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Chinese ritual mastery traditions Chinese ritual mastery traditions, also referred to as ritual teachings (, sometimes rendered as "Faism"), or Folk Taoism (), or also Red Taoism (mostly in east China and Taiwan), constitute a large group of Chinese orders of ritual officers who operate within the Chinese folk religion but outside the institutions of official Taoism. The "masters of rites", the "fashi" (法師), are also known in east China as "hongtou daoshi" (紅頭道士), meaning "redhead" or "redhat" "daoshi" ("masters of the Tao"), contrasting with the "wutou daoshi" (烏頭道士), "blackhead" or "blackhat" priests, of Zhengyi Taoism who were historically ordained by the Celestial Master.
Ritual wine server (guang), Indianapolis An elaborately decorated "ritual wine server" in the "guang" shape (; pinyin: gōng; Wade–Giles: kung) is a Chinese ritual bronze wine vessel, accession number 60.43, in the permanent Asian collection at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. It dates to about 1100 BCE in the Shang dynasty period. The piece is currently on display in the Arthur R. & Frances D. Baxter Gallery of the museum.
Dui (vessel) A dui is a type of Chinese ritual bronze vessel used in the late Zhou dynasty and the Warring States period of ancient China. It was a food container used as a ritual vessel. Most Dui consist of two bowls supported on three legs.
Gui (vessel) A gui is a type of bowl-shaped ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel used to hold offerings of food, probably mainly grain, for ancestral tombs. As with other shapes, the ritual bronzes followed early pottery versions for domestic use, and were recalled in later art in both metal, pottery, and sometimes stone. The shape changed somewhat over the centuries but constant characteristics are a circular form (seen from above), with a rounded, wide, profile or shape from the side, standing on a narrower rim or foot. There are usually two, or sometimes four, handles, and there may be a cover or a square base (or both).
Guang (vessel) A guang or gong is a particular shape used in Chinese art for vessels, originally made as Chinese ritual bronzes in the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC), and sometimes later in Chinese porcelain. They are a type of ewer which was used for pouring rice wine at ritual banquets, and often deposited as grave goods in high-status burial. Examples of the shape may be described as ewers, ritual wine vessels, wine pourers and similar terms, though all of these terms are also used of a number of other shapes, especially the smaller tripod "jue" and the larger "zun".
Gu (vessel) A gu is type of ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel from the Shang and Zhou dynasties (i.e. 1600–256 BC). It was used to drink wine or to offer ritual libations.
Chinese Rites controversy The Chinese Rites controversy was a dispute among Roman Catholic missionaries over the religiosity of Confucianism and Chinese rituals during the 17th and 18th centuries. The debate centered over whether Chinese ritual practices of honoring family ancestors and other formal Confucian and Chinese imperial rites qualified as religious rites and were thus incompatible with Catholic belief. The Jesuits argued that these Chinese rites were secular rituals that were compatible with Christianity, within certain limits, and should thus be tolerated. The Dominicans and Franciscans, however, disagreed and reported the issue to Rome.
Chinese marriage Traditional Chinese marriage (), as opposed to marriage in modern China, is a ceremonial ritual within Chinese societies that involve a union between spouses, sometimes established by pre-arrangement between families. Within Chinese culture, romantic love and monogamy was the norm for most citizens. Wedding rituals and customs often varied by region because of China's extensive and rich history and because of the numerous different cultures and ethno-linguistic groups that have been subsumed into modern Chinese culture.
Fangxiangshi The fangxiangshi 方相氏 was a Chinese ritual exorcist, the meaning of whose name is obscure but has been translated as "one who sees in all (four) directions", "he who scrutinizes for evil in many directions", and "one who orients unwanted spirits in the direction to which they belong". Ancient Chinese texts record that he wore a bearskin with four golden eyes, and carried a lance and shield to expel malevolent spirits. His primary duties were orchestrating the seasonal Nuo ritual to chase out disease-causing demons from houses and buildings, and leading a funeral procession to exorcize corpse-eating "wangliang" spirits away from a burial chamber. From the Han dynasty through the Tang dynasty (3rd century BCE to 10th century CE), "fangxiangshi" were official "wu"-shaman specialists in the imperially sanctioned Chinese state religion; after the Tang, they were adapted into popular folk religion and symbolized by wearing a four-eyed mask.
Ding (vessel) Ding (鼎 ) were prehistoric and ancient Chinese cauldrons, standing upon legs with a lid and two facing handles. They are one of the most important shapes used in Chinese ritual bronzes. They were made in two shapes: round vessels with three legs and rectangular ones with four, the latter often called fanding. They were used for cooking, storage, and ritual offerings to the gods or to ancestors. The earliest recovered examples are pre-Shang ceramic ding at the Erlitou site but they are better known from the Bronze Age, particularly after the Zhou deemphasized the ritual use of wine practiced by the Shang kings. Under the Zhou, the ding and the privilege to perform the associated rituals became symbols of authority. The number of permitted ding varied according to one's rank in the Chinese nobility: the Nine Ding of the Zhou kings were a symbol of their rule over all China but were lost by the first emperor, Shi Huangdi in the late 3rd century . Subsequently, imperial authority was represented by the Heirloom Seal of the Realm, carved out of the He Shi Bi jade; it was lost at some point during the Five Dynasties after the collapse of the Tang.
Cho Yong-pil Cho Yong-pil (hangul: 조용필; hanja: 趙容弼; also written Jo, Yong-pil) is a South Korean pop singer born in 1950. Many Korean Pop fans believe that Cho is one of the most influential figures in Korean pop music and has produced many hits of Korean pop music history, including "Return to Busan Port", "Dear Friend" and "The Lady Outside the Window".
Running Man Brothers Running Man Brothers is a South Korean pop duo, which is named after the South Korean television show "Running Man". The group is composed of cast members Kim Jong-kook and Haha and was formed in 2014.
List of TVXQ concert tours in Japan The South Korean pop duo TVXQ, known as Tohoshinki (東方神起 , Tōhōshinki ) in Japan, have embarked on eight Japanese concert tours. Tohoshinki debuted in Japan as a five-member pop group in April 2005, and held their first Japanese tour, the Heart, Mind, and Soul Tour, in 2006. This was followed by the Five in the Black Tour in 2007 and the T Tour in 2008, the latter tour bringing in an estimate of 150,000 fans from 17 shows. From May to July 2009, Tohoshinki held their fourth and last Japanese tour as a quintet, The Secret Code Tour, attracting 300,000 fans. For the tour's finale, Tohoshinki performed in the Tokyo Dome, making them the third Korean music act, and the first Korean pop group, to do so.
Kim Jong-kook (singer) Kim Jong-kook (Hangul: 김종국; Hanja: 金鐘國; born 25 April 1976) is a South Korean singer, actor and TV personality. He was initially part of the Korean duo Turbo, but later pursued a successful career as a solo artist. Apart from being a triple Daesang award-winning singer, he is also an active participant in variety shows such as "X-man" and "Family Outing" (since episode 19). He gained worldwide popularity as part of the SBS variety show "Running Man".
List of TVXQ concert tours The South Korean pop duo TVXQ have embarked on thirteen headlining concert tours, one of which has been worldwide, and eight others that were based exclusively in Japan. TVXQ originally debuted as a five-member group in December 2003, with members U-Know Yunho, Max Changmin, Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun, and Xiah Junsu. The group made their headlining debut in February 2006 through their Rising Sun Tour, performing four sell-out shows in South Korea, one show in Thailand, and one show in Malaysia, which was the first K-pop concert held in the country. They visited China and Taiwan for the first time for their O Tour, which commenced in January 2007. Their third and last concert tour as a quinet, the Mirotic Tour, was announced to tour cities beyond South Korea, China, and Thailand throughout 2009 and 2010, but the remaining concert dates were cancelled soon after members Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu entered a legal battle with their Korean agency S.M. Entertainment, subsequently leading to their departure. In January 2011, TVXQ restarted their activities as a duo, with remaining members Yunho and Changmin.
List of Running Man episodes Running Man (Korean: 런닝맨 ) is a South Korean variety show, part of SBS's "Good Sunday" lineup. This show is classified as a game-variety show, where the MCs and guests complete missions in a landmark to win a race. "Running Man" first aired on July 11, 2010.
Turbo (South Korean band) Turbo (Korean: 터보 ) is a popular South Korean duo in the mid to late 1990s. The duo originally consisted of Kim Jong-kook and Kim Jung-nam. In early 1997, Kim Jung-nam left from the group and Kim Jong-kook later continued promotion with new member Mikey. They became one of the biggest stars in the Korean entertainment industry during their active time from 1995 to 2000 and sold millions of albums and records in Asia as a whole. In 2015, they made a comeback as a trio after 15 years with "Again". Title song `again´ led on top of the music charts.
Trot (music) Trot (Korean 트로트 "teuroteu"; sometimes called 뽕짝 "ppongjjak" due to its distinctive background rhythm) is a genre of Korean pop music, and is recognized as the oldest form of Korean pop music. Formulated during the Japanese rule in the early 1900s, the genre has been influenced by Japanese, Western and Korean musical elements. Also, the genre has adopted different names, such as "yuhaengga", "ppongjjak", and most recently "teuroteu" (the Korean pronunciation of the word trot). While the genre’s popularity declined during the 1990s, most recently, it has been subject to revivals by contemporary South Korean pop artists such as Jang Yoon Jeong, Super Junior-T, BIGBANG member Daesung, Red Velvet member Joy, and Trot Queen Hong Jin-young.
Maroo Entertainment Maroo Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean independent record label and entertainment agency. It is currently home to artists Supernova, Han Young, Kim Jong-kook, Ashgray, BONUSBaby, Euna Kim, Park Ji-hoon and actor Ha Seok-jin.
Kim Jong-kook (baseball) Kim Jong-kook (Hangul: 김종국, Hanja: 金鍾國; born September 14, 1973 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a South Korean second baseman for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.
Sarah Perrotta Sarah Perrotta (born 1979, United States) is a Hudson Valley based singer, songwriter and pianist. Perrotta was the front woman of the indie-rock band Outloud Dreamer whose debut album “Drink The Sky” was named best modern rock album of 2000 by WKZE Radio 98.1FM. Perrotta’s second album “The Well” was self-released in 2008 and features Tony Levin on bass and Garth Hudson on accordion. The album was mixed by Grammy Award winner Malcolm Burn. Her most recent record is entitled tonight released under her surname.
Marcos Hernandez (singer) Marcos Hernandez was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1982 and raised in Dallas, Texas. He worked at the Lewisville YMCA in Flower Mound, Texas as a lifeguard. Hernandez was discovered by Vanilla Ice manager Tommy Quon. He is a Mexican American pop singer whose debut single, "If You Were Mine", was released in August 2005. The single got a good amount of airplay on Pop and Rhythmic stations and slowly crept up to the Top 25 on Top 40 radio. The single also went to #1 in South Africa and France. The video for the single was shot in Echo Park, California. He joined the U.S. Marines in 2009.
The Nightowls The Nightowls are an American musical group from Austin, Texas, whose debut album "Good As Gold" was named Top 10 of the 2014 Austin Music Awards Albums of the Year. Their sound combines R&B and soul music. Lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Harkrider formed The Nightowls in 2011. His song "Nobody Ever Wants to Leave" was commissioned in 2009 by The Austin Convention and Visitor’s Bureau as Austin’s official theme song.
Close (Sub Focus song) "Close" is a song by British DJ and record producer Sub Focus. It was released on 21 April 2014 as the seventh single from his second studio album "Torus". The song featured vocals from British singer MNEK in the album version. The vocals on the single version are performed by British singer Daniel Pearce. The new vocals were re-produced by Hal Ritson, who also provided backing vocals.
EggHunt Records EggHunt Records is an independent record label based in Richmond, Virginia. The label was founded by Adam Henceroth and Gregory Gendron in spring of 2014. EggHunt Records focuses on upcoming, independent artists and releases material on cassette, CD, and vinyl physical formats, as well as digital download and streaming online. EggHunt Records maintains an active roster of artists who have toured with notable acts such as The War on Drugs and Houndmouth. EggHunt Records alumni include Lucy Dacus, whose debut album, "No Burden", was released on EggHunt Records in 2016. In 2017, EggHunt Records signed Eric Slick of Dr. Dog to release his solo debut album, "Palisades".
Madeline Miller Madeline Miller is an American novelist, whose debut novel was "The Song of Achilles". Miller spent ten years writing the book while she worked as a Latin and Greek teacher. The novel, set in Greece, tells the story of the love between Achilles and Patroclus. "The Song of Achilles" won the Orange Prize for Fiction, making Miller the fourth debut novelist to win the prize.
Against All Will Against All Will is a rock quartet from Los Angeles, California, whose debut album lineup was formed in Spring 2009 by Jimmy Allen (formerly of Puddle of Mudd), Jeff Current (formerly of Seven Story Drop), Steve "Boomstick" Wilson (formerly of Dead Kennedys and t.A.T.u.), and Cello Dias (formerly of Soulfly). Songs "All About You" and "The Drug I Need" from their debut album entitled A Rhyme & Reason ranked in the national rock radio top 50 in 2010.
Dan Bejar Daniel Bejar ( ; born October 4, 1972) is an independent singer-songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bejar has gained widespread popularity through his musical collaborations with Vancouver indie-rock band The New Pornographers, but has released far more material as the frontman of his band Destroyer. He is renowned for his poetic and often cryptic lyrics as well as his unorthodox vocals. In 2006, he joined with Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes and Spencer Krug of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade as part of another indie supergroup, Swan Lake. He has also collaborated with his girlfriend Sydney Hermant as the duo Hello, Blue Roses, whose debut album was released in 2008.
Noah Georgeson Noah Georgeson is a Grammy winning musician, producer, and solo recording artist. Georgeson's debut album "Find Shelter" was released through Plain Recordings on November 28, 2006. Born in San Anselmo, California, he moved with his family to Nevada City, California at the age of three. Georgeson studied classical guitar and music composition, receiving his BA in composition from San Francisco State University in 2001, and, with a recommendation from Terry Riley, he attended Mills College, receiving his Master of Fine Arts in 2003. While at Mills, Georgeson studied with Fred Frith, Pauline Oliveros, and Alvin Curran. Georgeson first found popular success as a part of San Francisco band The Pleased, along with fellow member Joanna Newsom, whose debut album "The Milk-Eyed Mender" he produced. As a musician, producer, and mixer, Georgeson has since worked with Devendra Banhart, The Strokes, Little Joy, Bert Jansch, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Robin Pecknold, Mason Jennings, Cedric Bixler, Adam Green, Os Mutantes, Adan Jodorowsky, Harper Simon, Flo Morrissey, Cate Le Bon, and Rodrigo Amarante.
Neon Hitch discography The discography of British singer and songwriter Neon Hitch. Neon's debut digital single "Get Over U" was released in February 2011. Hitch then released her single "Bad Dog", which was intended to be the lead single from her debut album. Later in 2011, she was featured on Gym Class Heroes' song "Ass Back Home". In 2012, Neon Hitch released "Fuck U Betta" and Gold" featuring Tyga, her official first and second singles respectively. Both songs peaked at number one on the "Billboard" Dance/Club Play chart. Neon then debuted an EP entitled "Happy Neon" in January 2013, which was released online for free. In October 2013, Neon announced that her debut album "Beg, Borrow & Steal" had been scrapped and she would release a new album that had more of her soul in it. In January 2014, Neon released the mixtape "301 to Paradise" for free. In May 2014, it was announced that Hitch had parted ways with her label Warner Bros. and was gearing up to releasing her new debut album "Eleutheromaniac"; she also released "Happy Neon" and "301 to Paradise" to digital retailers independently in the same month. She premiered the lead single of "Eleutheromaniac", "Yard Sale", in August 2014. In January 2015, Neon released "Sparks" as the first single from the album. In March 2015, Hitch released the EP "24:00" for free. In 2016, it was announced that Hitch had changed the name of her debut album to "Anarchy", which was released on July 22, 2016. The lead single from the album, "Please", was released on July 8, 2016. The album did not contain any of the singles intended to be on "Eluetheromaniac", but included a promomotional single she released in 2015, "Freedom".
Sarah Paulson Sarah Catharine Paulson (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress. After beginning her acting career on stage, she starred in the 1990s television series "American Gothic" (1995–96) and "Jack & Jill" (1999–2001). Paulson later appeared in comedy films such as "What Women Want" (2000) and "Down with Love" (2003), and had dramatic roles in films such as "Path to War" (2002) and "The Notorious Bettie Page" (2005). From 2006 to 2007, Paulson played the role of Harriet Hayes in the NBC comedy-drama series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip", for which she received her first Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2008, she starred as Ellen Dolan in the superhero noir film "The Spirit".
Gran Bel Fisher Gran Bel Fisher (born Jesse Littleton) is an American singer-songwriter from Sabina, Ohio. He was previously in the country music boy band Marshall Dyllon. His debut release titled "Full Moon Cigarette" was released on July 18, 2006. Fisher has also appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip", where he performed "Crash and Burn".
Pilot (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) "Pilot" is the first episode of the television series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip". The episode was first aired in the United States on the NBC network on September 18, 2006. Written by series creator Aaron Sorkin, and directed by executive producer Thomas Schlamme, the episode introduces the chaotic behind-the-scenes depiction of a fictional "Saturday Night Live" type show also called "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip".
Ron Ostrow Ron Ostrow is an American actor who mostly appears on television. His first major credit was in the Aaron Sorkin movie "A Few Good Men" in 1992, where he played an MP. He was in the original stage version playing the role of The Sentry. He has since made appearances in many other Sorkin projects, including "Sports Night", "The West Wing", "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and the upcoming "The Newsroom". He has also featured in guest and recurring roles on a number of other television series, including "Law & Order", "Party of Five", "Fired Up", "Ally McBeal", "Boston Legal" and "Scandal", as well as the films "Charlie Wilson's War" and "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone".
Julia Ling Julia Ling, born Shel Wei Lin (: "Lín Xiǎowēi" ) (born February 14, 1983), is an American actress. Her television work includes recurring roles on NBC series such as "ER", "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip", and as a series regular on "Chuck".
Harriet Hayes Hannah Harriet Hayes is a fictional character on the US television series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip", played by Sarah Paulson. The character is loosely based on actress Kristin Chenoweth (who had dated "Studio 60" creator Aaron Sorkin and starred in Sorkin's previous series, "The West Wing," after Sorkin had left it); there is an opinion that she is also at least partially based on former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Victoria Jackson.
John Cabrera John Cabrera (born August 26, 1975) is an American actor, writer and director best known for his role as Brian Fuller on the television show "Gilmore Girls" on The WB (later The CW). He has also appeared on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip", "NCIS", "American Dreams", "Miracles", and "".
Merritt Wever Merritt Carmen Wever (born August 11, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as the perennially upbeat young nurse Zoey Barkow in "Nurse Jackie" (2009–2015), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2013. She is also known for her supporting roles as Suzanne in "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006–2007), as Elizabeth in "New Girl" (2013), and as Denise Cloyd in "The Walking Dead" (2015–2016). Wever has also played supporting roles in such films as "Michael Clayton" (2007), "Tiny Furniture" (2010), and "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" (2014).
Aaron Sorkin Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, director, producer and playwright. His works include the Broadway plays "A Few Good Men" and "The Farnsworth Invention"; the television series "Sports Night", "The West Wing", "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and "The Newsroom"; and the films "A Few Good Men", "The American President", "Charlie Wilson's War", "Moneyball" and "Steve Jobs". For writing "The Social Network", he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, among other awards. He made his feature directorial debut in 2017 with "Molly's Game", which he also wrote.
Wendy Phillips Wendy Phillips (born January 2, 1952) is an American actress, noted for playing David Selby's character's last wife, Lauren Daniels, during the final season of "Falcon Crest" and for playing Gerald McRaney's wife, Claire Greene, on both "Touched by an Angel" and "Promised Land". Other television series in which she has been a featured player have included "A Year in the Life", "Homefront" and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip". Among her movie works, there is a role in "" and also on "Bugsy".
Official Languages Act 2003 The Official Languages Act 2003 (OLA; Irish: "Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003" ) is an Act of the Oireachtas of Ireland. The Official Languages Act sets out rules regarding use of the Irish language by public bodies, establishes the office of An Coimisinéir Teanga to monitor and enforce compliance by public bodies with the provisions of the Official Languages Act and makes provision for the designation of official Irish language versions of placenames and the removal of the official status of English placenames in the Gaeltacht.
Rissiana Rissiana is a village situated near Samundri, District Faisalabd, Pakistan. There are actually two villages named "Rissiana" in this area; "Rissiana Kalan" (Bara Rissiana) and "Rissiana Khurd" (Chota Rissiana). Both have the same village number (138 GB) and are located two kilometers apart. Rissiana used to be called "Case Garh," and this name is still used in many official documents. The below details represents the demographics of Rissiana Khurd. Before the partition of sub continent in 1947, The village of Rissiana existed with Sikh majority. Rana Atta Muhammad is considered to be the pioneer immigrant who arrived here with his family from Sosana village of district Hushiarpur Indian Punjab. Sosana was a very small village but it has generated very prominent figures who contributed a lot for the development of Pakistan like Dr. Muhammad Saleem Khan and his son Rana Ayyaz Saleem (Senior Superintendent Police), Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan (SI), Vice Chancellor of University of Agriculture (Faisalabad) and Waseem Afzal (Central Superior Services of Pakistan) officer.
Official Languages Act (Canada) The Official Languages Act (French: "Loi sur les langues officielles") is a Canadian law that came into force on September 9, 1969, which gives French and English equal status in the government of Canada. This makes them "official" languages, having preferred status in law over all other languages. Although the Official Languages Act is not the only piece of federal language law, it is the legislative keystone of Canada's official bilingualism. It was substantially amended in 1988. Both languages are equal in Canada's government and in all the services it controls, such as the courts.
Languages of South Africa There are eleven official languages of South Africa: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. Fewer than two percent of South Africans speak a first language other than an official one. Most South Africans can speak more than one language. Dutch and English were the first official languages of South Africa from 1910 to 1925. Afrikaans was added as a part of Dutch in 1925, although in practice, Afrikaans effectively replaced Dutch, which fell into disuse. When South Africa became a republic in 1961 the official relationship changed such that Afrikaans was considered to include Dutch, and Dutch was dropped in 1984, so between 1984 and 1994, South Africa had two official languages: English and Afrikaans.
Demolinguistic descriptors used in Canada A number of demolinguistic descriptors are used by Canadian federal and provincial government agencies, including Statistics Canada, the Commissioner of Official Languages, the Office québécois de la langue française to assist in accurately measuring the status of the country’s two official languages and its many non-official languages. This page provides definitions of these descriptors, and also records where and for how long each descriptor has been in use.
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages The two official languages of Canada are English and French. Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, an office of the Canadian government, is responsible for achieving the objectives of, and promoting, Canada's Official Languages Act.
Official Languages Ordinance The Official Languages Ordinance is an ordinance of Hong Kong enacted for the purpose of specifying the status and use of official languages of the territory. Both Chinese and English are declared official languages with equal status in the ordinance, and are to be used in communication between the government and members of the public. It dictates that all ordinances would be enacted and published in both languages, and allows judicial officers the choice of using either language in court proceedings.
Languages of Canada A multitude of languages are used in Canada. According to the 2011 census, English and French are the mother tongues of 56.9% and 21.3% of Canadians respectively. In total 85.6% of Canadians have working knowledge of English while 30.1% have a working knowledge of French. Under the Official Languages Act of 1969, both English and French have official federal status throughout Canada, in respect of all government services, including the courts, and all federal legislation is enacted bilingually. New Brunswick is the only Canadian province that has both English and French as its official languages to the same extent, with constitutional entrenchment. Quebec's official language is French, although, in that province, the Constitution requires that all legislation be enacted in both French and English, and court proceedings may be conducted in either language. Similar constitutional protections are in place in Manitoba.
List of Indian journalists This list of Indian journalists includes notable journalists working in India who write and speak in one of many official languages of India.
Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India lists the official languages of the Republic of India. At the time when the Constitution was enacted, inclusion in this list meant that the language was entitled to representation on the Official Languages Commission, and that the language would be one of the bases that would be drawn upon to enrich Hindi, the official language of the Union. The list has since, however, acquired further significance. The Government of India is now under an obligation to take measures for the development of these languages, such that "they grow rapidly in richness and become effective means of communicating modern knowledge". In addition, a candidate appearing in an examination conducted for public service is entitled to use any of these languages as the medium in which he or she answers the paper.
D26 road (Croatia) D26 is a state road in central Croatia connecting the D5 in Daruvar and the D10 expressway near Vrbovec (Dubrava interchange), comprising a connection to the planned but cancelled A12 motorway route. The road is 88.5 km long.
Bow Interchange Bow Interchange is a busy grade-separated road junction on the East Cross Route (part of the A12 road) between Bow and Stratford in east London, England. It is a triple-level junction where the A12, Bow Road (the A11 road), and Stratford High Street (the A118 road) meet. The River Lea runs underneath the junction.
Ipswich Road, Colchester Ipswich Road, formally the A1232, is a road in Colchester, Essex, England. It was the historic coaching route and main road to Ipswich from the Middle Ages onwards, and was part of the A12, a main road in East Anglia, until the A12 was rerouted in 1974.
M12 motorway (Great Britain) The M12 motorway was a planned motorway starting in north-east London and joining the A12 road in Essex. The 1960s scheme would have started at a junction with the M11 motorway and North Circular and ended near Brentwood, Chelmsford, or at the proposed new Maplin Sands airport; the motorway was part of the ambitious London Ringways plan to build motorways throughout London. Although most of the Ringways plan was cancelled in 1973 the M12 motorway project was still included in the Roads for Prosperity white paper published in 1989 along with major proposed developments to the A12 road. It was not formally cancelled until 30 March 1994 by the Secretary of State for Transport, John MacGregor.
East Cross Route East Cross Route (ECR) is a dual-carriageway road constructed in east London as part of the uncompleted Ringway 1 as part of the London Ringways plan drawn up the 1960s to create a series of high speed roads circling and radiating out from central London. The road was constructed between 1967 and 1973 and runs from Hackney Wick in north-east London, through the Blackwall Tunnel, to Kidbrooke in south-east London. The ECR was initially designated as part of the A102, but has, subsequently, been partially renumbered so that sections of it are now the A2 and A12.
M11 link road protest The M11 link road protest was a major anti-road protest in Leytonstone, London, United Kingdom, in the early to mid-1990s opposing the construction of the "A12 Hackney to M11 link road", also known as the M11 Link Road, which was part of a significant local road scheme to connect traffic from the East Cross Route to the M11, avoiding urban streets.
Bow Road Bow Road is a thoroughfare in Bow, Tower Hamlets, London, England. The road forms part of the A11, running from Aldgate to Norwich in Norfolk. To the west the road becomes Mile End Road, and to the east is Bow Interchange on the A12.
A12 road (England) The A12 is a major road in England. It runs north-east /south-west between London and the coastal town of Lowestoft in Suffolk. A section of the road between Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth became the A47 , and this forms part of the unsigned Euroroute E30 (prior to 1985 it was the E8). Unlike most A roads, a significant portion of the A12 (together with the A14 and the A55) has junction numbers as if it were a motorway.
A8 road (Latvia) The A8 is a national road in Latvia connecting Riga to Lithuanian border (Meitene), through Jelgava, also known as Jelgava highway in Latvia. The road is part of European route E77 and Latvian TEN-T road network. After the border, the road turns into Lithuanian A12. The length of A8 in Latvian territory is 76 kilometers. Currently A8 has 2x2 lanes until Jelgava bypass, other parts have 1x1 or 2x1 lanes. The current speed limit is 90 km/h. Plans to reconstruct A8 in to an motorway have been many. First, in 2004, then in 2010, but they never started due to financial reasons. In the recent years A8 has been reconstructed in many stretches. The average AADT on A8 in 2015 was 13,711 cars per day.
A1214 road The A1214 is a 9.4 miles long 'A' road in the English county of Suffolk. It links Central Ipswich to the A12 and A14 and passes Ipswich Hospital. Its midsection forms an outer ring road around the west and north of Ipswich.
Tyler Hamilton Tyler Hamilton (born March 1, 1971) is an American former professional road bicycle racer. He is the only American rider to win one of the "Five Monuments of Cycling". Hamilton became a professional cyclist in 1995 with the US Postal Service cycling team. He was a teammate of Lance Armstrong during the 1999, 2000 and 2001 Tours de France, where Armstrong won the Yellow jersey. He was a key asset for Armstrong, being a very good climber as well as time-trialist. Hamilton appeared at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2004, he won a gold medal at the individual time trial. The first doping test after his Olympic victory gave a positive result, but because the backup sample was frozen, no doping offence could be proven. After he failed further doping tests at the 2004 Vuelta a España, Hamilton was suspended for two years from the sport.
Derrick Walton Derrick Walton Jr. (born April 3, 1995) is an American basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Heat's NBA G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Walton played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. In high school, he was a 2013 "Parade" All-American, the 2013 Michigan Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year and the runner up in the 2013 Mr. Basketball of Michigan as a senior at Chandler Park Academy. He was a 2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season All-Freshman selection in the Big Ten for the 2013–14 team, which won the 2013–14 Big Ten Conference regular-season championship outright. He was a 2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season All-Big Ten third team selection by the coaches and honorable mention selection by the media as a junior. He was a 2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season All-Big Ten second team selection by the coaches and the media as a senior. Walton is the only Wolverine with 1,000-points, 500-rebounds and 400-assists and holds the school single-game assist record (16). He was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament for the tournament champion 2016–17 Wolverines.
Bulls–Cavaliers rivalry The Bulls–Cavaliers rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls. Both teams have played each other since the Cavaliers joined the NBA as a expansion team in 1970, but the rivalry didn't begin in earnest until the Bulls drafted Michael Jordan with the third overall pick in 1984. After Jordan would go on to the Washington Wizards and eventually retire, the rivalry died down, but when Cleveland picked LeBron James with the first selection in 2003, the rivalry heated up again. However, the Cavaliers had a edge on the Bulls, who would pick Derrick Rose with the first selection in 2008 to turn Chicago from a lottery team, to a future contender.
Mexican Pets Mexican Pets were formed by Pat Clafferty and Jill Hahn in Dublin, Ireland in 1990 inspired by American bands such as Hüsker Dü and Dinosaur Jr. The two soon drafted Derrick Dalton in on bass whose distinct and accomplished style was an invaluable contribution to the band's sound. The band never featured a permanent drummer and a string of players graced the stool including two guys called Eric, both of them American. Having made several demo recordings and playing extensive gigs around the country, they had their first break up. Each of its members pursued other musical interests until the spring of 1994 when they reformed. In that same year they found a permanent drummer in Fionan O Leary. Jill Hahn then moved to Manchester, replaced by Brian Gough on other guitar and organ. They recorded their first album "Nobody's Working Title" on Independent Records that summer and continued to play across the country.
Derrick Hamilton (basketball) Derrick Lamont Hamilton (born May 20, 1966) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'7" small forward born in Mobile, Alabama, Hamilton was a college hoops star at The University of Southern Mississippi, with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the late 1980s. He was drafted by the New Jersey Nets with the 2nd pick in the 3rd round (52nd overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft, but was not signed to a contract.
Zak Irvin Zakarie Tyler "Zak" Irvin (born September 5, 1994) is an American basketball for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian League. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. He earned the 2013 Indiana Mr. Basketball and Indiana Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year while playing for Hamilton Southeastern High School. At Michigan, he was twice recognized as Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week for the 2013–14 team, which won the 2013–14 Big Ten Conference regular-season championship outright. He was a 2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season All-Big Ten honorable mention honoree by the coaches and the media as well as a 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament All-Tournament Team selection as a junior. He was a 2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season All-Big Ten honorable mention honoree by the media as a senior as well as a 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament All-Tournament Team selection for the champion 2016–17 Wolverines. He led the Big Ten in minutes played as a senior and tied the Michigan record for career games played (142).
Derrick Hamilton Derrick T. Hamilton (born November 30, 1981) is a former Canadian football wide receiver. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson.
Bobby Hamilton Racing Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia was a former NASCAR racing team. It was owned by four-time NEXTEL Cup winner and 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Bobby Hamilton until his death on January 7, 2007. Bobby Hamilton, Jr. was given ownership after the death of his father, but the younger Hamilton disavowed his relationship with the company. The company was last run by Bobby Hamilton, Sr's widow, Lori Hamilton.
Alabama Crimson Tide football The Alabama Crimson Tide football program represents the University of Alabama (variously Alabama, UA, or 'Bama) in the sport of American football. The team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team is currently coached by Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide is among the most storied and decorated football programs in NCAA history. Since beginning play in 1892, the program claims 16 national championships, including 11 wire-service (AP or Coaches) national titles in the poll-era, and five other titles before the poll-era. From 1958 to 1982, the team was led by Hall of Fame coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, who won six national championships with the program. Despite numerous national and conference championships, it was not until 2009 that an Alabama player received a Heisman Trophy, when running back Mark Ingram became the university's first winner. In 2015, Derrick Henry became the university's second Heisman winner.
Houston Rockets all-time roster The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years before being moved to Houston. In the Rockets debut season, they won only 15 games. However, after drafting Elvin Hayes first overall in the 1969 NBA Draft, they made their first appearance in the playoffs in 1969. After Hayes was traded, Moses Malone was acquired to replace him. Malone won two MVPs during his time in Houston, and he led the Rockets to the conference finals in his first year with the team. He also took the Rockets to the NBA Finals in 1981, but they were defeated in six games by the Boston Celtics. In 1984, the Rockets drafted Hakeem Olajuwon, who led them to the 1986 Finals in his second year, where they lost again to Boston. In the next seven seasons, they lost in the first round of the playoffs five times. They won their first NBA championship in 1994, led by Olajuwon, who won Finals MVP. They repeated as champions the next year, and Olajuwon won Finals MVP once again. To date, the Rockets have not advanced to the finals again. The Rockets missed the playoffs from 1999–2003, and did not make the playoffs again until after they drafted Yao Ming in 2002. Since then, the Rockets have had a winning season in all but two of the next 14 seasons and, led by James Harden, advanced to the conference finals in 2015.
2005–06 Atlanta Hawks season The 2005–06 NBA season was the Atlanta Hawks' 57th season in the National Basketball Association, and 38th season in Atlanta. After finishing the previous season with the worst record, the Hawks selected Marvin Williams with the second overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. During the offseason, the team acquired Joe Johnson from the Phoenix Suns, and signed free agent Zaza Pachulia. However, tragedy struck as center Jason Collier suffered a heart attack during the preseason and died suddenly on October 15. The Hawks would stumble out of the gate again losing their first nine games, on their way to an awful 2–16 start. However, they would play better in December winning five of their next seven games, including a win over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, 94–84 on December 10. The Hawks played .500 basketball in February, which included a 99–98 victory over the Detroit Pistons on February 7. The Hawks doubled their win total by finishing last place in the Southeast Division with a 26–56 record, tied with the second-year Charlotte Bobcats.
DeAndre' Bembry DeAndre' Bembry (born July 4, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's University. He was named Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2016, becoming the first Hawk to receive the honor since Ahmad Nivins in 2009. He was also named first-team All-Atlantic 10 for the second year in a row and was named to the All-Defensive Team. Bembry averaged 17.5 points and 7.6 rebounds a game as a junior. He was drafted 21st overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
2007–08 Atlanta Hawks season The 2007–08 NBA season was the Atlanta Hawks' 59th season in the National Basketball Association, and 40th season in Atlanta. After missing the playoffs for eight straight seasons, the Hawks selected Al Horford out of the University of Florida with the third pick in the 2007 NBA draft. The Hawks started out the season by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 101–94 in their season opener, marking the first time they won their first game of the season since the 1999 lockout season. However, their struggles continued as they went on a six-game losing streak around the All-Star break. At midseason, the Hawks traded Tyronn Lue, Lorenzen Wright, Anthony Johnson and second-year forward Shelden Williams to the Sacramento Kings for Mike Bibby. The Hawks finished third in the Southeast Division with a 37–45 record, and made the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Joe Johnson was selected for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, and Horford made the All-First Rookie Team. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the top-seeded Boston Celtics in seven games. Following the season, Josh Childress left to play overseas.
Dominique Wilkins Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wilkins was a nine-time NBA All-Star, and is widely viewed as one of the best dunkers in NBA history, earning the nickname The Human Highlight Film. In 2006, Wilkins was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
List of Atlanta Hawks head coaches The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team began playing in 1946 as a member of the National Basketball League (NBL), and joined the NBA in 1949. The team has had five names since its inception; the Buffalo Bisons (1946), the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1946–1951), the Milwaukee Hawks (1951–1955), the St. Louis Hawks (1955–1968), and the Atlanta Hawks (1968–present). The Hawks won their only NBA championship in 1958, and have not returned to the NBA Finals since 1960. The team has played its home games at the Philips Arena since 1999. The Hawks are owned by Atlanta Spirit, LLC, and Danny Ferry is their general manager.
Erie BayHawks (2017–) The Erie BayHawks are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League and an affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. Based in Erie, Pennsylvania, the team will play their home games during the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons at the Erie Insurance Arena. The Atlanta Hawks currently plan to relocate their G League franchise to College Park, Georgia, before the 2019–20 season to play at a new arena in the Georgia International Convention Center. The team became the sixteenth D-League team to be owned by an NBA team.
Skip Harlicka Jules Peter "Skip" Harlicka (born October 14, 1946) is an American former NBA basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks. Skip went to the University of South Carolina on a basketball scholarship, but also played baseball his freshmen year. During his college basketball career, Skip averaged 17.5 points per game on 47.5% shooting from the field. Skip was drafted with the 13th pick in the 1968 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He played one season for the Hawks, appearing in 26 games while averaging 4.1 points per game and 1.4 assists per game.
Bruce Levenson Bruce Levenson is an American businessman, former NBA team owner, and philanthropist. He was a co-owner of Atlanta Hawks, LLC (formerly Atlanta Spirit LLC), which owns and operates the Atlanta Hawks basketball team and Philips Arena. Levenson has also served as the Hawks' Governor on the NBA Board of Governors since 2004.
1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season The Hawks entered the season with rookies Jon Koncak and Spud Webb. The Hawks were transformed into one of the youngest teams in the NBA. The Hawks were led by "the Human Highlight Reel" Dominique Wilkins. He would have an outstanding year as he led the NBA in scoring with an average of 30.3 points per game. One of the highlights of the season came when Webb (measuring five feet, seven inches) won the NBA Slam Dunk contest during All-Star Weekend. In the second half of the season, the Hawks would be one of the strongest teams in the league. The club won 35 of their final 52 games to finish the season with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses. In the playoffs, the Hawks would eliminate the Detroit Pistons in 4 games. In the 2nd round, the Hawks would be defeated by the Boston Celtics in 5 games.
Atlanta Hawks, LLC Atlanta Hawks, LLC (formerly known as Atlanta Spirit LLC) was an Atlanta, Georgia-based parent company formerly the holder of the franchise of the Atlanta Hawks, a professional basketball team in the NBA, and the Atlanta Thrashers, a former professional hockey team in the NHL. The Atlanta Spirit LLC name was changed to Atlanta Hawks, LLC on March 14, 2014.
P.A.Works P.A.Works Corporation (株式会社ピーエーワークス , Kabushiki-gaisha Pī Ē Wākusu , short for Progressive Animation Works) is a Japanese animation studio established on November 10, 2000 and is located in Nanto, Toyama, Japan. The company's president and founder Kenji Horikawa once worked for Tatsunoko Production, Production I.G, and Bee Train before forming P.A.Works in 2000. The main office is located in Toyama, Japan, which is where the drawing and digital photography take place, and production and direction takes place in their Tokyo office. The company is also involved with animation in video games, as well as collaborating in the past with Production I.G and Bee Train to create anime. In January 2008, P.A.Works produced "True Tears", their first anime series as the main animation studio involved in the production process.
Brian A. Miller Brian A. Miller is an American television producer and the current Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, California, having assumed the title in 2000. He was formerly Vice President of Production at Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Vice President of Production at Hanna-Barbera, and Vice President of Production at DIC Entertainment. He also served as a production supervisor for "Alvin and the Chipmunks". He was also the executive in charge of production for various shows in the 1990s and early 2000s such as "Dexter's Laboratory", "CatDog", "Hey Arnold!", "The Angry Beavers", "ChalkZone", "", "The Powerpuff Girls", "Captain Planet and the Planeteers", "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog", "Cow and Chicken", "Johnny Bravo", and the first season of "SpongeBob SquarePants".
MTV Tres MTV Tres (stylized as tr3́s, taken from the Spanish word for the number three tres) is an American broadcast, digital cable and satellite television network owned by Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a division of the Viacom Media Networks subsidiary of Viacom. Programming on Tr3s includes lifestyle series, customized music video playlists, news documentaries that celebrate Latino culture, music and artists and English-subtitled programming in Spanish, imported from the MTV España and MTV Latin America channels, as well as Spanish-subtitled programming from MTV. The channel is targeted toward bilingual Latinos and non-Latino Americans aged 12 to 34. The channel is currently headed by executive vice president and general manager Jose Tillan.
Sherry Gunther Sherry Gunther is an American producer known for her work in animation. While at Klasky Csupo, Gunther worked on the television series "Duckman", "Rugrats", and early seasons of "The Simpsons", for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1991. She was made senior vice president of production at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons in 1995. Under Hanna-Barbera President Fred Seibert she oversaw production of Turner Entertainment programs such as "Dexter's Laboratory", "Johnny Bravo", "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest", and the "World Premiere Toons". Sherry then went on to Produce Family Guy and to found Twentieth Television's first in-house Prime-Time animation studio, and produced countless Prime-Time pilots for Imagine Television, Touchstone Television, Twentieth Television, Fox, and Carsey Warner. She also produced theatrical shorts of Looney Tunes for Warner Bros. Sherry has received four additional Primetime Emmy nominations, Festival Awards, and a Humanitas Award. a Daytime Emmy Award, two CableACE Award nominations, and a Humanitas Prize.
United States presidential election The election of President and Vice President of the United States is an indirect election in which citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the 50 U.S. states or Washington, D.C. cast ballots for members of the U.S. Electoral College, known as electors. These electors then in turn cast direct votes, known as electoral votes, for President and Vice President. The candidate who receives an absolute majority of electoral votes for President or Vice President (currently, at least 270 out of a total of 538) is then elected to that office. If no candidate receives an absolute majority for President, the House of Representatives chooses the President; if no one receives a majority for Vice President, then the Senate chooses the Vice President.
Khumbo Kachali Khumbo Hasting Kachali is a Malawian politician who was Vice President of Malawi from April 2012 to May 2014, serving under President Joyce Banda. He is credited with being the first Vice President from the Northern Region of Malawi. The three previous vice presidents came from the central and southern regions. Kachali previously held a number of cabinet positions between 2004 and 2010.
Frank Harmon (executive) Frank Harmon currently serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer for APP Pharmaceuticals. Prior to the spin-off of the proprietary business, Mr Harmon served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Abraxis Pharmaceutical Products (APP) since September 2006, after having joined Abraxis in May 2006 as the executive vice president of global operations. Mr. Harmon oversees global manufacturing operations as well as the corporate quality assurance and quality control and the supply chain organizations as well as Generic Product Development, Regulatory Affairs and Operational Excellence. Prior to joining Abraxis, Mr. Harmon was the senior vice president, manufacturing operations for the Sterile Technologies Group at Cardinal Health where he was responsible for multiple sites throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Mr. Harmon has also served as vice president, biopharmaceutical operations for Aventis Behring.
Tahani al-Gebali Justice Tahani al-Gebali (Arabic: تهاني الجبالي‎ ‎ , born 9 November 1950-) is the previous Vice President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt. In 2003 she was appointed by President Hosni Mubarak to her office, becoming by that the first woman to hold a judiciary position in Egypt, and she remained so until 32 Egyptian women were appointed to various judicial positions in 2007.
Carl Folta Carl Folta is Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications for Viacom. He has served at this post since November 2006. Before that, he served as Executive Vice President, Office of the Chairman, from January 1, 2006, where he served as Sumner Redstone's senior adviser and spokesman. Previously, he was Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations of the former Viacom Inc., since November 2004. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations of Viacom from November 1994 to November 2004, and Vice President of Corporate Relations of Viacom from April 1994 to November 1994. Folta held various communications positions at Paramount Communications from 1984 (when the company was known as Gulf+Western, retaining this name until 1989) until joining Viacom through its purchase of Paramount in April 1994.
Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nickelodeon Animation Studio, also known in Burbank as Nickelodeon Studios Burbank, is an American animation studio owned and operated by Viacom through its television network Nickelodeon. The studio produces many of the network's most popular animated series, including "SpongeBob SquarePants", "The Fairly OddParents", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Harvey Beaks", "The Loud House", "Bunsen Is a Beast", and "Welcome to the Wayne". It also produces programs for Nicktoons Network, Nick at Nite, TeenNick, and Nick Jr. as well.
Bernhard Cossmann Bernhard Cossmann (17 May 1822 – 7 May 1910) was a German cellist. Born in Dessau, he first studied under Theodore Muller. During his life, he worked for the Grand Opera in Paris and became acquainted with Franz Liszt, with whom he went to Weimar. In 1866, Cossmann was appointed professor of cello studies at the Moscow Conservatory. However, in 1878, Cossmann helped found the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, where he occupied the post of teacher of cello.
Hermann Zilcher Hermann Zilcher (born August 18, 1881 in Frankfurt am Main; † 1 January 1948 in Würzburg) was a German composer, pianist, conductor and music teacher. He was the father of actress Eva Zilcher (1920-1994) and the conductor Heinz Reinhart Zilcher (1906-1967).Zilcher received early piano lessons from his father, the composer and piano pedagogue Paul Zilcher (1855-1943), who was known as a composer of didactic piano and chamber music. The son studied from 1897 at the Dr. Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, piano with James Kwast, counterpoint and morphology with Iwan Knorr and composition with Bernhard Scholz. At graduation he was awarded the Mozart Prize. In Frankfurt. In 1901 he moved to Berlin, where he quickly established himself mainly as a pianist for singers and instrumentalists, with concert tours, which made him internationally known in the US and in Europe. In 1905 he returned to Frankfurt as a piano teacher at the Dr. Hoch Conservatory. In 1908 he was appointed by Felix Mottl as a piano professor and in 1916 as a composition professor at the Academy of Music in Munich. In Munich, he worked closely with the head of the Munich Kammerspiele, Otto Falckenberg (1873-1947), for whom he wrote incidental music. In 1920 he became director of the Bavarian State Conservatory in Würzburg, and founded in 1922, the Würzburg Mozart Festival, which soon became internationally famous. For these accomplishments Zilcher was appointed in 1924 Privy Councillor by the Bavarian government and the University of Würzburg awarded him an honorary doctorate.
Alma Moodie Alma Templeton Moodie (12 September 18987 March 1943) was an Australian violinist who established an excellent reputation in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. She was regarded as the foremost female violinist during the inter-war years, and she premiered violin concertos by Kurt Atterberg, Hans Pfitzner and Ernst Krenek. She and Max Rostal were regarded as the greatest proponents of the Carl Flesch tradition. She became a teacher at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. However, Alma Moodie made no recordings, and she appears in very few reference sources. Despite her former renown, her name became virtually unknown for many years. She appeared in earlier editions of Grove's and Baker's Dictionaries, but does not appear in the more recent editions.
Hugo Heermann Hugo Heermann (3 March 1844, Heilbronn – 6 November 1935, Meran, Italy) was a German violinist. He studied the violin with Lambert Joseph Meerts at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Brussels, and later with Joseph Joachim. From 1864 he lived in Frankfurt am Main, where he taught violin from 1878 to 1904 at the Hoch Conservatory. He played 1st violin with Hugo Becker, Fritz Bassermann and Adolf Rebner in the "Museums-Quartett" (also called the "Heermann-Quartett" and "Frankfurter Quartett"). Between 1906 and 1909 he taught at the Chicago Musical College, in 1911 at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin and 1912 at the Conservatoire de musique in Geneva. He served as concertmaster of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for a period beginning in 1909; he was succeeded in that post by his son Emil. He has the distinction of having been the first to have played Brahms' Violin Concerto in Paris, New York City and Australia. After his retirement in 1922 he lived mostly in Meran, Italy.
Norman O'Neill Norman Houston O'Neill (14 March 1875 – 3 March 1934) was an English composer and conductor of Irish background who specialized largely in works for the theatre. He studied in London with Arthur Somervell and with Iwan Knorr at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt from 1893 to 1897. His studies there were facilitated by Eric Stenbock. He belonged to the Frankfurt Group, a circle of composers who studied at Hoch's Conservatory in the late 1890s.
Clemens von und zu Franckenstein Clemens Erwein Heinrich Karl Bonaventura Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein (14 July 1875 – 19 August 1942) was a German opera composer, studying in Vienna, Austria, and later in Munich, Germany, with Ludwig Thuille and at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt with Iwan Knorr. After a visit to the USA he conducted the Moody-Manners Opera Company in England from 1902–1907, then worked at the court theatres of Wiesbaden and Berlin, until the court theaters were abolished after the First World War. He was general director of the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich (1912–1918 and 1924–1934). He produced the Munich Opera Festival through 1934 when he was forced out by Nazi prohibitions.
Joseph Hoch Joseph Paul Johannes Hoch (May 3, 1815 – September 19, 1874) was a German lawyer and benefactor. He willed his fortune to the Hoch Conservatory Foundation, founded in 1878 in Frankfurt. It is, after Leipzig and Berlin, the seventh oldest music conservatory in Germany. He was born and died in Frankfurt am Main.
Iwan Knorr Iwan Knorr (3 January 1853 – 22 January 1916) was a German composer and teacher of music. A native of Mewe, he attended the Leipzig Conservatory where he studied with Ignaz Moscheles, Ernst Friedrich Richter and Carl Reinecke. In 1874 he became a teacher and in 1878 director of music theory instruction at the Imperial Kharkiv Conservatory, in what is now Ukraine. In 1883 he settled in Frankfurt, where he joined the faculty of the Hoch Conservatory; in 1908 he became director of the school. As a teacher he exerted great influence; among his pupils were Bernhard Sekles, Ernest Bloch, Vladimir Sokalskyi, Ernst Toch, Roger Quilter, Hans Pfitzner, and Cyril Scott. Knorr died in Frankfurt.
Anton Biersack Anton Biersack (30 November 1907, Greding - 18 November 1982, Frankfurt am Main) was a German composer and music educator. After initial studied in music in Eichstätt, he studied music composition, conducting, piano, and organ at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg from 1928-1932. From 1932-1936 he was a fellow at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt am Main. He joined the staff of that conservatory in 1936 where he spent the next 4 years teaching music theory and directing the youth orchestra. Military service interrupted his career from 1940-1945. He then worked as a conductor of student choral and orchestral ensembles at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (FUMPA) before being appointed a lecturer at that school in 1947. He was made head of orchestral studies at the FUMPA in 1957 and was appointed full professor at the school in 1960. He was married to Agathe Biersack (née Laur ) (1910–1996).
Erich Schmid Erich Schmid was a Swiss composer and conductor. He was born on January 1, 1907 in Balsthal, Switzerland and died December 17, 2000 in Zürich. He studied composition with Bernhard Sekles at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt und später mit Arnold Schönberg. Among many other international conducting roles, he was chief conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra, Zürich from 1949 to 1957.