in Inhambane.At least seven people were killed across the country,including a child crushed by a fallen tree in Massinga.An estimated 20,000 homes were destroyed and approximately 130,000 people were directly affected.Widespread floodingtook place in Zimbabwe, with Mutare, Chiredzi, and Beitbridge particularly hard-hit.At least 271 people were killed by the storm and damage exceeded US$200 million.The storm's remnants triggered destructive floods in Botswana.In the month following the storm, a cholera outbreak in Mozambique and Malawi infected more than 1,200 people and claimed 2 lives. See also Cyclone Jokwe – Last cyclone to hit Mozambique prior to Dineo Cyclone Idai – A similar, but stronger and deadlier cyclone References Category:Cyclones in Mozambique Category:2017 in Mozambique |
5,430 | USCGC Alex Haley | USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39) is a United States Coast Guard cutter and former United States Navy vessel that was recommissioned for Coast Guard duty on 10 July 1999. It was first entered service as USS Edenton (ATS-1), an on 23 January 1971. In 1995, Edenton won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the Atlantic Fleet. The conversion from a salvage ship to a Coast Guard cutter involved the removal of the stern towing machine, forward crane, and A-frame, and the installation of a flight deck, retractable hangar, and air-search radar. Additionally, her four aging Paxman diesel engines were replaced with four 16-cylinder Caterpillar diesels. The cutter was named after author and journalist Alex Haley, the first chief journalist of the Coast Guard, the first African-American to reach the rank of chief petty officer, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Haley served in the Coast Guard for 20 years. The vessel's current home port is Kodiak, Alaska at the Coast Guard Base Kodiak from where she carries out her Fishery Law Enforcement and Search and Rescue primary missions. In fiction In the 2007 novel Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event by James H. Cobb, Alex Haley is the ship that takes the heroes out to the island where a Tu-4 laden with anthrax crashed during the Cold War. In the 2016 novel Goliath by Shawn Corridan & Gary Waid, Alex Haley and are the two Coast Guard cutters that respond to the fire aboard and subsequent stranding of a Russian ULCC. Photos References Notes Sources USCGC Alex Haley External links Category:Edenton-class salvage and rescue ships Category:Ships built in Lowestoft Category:1968 ships Category:United States Navy North Carolina-related ships Category:Medium endurance cutters |
5,431 | Boheyat | Boheyat (b. c. 1514–d. 1529) was the third Sultan of Ternate in Maluku, whose largely nominal reign lasted from 1521 to 1529. In his time the Portuguese strengthened their positions in Ternate. Accession Boheyat, or Abu Hayat, was born to Sultan Bayan Sirrullah and his main consort, a daughter of Sultan al-Mansur of Tidore. He was only a minor when his father passed away in 1521, allegedly poisoned. Before his death the old Sultan had instructed his consort to keep the friendship with the Portuguese, of whom some had stayed on Ternate since 1512. The Portuguese seafarers were in an expansive phase and kept the vital trading city Melaka since 1511. The enormous potential profits in the spice trade made Maluku interesting for a permanent establishment. Bayan Sirrullah saw their presence in Ternate as advantageous for the advancement of Ternate's power, not least with regard to their superior weapon technology. After his demise, Boheyat was enthroned, but real power rested with the queen Mother and the regent Kaicili (prince) Darwis, born from a co-wife of Bayan Sirrullah. Portuguese and Spanish interference The Portuguese captain António de Brito began the construction of a fortress on Ternate in 1522, which was named São Jõao Bautista. According to agreement, the spice trade was left to the Portuguese, where a certain price was fixed for the cloves. This arrangement soon made for grass abuses, however. Resentment grew from other causes as well. The father of the widowed queen, the Sultan of Tidore, passed away in 1526, seemingly poisoned by a Portuguese physician. According to Malukan customs, peace should be kept during the first 40 days after the passing of a ruler. The Portuguese nevertheless staged an attack on Tidore and ruined the place. The arrival of new white foreigners added to the regional instability. Tidore had bonded with the remnants of the Magellan expedition in 1521 and hoped for Spanish reinforcements to counter the Portuguese and Ternatan rivals. In fact a Spanish ship appeared in 1527, whose crew was welcomed with open arms by the Tidorese. The newcomers oversaw the construction of a fort on Tidore; however, the Spanish bases in the Americas were too far away, and the Tidore-Spanish alliance only had substantial consequences after the founding of the Spanish Philippines. The other Malukan kingdoms also let themselves be involved in the rivalries between Spain-Tidore and Portugal-Ternate, since Bacan took Ternate's side and Jailolo on Halmahera supported Tidore. Increasing tension The regent Kaicili Darwis was an important ally of the Portuguese for several years. He balanced the influence of the Queen Mother from Tidore, who had ambitions to unite Tenate and Tidore under one of her sons and had some support in both places. However, Darwis fell out with the new captain Jorge de Menese who arrived in 1527. Menese grossly insulted the religious feelings of the Muslim Ternatans and treated even aristocrats with utter contempt. In this tense situation, Boheyat died, still an adolescent, in 1529, after having spent his reign as the virtual prisoner of the Portuguese. There were suspicions about his death |
5,432 | Bo Plains | The Bo Plains are located in the south of Sierra Leone by the city of Bo. The plains are mainly made up of savannah and 2,590 hectares of the area have been proposed as a game sanctuary. References See also Protected areas of Sierra Leone Category:Geography of Sierra Leone Category:Southern Province, Sierra Leone |
5,433 | Edith Lawrence | Edith Mary Lawrence (22 March 1890-2 October 1973) was a British artist known for her landscape and portrait paintings, her colour linocuts and her textile designs. Biography Lawrence was born in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey and was the youngest daughter of George Adams Lawrence the owner of a grocery store in central London. She attended Queen's College, London until 1908 and then studied at the Slade School of Art in London between 1910 and 1914. At the Slade, Lawrence was a prize winning student, gaining first-class certificates for both painting and drawing. In 1917 she first exhibited paintings at both the Royal Academy and with the New English Art Club. Also in 1917 Lawrence began teaching art at Runston Hill School. In 1922 Lawrence met the painter and linocut artist Claude Flight and the two became lifelong companions. After living at his studio in St John's Wood for a time, the couple set up a new studio in 1927 off Baker Street from where they run an interior decoration business and produced murals, textiles and decorative household objects. Lawrence also exhibited on a regular basis throughout the 1930s at both the Ward and Redfern galleries. During her career Lawrence also exhibited with the Society of Women Artists, the National Portrait Society and with the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-colours. A joint exhibition of Lawrence and Flight's work was held at the Embroiderer's Guild in 1937 and they wrote and illustrated three books for children together. In June Lawrence and Flight moved to a village in Wiltshire but retained their London studio which was subsequently destroyed in the Blitz. Lawrence nursed Flight from 1947, when he suffered a stroke, until his death in 1955. By then Lawrence's eye-sight was failing but a cataract operation allowed her to continue painting. A career retrospective of Lawrence's work was held at the University of Hull in the summer of 1973 and a memorial exhibition in her honour was held at the Parkin Gallery in London later that year, following her death at a nursing home in Salisbury. References Category:1890 births Category:1973 deaths Category:20th-century British printmakers Category:20th-century British women artists Category:Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art Category:British lithographers Category:People educated at Queen's College, London Category:People from Walton-on-Thames |
5,434 | UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit | The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit is the team pursuit competition for men held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Since its introduction as an elite event at the 1993 championships, Australia have won the gold medal the most with eight victories. Before 1993, the event was held for amateur teams. Medalists Medal table External links Track Cycling World Championships 2016–1893 bikecult.com World Championship, Track, Team pursuit, Elite cyclingarchives.com Men's team pursuit Category:Lists of UCI Track Cycling World Championships medalists |
5,435 | M'Boi Mirim | M'Boi Mirim () is a road in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Its name comes from the Tupi language and means "little snake". It comprises two districts: Jardim Ângela and Campo Limpo. M'Boi Mirim is an extremely poor and violent area, and some years ago it was pointed out that it has a rate of death caused by firearms higher than many of the world's most violent areas, such as in Colombia and the Middle East. In 2000, it was described by the United Nations as the world's most violent place. However, the crime rate has fallen in the recent years due to community action. The murder rate was reduced by almost 50%. References Category:Neighbourhoods in São Paulo |
5,436 | Trichromia quadricolor | Trichromia quadricolor is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1982. It is found in French Guiana. References Category:Moths described in 1982 quadricolor |
5,437 | Skelton | Skelton may refer to: Places United Kingdom Skelton, Cumbria, England Skelton Transmitting Station, a radio transmitter and the tallest structure in the UK Skelton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England Skelton, North Yorkshire, England Skelton-on-Ure, North Yorkshire, England Skelton, York, England Skelton-in-Cleveland, Redcar and Cleveland, England Skelton Castle, Cleveland North Skelton, Redcar and Cleveland, England United States Skelton, Indiana Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana Skelton, West Virginia People Surname Aaron Skelton (born 1974) Arvonne Fraser (née Skelton; 1925–2018), American women's rights activist Aylmer Skelton (1884–1959) B. R. Skelton (born 1933) Barbara Skelton (1916–1996) Betty Skelton Erde (1926–2011), women's land speed record holder and aviator Bevil Skelton (1641–1696) Bill Skelton (1920–2003) Byron George Skelton (1905–2004) Cameron Skelton (born 1995), rugby player Carol Skelton (born 1945) Charles Skelton (1806–1879), American politician Charlie Skelton, English comedy writer Craig Skelton (born 1980) Dudley Skelton (1878–1962) Gavin Skelton (born 1981) Geoffrey Skelton (1916–1998) George Skelton (1919–1994) Helen Skelton (born 1983), British television presenter Henrietta Skelton (1839/1842–1900), German-born Canadian-American social reformer, writer, organizer, lecturer Ike Skelton (1931–2013), American congressman John Skelton (c.1460–1529), English poet John Skelton (American football) (born 1988), American football quarterback Joseph John Skelton (1783–1871) Karen Skelton (born 1961) Katie Skelton (born 1987) Keith Skelton (1918–1995) Kenneth Skelton (1918–2003) Louise Skelton, equestrian athlete Matt Skelton (born 1967), boxer Matthew Skelton, writer Melissa M. Skelton (born 1951) Nick Skelton (Nicholas David Skelton, born 1957), British show jumper Noel Skelton (1880–1935), Scottish British MP Oscar D. Skelton (1878–1941) Owen Ray Skelton (1886–1969) Peter Skelton (1934–2009) Philip Skelton (1707–1787) Raleigh Ashlin Skelton (1906–1970), cartographer Red Skelton (1913–1997), comedian Reginald Skelton (1872–1956), polar explorer Rich Skelton (born 1966) Robert Skelton (1896–1973) Roy Skelton (1931–2011), actor Samuel Skelton (died 1634), first pastor of the First Church in Salem, Massachusetts Sean Skelton (born 1971) Simon Skelton (born 1972), English lawn bowler Stuart Skelton (born 1968) Thomas R. Skelton (1928–1994) Will Skelton (born 1992), Australian rugby player William de Skelton, English medieval college fellow and university chancellor Walter Skelton (1883–1979) William Skelton (1763–1848) Given name Skelton Knaggs (1911–1955), English actor See also Shelton (disambiguation), a sixteenth-century alternate spelling Mary Shelton (1510s–1570s), mistress of Henry VIII of England and maid-of-honour to his wife and her cousin, Anne Boleyn Anne Shelton (courtier) (1475–1555), mother of Mary Shelton, head of the household of the future Elizabeth I and aunt of Anne Boleyn Sir John Shelton (1470s–1539), head of the household of the future Elizabeth I and father of Mary Shelton Skeleton (disambiguation) Skilton, a surname derived from Skelton |
5,438 | Bakery | A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also categorized as cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises. Confectionery items are also made in most bakeries throughout the world. History Baked goods have been around for thousands of years. The art of baking was developed early during the Roman Empire. It was a highly famous art as Roman citizens loved baked goods and demanded for them frequently for important occasions such as feasts and weddings etc. Due to the fame and desire that the art of baking received, around 300 BC, baking was introduced as an occupation and respectable profession for Romans. The bakers began to prepare bread at home in an oven, using mills to grind grain into the flour for their breads. The oncoming demand for baked goods vigorously continued and the first bakers' guild was established in 168 BC in Rome. This drastic appeal for baked goods promoted baking all throughout Europe and expanded into the eastern parts of Asia. Bakers started baking breads and goods at home and selling them out on the streets. This trend became common and soon, baked products were getting sold in streets of Rome, Germany, London and many more. This resulted in a system of delivering the goods to households, as the demand for baked breads and goods significantly increased. This provoked the bakers to establish a place where people could purchase baked goods for themselves. Therefore, in Paris, the first open-air bakery of baked goods was developed and since then, bakeries became a common place to purchase delicious goods and get together around the world. By the colonial era, bakeries were commonly viewed as places to gather and socialize. On July 7, 1928, a bakery in Chillicothe, Missouri introduced pre-cut bread using the automatic bread-slicing machine, invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder. While the bread initially failed to sell, due to its "sloppy" aesthetic, and the fact it went stale faster, it later became popular. In World War II bread slicing machines were effectively banned, as the metal in them was required for wartime use. When they were requisitioned, creating 100 tonnes of metal alloy, the decision proved very unpopular with housewives. World War II directly affected bread industries in the UK. Baking schools closed during this time so when the war did eventually end there was an absence of skilled bakers. This resulted in new methods being developed to satisfy the world’s desire for bread. Methods like: adding chemicals to dough, premixes and specialised machinery. These old methods of baking were almost completely eradicated when these new methods were introduced and became industrialised. The old methods were seen as unnecessary and financially unsound, during this period there were not many traditional bakeries left. Specialities Some bakeries provide services for special occasions (such as weddings, anniversaries, birthday parties, business networking events, etc.) or customized baked products for people who have allergies or sensitivities to |
5,439 | 2017 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | The 2017 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship were held from April 5 to April 9 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Teams The teams are listed as follows: Provincial and Territorial champions Open entries Round robin standings Draw 1 Wednesday, April 5, 5:30 pm Draw 2 Wednesday, April 5, 8:30 pm Draw 3 Thursday, April 6, 8:30 am Draw 4 Thursday, April 6, 11:30 am Draw 5 Thursday, April 6, 2:30 pm Draw 6 Thursday, April 6, 5:30 pm Draw 7 Thursday, April 6, 8:30 pm Draw 8 Friday, April 7, 8:30 am Draw 9 Friday, April 7, 11:30 am Draw 10 Friday, April 7, 4:30 pm Draw 11 Friday, April 7, 7:30 pm Draw 12 Friday, April 7, 10:30 pm Draw 13 Saturday, April 8, 10:30 am Draw 14 Saturday, April 8, 1:30 pm Tiebreakers Saturday, April 8, 4:00 pm Saturday, April 8, 6:00 pm Saturday, April 8, 8:00 pm Playoffs {{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes | RD1= Round of 12 | RD2= Quarterfinals | RD3= Semifinals | RD4= Final | team-width= 180 | RD1-team01= Kasner / Kalthoff | RD1-score01=7| RD1-team02= Birchard / Gunnlaugson | RD1-score02=5 | RD1-team05= Virtue / Thomas | RD1-score05=4 | RD1-team06= Murphy / Murphy | RD1-score06=7 | RD1-team09= Carey / Hodgson | RD1-score09=6| RD1-team10= Baxter / Dacey | RD1-score10=5 | RD1-team13= Weagle / Epping | RD1-score13= 3 | RD1-team14= Ferguson / Bottcher | RD1-score14=7 | RD2-team01= Kasner / Kalthoff | RD2-score01= 6 | RD2-team02= Homan / Morris | RD2-score02= 8| RD2-team03= Murphy / Murphy | RD2-score03= 4 | RD2-team04= Jones / Laing | RD2-score04= 9 | RD2-team05= Carey / Hodgson | RD2-score05= 6| RD2-team06= Just / Deis | RD2-score06= 4 | RD2-team07= Ferguson / Bottcher | RD2-score07= 4 | RD2-team08= Courtney / Carruthers | RD2-score08= 7 | RD3-team01= Homan / Morris | RD3-score01= 8| RD3-team02= Jones / Laing | RD3-score02= 4 | RD3-team03= Carey / Hodgson | RD3-score03= 4 | RD3-team04= Courtney / Carruthers | RD3-score04= 6 | RD4-team01= Homan / Morris | RD4-score01= 6 | RD4-team02= Courtney / Carruthers | RD4-score02= 9'}} Round of 12Saturday, April 8, 9:00 pmQuarterfinalsSunday, April 9, 10:00 amSemifinalsSunday, April 9, 2:00 pmFinalSunday, April 9, 5:00 pm'' References External links Category:Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Category:2017 in Canadian curling Category:Curling in Saskatoon Category:2017 in Saskatchewan Category:April 2017 sports events in Canada |
5,440 | Heinrich LXII, Prince Reuss Younger Line | Heinrich LXII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (; 31 May 178519 June 1854) was the first Prince Reuss Younger Line from 1848 to 1854. Early life Heinrich LXII was born at Schleiz, Reuss, eldest surviving son of Heinrich XLII, Prince Reuss of Schleiz (1752–1818), (son of Count Heinrich XII Reuss of Schleiz, and Countess Christine of Erbach-Schönberg) and his wife, Princess Caroline of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg (1761–1849), (daughter of Christian Friedrich Karl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg and Princess Louise Charlotte of Hohenlohe-Langenburg). Prince Reuss Younger Line After the abdication of Heinrich LXXII, Prince Reuss of Lobenstein and Ebersdorf in October 1848, due to civil unrest in connection with the revolutions that spread through Germany, Heinrich LXII unified the principalities of Reuss-Schleiz, Reuss-Gera, Reuss-Lobenstein and Reuss-Ebersdorf, and became part of the Principality of Reuss Younger Line. Under his government, the country received in 1849 a modern constitution. In 1851, the first constitutional parliament and in 1852 was a revised the state constitution, together with a new electoral law adopted by indirect elections. Heinrich LXII died unmarried and had no children, therefore, at his death, the throne of the Principality passed to his younger brother Heinrich LXVII. Titles and styles 31 May 1785 – 1806: His Serene Highness Count Heinrich LXII Reuss of Schleiz 1806 – 17 April 1818: His Serene Highness Prince Heinrich LXII Reuss of Schleiz 17 April 1818 – 1848: His Serene Highness The Prince Reuss of Schleiz 1848 – 19 June 1854: His Serene Highness The Prince Reuss Younger Line Ancestry Notes and sources Europäische Stammtafeln, Band I, Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, 1975, Isenburg, W. K. Prinz von, Reference: Page 170 L'Allemagne dynastique, Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: I 322 Category:1785 births Category:1854 deaths Category:People from Schleiz Category:Princes of Reuss |
5,441 | 1995 Memorial Cup | The 1995 Memorial Cup occurred May 13–21 at the Riverside Coliseum in Kamloops, British Columbia. It was the 77th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the host Kamloops Blazers, who were also the champions of the Western Hockey League, as well as the WHL runner-up Brandon Wheat Kings, and the winners of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League, which were the Hull Olympiques and the Detroit Jr. Red Wings. Kamloops won their second straight Memorial Cup, over Detroit. Round-robin standings Scores Round-robin May 13 Brandon 9-2 Hull May 14 Detroit 4-3 Brandon May 14 Kamloops 4-1 Hull May 16 Kamloops 5-4 Detroit May 17 Detroit 5-2 Hull May 18 Kamloops 6-4 Brandon Semi-final May 20 Detroit 2-1 Brandon Final May 21 Kamloops 8-2 Detroit Winning roster Jeff Ainsworth, Jeff Antonovich, Nolan Baumgartner, Rod Branch, Ashley Buckberger, Shane Doan, Hnat Domenichelli, Greg Hart, Ryan Huska, Jason Holland, Jarome Iginla, Aaron Keller, Donnie Kinney, Brad Lukowich, Bob Maudie, Keith McCambridge, Shawn McNeil, Tyson Nash, Jeff Oldenborger, Jason Strudwick, Darcy Tucker, Ivan Vologjaninov, Bob Westerby, Randy Petruk. Coach: Don Hay Award winners Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Shane Doan, Kamloops George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Jarome Iginla, Kamloops Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Jason Saal, Detroit All-star team Goal: Jason Saal, Detroit Defence: Nolan Baumgartner, Kamloops; Bryan McCabe, Brandon Centre: Darcy Tucker, Kamloops Left wing: Sean Haggerty, Detroit Right wing: Shane Doan, Kamloops References External links Memorial Cup Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup 1995 Memorial Cup 1995 Category:Sport in Kamloops |
5,442 | Sauron (game) | Sauron is a 1977 board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. Gameplay Sauron is a game that deals with the defeat of Sauron by Elendil and Gil-galad at the end of the Second Age. Reception David James Ritchie reviewed Sauron in The Space Gamer No. 17. Ritchie reviewed Gondor and Sauron together and commented that "They are adequate, but nothing more. Yet this lack of excellent is a cheat. Those who buy these games will do so because of the familiarity with the Tolkien mythos. They will expect the same impact from these games as was present in the books. They will not find the same degree of experience". References Category:Board games based on Middle-earth Category:Board games introduced in 1977 Category:Simulations Publications games |
5,443 | Lambda Phoenicis | The Bayer designation λ Phoenicis (Lambda Phoenicis) is shared by two stars, in the constellation Phoenix: λ1 Phoenicis (HD 2834) λ2 Phoenicis (HD 3302) Phoenicis, Lambda Category:Phoenix (constellation) |
5,444 | Elmwood Giants | The name Elmwood Giants is used today and was used in the past by various baseball teams since 1905. The current Elmwood Giants Baseball Club, Inc. operates four teams: the Elmwood Giants Juniors (AAA) (members of the Manitoba Junior Baseball League), the Elmwood Giants Juniors (AA) (members of the Winnipeg Junior Baseball League), the Elmwood Giants Seniors (members of the Winnipeg Senior Baseball League) and the Kildonan Mudcats (also members of the Winnipeg Senior Baseball League). In past decades, earlier versions of the club have operated teams at different age levels and in various leagues, including the Mandak League. The Elmwood Giants have always been and are a Canadian minor league baseball organization, based in the Elmwood community of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Teams operated by the organization at various levels have known considerable success. Last year's (2010) edition of the Junior team won the MJBL pennant and the Western Canada Baseball Association Junior AAA championship. Last year's (2010 edition of the Senior team won the WSBL pennant and the Baseball Manitoba Senior AA All-Stars tournament. They were also finalists (silver medalsts) in the Western Canada Baseball Association Senior AA Championship. They will compete again this year in that same championship. Notable players Bob Harvey Tom Parker Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe Terry Sawchuk John Washington Solly Drake Corey Koskie Trevor Kidd Lloyd Davenport Carey Candy Bill Kinley Mike Foster Bob Kinley Terry Kirlin Category:Baseball teams in Winnipeg |
5,445 | Couple in The Cage: Two Undiscovered Amerindians Visit the West | The Couple in a Cage: Two Amerindians Visit the West was a 1992-1993 performance art piece by artists Coco Fusco and Guillermo Gómez-Peña for their exhibition The Year of the White Bear and Two Undiscovered Amerindians Visit the West--which toured five countries and was performing in nine different locations. First performed in honor of the quincentenary anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Americas, the work sought to make visible the history of abuse, captivity and exploitation of indigenous peoples. Their inspiration drew heavily upon the history of othering, the human zoo, and life stories of historical figures such as Ota Benga and Sarah Baartman—beginning with the kidnapping of Arawak Indian by Columbus and his men to be displayed in the Spanish Court. Staging and performance Presenting themselves as previously undiscovered Amerindians from the fictional uncolonized island of Guatinau, Fusco and Gómez-Peña presented a fabricated Encyclopædia Britannica entry on "Amerindians" and a corresponding map of the Gulf of Mexico island of Guatinau as part of the staging of their performance. This information was further supplemented both by plaques or pedestals alluding to the history of peoples placed on exhibit over the last 500 years. Other texts provided also narrated their role as volunteer representatives of Guatinau, detailing the daily life activities of the Amerindians, and validating the habitat of the cage and its contents as their natural habitat. Aided by the students of the University of California-Irvine, the artists erected a cage and filled it with a ghetto blaster, candles, Polaroid camera and film, bed pans, ritual artifacts, spray paint, body paint, a television and hammock. Students and institutional staff members served as guards and assistants to the caged couple: feeding them, educating the audience about their origins, and assisting audience members in taking commemorative Polaroids with the caged performers. Those acting as docents or guards also were responsible for the daily disposal of cage waste, feeding the performers, and escorting them to the bathroom on a leash. Gómez-Peña and Fusco were outfitted in primitive costumes: designer sunglasses, a cheetah luchador mask, banda boots, face paint, long wigs, grass skirt, necklaces, a leopard bikini top and Converse low sneakers. The caged artists performed "traditional" Guatinau tasks: watching television, sewing voodoo dolls, using a laptop computer, pacing back and forth, eating or being fed fruit, and drinking bottled water and Coca-Cola Classic. In stark contrast to works from their own practices and from other collaborations, the artists remained silent during the performances, apart from Gómez-Peña, who would recite traditional stories in a fictitious nonsensical language in return for donations. By the last performance, these "traditional stories" chronicled the Guatinaui tour of the West, with the nonsensical outpouring peppered with recognizable words like "Chicago", "Mexico", "Minnesota" and "America". Contexts University of California-Irvine As "Take One" of The Year of the White Bear, held at the Fine Arts Gallery of UC-Irvine from February 24 - March 4, 1992, with performances held all day March 1, 2, 3 with "ritual events" at 7:30 on the 3rd and 4th Before the performance the artists were contacted by |
5,446 | Monclar-sur-Losse | Monclar-sur-Losse is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography Population See also Communes of the Gers department References INSEE Category:Communes of Gers |
5,447 | Hans-Reinhard Koch | Hans-Reinhard Koch (27 November 1929 – 25 April 2018) was a German Roman Catholic prelate. Ordained to the priesthood in 1955, he served as titular bishop of Mediana and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erfurt, Germany, from 1985 to 2004. Early life and education Koch was born in Leinefelde in Thuringia as the son of dentist Adolf Koch and housewife Maria Koch. He had two older and two younger siblings. After elementary school in Leinefelde he completed secondary school in Heiligenstadt and Duderstadt where he received his abitur in 1950. He went on to study theology at the seminary in Fulda, Erfurt, and Neuzelle Abbey. Career He was ordained priest by bishop Josef Freusberg in Erfurt Cathedral in 1955. After working as chaplain in Nordhausen, he got a position in Kölleda where he worked as pastor for youth in district of Sömmerda. In 1965, he started working at the seminary in Erfurt where he became in charge of the education of priests.. In 1968, he started working at the diocesan chancery where he became administrator for priests and lay staff. He served as cathedral priest at Erfurt Cathedral from 1983. He was appointed auxiliary apostolic administrator of Erfurt-Meiningen and titular bishop of Mediana in May 1985 and ordained bishop by apostolic administrator and titular Bishop Joachim Wanke on 6 July 1985. When the area became Roman Catholic Diocese of Erfurt in 1994, Koch became auxiliary bishop to Wanke. His motto as bishop, Illum oportet crescere, was derived from John 3:30 ("He must become greater; I must become less"). He retired in 2004 at the age 75, the statutory retirement age in the diocese. Personal life and awards Koch continued to live in Erfurt after his retirement and enjoyed reading and art. He made a pilgrimage to the church of Klüschen Hagis in 2013, when he was more than 80 years old. He served for many years on the board of the German Caritas (Deutscher Caritasverband). In 2009, he was awarded the highest award of the organization, the Silbernen Brottellers. He received the Order of Merit of the Free State of Thuringia from Christine Lieberknecht in 2010. Koch was found unconscious in his home on 21 April 2018 and diagnosed with intracranial hemorrhage. He never regained consciousness, and died on 25 April 2018 at the age of 88. Notes Category:1929 births Category:2018 deaths Category:German Roman Catholic titular bishops |
5,448 | Transfer (computing) | In computer technology, transfers per second and its more common secondary terms gigatransfers per second (abbreviated as GT/s) and megatransfers per second (MT/s) are informal language that refer to the number of operations transferring data that occur in each second in some given data-transfer channel. It is also known as sample rate, i.e. the number of data samples captured per second, each sample normally occurring at the clock edge. The terms are neutral with respect to the method of physically accomplishing each such data-transfer operation; nevertheless, they are most commonly used in the context of transmission of digital data. 1 MT/s is 106 or one million transfers per second; similarly, 1 GT/s means 109, or equivalently in the US/short scale, one billion transfers per second. The choice of the symbol T for transfer conflicts with the International System of Units, in which T stands for the tesla unit of magnetic flux density (so "Megatesla per second" would be a reasonable unit to describe the rate of a rapidly changing magnetic field, such as in a pulsed field magnet or kicker magnet - although the equivalent units of "tesla per microsecond" (T/μs) would reflect typical engineering values better). These terms alone do not specify the bit rate at which binary data is being transferred, because they do not specify the number of bits transferred in each transfer operation (known as the channel width or word length). In order to calculate the data transmission rate, one must multiply the transfer rate by the information channel width. For example, a data bus eight-bytes wide (64 bits) by definition transfers eight bytes in each transfer operation; at a transfer rate of 1 GT/s, the data rate would be 8 × 109 B/s, i.e. 8 GB/s, or approximately 7.45 GiB/s. The bit rate for this example is 64 Gbit/s (8 × 8 × 109 bit/s). The formula for a data transfer rate is: Channel width (bits/transfer) × transfers/second = bits/second. Expanding the width of a channel, for example that between a CPU and a northbridge, increases data throughput without requiring an increase in the channel's operating frequency (measured in transfers per second). This is analogous to increasing throughput by increasing bandwidth but leaving latency unchanged. The units usually refer to the "effective" number of transfers, or transfers perceived from "outside" of a system or component, as opposed to the internal speed or rate of the clock of the system. One example is a computer bus running at double data rate where data is transferred on both the rising and falling edge of the clock signal. If its internal clock runs at 100 MHz, then the effective rate is 200 MT/s, because there are 100 million rising edges per second and 100 million falling edges per second of a clock signal running at 100 MHz. SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface) falls in the megatransfer range of data transfer rate, while newer bus architectures like the front side bus, Quick Path Interconnect, PCI Express and HyperTransport operate at the rate of a few GT/s. See also Bit rate, also |
5,449 | Ang Bagong Dugo Sa Lumang Ugat - Unang Kabanata | Ang Bagong Dugo Sa Lumang Ugat - Unang Kabanata is the seventh album by Filipino rock band Wolfgang. Track listing Personnel Sebastian "Basti" Artadi (vocals) Manuel Legarda (guitar) Ramon "Mon" Legaspi (bass) Francis Aquino (drums) External links Wolfgang Website WOLFGANG NEW ALBUM, ANG BAGONG DUGO SA LUMANG UGAT OUT SOON! Category:2012 EPs Category:Wolfgang (band) albums |
5,450 | Hosadurga | Hosadurga is a town in the Chitradurga district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the Taluk centre of the tehsil with the same name. Geography Hosadurga is located in Karnataka, India, with an average elevation of 739 meters (2424 feet) above sea level. Demographics As of the 2011 India census, Hosadurga has a population of 28,370. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Hosadurga has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with a male literacy rate of 76% and a female literacy rate of 70%. In Hosadurga, 12% of the population is under seven years of age. Minerals Hosadurga had a strong cement industry in the 1990s, but many factories have closed over time due to shortages of limestone. Currently only one remains, the Ramco Cement Factory in Mathodu Village. See also Huliyar Hagalavadi Bukkapatna Gubbi Birur References Category:Cities and towns in Chitradurga district |
5,451 | David L. Dill | David Lansing Dill (born January 8, 1957) is a computer scientist and academic noted for contributions to formal verification, electronic voting security, and computational systems biology. He is the Donald E. Knuth Professor, Emeritus, in the School of Engineering and Professor, Emeritus, of Computer Science at Stanford University. Biography Dill received an S.B. degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, in 1979, an M.S. degree in Computer Science from Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, in 1982, and a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science in 1987, also from Carnegie-Mellon University. After receiving his Ph.D., he joined the faculty of the computer science department at Stanford University, Stanford, CA. He became an associate professor in 1994 and a full professor in 2000. In 2016 he became the first recipient of the Donald E. Knuth Professorship, an endowed chair in the Stanford University School of Engineering. From July 1995 to September 1996, he was Chief Scientist at 0-In Design Automation (acquired by Mentor Graphics in 2004), and, from 2016 to 2017, he was Chief Scientist at LocusPoint Networks, LLC.. Work Dill's interests include asynchronous circuit design, software and hardware verification, automatic theorem proving, electronic voting security, and computational systems biology. His Ph.D. dissertation was an important contribution to asynchronous circuit verification and was published by MIT Press in 1989. He contributed to the development of symbolic model checking, helping to improve the scalability of the technique. Soon after arriving at Stanford, Dill and his students developed the murphi finite state verifier, which was later used to check cache coherence protocols in multiprocessors and CPU's of several major computer manufacturers. He and Rajeev Alur extended classical automata theory with real-valued clocks, inventing timed automata. In 1994, he and Jerry Burch published an influential paper on microprocessor verification, inventing a technique known as the Burch-Dill verification method. He was also an early contributor to the research field known as satisfiability modulo theories (SMT), supervising the development of several early SMT solvers: the Stanford Validity Checker (SVC), the Cooperating Validity Checker (CVC), and the Simple Theorem Prover (STP). And he contributed to the development of a key application of SMT solvers to software testing known as concolic testing. Electronic Voting In January 2003, Dill authored the "Resolution on Electronic Voting", which calls for a voter-verifiable audit trail on all voting equipment. The resolution has been endorsed by thousands of people, including computer and security experts and elected officials. In July of that year, he created VerifiedVoting.org, and in February 2004, he founded the Verified Voting Foundation, on whose board he remains. In May 2004, he did several media interviews on the topic, including with Lou Dobbs Tonight and Jim Lehrer. In April 2005, he testified before the Commission on Federal Election Reform, co-chaired by Jimmy Carter and James Baker, and in June, he testified before the United States Senate. Professional recognition Dill is a fellow of the ACM and the IEEE. His dissertation won the ACM Distinguished Dissertation award in 1988, and in the same year, he was named a Presidential |
5,452 | Anton Haus | Anton Johann Haus (13 June 1851 – 8 February 1917) was an Austrian naval officer. Despite his German surname, he was born to a Slovenian-speaking family in Tolmein (now Tolmin, Slovenia). Haus was fleet commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in World War I and was the Navy's Grand Admiral from 1916 until his death. Biography Haus entered the Navy in 1869. He distinguished himself as an instructor at the Imperial and Royal Naval Academy in Fiume (now Rijeka); a product of his academic study was Oceanography and Maritime Meteorology (1891). Returning to a seagoing command, Haus was commander of a corvette during the multinational intervention in the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900/01. After the suppression of the insurrection Haus remained in Peking (now Beijing) until 1902. Promoted to Vizeadmiral in 1907, Haus was Austro-Hungarian envoy to the second Hague Peace Conference from May to October of that year. Appointed Flotteninspekteur (Fleet Inspector) in 1912, Haus succeeded Rudolf Montecuccoli as Marinekommandant (Navy Commander) and Chef der Marinesektion (Chief of the Naval Section of the War Ministry) on 24 February 1913. Perhaps unaware of the gravity of the situation, Haus was notably absent during the July Crisis of 1914. At the crucial crown council of 7 July 1914, where drastic action against Serbia was decided upon, Karl Kailer von Kaltenfels stood in for his chief. Upon the outbreak of war, Haus was named Flottenkommandant (Fleet Commander). When Italy entered the war, Haus sent the battle fleet to bombard Ancona and other Italian Adriatic ports on the night of 23/24 May 1915, but for the most part he left the active fighting to the light forces—fast cruisers, destroyers and submarines. A shrewd naval strategist, Haus recognized that the real value of his battle fleet lay in maintaining its existence as a fleet in being to counter the threat of the Allied powers. His strategy received severe German criticism, but he was strongly supported by his own high command, including the Marineinspekteur, Erzherzog Karl Stephan (Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria). Like his German counterpart, Alfred von Tirpitz, Haus favored unrestricted submarine warfare. In 1916 Haus became the only active-duty Austro-Hungarian naval officer (aside from members of the Imperial house) to be promoted to Grossadmiral (Grand Admiral). (His immediate successor, Maximilian Njegovan, was named a Grossadmiral in 1918, but on the retired list.) Haus died of pneumonia in Pola (now Pula) on 2 February 1917 and was buried at the naval military cemetery (k.u.k. Marinefriedhof). Emperor Karl I attended the funeral and later conferred upon him the posthumous honour of Commander of the Military Order of Maria Theresa. With Pula under Italian sovereignty postwar, Haus's remains were transferred to Vienna in 1925. Haus was succeeded as Marinekommandant and Flottenkommandant by Maximilian Njegovan and as Chef der Marinesektion by Karl Kailer von Kaltenfels; Njegovan was appointed to the latter post in April 1917 after the death of Kaltenfels. The fleet that Haus had so scrupulously maintained as a 'fleet in being' was parcelled out among the victorious powers after 1918. See also Mediterranean naval engagements during World |
5,453 | Doom 3: Maelstrom | Doom 3: Maelstrom is the second book in a series of three novels regarding Doom 3. The book was released in March 2009. Before writing the book, its author Matthew J. Costello, wrote the scripts for Doom 3 and Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil. Synopsis In the year 2145, a space marine assigned to the Union Aerospace Corporation research centre on Mars is one of the few survivors of a massive interdimensional invasion - an overwhelming demonic force from the mouth of Hell itself. As he struggles to survive the chaos and horror while dealing his own shock and fear, he discovers more than he could ever bargain for - the truth behind the shadowy research taking place within the very facility he is desperately trying to escape... Plot 2145: Two Days Before the First Outbreak The novel starts off a few days before the end of the last book, describing the actions on the undersea Ballard research lab on Earth. The novel describes that the scientists are studying a strange bacteria that allows life to live in a very inhospitable area. The base is underfunded due to the UAC's interests on Mars, and there are fears that UAC head Ian Kelliher will cancel it. Henceforth the novel is made up of different stories about different people, but returns to each regularly. The book describes a visit by Ian Kelliher to his weak, technically retired, father and UAC founder Tommy. Tommy gives his son a warning – you are playing god on Mars City with forces you can't control. He also tells Ian that Ballard is vital, basically saving the lab. 2145: Armageddon The book returns to Mars just after the first demonic outbreak, with General Hayden and his compatriots trying to assure Kelliher that things are under control – while at the same time trying to make it a reality. Meanwhile, Maria Moraetes and John Kane are both leading squads with Maria near Alpha Labs and Kane at Mars City reception. Master Sergeant Kelly, who is setting up troops near the outbreak's source of Delta Labs, talks to Kane and warns of unusual readings. Kane leaves reception to look for a child he saved from his zombified mother. Then a second outbreak breaks out, destroying and zombifying more of Mars City, and unleashing more demons. Kane decides not to return to reception and to instead fight his way to Maria in Alpha Labs, who was trying to make her way to him. Meanwhile, Maria and Andy Kim are fighting their way through Mars City too. While fighting through onslaughts of trites, pinkies, imps and zombies (creatures they name as they go along), they are beginning to make progress. But then an imp grabs Andy and nearly kills him – only being stopped by Maria. Desperate to save her friend, but without any medical supplies, she senses an approaching presence. There is also the subplot of Theo, the child Kane saved, who ran away as instructed and hid in a compartment. He is later sensed by two zombies and he only escapes |
5,454 | Homme (band) | Homme () was a South Korean musical duo. The duo was composed of Lee Hyun and Lee Chang-min. Musical career The duo consisted of former 2AM member, Lee Changmin and 8Eight's Lee Hyun and formed as a project group in 2010, releasing their first digital single "I Was Able to Eat Well." The song was the signature debut project for 2010's Mnet 20's Choice Awards producer Bang Shi-hyuk (aka 'Hitman Bang'), and was listed as the second most popular by Gaon in mobile ringtone sales in 2010. On their first anniversary, in July 2011, they released it as part of an EP "HOMME," and again as part of a mini-album "Pour les femmes" in 2014. They performed the song, which won 'Best Ballad Song' at the "1st Korea Music Copyright Awards" ceremony hosted by the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) in December 2011. "I Was Able to Eat Well" also received attention in 2011 when Korea's Youth Protection Committee (YPC) banned it for those under 19 for lyrics which included, "I’ll drink heavily with my friends to forget everything" and "Blub, blub, blub after I drank heavily yesterday." A song of Beast's was similarly censored at the same time. Other singles they have done include "It Girl," "Man Should Laugh," and 2015's "Let's Not Cry," which preceded their October concert series "Hommexit" performed in Seoul. Also in 2015, they released another single "Ain't No Love." In March 2016, they performed a concert to celebrate White Day, "The Homme's Love" at Yonsei University. On February 1, 2018, BigHit Entertainment announced that Lee Chang-min would be leaving the agency to establish his own one-man agency after his exclusive contract came to an end in January. Discography Extended plays Single albums Singles Other charted songs Collaborations Soundtrack appearances Awards and nominations References External links Category:K-pop music groups Category:Musical groups established in 2011 Category:South Korean contemporary R&B musical groups Category:South Korean pop music groups Category:South Korean musical duos Category:South Korean boy bands Category:Male musical duos |
5,455 | Holocene extinction | The Holocene extinction, otherwise referred to as the sixth mass extinction or Anthropocene extinction, is an ongoing extinction event of species during the present Holocene epoch (with the more recent time sometimes called Anthropocene) as a result of human activity. The included extinctions span numerous families of plants and animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and arthropods. With widespread degradation of highly biodiverse habitats such as coral reefs and rainforests, as well as other areas, the vast majority of these extinctions are thought to be undocumented, as the species are undiscovered at the time of their extinction, or no one has yet discovered their extinction. The current rate of extinction of species is estimated at 100 to 1,000 times higher than natural background rates. The Holocene extinction includes the disappearance of large land animals known as megafauna, starting at the end of the last glacial period. Megafauna outside of the African mainland (thus excluding Madagascar), which did not evolve alongside humans, proved highly sensitive to the introduction of new predation, and many died out shortly after early humans began spreading and hunting across the Earth (many African species have also gone extinct in the Holocene, but – with few exceptions – megafauna of the mainland was largely unaffected until a few hundred years ago). These extinctions, occurring near the Pleistocene–Holocene boundary, are sometimes referred to as the Quaternary extinction event. The most popular theory is that human overhunting of species added to existing stress conditions as the extinction coincides with human emergence. Although there is debate regarding how much human predation affected their decline, certain population declines have been directly correlated with human activity, such as the extinction events of New Zealand and Hawaii. Aside from humans, climate change may have been a driving factor in the megafaunal extinctions, especially at the end of the Pleistocene. Ecologically, humanity has been noted as an unprecedented "global superpredator" that consistently preys on the adults of other apex predators, and has worldwide effects on food webs. There have been extinctions of species on every land mass and in every ocean: there are many famous examples within Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, North and South America, and on smaller islands. Overall, the Holocene extinction can be linked to the human impact on the environment. The Holocene extinction continues into the 21st century, with meat consumption, overfishing, and ocean acidification and the decline in amphibian populations being a few broader examples of a cosmopolitan decline in biodiversity. Human population growth and increasing per capita consumption are considered to be the primary drivers of this decline. The 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, published by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, posits that roughly one million species of plants and animals face extinction within decades as the result of human actions. Definitions The Holocene extinction is also known as the "sixth extinction", as it is possibly the sixth mass extinction event, after the Ordovician–Silurian extinction events, the Late Devonian extinction, the Permian–Triassic extinction event, the Triassic–Jurassic extinction event, and the Cretaceous–Paleogene |
5,456 | Delphi Formation | The Delphi Formation is a geologic formation in New York. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. See also List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New York References Category:Devonian geology of New York (state) Category:Devonian southern paleotemperate deposits |
5,457 | Choi Hang-gi | Choi Hang-gi was a South Korean weightlifter. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. References Category:Year of birth missing Category:Possibly living people Category:South Korean male weightlifters Category:Olympic weightlifters of South Korea Category:Weightlifters at the 1948 Summer Olympics Category:Place of birth missing |
5,458 | Mike & Keys | Mike & Keys (formerly known as The Futuristiks) are an American hip hop production and songwriting duo from Los Angeles, California that consists of Money Mike (born Michael Ray Cox, Jr.) and J-Keys (born John Groover). History J-Keys, born in South Sacramento and Money Mike born in Hammond, Louisiana both name church and family as having a huge influence on the development of their musical talents. Graduates of the Los Angeles Recording School in Hollywood, CA, the duos first full production credit came in 2009 on Before I Self Destruct for rapper 50 Cent. After further work in 2010 on hip hop albums such Dom Kennedy’s From the Westside with Love, II, Redman'sReggie and Sheek Louch’s Donnie G: Don Gorilla, The Futuristiks became a prominent production team for hip-hop, R&B and Gospel artists. Proving to be a life-altering year for The Futuristiks, in 2011, their work ranged from hip hop records with chart-topping artists Eminem, Royce da 5’9” and Ras Kass as well as other known acts such as Strong Arm Steady and Mitchy Slick. In 2011, they also produced rapper Problem’s "Last Love" for the unreleased mixtape Plan B which received video spins on BET’s 106 & Park making to the Top Ten Countdown and other video mediums. Moreover, in 2011, they also produced the lead singles for Dom Kennedy’s The Original Dom Kennedy and Skeme’s mixtapes The Statement and Before My Next Statement. Continuing their catalog growth, the production duo began working with R&B artists Jeremih on the highly anticipated Late Nights with Jeremih Mixtape, as well as debut projects for other R&B artists TeeFlii and Elijah Blake. Not leaving their hip hop roots, in 2012, the pair produced tracks for rappers T.I., Freddie Gibbs, Fat Joe, Bad Lucc, 8Ball, Jay Rock, Curren$y and OverDoz. The Futuristiks made the Billboard Top 100 in 2012 for their production on Capitol Records Tito Lopez’s song Mama Proud. They also made the Billboard 200, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and Top Rap Album for their production credit on Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records artist T.I.’s Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head. As their sound developed and territory expanded in 2013, the Futuristiks were nominated for their first Recording Academy Grammy Award in the Best Rap Album category for their contribution on Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1. Lupe's II topped Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums charts, while debuting and peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. The Futuristiks began working with Epic Records/Roc Nation Management artist Casey Veggies, helming the title track and six songs total on the awaited 2013 Life Changes. In 2013, they also produced songs for Master P, Juelz Santana, Adonis the Ace, Drumma Boy, Zeke and K.Roosevelt. Like many mainstream producers, The Futuristiks, have taken on entire projects and recently hemmed the Executive Producer credits on the Nipsey Hussle’s, October 8, 2013 release Crenshaw. In addition, the Futuristiks have the majority of the producers credit on Dom Kennedy’s, 2013 release Get Home Safely. Their aesthetic is fit for dropping the top, with |
5,459 | Bartsia alba | Bartsia alba is a species of plant in the family Orobanchaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. References alba Category:Endemic flora of Ecuador Category:Vulnerable flora of South America Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Plants described in 1990 |
5,460 | The Reality Dysfunction | The Reality Dysfunction is a science fiction novel by British writer Peter F. Hamilton, the first book in The Night's Dawn Trilogy. It is followed by The Neutronium Alchemist and The Naked God. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Macmillan Publishers on 26 January 1996. The first US edition, which was broken into two volumes, Emergence and Expansion (the UK paperback is not), followed in July and August 1997 from Time Warner Books. The second US edition, published by Orbit Books in October 2008, is published in a single volume. In some countries, the paperback editions were split into two (Germany and the United States), three (France) or four volumes (Italy) per book. Usually the first volume is a translation of "Emergence". Background The novel is set in the 26th and 27th centuries. The opening chapters cover a period of some thirty years, with the bulk of the story set in the years 2610 and 2611 AD. A timeline in the appendix briskly covers the future history of the human race, from the settling of the Moon and the opening up of space to commercial exploitation to the founding of the Confederation. Essentially, humanity has split into two strands, the Adamists and Edenists. The Edenists possess the affinity gene, which allows telepathic communication between one another and the construction and use of bio-technological (or 'bitek') constructs, including sentient, living starships (voidhawks) and enormous space habitats. The Edenists have a much greater standard of living than their Adamist counterparts. The Adamists are 'classic' humans who employ mechanical and cybernetic technology and use implants (including 'neural nanonics', essentially computer systems built into the brain which allow anything from enhanced memory and entertainment access to controlling starships) to achieve their ends. The Adamists reject bitek for religious and cultural reasons, but it is later revealed that certain individuals working within Earth's government have discouraged the use of bitek for fear of losing their ability to influence the development of mankind. Some Adamists still use bitek, such as 'blackhawks', advanced living spacecraft similar to Edenist voidhawks but with enhanced combat capabilities. The Adamists are divided into numerous nation-states. The largest and most populous is Govcentral, an amalgamation of Earth's former countries and its orbital ring of 974 large asteroid settlements known as the O'Neill Halo, with their (official) combined population of roughly forty billion. By this time Earth has been ravaged by global warming, with the destruction of the ozone layer, the cessation of ocean currents and the near-poisoning of the surface by carbon dioxide forcing humanity to retreat within vast domed cities known as arcologies. Huge 'armada storms' continuously batter the cities of Earth. Other notable states include the monarchist Kulu Kingdom, the communist Moon-Mars alliance, the Oshanko Imperium, New Washington, New California and Srinagar. The Edenists inhabit sentient habitats orbiting gas giants, which they mine for helium-3, the driving force of the Edenist economy. Helium-3 is necessary in the fusion reactors that provide energy for virtually all electric systems, including the energy patterning nodes essential to the interstellar ZTT (zero-temporal transit) |
5,461 | Bieliki | Bieliki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sulmierzyce, within Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately east of Sulmierzyce, east of Pajęczno, and south of the regional capital Łódź. References Bieliki |
5,462 | Léa | Léa is a 2011 French erotic drama film directed by Bruno Rolland. It was entered into the Chicago International Film Festival 2011 and the Cinemania Film Festival 2011. Plot Léa is a student who grew up as an orphan. She lives with her grandmother who once brought her up and who now relentlessly demands Léa's full attention, even at night time. One night her grandmother, whose state of mind deteriorates increasingly faster, slips off and strolls around without heading for any particular destination. Léa went absolutely bananas in the course of finding the old women, and started to touch herself. Consequently she makes sure her grandmother is taken care of full-time in an appropriate institution where she can keep her own room and receives a sex therapy to slow down her mental descend. Léa, who works in a nightclub, can no longer cover her expenses by just cleaning tables. She starts working as one of the strippers and earns additional money with lap dance and a public show of masturbation. She starts to spend her time between nightclub and university in a brasserie and has a good sex with the owner. Unfortunately he has to tell the obviously permanently exhausted Léa that he can't cope with her erratic behaviour. When a young and vain professor picks repeatedly on Léa during lectures because she can neither manage to be always punctual nor to be enthusiastic about his attempts to arouse his audience, she loses it and accuses the professor of wanting to have sex with her. She attacks somebody at a party and leaves the city. Cast Anne Azoulay as Léa Ginette Garcin as Isabelle Eric Elmosnino as Julien Magali Muxart as Corinne Nina Roberts as Christie Carole Franck as Philippine Nathalie Mann as Léa's boss Vinciane Millereau as the professeur Thibault de Montalembert as Itzinger Jean-Claude Dauphin as Pierre Géraldine Martineau as Alice Ivan Cori as Alex Nina Meurisse as Sonia Patrick Bonnel as the father Reception The film has been characterised as "a convincing portrait of a young woman" in a difficult situation. and as an "above-average drama". References External links Léa Official Homepage (in English) Category:2011 films Category:2010s erotic drama films Category:French films Category:French-language films Category:French erotic drama films Category:2011 directorial debut films |
5,463 | Stryjewo Wielkie | Stryjewo Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grudusk, within Ciechanów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Grudusk, north of Ciechanów, and north of Warsaw. References Stryjewo Wielkie |
5,464 | Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Mixed 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay 20pts | The mixed 4 × 50 freestyle relay - 20 points swimming events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 9 September 2016. Competition format Each event consists of two rounds: heats and final. The top eight teams overall in the heats progressed to the final. Relay teams consist of two men and two women, and are based on a point score. The sport class of an individual swimmer is worth the actual number value i.e. sport class S6 is worth six points, sport class SB12 is worth twelve points, and so on. The total of all the competitors must add up to 20 points or less. Records Prior to the competition, the World record was as follows: Heats Heat 1 11:34 9 September 2016 Heat 2 11:41 9 September 2016 Source: Final 20:43 9 September 2016 Source: External links Notes Category:Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics |
5,465 | The Singles Collection (Britney Spears album) | The Singles Collection is the second greatest hits album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 10, 2009 through Jive Records to commemorate her ten-year anniversary since entering the music industry. The compilation was released in many different formats, including a one-disc edition, a CD+DVD edition and a box set, which contained twenty-nine singles, each packaged in its own slip case with original cover art. The CD+DVD edition, as well as the box set, contains a DVD with Spears's music videos. The album includes a new song "3" produced by Max Martin and Shellback. The Singles Collection was praised by contemporary music critics, who noted Spears's impact and influence on pop music during her first decade in the music industry. The album entered the top ten in France and Japan, and peaked at number twenty-two on the US Billboard 200. "3" was released as the only single from the album. In the United States, it debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100. Release and content On July 12, 2009, Spears confirmed through her Twitter account that she had begun recording new material, stating she was going into the studio with Swedish songwriter and producer Max Martin. On September 23, 2009, Jive Records officially announced the release of a greatest hits titled The Singles Collection through Spears's official website, in celebration of Spears's ten-year anniversary in the music industry. The album followed her previous greatest hits album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004). The release date was confirmed to be November 24, 2009 and the album included a new song titled "3", produced by Martin. The compilation was available in two main editions, a standard edition as well as a box set. The standard version contained a single CD with seventeen tracks, including "3". The boxset contained her twenty-nine singles including "3", with each single packaged in its own slip case with original cover art, accompanied by an original b-side or remix. It also included a booklet featuring iconic images and facts about each track as well as a DVD featuring all of Spears's music videos to date in chronological order. On October 14, 2009, Jive Records announced in a new press release that the date for the standard edition was moved up to November 10, 2009. The date for the release of the box set remained the same. The following day, a CD+DVD edition was announced to be released on November 10, 2009 outside North America. This edition included the standard edition track listing as well as the single "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman". Singles "3" was confirmed as the only single from the album, released on October 6, 2009 along with the announcement of The Singles Collection. It was released to radio stations on September 29, 2009. The song received positive reviews from critics, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, breaking many chart records. It made Spears the first artist in over three years to debut at the top position and the only non-American Idol artist in eleven years to do so. |
5,466 | Bibliography of Western Sahara | This is a list of published books in English which according to reliable sources deal with the general subject of Western Sahara. Amnesty International – Morocco: breaking the wall of silence: the 'disappeared' of Morocco Amnesty International – Morocco: 'disappearances' of people of Western Sahara origin Anderson, Jon Lee – Guerillas: The Men and Women Fighting Today's Wars Arts, Karin and Pedro Pinto Leita, eds. – International Law and the Question of Western Sahara. Leiden: International Platform of Jurists for East Timor, 2007. Barakat, Hakim, ed. – Contemporary North Africa: Issues of Development and Integration Bender, Gerald J., James J. Coleman, Richard L. Sklar, eds. – African crisis areas and United States foreign policy Briggs, Lloyd Cabot – The Living Races of the Sahara Desert Briggs, Lloyd Cabot – The Tribes of the Sahara The British Yearbook of International Law (1978) Brownlie, Ian – African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia Chaliand, Gerard – The Struggle for Africa Chopra, Jarat – Peace-Maintenance. The Evolution of International Political Authority. Chopra, Jarat – United Nations determination of the Western Sahara self Copson, Raymond W. – Africa's Wars and Prospects for Peace Cottrell, Alvin J. & James Daniel Theberge, eds. – The Western Mediterranean Damis, John – Conflict in Northwest Africa Dean, David J. – The air force role in low-intensity conflict El-Ayouty, Yassin, ed. – The OAU after thirty years El-Ayouty, Yassin & I. William Zartman, eds. – The OAU after twenty years El Ouali, Abdelhamid – Saharan Conflict: Towards Territorial Autonomy as a Right to Democratic Self-Determination. London: Stacey International, 2008. Elias, Robert & Jennifer Turpin, eds. – Rethinking peace Firebrace, James and Jeremy Harding – Exiles of the Desert Furley, Oliver, ed. – Conflict in Africa Gallagher, Charles F. – Morocco and Its Neighbours, Part I German Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 19 Gretton, John – Western Sahara: The Fight for Self-Determination Hacene-Djaballah, Belkacem – Conflict in Western Sahara Haireche, Abdel-Kader – Conflict, conflict management and cooperation in North Africa Harding, Jeremy – The Fate of Africa: Trial by Fire Harkavy, Robert E. & Stephanie Newman, eds. – Lessons of Recent Wars in the Third World, Vol. 1 Harrell-Bond, Barbara – The Struggle for the Western Sahara Part I Harrell-Bond, Barbara – The Struggle for the Western Sahara Part II Harrell-Bond, Barbara – The Struggle for the Western Sahara Part III Hodges, Tony – Historical dictionary of Western Sahara Hodges, Tony – The Western Saharans Hodges, Tony – Western Sahara: The Roots of a Desert War Houser, George M. – No One Can Stop the Rain Human Rights Watch/Middle East – Keeping It Secret Jensen, Erik – Western Sahara: Lines in the Sand. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005. Kamil, Leo – Fueling the Fire Keegan, John & Andrew Wheatcroft – Zones of conflict Lawless, Richard & Laila Manahan, eds. – War and refugees Layachi, Azzedino – Images of foreign policy Layachi, Azzedino – The United States and North Africa Legum, Colin, ed. – Africa Contemporary Record: Survey and Documents, Vol. I Legum, Colin, ed. – Africa Contemporary Record: Survey and Documents, Vol. |
5,467 | Top Trumps Adventures: Dogs and Dinosaurs | Top Trumps Adventures: Dogs and Dinosaurs is a video game for the DS, PC and PlayStation 2 consoles, based on the popular Top Trumps card game. It was published by Ubisoft. This release is the sister title to Top Trumps Adventures: Horror and Predators, and is part of the Top Trumps Adventures series. Gameplay The player assumes the role of one of two fictional siblings, a girl named Bex or a boy named Matt. The gameplay revolves around playing virtual games of Top Trumps based on the Dogs and Dinosaurs decks. The majority of the game is based on one-on-one battles between the two characters, one of which will be controlled by the computer. The game plays similarly to regular Top Trumps games, apart from the use of special powers and abilities. These are chosen at the beginning of each battle and can be used to gain an advantage in the game. In addition, the 'Quiz' mode tests players' knowledge of the cards they are using. Success in the game unlocks trophies, medals and cards. See also Top Trumps Top Trumps: Doctor Who Top Trumps Adventures For Wii Top Trumps Adventures: Horror and Predators Top Trumps Adventures References Category:2007 video games Category:Nintendo DS games Category:PlayStation 2 games Category:Windows games Category:Top Trumps Category:Eidos Interactive games Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom |
5,468 | Qarthit | Qarthit is a village in Dhofar Governorate, in southwestern Oman. References Category:Populated places in the Dhofar Governorate |
5,469 | Outline of Milan | The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Milan: Milan – capital of Lombardy and the second most populous city in Italy after Rome. Milan is considered a leading Alpha Global City, with strengths in the arts, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research, and tourism. The city has long been named a fashion capital of the world and a world's design capital, thanks to several international events and fairs, including Milan Fashion Week and the Milan Furniture Fair, which are currently among the world's biggest in terms of revenue, visitors and growth. Milan is the destination of 8 million overseas visitors every year, attracted by its museums and art galleries that boast some of the most important collections in the world, including major works by Leonardo da Vinci. General reference Pronunciation: or ; ; Common English name(s): Milan Official English name(s): City of Milan Adjectival(s): Milanese Demonym(s): Milanese Geography of Milan Geography of Milan Milan is: a city the capital of Lombardy Population of Milan: 1,357,599 Area of Milan: Atlas of Milan Location of Milan Milan is situated within the following regions: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere Eurasia Europe (outline) Western Europe Southern Europe Italian Peninsula Italy (outline) Northern Italy Lombardy Milan metropolitan area (aka Greater Milan) Metropolitan City of Milan Time zone(s): Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02) Environment of Milan Climate of Milan Landforms of Milan Areas of Milan Zones of Milan Zones of Milan Zone 1 of Milan Zone 2 of Milan Zone 3 of Milan Zone 4 of Milan Zone 5 of Milan Zone 6 of Milan Zone 7 of Milan Zone 8 of Milan Zone 9 of Milan Districts of Milan The districts of Milan, by zone: Districts of Zone 1 Brera Centro Storico Conca del Naviglio Guastalla Porta Sempione Porta Tenaglia Districts of Zone 2 Adriano Crescenzago Gorla Greco Loreto Maggiolina Mandello Mirabello Ponte Seveso Porta Nuova Precotto Stazione Centrale Turro Villaggio dei Giornalisti Districts of Zone 3 Casoretto Cimiano Città Studi Dosso Lambrate Ortica Porta Monforte Porta Venezia Quartiere Feltre Rottole Districts of Zone 4 Acquabella Calvairate Castagnedo Cavriano Forlanini Gamboloita La Trecca Monluè Morsenchio Nosedo Omero Ponte Lambro Porta Vittoria Porta Romana Rogoredo San Luigi Santa Giulia Taliedo Triulzo Superiore Districts of Zone 5 Basmetto Cantalupa Case Nuove Chiaravalle Chiesa Rossa Conca Fallata Fatima Gratosoglio Le Terrazze Macconago Missaglia Morivione Porta Lodovica Porta Vigentina Quintosole Ronchetto delle Rane San Gottardo Selvanesco Stadera Torretta Vaiano Valle Vigentino Districts of Zone 6 Arzaga Barona Boffalora Cascina Bianca Conchetta Creta Foppette Giambellino-Lorenteggio Lodovico il Moro Moncucco Porta Genova Porta Ticinese Ronchetto sul Naviglio San Cristoforo Sant'Ambrogio Teramo Villa Magentino Villaggio dei Fiori Districts of Zone 7 Assiano Baggio Figino Fopponino Forze Armate Harar La Maddalena Muggiano Porta Magenta Quartiere degli Olmi Quarto Cagnino Quinto Romano San Siro Valsesia Vercellese Districts of Zone 8 Boldinasco Bullona Cagnola Campo dei Fiori Cascina Triulza Comina Fiera Gallaratese Garegnano Ghisolfa Lampugnano Musocco Porta Volta Portello Quarto Oggiaro QT8 Roserio San Leonardo Trenno Varesina Vialba Villapizzone Districts of Zone 9 |
5,470 | Farnam Jahanian | Farnam Jahanian is an Iranian-born American computer scientist and academic. He serves as the 10th president of Carnegie Mellon University. Early life Farnam Jahanian was born in Iran. He emigrated to the United States in 1977 after completing high school. Jahanian received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1982. He earned a master's degree in 1987 and a PhD in computer science in 1989 from the University of Texas at Austin. Career Jahanian began his career at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center. In 1993, he joined the department of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, and was later promoted as the Edward S. Davidson collegiate professor. He was also the department chair from 2007 to 2011. At the same time, he was the co-founder and chairman of Arbor Networks from 2001 to 2010. Jahanian was the head of the National Science Foundation Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering from 2011 to 2014. He was the vice president for research from 2014 to 2015, then provost and chief academic officer of Carnegie Mellon University from 2015 to 2017. Since July 1, 2017, he has served as its president, succeeding Subra Suresh, first as interim president and later, since March 8, 2018, as president. Jahanian was named a "great immigrant" by the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 2016. One of the most cited papers of Jahanian is "Safety analysis of timing properties in real-time systems". Personal life Jahanian has a wife, Teresa (known as "Tris"), and three children. References External links Biography at Carnegie Mellon website Category:American computer scientists Category:Carnegie Mellon University faculty Category:Iranian emigrants to the United States Category:Living people Category:University of Michigan faculty Category:University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences alumni Category:University of Texas at San Antonio alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
5,471 | Optical fiber | An optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fiber made by drawing glass (silica) or plastic to a diameter slightly thicker than that of a human hair. Optical fibers are used most often as a means to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber and find wide usage in fiber-optic communications, where they permit transmission over longer distances and at higher bandwidths (data transfer rates) than electrical cables. Fibers are used instead of metal wires because signals travel along them with less loss; in addition, fibers are immune to electromagnetic interference, a problem from which metal wires suffer. Fibers are also used for illumination and imaging, and are often wrapped in bundles so they may be used to carry light into, or images out of confined spaces, as in the case of a fiberscope. Specially designed fibers are also used for a variety of other applications, some of them being fiber optic sensors and fiber lasers. Optical fibers typically include a core surrounded by a transparent cladding material with a lower index of refraction. Light is kept in the core by the phenomenon of total internal reflection which causes the fiber to act as a waveguide. Fibers that support many propagation paths or transverse modes are called multi-mode fibers, while those that support a single mode are called single-mode fibers (SMF). Multi-mode fibers generally have a wider core diameter and are used for short-distance communication links and for applications where high power must be transmitted. Single-mode fibers are used for most communication links longer than . Being able to join optical fibers with low loss is important in fiber optic communication. This is more complex than joining electrical wire or cable and involves careful cleaving of the fibers, precise alignment of the fiber cores, and the coupling of these aligned cores. For applications that demand a permanent connection a fusion splice is common. In this technique, an electric arc is used to melt the ends of the fibers together. Another common technique is a mechanical splice, where the ends of the fibers are held in contact by mechanical force. Temporary or semi-permanent connections are made by means of specialized optical fiber connectors. The field of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of optical fibers is known as fiber optics. The term was coined by Indian-American physicist Narinder Singh Kapany, who is widely acknowledged as the father of fiber optics. History Guiding of light by refraction, the principle that makes fiber optics possible, was first demonstrated by Daniel Colladon and Jacques Babinet in Paris in the early 1840s. John Tyndall included a demonstration of it in his public lectures in London, 12 years later. Tyndall also wrote about the property of total internal reflection in an introductory book about the nature of light in 1870: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, light was guided through bent glass rods to illuminate body cavities. Practical applications such as close internal illumination during dentistry appeared early in the twentieth century. Image transmission through tubes was demonstrated independently by the |
5,472 | Margarete Robsahm | Margarete Robsahm (born 9 October 1942) is a Norwegian model, actress and director. She is the mother of director Thomas Robsahm and sister of the actor Fred Robsahm. To an international audience, she is best known for her role in Castle of Blood with Barbara Steele, but she has also starred in Norwegian movies, among these Line from 1961. The movie was based on a novel by Axel Jensen and caused a minor scandal in Norway at the time, as Robsahm was the first actress ever to expose her breasts in a Norwegian movie. In March 2008, Robsahm came in the media's spotlight for having received NOK 2.3 million over sixteen years in government funding for the arts, without having produced a single movie. Though no criticism was levelled at Robsahm, questions were raised about the government stipendiary system. Filmography Actor Fem døgn i august (1973) Oltraggio al pudore (All the Other Girls Do!) (1964) Danza macabra (Castle of Blood) (1964) The Young Racers (1963) Diciottenni al sole (Eighteen in the Sun) (1962) Il mantenuto (His Women) (1961) Line (The Passionate Demons) (1961) Director and writer Begynnelsen på en historie (1988) References External links Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:Norwegian film actresses Category:Norwegian female models |
5,473 | Limnophila (fly) | Limnophila is a genus of limoniid crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are at least 280 described species in Limnophila. Members of the family Limoniidae were previously in a subfamily of Tipulidae which was promoted to family rank. Species Subgenus Araucolimnophila Alexander, 1940 L. wolffhuegeli Alexander, 1940 Subgenus Arctolimnophila Alexander, 1966 L. claggi Alexander, 1931 L. subcostata (Alexander, 1911) Subgenus Atopolimnophila Alexander, 1972 L. laricicola Alexander, 1912 Subgenus Dasylimnophila Alexander, 1965 L. stuckenbergiana Alexander, 1965 L. velitor Alexander, 1951 Subgenus Dendrolimnophila Alexander, 1949 L. albomanicata (Alexander, 1945) L. shikokuensis Alexander, 1953 Subgenus Elporiomyia Alexander, 1964 L. breviterebra Alexander, 1965 L. crepuscula Wood, 1952 L. nox Alexander, 1921 L. woodiana Alexander, 1964 Subgenus Habrolimnophila Alexander, 1968 L. celestissima (Alexander, 1945) Subgenus Hesperolimnophila Alexander, 1966 L. euxesta Alexander, 1924 L. nycteris Alexander, 1943 L. rubida Alexander, 1924 Subgenus Hovalimnophila Alexander, 1963 L. malitiosa (Alexander, 1951) Subgenus Idiolimnophila Alexander, 1934 L. emmelina Alexander, 1914 Subgenus Indolimnophila Alexander, 1968 L. adicia Alexander, 1964 L. benguetana Alexander, 1931 L. bituminosa Alexander, 1931 L. bivittata Edwards, 1928 L. dravidica Alexander, 1971 L. iota Alexander, 1964 L. iotoides Alexander, 1968 L. manipurensis Alexander, 1942 L. subguttularis Alexander, 1932 Subgenus Lasiomastix Osten Sacken, 1860 L. macrocera (Say, 1823) L. subtenuicornis (Alexander, 1918) L. tenuicornis Osten Sacken, 1869 Subgenus Limnophila Macquart, 1834 L. abstrusa Alexander, 1929 L. acuspinosa Alexander, 1931 L. allosoma Speiser, 1908 L. alpica Alexander, 1929 L. angularis Alexander, 1929 L. angusticellula Alexander, 1931 L. angustilineata Alexander, 1926 L. antennella Alexander, 1929 L. araucania Alexander, 1928 L. arnoudi Theowald, 1971 L. aureola Skuse, 1890 L. austroalpina Alexander, 1929 L. basalis (Walker, 1856) L. bathrogramma Alexander, 1929 L. bogongensis Alexander, 1929 L. borchi Alexander, 1929 L. brachyptera Alexander, 1931 L. brunneistigma Alexander, 1931 L. bryobia Mik, 1881 L. buangensis Alexander, 1933 L. campbelliana Alexander, 1932 L. cancellata Alexander, 1962 L. carteri Alexander, 1922 L. casta Alexander, 1928 L. charis Alexander, 1955 L. charon Alexander, 1937 L. chinggiskhani Podenas & Gelhaus, 2001 L. cingulipes Alexander, 1928 L. circumscripta Alexander, 1934 L. clavigera Alexander, 1934 L. colophallus Alexander, 1967 L. defecta Alexander, 1929 L. dictyoptera Alexander, 1922 L. difficilis Alexander, 1920 L. disposita Skuse, 1890 L. dorrigana Alexander, 1933 L. edita Alexander, 1928 L. effeta Alexander, 1922 L. egena Alexander, 1928 L. electa (Alexander, 1924) L. eutheta Alexander, 1936 L. expressa Alexander, 1937 L. filiformis Alexander, 1929 L. flavissima Alexander, 1960 L. fundata Alexander, 1928 L. guttulatissima Alexander, 1913 L. hemmingseniana (Alexander, 1978) L. hilli Alexander, 1929 L. hoffmanniana Alexander, 1938 L. humidicola Alexander, 1929 L. imitatrix Skuse, 1890 L. implicita Alexander, 1929 L. inculta Alexander, 1929 L. inordinata Skuse, 1890 L. intonsa Alexander, 1928 L. japonica Alexander, 1913 L. jordanica Alexander, 1949 L. jucunda Alexander, 1928 L. kaieturana Alexander, 1930 L. kershawi Alexander, 1928 L. kerteszi Alexander, 1914 L. latistyla Alexander, 1923 L. lepida lepida Alexander, 1928 L. lepida subtilis Alexander, 1944 L. leucostigma Alexander, 1937 L. levidensis Skuse, 1890 L. litigiosa Alexander, 1928 L. lloydi Alexander, 1913 L. longicellula Alexander, 1931 L. luctuosa Skuse, 1890 L. luteicauda Alexander, 1924 L. madida Alexander, 1928 L. martynovi Alexander, 1933 L. melica |
5,474 | Loyola School, Dar es Salaam | Loyola School is a Jesuit, English-medium, secondary school in the Mabibo ward of Kinondoni, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. It was established in 1995 to provide a secondary and A-level education for students who were not selected for government schools. Enrollment in 2006 was some 1,050 students, aged 12–18. Fifty percent of the children come from medium and low income families, most of whom are receiving education grants from non-governmental organisations including religious groups, such as the Jesuits. There are also on average two international Jesuit volunteers teaching at the school each year. Academics Subjects taught at Loyola include bookkeeping, commerce, civics, physics, mathematics, chemistry, geography, English, history, economics, Kiswahili, biology, computer science, and accounting. A-levels are offered in physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, commerce, history, English, English literature, and geography, while advanced mathematics and accounting are taught at the A-level only. The school conducts continuous assessment tests each Monday to underscore its determination that its students excel although recently they have decided to introduce Comprehensive examinations for students rather than the Monday continuous assessment tests that will be done twice every month at the beginning and at the end. Departments The Students Government Council (SGC) through its 13 departments (although in most cases elected executive prefects can see through departments to eliminate or to add into the government if need arises) oversees all student activities and serves as an intermediary with the administration. Members are elected, with A-level students exercising the leadership. The Clubs Department oversees about 23 clubs, divided into the academic, entertainment, and social categories. Academic clubs include Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics (Junior and Senior) and Quiz club. Entertainment clubs include Musical Instruments, Choir, and Modern Dance. Social clubs include African Union (AU), United Nations (UN), Home Craft, Scout. and Girl Guide. Club meetings are held between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm each Friday. At the end of the year, clubs demonstrate what they have been doing and awards are presented to the top two clubs. The Sports Department conducts an A-level league and a school league, with matches played at 3:00 pm on Fridays. The sports and games involved are: track and field, netball, basketball, football, volleyball, table tennis, and lawn tennis for both boys and girls. The Academic Department mainly conducts quizzes and debates, group discussions, and career guidance meetings. The Formation Department works with the Dean of Students to create an environment where students are self-disciplined and respectful of others. The Entertainment Department enables students to display their talents like singing, dancing, modelling, acting, designing, and playing instruments, within the school and in inter-school fests. The English Policy Department oversees and fosters the use of English on campus, at times conducting its own debates, quizzes, and writing competitions. The Class Prefects Department includes 66 students who assist the teachers in achieving orderliness, and also might report student grievances to the heads of student government. The Girls’ Academic Department deals with issues in a way that serves the special needs of female students. An all-female day at school each January allows girls and the women on the faculty to exhibit |
5,475 | Andy McEachran | Andrew Grant McEachran (born 25 July 1947) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dumbarton. References Category:1947 births Category:Scottish footballers Category:Dumbarton F.C. players Category:Scottish Football League players Category:Living people Category:Association footballers not categorized by position |
5,476 | Ōnishi, Ehime | was a town located in Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,640 and a density of 459.33 persons per km². The total area was 18.81 km². On January 16, 2005, Ōnishi, along with the towns of Hakata, Kamiura, Kikuma, Miyakubo, Namikata, Ōmishima, Tamagawa and Yoshiumi, and the villages of Asakura and Sekizen (all from Ochi District), was merged into the expanded city of Imabari and no longer exists as an independent municipality. Between 1990 and 1994, a kofun, Myokensan, was excavated. The kofun is a Yayoi period (1000 BC - 300 AD) stone burial mound, and it and its information centre is located within Fujiyama Citizen Park, close to Ōnishi Station. External links Official website of Imabari in Japanese Category:Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture |
5,477 | Choukri Ouaïl | Choukri Ouaïl is an Algerian footballer. He is currently unattached, after last playing for JS Kabylie in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Club career On January 30, 2011, Ouaïl signed a two-year contract with JS Kabylie, joining them on a transfer from JSM Chéraga. The transfer fee was 1 million Algerian dinars. On May 10, 2011, Ouaïl made his debut for the club in a league match against AS Khroub, replacing Nassim Oussalah in the 71st minute. He was released by the club at the end of the season. References External links Category:Living people Category:Algerian footballers Category:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Category:JS Kabylie players Category:JSM Chéraga players Category:Association football midfielders Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
5,478 | Christopher Snowdon | Christopher John Snowdon is an author and freelance journalist based in the UK. He writes for Sp!ked and other publications. He is particularly known as a vocal opponent of Government intervention in matters such as alcohol and obesity; his Twitter biography states that he is "not that keen on the nanny state" . He is also a research fellow at the right-wing, neoliberal think tank Institute of Economic Affairs. Snowdon was born in North Yorkshire in 1976 and studied history at Lancaster University, graduating in 1998. His first book, Velvet Glove, Iron Fist (2009), is a history of anti-smoking activity from the fifteenth century to the present day. Books The Art of Suppression: Pleasure, Panic and Prohibition since 1800 Little Dice, 2011 The Spirit Level Delusion: Fact-checking the Left's New Theory of Everything, Democracy Institute/Little Dice, 2010 Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: A History of Anti-Smoking, Little Dice, 2009 References Category:Living people Category:1976 births Category:British writers Category:British libertarians |
5,479 | Estes Park Trail-Gazette | The Trail-Gazette is a weekly newspaper in Estes Park, Colorado. It is published by Prairie Mountain Publishing, a unit of MediaNews Group. The Trail-Gazette covers local government, schools, sports, community events, entertainment, real estate, and Rocky Mountain National Park. Its coverage encompasses Estes Park and surrounding areas. History The Estes Park Trail began as a seasonal weekly magazine catering to the tourists who flocked to the Rockies from June through September. John Y. Munson, a retired farmer who lived in Berthoud, Colorado (perhaps a summer resident of Estes Park), was the first publisher (U.S. census, Berthoud, Larimer Co, Colorado, 1910, household 188). In 1912, he made suggestions for improvements such as village beautification, waste cans on Elkhorn Avenue and daily street cleaning (J.Y. Munson, "Editorial," Estes Park Trail vol. 1 no. 13, p. 1). Those suggestions branded the publication as a community newspaper from its inception. By 1914, the Estes Park Trail had grown to 42 illustrated pages of travel articles, poetry, area news, columns about visitors, the occasional pithy editorial (often about the Business Men's Association), and advertisements. The Trail chronicled the early twentieth-century development of Estes Park, providing insights into early Colorado tourism and Rocky Mountain National Park. In 1921, with the backing of businessmen who wanted a job printer in Estes Park, Arthur B. Harris became the editor and publisher of the Estes Park Trail, which was thereafter produced locally. He published the weekly paper from April into December, and remained the editor as late as 1930 (U.S. census, Estes Park, Larimer Co, Colorado, 1910, household 52). Thus the early seasonal tourist magazine evolved into a year-round community newspaper which became today's Trail-Gazette. Some issues of the Estes Park Trail for 1914-1924 are preserved in the digital collections of Colorado Historic Newspapers online. External links Official website Colorado Historic Newspapers online, http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/ Category:Estes Park, Colorado Category:Rocky Mountain National Park Category:Larimer County, Colorado Category:Newspapers published in Colorado |
5,480 | Khomeyran, Shaft | Khomeyran (, also Romanized as Khomeyrān) is a village in Jirdeh Rural District, in the Central District of Shaft County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 380, in 90 families. References Category:Populated places in Shaft County |
5,481 | Electoral district of Bendigo East | Bendigo East is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It covers an area of covering the part of the city of Bendigo east of the Yungera railway line and surrounding rural areas to the north, east and south. It includes the Bendigo suburbs of East Bendigo, Epsom, Flora Hill, Kennington, Spring Gully, Strathfieldsaye, Strathdale, Quarry Hill, and White Hills, and the surrounding towns of Axedale, Bridgewater, Huntly, Mandurang, Marong and Raywood. It also includes parts of the localities of Eaglehawk, Elmore, Golden Square and Ravenswood, and the Bendigo campus of La Trobe University. It lies within the Northern Victoria Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council. The electorate was first created in 1904 in what was then a relatively strong Labor area. It continuously returned Labor candidates from 1907 until its abolition in 1927, when it was merged with Bendigo West to create a single Bendigo electorate. It was recreated in 1985 as a marginal seat and was won by Liberal candidate Michael John, who went on to serve as a minister in the Kennett government. He was narrowly defeated by Labor candidate Jacinta Allan at the 1999 general election. Allan was re-elected at the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 elections. Members for Bendigo East Election results References External links Electorate profile: Bendigo East District, Victorian Electoral Commission Category:1904 establishments in Australia Category:1927 disestablishments in Australia Category:1985 establishments in Australia Category:Electoral districts of Victoria (Australia) |
5,482 | SIG SG 510 | The SIG SG 510 or Sturmgewehr 57 is a selective fire battle rifle designed by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (now SAN Swiss Arms) of Switzerland. It uses a roller-delayed blowback system similar to the H&K G3 and CETME rifles. The SIG SG 510-1 entered service in the Swiss Army with the designation F. ass. 57 (French/Italian, for Fusil d'Assault 57/Fucile d' Assalto 57) or Stgw. 57 (German for Sturmgewehr 57). The Sturmgewehr 57/SIG SG 510-1 was adopted for Swiss military service in 1957 and was, in 1990, replaced by the lighter SIG SG 550, although some reservists used it for several years longer. Design details The SG 510 is derived from the AM55 developed during the late 1950s. During its development Rudolf Amsler was the principal designer at Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft. It is a selective fire rifle that employs a roller-delayed blowback operating system. As with all roller-delayed designs, the roller recesses in the receiver will eventually wear down, and begin to increase the cartridge headspace. Many roller-delayed blowback weapons accept this as the functional service life of the rifle, but the SIG 510 has interchangeable locking recesses, so they can be replaced when worn. The Stgw. 57 was used by the Swiss Army as a personal universal weapon. In Swiss service it replaced the K31 rifle, the Suomi M-31 submachine gun and the Lmg 25 magazine fed light machine gun. Features The weapon is mainly made of pressed sheet-metal components to ease mass production and incorporates the "straight-line" recoil configuration. This layout, placed both the center of gravity and the position of the shoulder stock nearly in line with the longitudinal axis of the bore, a feature increasing controllability during burst or automatic fire. The SG 510 has a distinctive T-shaped bolt handle similar to the earlier K31 rifle. For recoil reduction the fixed butt-stock was designed with durability in mind and is fitted with a recoil buffer to cope with the recoil produced by heavy rifle grenades in use by the Swiss military. The SG 510-1/Stgw. 57 sports a large carrying handle at its balance point that can be used during quick position changes or on the march. The butt-stock and hand guard of the SG 510-1/Stgw 57 are molded out of solid rubber for comfort and the front hand guard is ribbed to provide a better grip. Barrel The SG 510-1/Stgw 57 barrel is relatively thick and rifled along of its total length and has a 270 mm (1 in 10.6 in) 4 groove rifling. At the end of the barrel an integral muzzle brake/flash hider is fitted that reduces recoil by about 25%. The barrrel also functions as rifle grenade spigot. The barrel is surrounded by a perforated tubular barrel jacket with two mounting points for an underfolding integrated bipod—one near the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion during automatic fire, and another nearer the receiver and balance point offering more flexibility in the rifle role. The Stgw. 57 bipod legs are marked for use as an inclinometer for aiming rifle grenades at various ranges with and without an additional |
5,483 | Harlem–125th Street station | The Harlem–125th Street station is a commuter rail stop serving the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven Lines. It is located at East 125th Street and Park Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. The station also serves as an important transfer point between the Metro-North trains and the New York City Subway's IRT Lexington Avenue Line () for access to the Upper East Side of Manhattan. It is the only station besides Grand Central Terminal that serves all three lines east of the Hudson River. Trains leave for Grand Central Terminal, as well as to the Bronx and the northern suburbs, regularly. History The current station was built in 1896–97 and designed by Morgan O'Brien, New York Central and Hudson River Railroad principal architect. It replaced an earlier one that was built in 1874 when the New York Central and the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, the ancestors of today's Metro-North, moved the tracks from an open cut to the present-day elevated viaduct. The original station on the site was built in 1844, when the trains ran at grade-level on what is now Park Avenue. That station was demolished to make way for the open cut. In 1888, the United States Department of War began work on the Harlem River to allow for unrestricted shipping activity between the Hudson River and the East River and through the new Harlem River Ship Canal at 225th Street. To remedy the situation, the Central opted to raise the bridge to above the water for $300,000. Due to political pressure, it had to raise the grade of its line north of 115th Street on a viaduct, raising the project's cost significantly. The Park Avenue Line's grade had to be raised to reach the higher bridge, and as a result, a new four-track steel viaduct was built between 132nd Street and 106th Street. Between 110th Street and 106th Street, the steel viaduct was to be placed atop the preexisting masonry retaining walls and fill. Between 115th Street and 130th Street, the viaduct was set to replace the open cut structure completed in 1875. Since the line was to be raised on a viaduct, the stone viaducts and the bridges crossing it could be removed. The 110th Street, 125th Street and Mott Haven stations were to be elevated as part of the project. The railroad had threatened to eliminate the 125th Street stop after neighboring property owners threatened to sue and successfully delayed construction. On October 15, 1897, a spacious new station in Harlem was opened at 125th Street, replacing a small station in the old Park Avenue open cut located between 125th Street and 126th Street. The new station was built atop the old open cut and directly under the new Park Avenue Viaduct. The station was higher than the old one. The platforms, which were built on the viaduct, were built to be long. Unlike the old station, which was a local stop, the new station was constructed with two island platforms to allow express trains to stop, with the local |
5,484 | The Faery Tale Adventure | The Faery Tale Adventure is a 1987 action role-playing video game designed by David Joiner and published by MicroIllusions for the Amiga, and later ported to the Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and Sega Genesis. The MS-DOS version is titled The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I. Microillusions also released a "Book 1" version for the Amiga which was going to be the start of a series of games, according to Talin, but bankruptcy prevented it. The initial version was produced for the Amiga 1000 and featured the largest game world to that date. A sequel, Halls of the Dead: Faery Tale Adventure II, was released in 1997. Gameplay The gameplay resembles that of Ultima VII (1992). It featured the largest game world at the time, with over 17,000 computer screens. Each playable character has his strengths and weaknesses. Julian is a brave fighter, Phillip has luck and cleverness, and Kevin is gentle and kind. Each of these attributes affects vital game stats and the success of the quest: A high Bravery score contributes to Vitality ("Vit"), the character's health. It can be increased by slaying enemies. Luck determines the number of times that a brother can be brought back from death if he is killed during the quest. If Luck runs out, the next brother must take up the quest. Kindness is important for certain key chapters in the game. It can be increased by acts of kindness, such as giving alms to beggars. The technique used to store such a huge world involved creating small-sized maps out of small blocks. Those small maps were reused and fit together seamlessly to form larger areas. Loading is asynchronous, and will happen when nearing the boundary of an area, without affecting the smooth scrolling, animation, and music. Plot The game is based around the quest of three brothers to retrieve the talisman stolen by the forces of evil and return it to their home village, Tambry, in the country of Holm. The player begins as Julian, the eldest of the three brothers; if unsuccessful with this character, the player thens take control of Philip, the next oldest, then finally the youngest of the three, Kevin. In addition to recovering the talisman, which is kept by an evil necromancer, the player must complete a number of other tasks which ultimately prove vital to the quest - save the king's daughter, gain the aid of a sea turtle, and kill an evil witch in her castle - and gather a number of artefacts which enable access to the strange dimension in which the necromancer resides. Development David Joiner designed The Faery Tale Adventure and was also responsible for the audio of Defender of the Crown II (1993), engineering for SimCity 4: Rush Hour (2003), and contributions to The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection. This game was first released on the Amiga and then ported to other systems. Eventually it was released for the Commodore 64 and MS-DOS, although the graphics for these ports were of substantially lower quality due to hardware limitations. The Amiga version displays two screens as |
5,485 | A. P. B. Sinha | Akhoury Purnendu Bhusan Sinha (born 1928) is an Indian sold state chemist and a former head of the Physical Chemistry Division of the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. He is known for his theories on semiconductors and his studies on synthesis of manganites. He is an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy and the Indian Academy of Sciences. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1972, for his contributions to chemical sciences. Biography A. P. B. Sinha, born on 27 December 1928, joined the University of London from where he secured a PhD in 1954; his thesis was based on solid state chemistry. Later, he served the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune as a director's grade scientist and headed the Physical Chemistry division of the institution. Continuing his researches on solid state chemistry, he studied low mobility semiconductors with respect to its electron transport and crystal distortions caused by electron lattice transitions, switching, magnetic ordering and memory effects. He is known to have synthesized new manganites and reportedly developed a number of solid state products such as thermistors, photocells, magnets and photovoltaic products. Based on his studies on electron lattice interaction, he proposed support theories for the ferroelectricity theory and developed new theories on the thermoelectrical power and mobility in semiconductors. His researches are reported to have widened the understanding of conduction in semiconductors. The body of his literary work is composed of one book, Spectroscopy in inorganic chemistry, chapters to the book, A study of the growth and structure of layers of oxides, sulphides and related compounds, with special reference to the effect of temperature, edited by C. N. R. Rao, and several articles published in peer reviewed journals. His work has been cited by several authors. Sinha has been associated with journals such as Bulletin Materials Science and Indian Journal of Pure Applied Physics as a member of their editorial boards. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1972. He was elected by the Indian Academy of Sciences as their fellow in 1974 before he became an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in 1978. He is also an elected fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences and a recipient of the Meritorious Invention Award of the National Research Development Corporation which he received in 1978. After his stint at NCL, Sinha migrated to the US and is associated with the Morris Innovative Research. Citations Selected bibliography Books Articles See also Manganite Ferroelectricity Notes References External links Category:Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Chemical Science Category:1928 births Category:Alumni of the University of London Category:20th-century Indian chemists Category:Solid-state chemistry Category:Indian physical chemists Category:Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences Category:Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy Category:Indian scientific authors Category:Living people |
5,486 | Peyrouse | Peyrouse is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. See also Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department References INSEE Category:Communes of Hautes-Pyrénées |
5,487 | Bhawani Prasad Mishra | Bhawani Prasad Mishra (29 March 1913 – 20 February 1983) was a Hindi poet and author. He was honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award in 1977 for his book Buni Hui Rassi. Born on 29 March 1913 in the village Tigaria of Hoshangabad district in erstwhile Central Province of British India. Bhawani Bhai lived for a long time in Delhi but died on 20 February 1983 amidst his family members at Narsinghpur town of Madhya Pradesh where he had gone to attend a marriage function. Works are Some of the notable works of Mishr are- Ye kohare mere haainn Trikaal sandhyaaah, Tus ki aag, Kuchh neeti kuchh rajneethtti, Idaṃ na mam, Geetfahosh, Buni hui rassi. kathputli kavita. Satpuda ke ghane jungle (poem) pahila pain (poem) Ghar ki yaad (poem) Criticism is A Gandhian in thought and deeds, Mishr was deeply disturbed by the so-called effects of colonization in the country. He used to say it a kind of poisoned sweet in the garb of present English education system of India. External links are POEMS BY SHRI BHAWANI PRASAD MISHRA Photo and books of Bhawani Prasad Mishra in www.kavitakosh.org Introduction of Bhawani Prasad Mishra in www. gadyakosh References Category:Hindi poets Category:1912 births Category:1985 deaths Category:20th-century Indian poets Category:Indian male poets Category:Poets from Madhya Pradesh Category:20th-century Indian male writers |
5,488 | Abdel Nadini | Abdel Nadini (born 14 September 1961) is a Moroccan former tennis player. He has lived in Royan, France, since 1986. Career Nadini was once, in the eighties, the second-highest ranked tennis player from Morocco. He competed at the 1987 Mediterranean Games in Latakia, where he won a doubles silver medals partnering with Arafat Chekrouni. He played in four Davis Cup ties for Morocco from 1984 to 1989 and won one of his seven rubbers. References Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Moroccan male tennis players Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Morocco Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis Category:Competitors at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Category:People from Royan |
5,489 | Detroit College of Business | The Detroit College of Business was a four-year business college that was founded in 1962 and located in Dearborn, Michigan. In 2000, it was part of a merger with Davenport College and Great Lakes College that became Davenport University. Category:Defunct universities and colleges in Michigan Category:Educational institutions established in 1962 Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 2000 |
5,490 | Godina | Godina is the surname of the following people Ferdo Godina (1912–1994), Slovene writer and partisan John Godina (born 1972), American shot putter Karpo Godina (born 1943), Slovenian cinematographer and film director Lucio and Simplicio Godina (1908–1936), conjoined twins from the Philippines Marko Godina (1943–1986), Slovenian plastic surgeon Mátyás Godina (1768–1835), Slovene Lutheran pastor, writer and teacher Tanja Godina (born 1970), Slovenian swimmer Yelena Godina (born 1977), Russian volleyball player See also Godin (surname) |
5,491 | Living Legends (group) | Living Legends is an American hip hop supergroup consisting of six indie hip hop artists from California. Beginning in the mid 1990s, the crew garnered a following by recording, promoting and performing their music independently through Legendary Music. The crew is considered by LA Weekly to be "one of the biggest success stories of the indie-rap movement, having sold close to 300,000 units of their various solo and group efforts — all by them-damn-selves." History Living Legends originally grew out of Mystik Journeymen, consisted of BFAP (now known as Sunspot Jonz) and PSC (now known as Luckyiam). Beginning in 1994, the Mystik Journeymen began cultivating a fan base by selling their own tapes on the streets and hosting "Underground Survivors" shows in East Oakland. In 1995, the duo met The Grouch. They soon embarked on the first of several of self-funded tours throughout Europe. In 1996, Mystik Journeymen and The Grouch joined with the trio known as 3 Melancholy Gypsys (Eligh, Scarub, and Murs) of Los Angeles. They formed Living Legends in late 1990s. The crew has since grown to include Bicasso, Aesop and Arata. The group and its members have founded and operated several imprints, including Outhouse Records and Revenge Entertainment. In 1999, Living Legends moved their base of operations to Los Angeles. In May 2012, Murs quit the group. In June that year, The Grouch announced hiatus from the group. In 2016, the group (Aesop, Bicasso, Eligh, Luckyiam, Murs, Scarub, Sunspot Jonz, and The Grouch) officially reunited for a regional tour and hit the road as part of the 10th annual How The Grouch Stole Christmas Tour. Members Current Aesop - vocals Bicasso - vocals, production Eligh - vocals, production Luckyiam - vocals Scarub - vocals, production Sunspot Jonz - vocals, production The Grouch - vocals, production Former Arata - vocals Murs - vocals Discography Studio albums Angelz Wit Dirty Faces (2000) Almost Famous (2001) Creative Differences (2004) Classic (2005) Compilation albums UHB I (1996) UHB II (1996) UHB III: Against All Odds (1997) UHB IV: Stop & Retaliate (1999) The Underworld (2000) UHB V: Legacy 2099 (2002) Crappy Old Shit (2003) The Four Track Avengers (2004) Legendary Music Volume 1 (2006) Legendary Music Volume 2 (2008) EPs Foxhole EP (1999) The Gathering (2008) Singles "Gotta Question for Ya / Night Prowler / Forces of Nature" (2001) "Awakening / Fill My Drink Up" (2004) "Damn It Feels Good / Whatizit?" (2004) "Blast Your Radio" (2004) "Down for Nothin' / Brand New" (2005) "Never Fallin' / Good Fun" (2005) "She Wants Me" (2008) "Trojan Horse" (2012) DVDs Street Legendz (2004) Broke Ass Summer Jam (2007) References Further reading See also List of record labels Underground hip hop External links Category:Hip hop collectives Category:American hip hop groups Category:West Coast hip hop groups Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles |
5,492 | Chains of Gold | Chains of Gold is a 1991 American made-for-television action crime drama film starring and co-written by John Travolta. It was directed by Rod Holcomb and included one of the early performances of Joseph Lawrence, who was nominated for Young Artist Award for his role in the movie. The film premiered on Showtime on September 15, 1991 in United States and was released theatrically in Germany. It was released to DVD on December 15, 1998. The opening credits state that Chains of Gold is "based on actual events", though details of the actual events themselves remain difficult to pin down. The film was shot in Miami, Florida, USA. It is the only film so far written by twice-nominated Academy Award actor John Travolta. Plot Scott Barnes (Travolta) is a former ad executive turned social worker living in Miami. He is also a recovering alcoholic who stopped drinking after accidentally killing his son in a drunk-driving accident. One of his cases is Tommy (Joey Lawrence) a street kid who has been selling crack for an organization called the Youth Incentive Program (YIP). Barnes is unaware of this, but suspects something when Tommy buys expensive gifts for his mother and sister. He also notices the YIP tattoo on Tommy's arm. Tommy is kidnapped by YIP and forced to package crack into vials in an abandoned building with many other children. After Tommy does not come home for several days, his sister calls the morgue and they inform her he is dead. Barnes goes to the morgue to identify Tommy, but discovers it is not him, although he sees the YIP tattoo on the corpse. While trying to find Tommy, he witnesses a shootout where one of the gunmen has a YIP tattoo. He goes to see Sgt. Palco (Bernie Casey), who tells him about YIP. Barnes, convinced Tommy has been kidnapped by YIP, then talks to the head of the narcotics division, Lt. Ortega (Hector Elizondo) who tries to convince him to stay away from the gang. While looking for Tommy in the streets, Barnes notices the YIP henchman James (Ramon Franco) and follows him to a nightclub. There, he meets his old girlfriend Jackie (Marilu Henner) and is shocked when he sees her speaking to James. After sleeping together, Barnes learns Jackie is a lawyer for YIP and tells her he wants to get into the organization to rescue Tommy. After some consternation, Jackie tells Barnes that YIP is willing to induct him as a member. Barnes goes to meet with Carlos (Benjamin Bratt), the head of YIP, who wants him to help expand the organization into the suburbs. James then shows him around the organization and leads him to the warehouse where Tommy is being held. Tommy tries escaping and is taken to the Madison House, an abandoned factory where members of YIP who commit transgressions are killed. Barnes finds out about this from one of Tommy's friends. Barnes is taken to the Madison House and sees Tommy. He then goes to see Lt. Ortega, who tells him if he interferes further, he |
5,493 | Moere language | Moere is a nearly extinct Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. References Category:Kumil languages Category:Languages of Papua New Guinea Category:Languages of Madang Province Category:Endangered Papuan languages |
5,494 | Tisséo | Tisséo is the brand adopted in 2002 for the transport network of Toulouse, under the authority of the Syndicat mixte des transports en commun (SMTC). Tisséo operates two metro lines, two tramway lines, a hundred buses, and shuttle services (bus, mobibus, TAD), with a unified magnetic ticketing and RFID card system. The position and live schedules of all buses, subway trains, and trams are available on the website and Tisséo app. Subway Opened in 1993, the Tisséo metro has two lines, fully automated. Subway access requires a magnetic ticket or an RFID card, usable both on metro networks, bus, tramway and TAD (on-demand bus). See also List of Toulouse metro stations Toulouse tramway References External links Tisséo Official Website Category:Railway companies of France Category:Rapid transit in France Category:Transport in Toulouse |
5,495 | Phil Johnston (filmmaker) | Philip Johnston is an American screenwriter, director, film producer, and voice actor. best known for writing the screenplay for Walt Disney Animation Studios' Wreck-It Ralph (2012) and Zootopia (2016). He returned as the writer for the Wreck-It Ralph sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) and as co-director of the film (in his directorial debut) alongside Rich Moore. Early life and career Johnston was born in Minneapolis to Beverly & William Johnston. He was raised in Neenah, Wisconsin. His father was an episcopal priest. When he was young, he received an annual pass that allowed him free entry into the Marcus Theatres, a Wisconsin based theater chain, through a connection at his father's church. Johnston is a graduate of Neenah High School. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1994 with a degree in journalism. After graduation he worked in regional news television for nine years. His first job was as a weatherman in Rochester, Minnesota despite knowing nothing about meteorology. He then worked as a bureau reporter at the Omaha, Nebraska, ABC affiliate, KETV. Afterwards, he transferred to KARE station in Minneapolis. Johnston graduated with a MFA in film from Columbia University School of the Arts' Film Program in 2004. He was classmates with Jennifer Lee, whom he later brought on to co-write Wreck-It Ralph with. His short, Flightless Birds, about a community of five trying to save their town was shot in South Dakota. After graduation, Johnston sold his first work to ABC. The half hour comedy, Life is Super, is about a woman who adopts several children and subsequently turning her experience into a podcast. Johnston optioned his first feature script to ThinkFilm before it went bankrupt. Jeremy Orm Is a Pervert is about the intersection of a preacher's career and his son's pornography business. This was loosely based on his side hustle back in middle school selling pornographic magazines he acquired from upperclassmen to his classmates. He managed to buy a pair of Air Jordans with the profits before eventually getting the operation shut down by his parents. His script for Cedar Rapids (2011) was included in the 2009 Black List (survey), a list voted by members of the entertainment industry for favorite, unproduced screenplays. Personal life Johnston met his wife, Jill Cordes, while working as a reporter at KETV, Nebraska, where she was a morning anchor. While attending Columbia, he lived in Brooklyn with his wife, Jill. He was neighbors with film critic Christy Lemire. Johnston and Cordes moved to LA in 2011. They have two kids together, Fia and Emmett. Their cat, Wayne Sanchez, has undergone feline gender reassignment surgery. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links Category:People from Hennepin County, Minnesota Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:American animated film directors Category:American animated film producers Category:American male screenwriters Category:American male voice actors Category:Animation screenwriters Category:Annie Award winners Category:Male actors from Minnesota Category:Screenwriters from Minnesota Category:Walt Disney Animation Studios people Category:Film producers from Minnesota Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Category:Columbia University School of the Arts alumni |
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