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Meconopsis napaulensis, the Nepal poppy or satin poppy, is a plant of the family Papaveraceae. The plant contains beta-carbolines, which (in doses high enough) act as a psychedelic drug. However, its phytochemistry remains predominantly unstudied.
Recent taxonomical reclassification by Grey-Wilson (2006) has separated 4 new species from M. napaulensis: M. chankheliensis, M. ganeshensis, M. staintonii and M. wilsonii, while M. wallichii has been reinstated. M. wallichii had been previously described in 1852 by Hooker, but was later placed under the species M. napaulensis by Taylor in 1934.
In light of the current reclassification by Grey-Wilson, the description of the species M. napaulensis is subsequently much more refined. Based on the type specimen, it is only yellow in flower, with a small geographical range in central Nepal.
Prior to the recent reclassification of Meconopsis napaulensis, flower colours of the species ranged between red, purple and white, and much of what is grown in gardens under the name M. napaulensis are of this colour. However, the name is now technically misapplied, a point which is bound to frustrate many gardeners.
References
Grey-Wilson, 2006. The True Identity of Meconopsis Napaulensis DC. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Volume 23, Number 2, May 2006, pp. 176–209(34)
External links
Plants For A Future
The Meconopsis Group
napaulensis
Flora of Nepal | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meconopsis%20napaulensis |
The Episcopal Church in Minnesota, formerly known as the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America which has jurisdiction over all of Minnesota, except Clay County, which is in the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota. It is in Province VI and its offices are in Minneapolis. It has two cathedrals: the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault and St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis. As of December 2013, there were 20,964 members. It has 110 faith communities (this includes 105 churches and the organizations Episcopal Homes of Minnesota, the Episcopal House of Prayer, The Sheltering Arms Foundation, Breck School, and Shattuck-St. Mary’s School). It is affiliated with the Minnesota Council of Churches, The Joint Religious Legislative Coalition, and The Resource Center for Churches. Henry Benjamin Whipple was the first bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. Craig Loya is the current bishop. The Diocese of Duluth was established as a Missionary Diocese from the Diocese of Minnesota in 1895 and was merged back into the Diocese of Minnesota on May 24, 1944.
Bishops of Minnesota
Henry Benjamin Whipple 1859 - 1901 * Mahlon Norris Gilbert, coadjutor 1886-1900
Samuel Cook Edsall 1901 - 1917
Frank Arthur McElwain 1917 - 1943
Stephen Edwards Keeler 1943 - 1956
Hamilton Hyde Kellogg 1956 - 1971
Philip Frederick McNairy 1971 - 1978
Robert Marshall Anderson 1978 - 1993
James Louis Jelinek 1993 - 2010
Brian Norman Prior 2010 - 2020
Craig Loya June 6, 2020 -
Records
Records of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota are available at the Minnesota Historical Society. They cover the period from the arrival of the first Episcopal missionaries into the area in the 1820s through the bishopric of Robert M. Anderson, which ended in 1993. They document the organization, administration, and history of the diocese and its parishes and missions through the records of the diocesan offices and parishes and the papers of numerous diocesan officials and leaders, including George Clinton Tanner, Stephen E. Keeler, Frederick F. Kramer, Hamilton Hyde Kellogg, Philip F. McNairy, and Robert M. Anderson.
References
External links
The Episcopal Church in Minnesota
Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Minnesota
Minnesota
Religious organizations established in 1859
Anglican dioceses established in the 19th century
1859 establishments in Minnesota
Province 6 of the Episcopal Church (United States) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal%20Church%20in%20Minnesota |
Greater Greenspoint, also referred to as the North Houston District, is a business district and a suburban neighborhood in northern Harris County, Texas, United States, located mostly within the city limits of Houston. Centered around the junction of Interstate 45 and Texas State Highway Beltway 8 near George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the area is a classic example of a planned edge city. The initial retail and office development centered around Greenspoint Mall was a project of the Friendswood Development Company during the 1970s and early 1980s.
Greenspoint is one of Houston's major business districts, with of office space. The district's 2,880 companies host a workforce of nearly 50,000 people. Major flooding events along Greens Bayou, which bisects the district, have put additional pressure on the area's large low-income population; nearly half of Greenspoint residents have an income of under $25,000 per year, well below the Houston median of over $44,000 per year.
In order to create new infrastructure, boost public services (particularly safety), and spearhead urban planning, the Texas Legislature created the North Houston District in 1991. This special government entity is bounded by the Hardy Toll Road to the east, Airtex Boulevard to the north, Veterans Memorial Drive to the west, and West Road to the south.
Geography
Greenspoint is located at the junction of two major regional highways, Interstate 45 (the North Freeway) and Texas State Highway Beltway 8. The district is only west of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).
The district is straddled by Greens Bayou, a major tributary of Buffalo Bayou which flows from west to east. The bayou was extensively channelized in the 1970s to improve drainage from the then-new airport; however, rapid development within its environs has compromised its ability to handle high-volume rainfall events. Over Construction also overwhelmed the bayou with uncontrolled sewage overflows in the 1970s and 1980s, and the waterway continues to struggle with water quality issues.
In 2005, the Houston–Galveston Area Council identified Greenspoint as one of the most hazardous communities in Houston for pedestrians.
Demographics
The Greater Greenspoint super neighborhood, as defined by the City of Houston, had an estimated population of 42,569 people in 2012. There were 13,859 households, of which 9,235 were family households.
Greenspoint is overwhelmingly majority minority. The population is 5% non-Hispanic white, 29% non-Hispanic black, 66% Hispanic, and 1% Asian. In the 2000 Census, the district was 10% non-Hispanic white, 34% non-Hispanic black, 53% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 1% other. Greenspoint's proportion of black and Hispanic people is significantly greater than that for Houston as a whole; the city was 26% non-Hispanic white, 23% non-Hispanic black, and 44% Hispanic in 2012.
Since the 1980s, the proportion of families in Greenspoint has dramatically increased. In 2012, there were 13,859 households, of which 9,235 were family households. Between 1990 and 2010, the number of people under the age of 18 in Greenspoint increased nearly sixfold, indicating the departure of young professionals and their replacement with low-income families in the area's apartment complexes. The proportion of Greenspoint residents under 5 years of age is nearly double the city of Houston's.
The Greenspoint area's median household income is significantly lower than the City of Houston's – $26,823 versus $44,648 in 2012. Greenspoint's median household income declined slightly between 2000 and 2012 despite a 22% increase in the city's overall median household income during the same period. A plurality (48%) of Greenspoint's residents make less than $25,000 per year.
Greenspoint's population has lower levels of educational attainment than the city of Houston as a whole. Only 6% of Greenspoint residents had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2012, compared with 29% of Houston residents. Conversely, 45% of Greenspoint residents have no high school diploma, compared with only 25% of Houstonians overall.
History
Suburban development first arrived in the area with the construction of Greenspoint Mall by development firm Federated Stores Realty in 1976. By contemporary standards, the mall was state-of-the-art, with the interior designed to mimic an urban streetscape with extensive natural lighting and organic landscaping. Early tenants included Foley's, Montgomery Ward, and Lord & Taylor.
The arrival of the mall and its modern suburban amenities catalyzed a wave of development on the greenfield land surrounding it. In 1978, Friendswood Development Company, a subsidiary of oil giant Exxon, purchased hundreds of acres around the mall for the construction of what the Texas Observer described as a "world-class suburban business district, a hub for the corporate jet set." The master plan included 5,000 apartment units and eight interconnected office towers.
The onset of the 1980s oil glut in the middle of the decade harshly affected Exxon, which cut its workforce by 40%. Greenspoint, faced with a glut of residential and commercial development, quickly lost its luxury appeal and price point.
Greenspoint Mall became the apex of a growing crime problem, and by the middle of the decade, motor vehicle theft was endemic to its large surface parking lot. Crime problems in the Mall climaxed with the abduction and murder of Harris County Sheriff's deputy Roxyann Allee at the mall in 1991. After frequent robberies in the parking lot and the infamous murder of deputy Roxyann Allee the mall was nicknamed "Gunspoint."
In 1998, Goldman Sachs purchased 24 Greenspoint-area apartment complexes, totaling of rentable space, for over $130 million. 15 of those complexes were extensively renovated and merged into a large development known as "CityView", designed to appeal to higher-income young professionals.
Since 2000, Greenspoint has suffered from multiple catastrophic flooding events, largely due to the presence of multiple high-density apartment complexes within the floodplain of Greens Bayou. The bayou overtopped its banks in 2001 (Tropical Storm Allison), 2002, 2003, 2016 ("Tax Day" floods), and 2017 (Hurricane Harvey). Three-quarters of the district's multi-family housing is located within a floodplain.
After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Louisiana in 2005, large groups of evacuees settled into apartment complexes in the area.
In 2017, Greenspoint Mall entered into a contract for sale to an international investment group which seeks to replace the ailing complex with mixed-use development.
Despite the overwhelming support from the development company and city council, the locals in the North Houston District strongly opposed the redevelopment of Greenspoint Mall in an effort to save their "mall". This is one of many occurrences in the past three decades where locals in the North Houston District have stalled development efforts.
By 2020 Amazon had established a warehouse in Greenspoint. R.A. Schuetz of the Houston Chronicle stated that a "revival" in Greenspoint was occurring. In 2019 Florian Martin of Houston Public Media reported that year that the "Gunspoint" nickname was still in use and that despite an increase in development and a decline in the crime rate, that "It’s Not Quite Houston’s New Hotspot Just Yet".
Economy
Greenspoint contains of office space hosting 2,880 companies with nearly 50,000 employees. In 2010, Greenspoint was named one of the top five markets in the United States for logistics companies.
Following the completion of a comprehensive new corporate campus in Spring, ExxonMobil withdrew completely from Greenspoint, abandoning approximately of office space during the mid-2010s. This move severely impacted the district's office market, which saw its office occupancy rate plummet to 60% in 2015, making it the worst-performing office submarket in Greater Houston. Prior to its move, ExxonMobil had consolidated a variety of departments into the district, including computer operations and exploration. The corporation's investment in Greenspoint had been so substantial that it was responsible for the construction of an entire eight-story office building, Greenspoint Eight, in the mid-1990s. ExxonMobil's presence expanded further in the 2000s, when it leased additional space and spent millions of dollars on infrastructure improvements.
Corporate operations
Greenspoint contains the headquarters of the following companies:
Canrig Drilling Technologies
Friendswood Development Company
Additionally, these corporations have major operations in Greenspoint:
Nabors Industries
Saudia
Servisair
Aetna
Former operations
ASP Westward
ExpressJet Airlines was headquartered in Greenspoint and in Houston.
Anadarko Petroleum was headquartered in the Anadarko Tower. Around 2002, Anadarko moved to The Woodlands, Texas, Montgomery County.
At one time the headquarters of Atofina (now Total Petrochemicals USA) were in an area in Houston in proximity to George Bush Intercontinental Airport and in proximity to the Greenspoint district. The lease to the former space was scheduled to expire in 2010, but the company had the right to cancel its lease in 2007. The firm, which occupied a similar amount of square footage in the previous office that it has in its current office, planned to sublease the space from 2005 to 2007.
Tax exemptions
Due to efforts from the North Houston Greenspoint Chamber of Commerce, in May 2003 the Aldine Independent School District (AISD) ratified approval of the freeport tax exemptions, which waive ad valorem property taxes on types of business inventory. 150 of the 5,000 companies operating in the Greenspoint area qualified for freeport tax exemptions. The chamber asked the school district to exempt the taxes because neighboring school districts had adopted the exemption and put the territory in AISD in a competitive disadvantage. As of 2003 the portions of Greenspoint covered by the City of Houston are under a freeport tax exemption from the city government, while the areas of Greenspoint in unincorporated areas do not have that exemption.
Government and infrastructure
Local government and special districts
Greater Greenspoint straddles the city limits of Houston, with portions lying in unincorporated Harris County. Since Greenspoint is not an incorporated area, it does not have fixed geographic boundaries.
The portion of Greenspoint within Houston is part of Houston City Council district B. The Houston Police Department (HPD) serves the Houston portions of Greenspoint from the North Belt Police Station. The station, in a temporary office building location was of 2020, opened in January 2018. HPD previously served it as part of the North Patrol Division, While Greenspoint was a part of the North District, HPD operated two "storefronts" – small police stations located in retail centers – in the area: Aldine Storefront along Interstate 45 near Airline Drive and Greenspoint Storefront on the grounds of Greenspoint Mall.
Greenspoint is serviced by a special management district, the North Houston District, which was created by the Texas Legislature in 1991 to fund infrastructure, public safety, branding, and planning initiatives. The district levies its own special ad valorem commercial property tax on parcels within its boundaries to fund these improvements. The entity was known as the Greenspoint District until 2016, when it was renamed to reflect its incorporation of areas outside the traditional boundaries of Greenspoint.
The Greater Greenspoint Redevelopment Authority (GGRA), which oversees the Greenspoint Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ), is a separate entity from the North Houston District. TIRZs, which are created by the City of Houston (as opposed to the Texas Legislature), use tax increment financing to fund infrastructure and economic development projects within their boundaries. While the North Houston District and the GGRA often cooperate to create, manage, and fund infrastructure projects, they are distinct legal entities with different geographic boundaries.
The Houston Fire Department operates Station 74 Greenspoint, located in Fire District 64. The station at Airline and Goodson was built in 1979; the location was shared with the Little York Volunteer Fire Department. The current Station 74, located at Aldine Bender at Lillja, was built in 1983.
Federal and state representation
The United States Postal Service operates the Greens North Post Office at 1530 Greensmark Drive.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Houston Field Office and the Houston office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are in Greenspoint and in Houston.
Education
Community colleges
A satellite campus of the Lone Star College–North Harris of the Lone Star College System (previously the North Harris Montgomery Community College District (NHMCCD)), LSC-Greenspoint Center, is located along Beltway 8; it is on the south side of Beltway 8 while Greenspoint Mall is on the north side. The center was previously the administrative headquarters of the NHMCCD. Previously the Parkway Center in Greenspoint and in Houston was within the North Harris College.
Primary and secondary schools
Most students living in Greenspoint are zoned to the Aldine Independent School District; however, some are zoned to the Spring Independent School District.
Aldine Independent School District
Aldine ISD serves much of the Greenspoint district.
PreK schools serving sections of Greenspoint include deSantiago, Griggs, Hinojosa (in Aldine), Keeble, and Magrill.
Elementary schools serving sections of Greenspoint include Greenspoint (in Greenspoint), Black, Bussey (in Greenspoint), Calvert, Eckert, Gray (in Greenspoint), Marcella (in Greenspoint), Spence (in Greenspoint), Stehlik (in Greenspoint), and Thompson. Marcella and Stehlik were previously grade 5-6 intermediate schools.
Middle schools serving Greenspoint include Stovall (in Greenspoint), Lewis, Plummer, and Teague.
Aldine High School and Benjamin O. Davis High School are located in Greenspoint and serve portions of the district. Nimitz High School serves a small section. When Davis High School opened in 2012, a portion of Greenspoint was rezoned to that school.
Spring Independent School District
None of the Spring ISD schools serving Greenspoint are in Greenspoint. Clark Primary and Clark Intermediate School, in an unincorporated area, serve one portion of Greenspoint for elementary school. Heritage Elementary School, in an unincorporated area, serves another. The SISD portion is also zoned to Wells Middle School and Dekaney High School, both in unincorporated areas.
Public libraries
The Harris County Public Library Aldine Branch, located at 11331 Airline Drive in Greenspoint and in Houston, serves the community. The branch opened in 1976. The renovated Aldine Branch reopened on September 6, 2001. The expansion and renovation was originally scheduled to be completed in January 2001. Due to the expansion, the library gained , which led to increases in meeting spaces and a 100% increase in the number of computers. Students from Aldine High School, Aldine 9th Grade School, Stovall Middle School, and Black Elementary School use the branch.
Parks and recreation
The management district destroyed two abandoned apartment complexes and replaced them with parks operated by the management district. The CityView Park includes benches, a garden, a by pavilion, a trellis, a seat wall used for resting and providing shade, and tables. The Thomas R. Wussow Park has baseball/soccer (football) fields, hike and bicycle trails, a playground, a public pavilion, a spray ground, and sand volleyball courts. The park was named after Thomas R. Wussow, the founder of the district and a member of the district's board.
In 2010 the management district announced that a skate park would be established by 2010 in an area at Kuykendahl Road at Rankin Road, near Interstate 45.
Gallery
See also
Greenspoint Mall
References
External links
North Houston District
Houston Neighborhood Services - City of Houston
Neighborhoods in Houston | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenspoint%2C%20Houston |
"Little Star" is a song recorded by The Elegants. Members Vito Picone and Arthur Venosa co-wrote the lyrics. The music was adapted from "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". When released as a single in 1958, it topped both the R&B Best Sellers list and the Billboard Hot 100; however, it was the only song that ever charted for The Elegants. Reportedly, the Elegants refused to pay payola to a prominent New York disc jockey, which inhibited air play of their follow up recordings.
Little Star went on to chart at No.27 on the pop charts, No.2 on rock charts, and No.10 on R&B charts.
"Little Star" remains one of the most popular examples of doo-wop music. Phil Spector described it as an "awful good record". Other artists to record this song include Dion (Runaround Sue), Randy & the Rainbows, The Slades, Vera Lynn, Linda Scott and Bobby Vee.
A small portion of the song was performed by Paul Simon as part of the 1989 Dion song "Written on the Subway Wall."
All-time charts
References in culture
The title poem of American poet Mark Halliday's collection Little Star (W. Morrow, 1987) is an homage to this song, The Elegants, and Vito Picone. The poem is also available in Allen Grossman (with Mark Halliday), The Sighted Singer: Two Works on Poetry for Readers and Writers (Johns Hopkins UP, 1992), pages 25–27.
The song was also used In the pilot episode of HBO series The Sopranos titled "Pilot".
See also
List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1958 (U.S.)
List of number-one R&B singles of 1958 (U.S.)
References
1958 songs
1958 singles
Linda Scott songs
His Master's Voice singles
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Songs based on children's songs
es:Little Star | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Star%20%28The%20Elegants%20song%29 |
Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) is the public school district that serves the Iowa City, Iowa area. Over 14,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade attend 21 elementary schools, three junior high schools, three comprehensive high schools, and one alternative school for ninth through twelfth graders. The district covers and serves the communities of Iowa City, Coralville, Hills, North Liberty, University Heights and the surrounding rural areas. The school district employs over 2,200 people. It is the fifth largest school district in the state of Iowa and the second largest employer in the Iowa City area.
Historic schools
Henry Sabin Elementary School in Iowa City, Iowa was located at 509 South Dubuque Street. The building housed an alternative high school, but was originally known as the First Ward School. The school was named for the Iowa educator Henry Sabin. The school closed as an elementary school circa 1979. It was known throughout the 1970s for its alternative teaching methods, including open classrooms and discussions about drug abuse and sexuality. Above the kindergarten level, classes were paired—first and second grade, third and fourth grade, and fifth and sixth grade. Ana Mendieta, an art teacher at the school for a few years in the mid-1970s, would achieve some renown as an artist. The building was torn down in 2015.
List of schools
Elementary schools
Alexander Elementary
Borlaug Elementary
Coralville Central Elementary
Garner Elementary
Grant Elementary
Hills Elementary
Hoover Elementary
Horn Elementary
Kirkwood Elementary
Lemme Elementary
Lincoln Elementary
Longfellow Elementary
Lucas Elementary
Mann Elementary
Penn Elementary
Shimek Elementary
Twain Elementary
Van Allen Elementary
Weber Elementary
Wickham Elementary
Grant Wood Elementary
Junior high schools
North Central Junior High
Northwest Junior High
South East Junior High
High schools
City High
West High
Liberty High School
Alternative school
Elizabeth Tate High School
Enrollment
See also
List of school districts in Iowa
References
http://iowacityschools.org/
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070213/NEWS/70213037/1001/NEWS
http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071208/NEWS01/712080350/1079
School districts in Iowa
Education in Johnson County, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa%20City%20Community%20School%20District |
Victor Kelleher (born 1939) is an Australian writer. Kelleher was born in London and moved to Africa with his parents, at the age of fifteen. He spent the next twenty years travelling and studying in Africa, before moving to New Zealand. Kelleher received a Masters from St Andrew's University and a Ph.D. in English Literature from The University of South Africa. He has taught in Africa, New Zealand and Australia. While in New Zealand, he began writing part-time, prompted by homesickness for Africa. He moved to Australia in 1976, with his South African wife, Alison, and was associate professor at the University of New England, in Armidale, New South Wales, before moving to Sydney to write full-time. After receiving a grant from the Australia Council Literature Board, Kelleher spent six months of 1996 at the Kessing Writers' Studio in Paris. Many of the books he has written have been based on his childhood and his travels in Africa.
Kelleher has won many awards for his books, such as the Australian Children's Book Award.
Awards
1989 – Children's Peace Literature Award
1993 – COOL Fiction for Older Readers Award (CBCA) won for Del-Del
1992 – nominated, Ditmar Award, Best Novel or Collection award for Brother Night and Del Del
1990 – nominated, Ditmar Award, Best Australian Long Fiction award for The Red King
1988 – nominated, Ditmar Award, Best Australian Long Fiction award for The Makers
1987 – nominated, Ditmar Award, Best Australian Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel award for Taronga
1985 – Ditmar Award, Best Australian Novel award for Beast of Heaven
1983 – Children's Book Council of Australia Award for Book of the Year for Master of the Grove"
List of books
Series
Parkland SeriesParkland (1994)-Book 1 of the Parkland SeriesEarthsong (1995)-Book 2 of the Parkland SeriesFire Dancer (1996)-Book 3 of the Parkland Series
Gibblewort the Goblin seriesGoblin in the Bush (2002)Goblin on the Reef (2003)Goblin in the City (2004)Goblin in the Rainforest (2004)Goblin at the Zoo (2005)Goblin in the Snow (2005)Goblin at the Beach (2007)Gibblewort the Goblin: The Get Me Outta Here! Collection (2014)Gibblewort the Goblin: The Winter Escape Collection (2014)Gibblewort the Goblin: The Summer Holiday Collection (2014)
NovelsForbidden Paths Of Thual (1979)Voices from the River (1979)The Hunting Of Shadroth (1981)Master Of The Grove (1982)Africa And After (1983)Papio (1984)The Green Piper (1984)The Beast Of Heaven (1984)Taronga (1986)The Makers (1987)Baily's Bones (1988)Ern's Story (1988)The Red King (1989)Wintering (1990)Brother Night (1990)Del-Del (1992)To The Dark Tower (1992)Micky Darlin' (1992)Rescue! An African Adventure (1992)Where The Whales Sing (1994)Red Heart (1996)Storyman (1996)Slow Burn (1997)Into The Dark (1999)Riding The Whales (1999)The Ivory Trail (1999)Billy The Baked-Bean Kid (2002)Born of the Sea (2003)The Grimes Family (2004)Dogboy (2006)
CollectionsThe Traveller: Stories of Two Continents (1988)Collected Stories (1997)
Aussie BitesMagic ViolinThe Gorilla Suit Tim and Tig (2007)What Dino SawPicture booksJohnny Wombat (1996) (with Craig Smith)Where's God? (2005) (illustrated by Elise Hurst)
Billy the Baked Bean Kid
As Veronica Hart
Double God (1994)
The House That Jack Built''
References
External links
Penguin Books Australia author profile
Fantastic Fiction Kelleher profile
1939 births
Living people
English emigrants to Australia
Australian children's writers
Australian fantasy writers
Australian horror writers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor%20Kelleher |
Anderson's Pty Ltd v Victoria, is a High Court of Australia case that dealt with Section 90 of the Constitution of Australia. In this case, following on from such cases as Dennis Hotels Pty Ltd v Victoria, Barwick CJ accepted the broad approach to the definition of an excise, but rejected the formalistic criterion of liability approach for determining if the excise falls at the relevant step. He adopted the substance over form approach, or the substantial effects doctrine, in that there are many factors to be considered, for example, the indirectness of the tax, its effect on the cost of goods and its proximity to the production or distribution of the goods.
See also
Section 90 of the Constitution of Australia
Australian constitutional law
References
Winterton, G. et al. Australian federal constitutional law: commentary and materials, 1999. LBC Information Services, Sydney.
High Court of Australia cases
1964 in Australian law
Australian constitutional law
Excise in the Australian Constitution cases
1964 in case law | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson%27s%20Pty%20Ltd%20v%20Victoria |
Eucalyptus morrisbyi, commonly known as Morrisby's gum, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to a restricted area of Tasmania. It has loose slabs of rough bark near the base of its trunk, smooth pale grey bark above, lance-shaped to egg-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and barrel-shaped or cylindrical fruit. It is only known in the wild from a few small populations but has been widely planted as an ornamental.
Description
Eucalyptus morrisbyi is a tree that typically grows to a height of and forms a lignotuber. It has smooth, pale greyish, or brown bark, often with slabs of loose rough bark near the base of the trunk. Young plants and coppice regrowth have more or less round, sessile leaves that are glaucous, long, wide arranged in opposite pairs and with usually wavy edges. Adult leaves are lance-shaped to egg-shaped or elliptical, the same shade of dull bluish green to glaucous on both sides, long and wide, tapering to a petiole long. The flower buds are arranged in groups of three in leaf axils on an unbranched peduncle long, the individual buds sessile or on pedicels up to long. Mature buds are pear-shaped to oval, long and wide with a conical to beaked operculum. Flowering occurs in most months, peaking from January to April, and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody barrel-shaped or cylindrical capsule long and wide with the valves below rim level.
Taxonomy and naming
Eucalyptus morrisbyi was first formally described in 1939 by Robert Brett in Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. Brett did not give a reason for the specific epithet (morrisbyi) but noted that "J. R. Morrisby" had planted an avenue of this species. John Robert Morrisby (1832–1923) gathered seed of the species and planted the species on a farm near Sandford that was still the home of a Morrisby family in 1978.
Eucalyptus morrisbyi belongs in the subgenus Symphyomyrtus, section Maidenaria, section Orbiculares.
Distribution and habitat
Morrisby's gum grows in dry woodland, mostly in gullies between hilly slopes, and mostly in relatively pure stands. It is only known from the wild in the Cremorne area, in two populations on the eastern shore of the River Derwent.
Conservation status
This eucalypt is unlikely to go extinct because of ornamental plantings, but there is a continuing decline in wild populations. The species is listed as "endangered" under the Australian Federal Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and the Tasmanian Government Threatened Species Protection Act 1995. The total population is estimated to number fewer than 2,500 mature plants in no more than five locations. The main threats to the species in the wild include land clearing, climate change, browsing by mammals such as possums, insect browsing, especially by the autumn gum moth (Mnesampela privata), competition, including by the native vine, Cassytha pubescens and introduced weeds including serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma) and inappropriate fire regimes.
See also
List of Eucalyptus species
References
morrisbyi
Myrtales of Australia
Endangered flora of Australia
Flora of Tasmania
Endemic flora of Tasmania | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus%20morrisbyi |
Sándor Bródy (23 July 1863 in Eger – 12 August 1924) was a Hungarian author and journalist.
Biography
Bródy was born in Eger, Hungary. His family was Jewish. After attending the schools of Eger he devoted himself entirely to literature. From 1888 to 1890 he was editor of the "Erdélyi Híradó", published at Kolozsvár (present-day Cluj-Napoca), and was also connected with the "Erdélyi Képes Ujság" and the political daily "Magyarság". Since 1890 he was a member of the "Magyar Hírlap", and since 1882 a prolific contributor of articles, feuilletons, stories, and novels to the leading literary publications of Hungary. In his works he depicts the dark side of life, and is a disciple of the modern French realistic school.
In 1995, the literary award :Sándor Bródy prize recognizing the best first novel of the year published in Hungarian was established in his honor by his grandson, the :Hungarian American Alexander Brody.
Bródy Sándor utca, named after him, is located in central Budapest. Map of Brody Sandor Utca
Brody House hotel and club is named after him.
Personal life and family
Brody had a relationship with actress , with whom he had a son out of wedlock,
the writer Sandor Hunyady (1890–1942). In 1890, Brody married Izabella Rosenfeld (1869–1908), herself an author who wrote under the pen name Judit Féher. They had five children: a daughter, Maria (1891–1899), followed by four sons, (1892–1964), István (1894–1981),
János (1898–1962), and Illés (1899–1953).
Literary works
The following are his principal works:
"Regénytárgyak" (Fictional objects), tales, 1892
"A kétlelkű asszony" (The woman with two souls), novel, 1893
"Az Egri diákok" (The students of Eger), 1894
"Nyomor" (Misery), stories, 1884
"Faust orvos" (Faust the medic), novel, 1888–1890
"Don Quixote kisasszony" (Miss Don Quixote), novel, 1888
"Emberek" (People), stories, 1888
"Színészvér" (Actor's blood), stories, 1891
"Hófehérke" (Snow white), novel, 1894
"Apró regények" (Miniature novels), 1895
"Két szőke asszony" (Two fair women), novel, 1895
"Éjszaka" (At night), stories, 1895
"Rejtelmek" (Puzzles), stories, 1895
"Az asszonyi szépség" (Womanly beauty), 1897
"Tündér Ilona" (Fairy Ilona), novel, 1898
"Az ezüst kecske" (The silver goat), de luxe edition, 1898
"Egy férfi vallomásai" (Confessions of a gentleman), 1899
"Fehér könyv" (White book), 1900–1901
Bródy enjoys a wide popularity. All his works have been translated into German, and many of his shorter ones have also appeared in French, English, Danish, Croatian, Romanian, and Serbian newspapers and other periodicals. His contributions to the "Magyar Hirlap" are mostly of a political or critical nature. In 1901 he adapted his novel "Hófehérke" for the stage, and it was frequently performed at the National Theater at Budapest.
Bibliography of Jewish Encyclopedia
Szinnyei Magyar Irok Tára;
Pallas Nagy Lexikona, s.v.
By Isidore Singer & Max Weisz
Notes
External links
1863 births
1924 deaths
People from Eger
Hungarian Jews
Hungarian writers
Hungarian journalists
Journalists from Austria-Hungary | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1ndor%20Br%C3%B3dy%20%28writer%29 |
Alexander Brody may refer to:
Sándor Bródy (writer) (1863–1924), Hungarian author and journalist
Sandy Brody (born 1967), American racing driver
Sándor Bródy (footballer) (1884–1944), Hungarian football player
Alexander Brody (businessman) (1933–2022), Hungarian business executive and writer
See also
Alexander Brodie (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Brody |
The Quentaris Chronicles is a shared universe series of fantasy books initially published by Lothian Books, but now published by Ford Street Press. The books in the series are written by various Australian authors including Isobelle Carmody, Pamela Freeman and John Heffernan. Though they are written by different authors and usually star new characters, they are all set in the magical city of Quentaris. There are also several recurring characters that play minor roles e.g. Stanas the water magician. The series editors are Paul Collins and Michael Pryor.
List of books
References
External links
Michael Pryor at Penguin Books Australia (formerly House of Legends)
Paul Collins: Author, Editor, Publisher, Events Coordinator Paul Collins's website
Ford St Publishing Publisher of the second series: Quentaris: Quest of the Lost City
Australian fantasy novels
Australian fantasy novel series
Fantasy novel series
Lothian Books books | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Quentaris%20Chronicles |
Jagjit Singh (1941–2011) was an Indian ghazal singer, composer and musician.
Jagjit Singh may also refer to:
Jagjit Singh (activist) (1897–1976), Indian activist and entrepreneur
Jagjit Singh (cricketer) (born 1997), Indian cricketer
Jagjit Singh (field hockey) (1944–2010), Indian field hockey player
Jagjit Singh (politician) (1934–2015), Indian politician
Jagjit Singh (rower) (born 1966), Indian rower
Jagjit Singh (writer) (1912–2002), Indian writer
Jagjit Singh Anand (1921–2015), Indian communist activist, journalist, author
Jagjit Singh Aurora (1916–2005), Indian general
Jagjit Singh Chet (born 1961), Malaysian field hockey player
Jagjit Singh Chohan (c. 1929 – 2007), founder of the Khalistan movement
Jagjit Singh Chopra (1935–2019), Indian neurologist, medical writer, Emeritus Professor
Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri (1917–2013), Indian politician
Jagjit Singh Taunque, Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands
Pavandeep Singh Jagjit Singh (born 1998), Malaysian cricketer
Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji (died 2012), supreme spiritual head of Namdhari Sikhs from 1959 to 2012
Tiger Jeet Singh (born 1944), Indian-Canadian wrestler
See also
Ajit Singh (disambiguation)
Jagatjit Singh
Jagjeet Singh
Jai Singh (disambiguation)
Jit Singh | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagjit%20Singh%20%28disambiguation%29 |
James "Jim" Louis Jelinek (born May 9, 1942) was the eighth Bishop of Minnesota in the Episcopal Church (United States) until his retirement on 13 February 2010.
Education and Career
Born and raised in Wisconsin, Jelinek graduated from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1964, and attended The General Theological Seminary in New York City, graduating in 1970. Between 1964 and 1967, he did some postgraduate studies at Vanderbilt University. He was ordained deacon in 1970, and priest in 1971. He served as assistant rector of St Bartholomew's Church in Nashville, Tennessee between 1971 and 1972, and then program developer of Youth Services in Memphis, Tennessee between 1972 and 1973. In 1972, he also became associate rector of the Church of the Holy Communion in Memphis, serving till 1977. Between 1977 and 1984. he was rector of St Michael and All Angels' Church in Cincinnati, while in 1985, he moved to San Francisco to become rector of St Aidan’s Church.
Episcopacy
Jelenik was consecrated the eighth bishop of Minnesota in 1993. His episcopacy was noted for its focus on immigrants and refugees that began with an outreach to Latinos and to Hmong.
Retirement Years
In retirement, Bishop Jelinek served as interim rector of St. Paul's Episcopal in Washington, D.C. from 2013 to 2015 and in 2019-2020, Trinity Church, Newport, Rhode Island.
See also
List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA
External links
The Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
References
James L. Jelinek VIII Bishop of Minnesota The Diocese of Minnesota
American Episcopalians
American Episcopal priests
Living people
Episcopal bishops of Minnesota
American religious leaders
1942 births
General Theological Seminary alumni
Carthage College alumni
Religious leaders from Wisconsin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20L.%20Jelinek |
Langsett Reservoir is in Yorkshire, England, near the villages of Langsett and Upper Midhope, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The reservoir was constructed between 1898 and 1904, and is now managed by Yorkshire Water. Fed by the Little Don or Porter River, it is around a mile long, and supplies water for Sheffield and Barnsley via the Langsett Treatment Works.
Construction and statistics
Construction of the reservoir began in 1898, the logistics of getting the workforce and materials to Langsett caused great difficulty as most of them came up from Sheffield. This involved a journey over four different stretches of railway line, the first leg was from Sheffield Midland Station to Deepcar, this was followed by a journey to Stocksbridge on the Samuel Fox and Company private line. From the Samuel Fox steelworks a new one mile long line was built to reach the Underbank Reservoir to join up with the Water Authority track up to Langsett Reservoir.
The reservoir is in area with a depth of and has a holding capacity of 1,408 million gallons, making it the largest of the water supply reservoirs in the immediate Sheffield district. The catchment area is the Langsett Moors to the west and this covers an area of . The embankment is long with a height of from the bottom of the old river bed. The embankment is wide at the bottom tapering to at the top and contains 900,000 cubic yards of infill in the puddle wall and concrete trench, making it one of the largest earth embankments in Great Britain.
The minor road (Midhope Cliff Lane) which runs across the embankment is thought to be the longest single carriageway of any reservoir in Great Britain. The embankment road has a sharp bend in it as it joins the A616 main road, this was a last minute change in construction plans, as keeping it straight would have meant the demolition of the Waggon and Horses public house. The reservoir was completed in 1904 when Alderman T.R. Gainsford closed the valve in the Langsett tower and the reservoir started to fill up, he was then presented with a golden key by the engineer William Watts.
Local depopulation was used in the early part of the twentieth century to improve the water purity, and six farms were abandoned these included Brookhouse farm and North America farm, the last farmer left around 1907. The ruins of North America remain to the south-west of the reservoir even though it was used for target practice during the Second World War. In 1962 conifers were planted around the reservoir as shown on the map, with the aim of providing a habitat for many species of indigenous wildlife. This plantation is called Langsett Woods. In recent years the woods have been restructured with most of the coniferous trees being felled and being replaced by oak and birch trees in an effort to create a new upland oak woodland. In 2007 a pond was created near Brookhouse Bridge at the western end of the reservoir to help dragonflies, frogs, newts and toads establish new colonies. The Pennine peaks of Pike Lowe (478 m) and Hingcliff Common (358 m) lie to the south and south-west of the reservoir, respectively. The area is used for sheep farming and grouse shooting, and it is popular with walkers, mountain bikers and birdwatchers with treecreepers, great spotted woodpeckers and red grouse to be seen in the vicinity.
Langsett water treatment works
The present day Langsett water treatment works were built to replace the older works at Midhope and Langsett reservoirs. The older works used sand filter beds to treat the water, although the water was safe to drink, the sand filters had never been able to remove the brown colouration caused by rainwater falling on the surrounding peat moorland. After much complaining from consumers, it was decided in 1980 to build a completely new treatment works. South Yorkshire Water Authority gave permission in December 1981 to build the works in an old quarry adjacent to the reservoir wall. Worked started in 1983 with water from the new works going into the supply system in July 1986. The works clarify the water by the addition of chemicals before the filtration stage to bring it up to the latest EU standards. The works can produce 60,000 cubic metres (60 million litres) of water per day.
In 2017 a £20 million scheme was announced by Yorkshire Water to upgrade the treatment works to further improve the discolouration and remove deposits from the raw water collected from the moors around the reservoir. The work began in September 2017 and will take three years to complete.
Recreation
The Peak District Boundary Walk runs along the north side of the reservoir and across the dam.
References
External links
Yorkshire Water – Langsett Reservoir
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
Reservoirs of the Peak District
Reservoirs in South Yorkshire | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langsett%20Reservoir |
Eastbourne Pier is a seaside pleasure pier in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on the south coast of England.
History
The proposal for a pier was first mooted at the end of 1863, and highly favoured by the town's major landowner, William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire. It was to have been 1000 feet in length and, at a cost of £12,000, would have been situated at the end of the town's grandest avenue, Devonshire Place. However, the project was delayed and finally abandoned in favour of the present site at the junction of Grand and Marine Parades, thus creating the easterly end of what amounts to a shingle bay. The pier interrupts what would otherwise have been a ribbon development of buildings – to the west, high-class hotels, with modest family hotels and boarding houses to the east.
The Eastbourne Pier Company was registered in April 1865 with a capital of £15,000 and on 18 April 1866 work began. It was opened by Lord Edward Cavendish on 13 June 1870, although it was not actually completed until two years later. On New Year's Day 1877 the landward half was swept away in a storm. It was rebuilt at a higher level, creating a drop towards the end of the pier. The pier is effectively built on stilts that rest in cups on the sea-bed allowing the whole structure to move during rough weather. It is roughly 300 metres (1000 ft) long. A domed 400-seater pavilion was constructed at a cost of £250 at the seaward end in 1888. A 1000-seater theatre, bar, camera obscura and office suite replaced this in 1899/1901. At the same time, two saloons were built midway along the pier. The camera obscura fell into disuse in the 1960s but was restored in 2003 with a new stairway built to provide access.
Paddle steamers (such as the PS Brighton Queen and the PS Devonia) operated by P and A Campbell ran trips from the pier along the south coast, to the Isle of Wight and across the Channel to Boulogne from 1906 until the outbreak of the Second World War. These were resumed after the war, but the paddle steamers were gradually withdrawn from service. In 1957, the final season was operated by a motor vessel.
During the Second World War, part of the decking was removed and machine guns were installed in the theatre providing a useful point from which to repel any attempted enemy landings and a Bofors anti-aircraft gun was sited midway along the length of the pier.
In December 1942, an exploding mine caused considerable damage to the pier and nearby hotels; it had been tied to the stanchions by the local police, who were under the mistaken impression that it was fitted with a safety device. In 1943, a detachment of Royal Canadian Engineers fixed camouflage netting over the stanchions to conceal flotillas of small vessels, such as wooden assault landing craft. A George Medal and a British Empire Medal were awarded to two of the engineers who dived into the sea on 3 February 1943 to rescue a comrade who had fallen from a cableway which crossed a 30-foot gap in the structure.
Various traditional pier theatres were built over the years but after the last one was destroyed by fire in 1970, it was replaced by a nightclub and bar which remain to this day. On the landward half of the pier stands a fish and chip kiosk, an amusement arcade and a fast food outlet. Further out, as well as the club there is a cafe, a restaurant, a glassblower, a clothes shop and an ice cream shop. The tower at the end of the pier is often used as a viewing point during the annual air show. For more than a decade, the pier played host to the town's annual Birdman competition, which saw competitors jump into the sea in home-made costumes to see who could 'fly' the furthest.
In May 2009, the listed building status of the pier was upgraded from Grade II to Grade II*.
Six Piers Limited placed Eastbourne Pier up for sale in 2009, with an asking price of £5.5 million. The sale price included a tea room, two bars, an amusement arcade and a nightclub.
On 21 October 2015, Abid Gulzar, a local hotelier, bought the pier for an undisclosed price, although it is believed to be less than £5.5 million. The pier was then fully repaired and reopened.
Fire
The pier suffered a fire on 30 July 2014 that ripped through a large amount of the central domed building. Sussex Police initially said that the fire was not to be treated suspiciously, though later the police said arson was suspected.
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service deployed up to 80 officers to tackle the blaze, which allegedly started in wood panelling in the walls of the games arcade. After fighting the fire through the night, fire officers eliminated the main hotspots and saved two-thirds of the pier with the main arcade being the only large building affected. The outer pavilion was not reached by the fire, which came just two weeks before Eastbourne's largest tourist event on the seafront, the airshow Airbourne.
A few days after the airshow, a 44-year-old workman on the pier fell through the destroyed part and died hours later.
In popular culture
The pier appears in the Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan" (although ostensibly, the story is located in Brighton) and in "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case". It was also featured in the 2001 film Last Orders and the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. The 2010 film Brighton Rock used Eastbourne Pier to stand in for Brighton's Palace Pier.
Eastbourne Town FC supporters club "Pier Pressure" are named in homage to the pier.
Awards
1997 – National Piers Society – Pier of the Year
Gallery
See also
Listed buildings in Eastbourne
Notes
External links
History of the pier
Buildings and structures in Eastbourne
Pier fires
Piers in Sussex
Tourist attractions in East Sussex
Grade II* listed buildings in East Sussex
Camera obscuras
1870 establishments in England
Grade II* listed piers
Burned buildings and structures in the United Kingdom | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastbourne%20Pier |
Bally Sports Detroit (BSD) is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group that operates as a Bally Sports affiliate. It provides coverage of local sports teams in the state of Michigan, primarily focusing on those in Metro Detroit. The network airs exclusive broadcasts of games involving the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Pistons, and Detroit Red Wings; repeats of Detroit Lions preseason games; and some state college and high school sports.
Bally Sports Detroit is available on cable television throughout Michigan, as well as in northeastern Indiana, northwest Ohio and some portions of northeastern Wisconsin and nationwide on satellite via DirecTV. Bally Sports Detroit is available for streaming through DirecTV Stream and FuboTV. The network's production facilities and offices are based in Southfield, Michigan, with master control operations based at the Sinclair Broadcast Group Media Operations Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The network also maintains dedicated remote sets in the concourses of Comerica Park and Little Caesars Arena.
History
Beginnings
Bally Sports Detroit traces its origins to 1996, when News Corporation purchased 50% of the Prime Network, a group of regional sports networks owned by Liberty Media, and immediately rebranded them under the "Fox Sports Net" banner. At the time of the purchase, Post-Newsweek Stations (owners of Detroit NBC affiliate WDIV-TV, channel 4) owned the Detroit-based Pro-Am Sports System (PASS Sports), which served the local affiliate of the Prime Network. News Corporation announced plans to launch a Fox Sports Net affiliate in Michigan, and made a surprise bid for, and won, the local cable television rights to NBA games involving the Detroit Pistons.
When PASS Sports' respective National Hockey League and Major League Baseball broadcast rights to the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers franchises came up for renewal, Fox Sports Net made a bid for the contracts and won them both. Fox Sports decided to push the launch date of the new channel forward in time for the beginning of the 1997–98 NHL season and 1998 MLB season; Fox Sports Detroit began broadcasting on September 17, 1997. Post-Newsweek, meanwhile, concluded that its coverage area was not large enough to support two RSNs and sold the remainder of its Tigers and Pistons contracts, and the contract of sportscaster John Keating, to Fox Sports Detroit. Post-Newsweek shut down PASS Sports on October 31, 1997, leaving Fox Sports Detroit as the sole regional sports network in Michigan.
Studios
From its launch until January 16, 2008, Fox Sports Detroit broadcast its studio shows out of FSN Northwest's facilities in Bellevue, Washington. On October 1, 2009, the network unveiled a new all-digital high definition-capable studio in its Southfield headquarters dubbed the "Call Sam Studio", named after its sponsor, the Sam Bernstein Law Firm. It serves as the production base of the pre-game/post-game shows Tigers Live, Pistons Live and Red Wings Live, as well the magazine shows of all three teams and all of the channel's other local programming. It was expected that 80% of the shows produced from the studio would be produced and broadcast in HD. The first program to originate from the new studio was Wingspan, a special previewing the 2009–10 Red Wings season, on October 1.
Tigers, Pistons and Red Wings switch to cable full-time
The channel shared professional team coverage rights with some Detroit area broadcast television stations until the spring of 2008. In March 2008, the channel signed new long-term contracts with the Pistons, Red Wings and Tigers to broadcast more games than in previous years, becoming the exclusive local home of all three teams for the first time until at least 2018. This leaves only the NFL's Detroit Lions as the only local professional sports team in Detroit to have all of its games on broadcast television.
Around this time a 720p high definition simulcast feed of Fox Sports Detroit was launched. It telecasts all Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers games in HD, their respective pre-game and post-game shows and team magazine shows, as well as all college and high school games and programs. Wingspan became the first locally produced pre-recorded program to be broadcast in HD when it began in 2009. In 2010, Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and MHSAA games began airing in HD. Today almost all programming is shown in HD.
Detroit Lions coverage added
On May 21, 2015, the Detroit Lions announced a multi-year broadcast partnership with Fox Sports Detroit and WJBK (Fox 2). Fox Sports Detroit produces the preseason game broadcasts with Fox 2 producing the pre-game and post-game segments. The games air live on Fox 2 and the rest of the Detroit Lions Television Network, with re-airings on Bally Sports Detroit. Bally Sports Detroit also airs Lions Live after regular season games, and Monday head coach press conferences.
Change of ownership and rebranding
On December 14, 2017, as part of a merger between both companies, The Walt Disney Company announced plans to acquire all 22 regional Fox Sports networks from 21st Century Fox, including Fox Sports Detroit. However, on June 27, 2018, the Justice Department ordered their divestment under antitrust grounds, citing Disney's ownership of ESPN Inc.
On May 3, 2019, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios (through their joint venture, Diamond Sports Group) bought Fox Sports Networks from The Walt Disney Company for $10.6 billion. The deal closed on August 22, 2019.
In October 2020, YouTube TV and Hulu failed to reach agreements with network owner Sinclair, leading those streaming services to drop the channel.
On November 17, 2020, Sinclair announced an agreement with casino operator Bally's Corporation to serve as a new naming rights partner for the FSN channels. Sinclair announced the new Bally Sports branding for the channels on January 27, 2021. On March 31, 2021, coinciding with the 2021 Major League Baseball season, Fox Sports Detroit was rebranded as Bally Sports Detroit, along with 18 other regional sports networks following suit in their respective regions.
On March 14, 2023, Diamond Sports filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.
Programming
Local team coverage
Professional teams
Detroit Red Wings – Bally Sports Detroit holds the exclusive local television rights to 70 Detroit Red Wings regular season games, as well as some preseason games and the first round of the playoffs. Red Wings Live airs before and after all games.
Detroit Tigers – Bally Sports Detroit holds the exclusive local television rights to at least 150 Detroit Tigers regular season games, as well as some Spring training games. Tigers Live airs before and after all regular season games, and after all playoff games.
Detroit Pistons – Bally Sports Detroit holds the exclusive local television rights to up to 70 regular season Detroit Pistons games, as well as some early round playoff games. Pistons Live airs before and after all games.
Detroit Lions – Bally Sports Detroit airs repeats of Detroit Lions preseason games. It also airs Lions Live after regular season games, and the Monday press conference with the Lions' head coach.
Minor league teams
Grand Rapids Griffins – Bally Sports Detroit airs a select number of Grand Rapids Griffins regular season and playoff games.
College coverage
Detroit Titans men's basketball
Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans hockey
Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans coaches shows and magazine shows
High school sports
Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) football playoffs
MHSAA girls and boys basketball state finals
MHSAA Championships (for all sports; events are either broadcast on television or streamed on the channel's website)
Weekly shows
Pistons Weekly – A 30-minute in-season show featuring off the court stories from the Detroit Pistons. Hosted by George Blaha, the program also airs on WDIV-TV.
Pistons In Focus – A 30-minute show that premiered during the 2009–10 season with biographies of notable Pistons players and coaches past and present, hosted by Eli Zaret. Those examined have included Isiah Thomas, Chuck Daly, Bill Laimbeer, Dave Bing and Tayshaun Prince.
Wingspan – a 30-minute in-season show featuring off-the-ice stories of the Detroit Red Wings.
Inside the Tigers – A 30-minute in-season show featuring off-the-field stories of the Detroit Tigers.
Inside Michigan Football – A 30-minute weekly discussion of University of Michigan Wolverines football with head coach Jim Harbaugh, hosted by Jim Brandstatter. The program also features interview segments with Wolverines players, as well as locker room footage and special features presented by Doug Karsch. Formerly known as Michigan Replay, which began on WDIV-TV in 1980 (its original title was retired in honor of former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr). It is also shown on Big Ten Network and ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV (channel 7) and via Big Ten Network On Demand.
Inside Michigan Basketball – A 30-minute weekly discussion of University of Michigan Wolverines men's basketball with head coach Juwan Howard, hosted by Matt Shepard. Maintaining a format similar to Inside Michigan Football, the program is also shown on Big Ten Network and available via Big Ten Network On Demand.
Michigan Sports Weekly – A weekly series chronicling the University of Michigan Wolverines sports scene; it is hosted by Doug Karsch. The program is also shown on Big Ten Network and the Michigan Channel.
Spartan Sports Zone – A weekly program chronicling the Michigan State University Spartans sports scene; it is hosted by Dave Ellis. The program is also shown on Big Ten Network and Fox College Sports Atlantic.
One on One with Tom Izzo – A 30-minute show featuring Michigan State University Spartans men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo and sports anchor Mickey York. It is also shown on Big Ten Network.
One on One with Mel Tucker – A 30-minute show featuring Michigan State University Spartans football head coach Mel Tucker and sports anchor Mickey York. It is also shown on Big Ten Network.
Michigan Golf Live – A pre-recorded weekly show that promotes golfing and golf courses in Michigan, hosted by Bill Hobson.
Former programs
The Detroit Sports Report (or simply DSR) – A Detroit/Michigan-centered sports news show created in September 2000 by Fox Sports Net to help increase ratings for the National Sports Report. Marc Soicher and Angie Arlotti (now Mentink) were the original anchors of the 10:00 p.m. show, while Soicher hosted a 7:00 p.m. edition of the program solo. Mickey York and Brad Adam hosted the weekend editions of the program. In 2003, Mickey York promoted to weeknight co-anchor replacing Soicher, following his departure for FSN Rocky Mountain, with Ryan Field (previously with WJBK and sports radio station WDFN) replacing York as weekend anchor in addition to serving as a correspondent. Ratings for the Detroit Sports Report remained decent, despite declining ratings for the National Sports Report, which itself was canceled in 2002; FSN dropped many of the regional sports news programs over the next few years, with the Detroit Sports Report being the last to be canceled in April 2007.
Pistons Insider – A 30-minute pre-recorded in-season pregame show in which Matt Shepard and Pete Skorich preview the night's Pistons opponent. It was canceled after the 2008–09 season.
Motor City Memories – Discussion of memorable Detroit Pistons teams of the past, hosted by George Blaha. It was replaced by Pistons In Focus for the 2009–10 season.
Spotlight: Detroit – A series profiling prominent Detroit sports figures.
In My Own Words: Detroit – A 30-minute interview featuring a sports figure in Detroit. This show is similar to Chris Myers Interview. The show debuted September 9, 2007. John Keating was the host. The program was canceled in 2008.
MHSAA Football Friday Overtime – Debuted in August 2011, the program includes highlights, analysis and interviews from high school football games around the state. Hosted by Mickey York and Rob Rubick, it aired live Friday nights at 12:00 a.m. during the fall.
Fox Sports Detroit was the home of the WNBA's Detroit Shock until the 2009 season, after which the team relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
State Champs! High School Sports Show – A 30-minute show focusing on Michigan high school sports and certain non-athletic competitions including statewide school participation for the FIRST Robotics Competition.
Specials
FSN Basement: All Star Edition 2005 – Featuring interviews with George Kell and Al Kaline, each recalling their memories of playing for the Tigers and working together in the television booth. It was re-aired several times in late March 2009 in memory of former long-time Tigers play-by-play announcer George Kell, who died on March 24, 2009, at age 86.
Ernie Harwell: We'll Remember – A tribute special shown after the death of legendary Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell on May 5, 2010.
A New Day for Detroit – about Detroit's recent sports renaissance and economic revival, focusing on the construction of the Little Caesars Arena in Midtown Detroit, the home of the Pistons (who had played at The Palace of Auburn Hills since 1988) and the Red Wings (who had played at the Joe Louis Arena since 1979), which will mean both teams' 2017–2018 seasons is the first time since the Lions' move to the Pontiac Silverdome in 1975 (and subsequent return to Detroit when they moved to Ford Field in 2002), that all four of Detroit's major professional teams play in the city. It premiered on April 28, 2017, and was narrated by Oscar-winning actor and Detroit native J. K. Simmons.
The Roar of '84 - about the 1984 World Series Champion Detroit Tigers
Miguel Cabrera: One of a Kind: Documenting the career of longtime Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera
Notable on-air staff
Hosts and reporters
John Keating – Red Wings and Tigers host and reporter (1997–present)
Mickey York – Tigers and Pistons host and reporter (2000–present)
Trevor Thompson – Red Wings and Tigers reporter (2000–present)
Natalie Kerwin – Red Wings, Tigers, and Pistons host and reporter (2022–present)
Dannie Rogers – Lions host and Tigers, Red Wings, and Pistons reporter (2021–present)
Detroit Tigers
Craig Monroe – Tigers studio analyst (2012–present); Tigers fill-in color commentator (2021–2022); Tigers primary color commentator (2023–present)
Kirk Gibson – Tigers color commentator (1998–2002, 2015–present)
Austin Jackson – Tigers fill-in color commentator (2021–present)
Dan Petry – Tigers studio analyst (2019–present); Tigers fill-in color commentator (2021–present)
Cameron Maybin – Tigers studio analyst (2023–present); Tigers fill-in color commentator (2023–present)
Todd Jones – Tigers studio analyst (2023–present); Tigers fill-in color commentator (2023–present)
Detroit Red Wings
Ken Daniels – Red Wings play-by-play (1997–present)
Mickey Redmond – Red Wings analyst (1997–present)
Chris Osgood – Red Wings studio analyst, select road games analyst (2013–present)
Larry Murphy – Red Wings studio analyst (2006–2013, 2019–present)
Jimmy Howard – Red Wings Studio Analyst and Reporter
Detroit Pistons
George Blaha – Pistons play-by-play (1997–present)
Greg Kelser – Pistons color commentator (1997–present)
Grant Long – Pistons analyst (2014–present)
Tim McCormick – Pistons analyst (2017–present)
Johnny Kane – Pistons reporter and fill-in play-by-play (2017–present)
College/high school sports
Evan Stockton – High school/college sports play-by-play (2020–present)
Dan Dickerson – High school/college sports play-by-play (2002–present)
Fred Pletsch – High school/college hockey play-by-play and high school/ college hockey analyst (2007–present)
Devin Gardner – High school/college football analyst and reporter and Detroit Lions pre-season analyst (2019–present)
Rob Rubick – High school/college football analyst (2003–present)
Earl Cureton – High school/college basketball analyst (2003–present)
Former personalities
Rod Allen – Tigers color commentator (2003–2018). Currently working for Bally Sports Florida as a game analyst for the Miami Marlins.
Ryan Field – host/field reporter (2003–2013). Was also on Fox Sports 1. Currently a sports anchor at WABC-TV in New York City.
Ernie Harwell – Tigers play-by-play (1997–2002). Died in 2010.
Shannon Hogan – Red Wings, Tigers, and Pistons reporter. Left to join New York Islanders broadcast team at MSG Sportsnet.
Darren Eliot – Red Wings studio analyst and select road games analyst (2012–2019). Now an executive for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Mario Impemba – Tigers play-by-play (2002–2018). Later worked for a season with Boston Red Sox Radio Network, but was let go.
Al Kaline – Tigers color commentator (1997–2002). Later worked as a Tigers executive. Died in 2020.
Brooke Fletcher – Red Wings, Tigers, and Pistons host and reporter and high school football reporter (2018–2022). Left to co-host the Bally Sports show The Rally and also covers MLB on Apple TV+ and college football on the Big Ten Network.
Manon Rhéaume – Red Wings studio analyst/reporter (2021–2022)
Jack Morris – Tigers color commentator (2015–2016, 2019–2022)
Matt Shepard – Tigers play-by-play (2018–2023)
Bally Sports Detroit Girls
Allison Ochmanek
Lauren Bacall
Megan Simmons
Stephanie Estes
Brittney McNorton
Angela Ciosek
Emily Letchford
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Bally Sports Detroit Extra
Bally Sports Detroit Extra is a game-time only alternate feed of Bally Sports Detroit that was originally branded as Fox Sports Detroit Plus. It was launched in 2007 to solve scheduling conflicts, such as those of the Detroit Tigers, Pistons and Red Wings, as well as CCHA games, MHSAA finals for football and basketball, and The Mid-American Conference basketball tournament (via Bally Sports Ohio). It is frequently used for live college football, college basketball, college baseball and tennis telecasts and other events distributed nationally by FSN, to avoid conflicts with local coverage.
Bally Sports Detroit Extra has been used for special alternate feeds of local games, such as the annual "¡Fiesta Tigres!" game which celebrates Latin American players, in which alternate announcers conducted Spanish language play-by-play; a "Position-by-position" Tigers game, with the camera isolating on a different defensive player every inning featuring John Keating on play-by-play; as well as a "Social networking" Tigers telecast in which the channel's staff answered viewer questions from Facebook, Twitter, and their own website.
Fox Sports Detroit On Demand
Fox Sports Detroit On Demand was the video on demand service of Fox Sports Detroit, which is currently available on Comcast. Launched in October 2008, its offerings include the channel's magazine and coach's shows, which are presented commercial-free. On August 7, 2009, Fox Sports Detroit On Demand began carrying full-length presentations of the channel's Tigers game broadcasts.
See also
Media in Detroit
References
External links
Sports in Detroit
Bally Sports
Fox Sports Networks
Television channels and stations established in 1997
Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023
Television stations in Michigan
1997 establishments in Michigan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bally%20Sports%20Detroit |
Milo's Astro Lanes is a 1998 bowling game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Player 1 and published by Crave Entertainment. The game takes place in a space setting where there are intergalactic bowling alleys. It makes use of the Rumble Pak and the Controller Pak. The latter must be used for the former to be used.
Features
6 playable characters
12 galactic lanes
6 types of bowling balls
Multiplayer modes including 4 player simultaneous mode
Variety of specials available
Reception
The game was met with average reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 69% based on only four reviews.
Although there were plans made by Capcom to bring Milo's Astro Lanes to Japan under the title Space Bowler Milo (スペース・ボーラー マイロー) in December 1999, they were eventually canceled due to continuously low sales of the Nintendo 64 in the country.
Notes
References
External links
1998 video games
Bowling video games
Crave Entertainment games
Nintendo 64 games
Nintendo 64-only games
Video games developed in the United States
Multiplayer and single-player video games | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo%27s%20Astro%20Lanes |
Alfred Edersheim (7 March 1825 – 16 March 1889) was a Jewish convert to Christianity and a Biblical scholar known especially for his book The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (1883).
Early life and education
Edersheim was born in Vienna of Jewish parents of culture and wealth. English was spoken in their home, and he became fluent at an early age. He was educated at a local gymnasium and also in the Talmud and Torah at a Hebrew school, and in 1841 he entered the University of Vienna. His father suffered illness and financial reversals before Alfred could complete his university education, and he had to support himself.
Conversion and Christian ministry
Edersheim emigrated to Hungary and became a teacher of languages. He converted to Christianity in Pest when he came under the influence of John Duncan, a Free Church of Scotland chaplain to workmen engaged in constructing a bridge over the Danube. Edersheim accompanied Duncan on his return to Scotland and studied theology at New College, Edinburgh, and at the University of Berlin. In 1846 Alfred was married to Mary Broomfield. They had seven children. In the same year he was ordained to the ministry in the Free Church of Scotland. He was a missionary to the Jews at Iaşi, Romania, for a year.
On his return to Scotland, after preaching for a few months in a Free Church of Scotland congregation at Woodside, Aberdeen, Edersheim was appointed in 1849 to minister in that denomination in Old Aberdeen. In 1861 health problems forced him to resign and the Church of St. Andrew was built for him at Torquay. In 1867/8 he cared for the Rev Prof Robert Lee in his home, for the final months of Lee's life.
In 1872 Edersheim's health again obliged him to retire, and for four years he lived quietly at Bournemouth. In 1875, he was ordained in the Church of England, and was Curate of the Abbey Church, Christchurch, Hants, for a year, and from 1876 to 1882 Vicar of Loders, Bridport, Dorset. He was appointed to the post of Warburtonian Lecturer at Lincoln's Inn 1880-84. In 1882 he resigned and relocated to Oxford. He was Select Preacher to the University 1884-85 and Grinfield Lecturer on the Septuagint 1886-88 and 1888-89.
Edersheim was an advocate of gap creationism.
He died at Menton, France, on 16 March 1889.
Works
History of the Jewish Nation after the Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus (Edinburgh, 1856)
The Jubilee Rhythm of St. Bernard, and other Hymns (1866)
The Golden Diary of Heart-Converse with Jesus in the Psalms (1874)
The Temple and Its Ministry and Services at the Time of Jesus Christ (London, 1874)
Bible History (7 vols., 1876–87)
The World Before the Flood and the History of the Patriarchs (1875)
Sketches of Jewish Social Life in the Days of Christ (1876)
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (2 vols.,1883; condensation in one volume, 1890)
Prophecy and History in Relation to the Messiah (Warburton Lectures for 1880-1884, 1885)
Tohu va Bohu, "Without form and Void." A Collection of fragmentary Thoughts and Criticisms. Ed. with a Memoir, by Ella Edersheim (1890)
Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim (London, 1898)
Historical Development of Speculative Philosophy, from Kant to Hegel - translation (1854) of a philosophical book by Heinrich Moritz Chalybäus (1796-1862)
References
Sources
This article borrows heavily from the New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, put forth in the public domain by CCEL.org
David Mishkin, The Wisdom of Alfred Edersheim, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2008,
Richardson, Marianna (2008). Alfred Edersheim: A Jewish Scholar for the Mormon Prophets. CedarFort.
1825 births
1889 deaths
19th-century Ministers of the Free Church of Scotland
19th-century Presbyterians
19th-century Austrian people
British Christian creationists
Converts to Calvinism from Judaism
University of Vienna alumni
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
19th-century Austrian Jews
Writers from Vienna
19th-century British biblical scholars
19th-century Austrian biblical scholars
19th-century Jewish biblical scholars
19th-century Christian biblical scholars
Hungarian Presbyterians | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred%20Edersheim |
Henry Sabin (October 23, 1829 – March 22, 1918) was an Iowa educator.
Biography
Henry Sabin was born in Pomfret, Connecticut on October 23, 1829. He entered Amherst College and graduated in 1852. He was a superintendent of public schools and a member of the State Teachers' Association. As a Republican nominee, he served as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1887 to 1892, and again from 1893 until his retirement in 1898.
He was the father of writer Edwin L. Sabin.
He died at his home in Chula Vista, California on March 22, 1918.
Schools named for Henry Sabin
At least two schools have been named for Henry Sabin:
Henry Sabin Elementary, Clinton, Iowa
Henry Sabin Elementary, Iowa City, Iowa
References
Engelhardt, Carroll. "Henry Sabin (1829 - 1918)." The Annal of Iowa 48 (1987), 388 - 412.
Amherst College alumni
Iowa Superintendents of Public Instruction
1829 births
1918 deaths
People from Pomfret, Connecticut
Iowa Republicans
19th-century American educators
People from Chula Vista, California
19th-century American politicians | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Sabin |
Heinrich Brody (German), Bródy Henrik (Hungarian) or Haim Brody () (21 May 1868 – 1942) was a Hungarian (after 1918 Czechoslovakian) rabbi. He was born in Ungvár, in the Ung County of the Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Ukraine).
He was a descendant of Abraham Broda. Educated in the public schools of his native town and at the rabbinical colleges of Tolcsva and Pressburg, Hungary, Brody also studied at the Hildesheimer Theological Seminary and at the University of Berlin, being an enthusiastic scholar of the Hebrew language and literature.
He was for some time secretary of the literary society Mekiẓe Nirdamim, and in 1896 founded the "Zeitschrift für Hebräische Bibliographie", of which he was coeditor with A. Freiman.
Brody was the rabbi of the congregation of Náchod, Bohemia and chief rabbi of Prague (both cities then part of Austria-Hungary), before moving to Palestine. In Czechoslovakia, he was the leader of the Mizrachi movement.
Literary works
Brody is author or editor of the following works:
"Hebräische Prosodie von Imm. Frances, mit Einleitung und Anmerkungen", Cracow, 1892;
"Haschlamah zum Talm. Tractat Berachot, von R. Meschullam b. Mose", Berlin, 1893;
"Beiträge zu Salomo da-Piera's Leben und Wirken", Berlin, 1893;
"David Cassel's Biographie", Cracow, 1893;
"Ein Dialog von Imm. Frances", Cracow, 1893;
"Offener Brief an Herrn Prof. M. Hartmann", Berlin, 1894;
"Literarhistor. Mitteilungen", No. 1, Cracow, 1894;
"Studien zu den Dichtungen Yehuda ha-Levi's", i.: "Ueber die Metra der Versgedichte", Berlin, 1895;
"Zehn Gedichte aus dem Dîwân Moses ibn Esra", Leipzig, 1896;
"Der Dîwân des Yehuda ha-Levi", vols. i. and ii.1, 1894–1901;
"Weltliche Gedichte des Abu' Ajjub Soleiman b. Yahja (Solomon) ibn Gabirol", No. 1-2, Berlin, 1897–1898;
"Arnold B. Ehrlichs, Mikra ki-Peschuto Kritisch Beleuchtet", Cracow, 1902;
"Mikra Kodesch", 1902.
He has also published, under the assumed name of Dr. H. Salomonsohn, "Widerspricht der Zionismus Unserer Religion?" 1898, and is a contributor to "Ha-Maggid," "Israelitische Monatsschrift," "Magazin für die Wissenschaft des Judenthums," "Monatsschrift für Geschichte und Literatur des Judenthums," "Allgemeine Zeitung des Judenthums," "Évkönyv," "Ha-Eshkol," "Ha-Shiloaḥ," etc.
References
()
By Isidore Singer & Frederick T. Haneman
External links
Zeitschrift für hebraeische Bibliographie, a digitized periodical edited by Bródy, at the Leo Baeck Institute, New York
1868 births
1942 deaths
Clergy from Uzhhorod
Ukrainian Jews
Religious Zionist Orthodox rabbis
Hungarian rabbis
Czech Orthodox rabbis
Czechoslovak emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
Burials at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik%20Br%C3%B3dy |
Souleiman Ghali is an American-Muslim leader and former head and a founder of the Islamic Society of San Francisco.
Biography
He supports dialogue between the faith communities and works to raise consciousness about Islam and bring Muslims, Christians, and Jews together. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, he came to the U.S. as a college student, and holds a degree in Activism and Social Change.
He is a speaker and lecturer about Islam at churches, synagogues, universities and businesses, and has spoken at the Commonwealth Club and the World Affairs Council.
Controversy
The Islamic Society of San Francisco (ISSF) was the subject of a wrongful termination lawsuit by Safwat Morsy, an imam he had hired for his mosque but later fired for preaching radical ideology. Morsy maintained that he had been terminated for reporting accounting irregularities at the mosque, and was awarded $400,000 in damages by a jury in San Francisco Superior Court.
References
Living people
People from Beirut
Year of birth missing (living people) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souleiman%20Ghali |
Savyolovo () is a microdistrict of the town of Kimry in Tver Oblast, Russia. It lies on the right bank of the Volga River and is connected to the left-bank part of Kimry by a bridge over the Volga (the longest bridge in Tver Oblast).
The expansion of the ancient village of Savyolovo at the beginning of the 20th century was due to the opening there in 1900 of a railway station on a new direct line to Moscow. The station was chiefly intended to serve the town of Kimry, with which Savyolovo eventually merged, on the opposite bank of the river.
Railway station
The station is the northern terminus of the Savyolovsky suburban railway line from the Savyolovsky Rail Terminal in Moscow via Dmitrov and Taldom. Savyolovo has given its name to the line itself, as well as its terminus (Savyolovsky Terminal) and a number of related toponyms in Moscow (Savyolovskaya (Bolshaya Koltsevaya line), Savyolovskaya (Serpukhovsko–Timiryazevskaya line) Metro station, Savyolovsky market, etc.).
In the northern direction (i.e. opposite to Moscow direction) the railway serves mostly rural locations in Tver Oblast and Yaroslavl Oblast. From Savyolovo, two branches of rail lines continue further north (Savyolovo – Kashin – Sonkovo – Vesyegonsk) and northeast (Savyolovo – Kalyazin – Uglich).
External links
Savyovolo train schedule
The Savyolovo Railway and its hinterland
Geography of Tver Oblast | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savyolovo |
Roberta Corti (21 March 1936 – 15 June 2006), better known by her stage name Betty Curtis, was an Italian singer active from 1957 to 2004.
Curtis grew up in the Zone 8 of Milan's borough Cagnola. She started singing in night clubs at an early age and was discovered by Teddy Reno in 1958. Her debut single was a rendition of With All My Heart performed with the Franco Pisano Orchestra.
Curtis' song "Al di là", performed together with Luciano Tajoli, won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1961. Betty Curtis represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 with her San Remo winning song, which tied for fifth in Cannes.
In 1965 she returned to Sanremo with "Invece no".
Curtis's version of "Chariot" (I Will Follow Him) was used in the soundtrack of Martin Scorsese's film Goodfellas (1990).
Albums
1959: Lontano da te... lontano dal mare (CGD, FGS 5001)
1965: Betty (CGD, FGS 5015)
1970: A modo mio (CGD, FGS 5075)
1975: Folk (Alpharecord, AR 3017)
1975: Ricordiamole insieme (Alpharecord, AR 3018)
1976: Folk N. 2 (Alpharecord)
Singles
1958: "Con tutto il cuore" (With All My Heart)
1958: "La pioggia cadrà"
1959: "Nessuno"
1959: "Una marcia in fa" (with Johnny Dorelli)
1959: "Buondì" (Alone)
1960: "Non sei felice"
1960: "Il mio uomo"
1961: "Al di là"
1961: "Pollo e champagne"
1961: "Aiutami a piangere"
1961: "Midi Midinette"
1961: "Ci vogliono i mariti"
1961: "Neve al chiaro di luna"
1962: "Buongiorno amore"
1962: "Stasera piove"
1962: "Soldi soldi soldi"
1962: "Tango del mare"
1962: "Chariot" (I Will Follow Him)
1963: "Wini, wini"
1964: "La casa più bella del mondo"
1964: "Scegli me o il resto del mondo"
1965: "Invece no"
1966: "Le porte dell`amore"
1967: "È più forte di me"
1967: "Guantanamera"
1967: "Povero Enrico"
1969: "Gelosia"
1970: "Donna"
1974: "Ma ci pensi tu (Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma)"
1976: "La grulla"
1976: "Innamorarsi No!"
1978: "Sarò la luce che ti guida" (Candle on the water)
References
1936 births
2006 deaths
Singers from Milan
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Italy
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1961
Sanremo Music Festival winners
20th-century Italian women singers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty%20Curtis |
Mohammed El Yaagoubi Youbi (; born 12 September 1977), known as Moha, is a Moroccan retired footballer who played as a left midfielder.
Due to the many years spent in Spain – his entire professional career, which spanned nearly 15 years – he also held a passport from that country. He amassed La Liga totals of 149 games and 11 goals over the course of seven seasons, representing in the competition Osasuna and Espanyol.
Club career
Born in Taourirt, Morocco, Moha moved to Spain in the early 1980s. He started his club career with FC Barcelona, representing however only its C and B-teams. He spent the bulk of his career at CA Osasuna, first playing two matches in the 2000–01 season in La Liga.
After two Segunda División loans, with Levante UD and Elche CF, Moha returned to the Navarrese, going on to become a crucial offensive element although never an undisputed starter. On 11 April 2004 he scored in a 3–0 away win against Real Madrid and, in 2005–06, as Osasuna finished a best-ever fourth, he netted twice in 27 games.
Moha then returned to Catalonia as he joined RCD Espanyol for €400.000 going on to feature sparingly, especially in his second year, although he did contribute with eight matches to the club's runner-up campaign in the UEFA Cup. Released in June 2008, he joined Real Sociedad on a free transfer.
After not being able to help Real Sociedad return to the top flight, Moha moved to another side in that tier, Girona FC.
International career
Moha made his international debut for Morocco on 12 March 2003 against Senegal, in a friendly, being part of the squad at the 2004 African Cup of Nations for a final runner-up position (all games played, although none complete).
Honours
Club
Espanyol
UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2006–07
Country
Morocco
Africa Cup of Nations: Runner-up 2004
References
External links
1977 births
Living people
People from Taourirt, Morocco
Spanish sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Spanish people of Moroccan-Berber descent
Berber Moroccans
Moroccan men's footballers
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
FC Santboià players
FC Barcelona C players
FC Barcelona Atlètic players
CA Osasuna players
Levante UD footballers
Elche CF players
RCD Espanyol footballers
Real Sociedad footballers
Girona FC players
CE Sabadell FC footballers
Morocco men's international footballers
2004 African Cup of Nations players
Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Footballers from Catalonia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moha%20El%20Yaagoubi |
Belted, Buckled And Booted is a Faster Pussycat EP.
Track listing
"Nonstop to Nowhere" - 6:37
"Too Tight" - 5:04
"Charge Me Up" - 4:10
"You're So Vain" (Carly Simon cover) - 4:08
Track 1 from the Whipped! album. Tracks 2 and 3 are unreleased tracks from the Whipped! sessions. Track 4 was originally released in 1990 on Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary.
Personnel
Taime Downe: lead vocals
Greg Steele: guitar
Brent Muscat: guitar
Eric Stacy: bass guitar
Brett Bradshaw: drums
Faster Pussycat albums
1992 EPs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belted%2C%20Buckled%20and%20Booted |
In biology, syntrophy, synthrophy, or cross-feeding (from Greek syn meaning together, trophe meaning nourishment) is the phenomenon of one species feeding on the metabolic products of another species to cope up with the energy limitations by electron transfer. In this type of biological interaction, metabolite transfer happens between two or more metabolically diverse microbial species that live in close proximity to each other. The growth of one partner depends on the nutrients, growth factors, or substrates provided by the other partner. Thus, syntrophism can be considered as an obligatory interdependency and a mutualistic metabolism between two different bacterial species.
Microbial syntrophy
Syntrophy is often used synonymously for mutualistic symbiosis especially between at least two different bacterial species. Syntrophy differs from symbiosis in a way that syntrophic relationship is primarily based on closely linked metabolic interactions to maintain thermodynamically favorable lifestyle in a given environment. Syntrophy plays an important role in a large number of microbial processes especially in oxygen limited environments, methanogenic environments and anaerobic systems. In anoxic or methanogenic environments such as wetlands, swamps, paddy fields, landfills, digestive tract of ruminants, and anerobic digesters syntrophy is employed to overcome the energy constraints as the reactions in these environments proceed close to thermodynamic equilibrium.
Mechanism of microbial syntrophy
The main mechanism of syntrophy is removing the metabolic end products of one species so as to create an energetically favorable environment for another species. This obligate metabolic cooperation is required to facilitate the degradation of complex organic substrates under anaerobic conditions. Complex organic compounds such as ethanol, propionate, butyrate, and lactate cannot be directly used as substrates for methanogenesis by methanogens. On the other hand, fermentation of these organic compounds cannot occur in fermenting microorganisms unless the hydrogen concentration is reduced to a low level by the methanogens. The key mechanism that ensures the success of syntrophy is interspecies electron transfer. The interspecies electron transfer can be carried out via three ways: interspecies hydrogen transfer, interspecies formate transfer and interspecies direct electron transfer. Reverse electron transport is prominent in syntrophic metabolism.
The metabolic reactions and the energy involved for syntrophic degradation with H2 consumption:
A classical syntrophic relationship can be illustrated by the activity of ‘Methanobacillus omelianskii’. It was isolated several times from anaerobic sediments and sewage sludge and was regarded as a pure culture of an anaerobe converting ethanol to acetate and methane. In fact, however, the culture turned out to consist of a methanogenic archaeon "organism M.o.H" and a Gram-negative Bacterium "Organism S" which involves the oxidization of ethanol into acetate and methane mediated by interspecies hydrogen transfer. Individuals of organism S are observed as obligate anaerobic bacteria that use ethanol as an electron donor, whereas M.o.H are methanogens that oxidize hydrogen gas to produce methane.
Organism S: 2 Ethanol + 2 H2O → 2 Acetate− + 2 H+ + 4 H2 (ΔG°' = +9.6 kJ per reaction)
Strain M.o.H.: 4 H2 + CO2 → Methane + 2 H2O (ΔG°' = -131 kJ per reaction)
Co-culture:2 Ethanol + CO2 → 2 Acetate− + 2 H+ + Methane (ΔG°' = -113 kJ per reaction)
The oxidization of ethanol by organism S is made possible thanks to the methanogen M.o.H, which consumes the hydrogen produced by organism S, by turning the positive Gibbs free energy into negative Gibbs free energy. This situation favors growth of organism S and also provides energy for methanogens by consuming hydrogen. Down the line, acetate accumulation is also prevented by similar syntrophic relationship. Syntrophic degradation of substrates like butyrate and benzoate can also happen without hydrogen consumption.
An example of propionate and butyrate degradation with interspecies formate transfer carried out by the mutual system of Syntrophomonas wolfei and Methanobacterium formicicum:
Propionate＋2H2O＋2CO2 → Acetate- ＋3Formate- ＋3H+ (ΔG°'=＋65.3 kJ/mol)
Butyrate＋2H2O＋2CO2 → 2Acetate- ＋3Formate- ＋3H+ ΔG°'=＋38.5 kJ/mol)
Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) which involves electron transfer without any electron carrier such as H2 or formate was reported in the co-culture system of Geobacter mettalireducens and Methanosaeto or Methanosarcina
Examples
In ruminants
The defining feature of ruminants, such as cows and goats, is a stomach called a rumen. The rumen contains billions of microbes, many of which are syntrophic. Some anaerobic fermenting microbes in the rumen (and other gastrointestinal tracts) are capable of degrading organic matter to short chain fatty acids, and hydrogen. The accumulating hydrogen inhibits the microbe's ability to continue degrading organic matter, but the presence of syntrophic hydrogen-consuming microbes allows continued growth by metabolizing the waste products. In addition, fermentative bacteria gain maximum energy yield when protons are used as electron acceptor with concurrent H2 production. Hydrogen-consuming organisms include methanogens, sulfate-reducers, acetogens, and others.
Some fermentation products, such as fatty acids longer than two carbon atoms, alcohols longer than one carbon atom, and branched chain and aromatic fatty acids, cannot directly be used in methanogenesis. In acetogenesis processes, these products are oxidized to acetate and H2 by obligated proton reducing bacteria in syntrophic relationship with methanogenic archaea as low H2 partial pressure is essential for acetogenic reactions to be thermodynamically favorable (ΔG < 0).
Biodegradation of pollutants
Syntrophic microbial food webs play an integral role in bioremediation especially in environments contaminated with crude oil and petrol. Environmental contamination with oil is of high ecological importance and can be effectively mediated through syntrophic degradation by complete mineralization of alkane, aliphatic and hydrocarbon chains. The hydrocarbons of the oil are broken down after activation by fumarate, a chemical compound that is regenerated by other microorganisms. Without regeneration, the microbes degrading the oil would eventually run out of fumarate and the process would cease. This breakdown is crucial in the processes of bioremediation and global carbon cycling.
Syntrophic microbial communities are key players in the breakdown of aromatic compounds, which are common pollutants. The degradation of aromatic benzoate to methane produces intermediate compounds such as formate, acetate, and H2. The buildup of these products makes benzoate degradation thermodynamically unfavorable. These intermediates can be metabolized syntrophically by methanogens and makes the degradation process thermodynamically favorable
Degradation of amino acids
Studies have shown that bacterial degradation of amino acids can be significantly enhanced through the process of syntrophy. Microbes growing poorly on amino acid substrates alanine, aspartate, serine, leucine, valine, and glycine can have their rate of growth dramatically increased by syntrophic H2 scavengers. These scavengers, like Methanospirillum and Acetobacterium, metabolize the H2 waste produced during amino acid breakdown, preventing a toxic build-up. Another way to improve amino acid breakdown is through interspecies electron transfer mediated by formate. Species like Desulfovibrio employ this method. Amino acid fermenting anaerobes such as Clostridium species, Peptostreptococcus asacchaarolyticus, Acidaminococcus fermentans were known to breakdown amino acids like glutamate with the help of hydrogen scavenging methanogenic partners without going through the usual Stickland fermentation pathway
Anaerobic digestion
Effective syntrophic cooperation between propionate oxidizing bacteria, acetate oxidizing bacteria and H2/acetate consuming methanogens is necessary to successfully carryout anaerobic digestion to produce biomethane
Examples of syntrophic organisms
Syntrophomonas wolfei
Syntrophobacter funaroxidans
Pelotomaculum thermopropinicium
Syntrophus aciditrophicus
Syntrophus buswellii
Syntrophus gentianae
References
Biological interactions
Food chains | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntrophy |
Sigmund Brody, or Bródy Zsigmond (November 15, 1840, Miskolc - January 6, 1906, Budapest ) was a Hungarian journalist, and member of the Upper House of the Hungarian Parliament.
Life
He attended the gymnasium at Budapest, and late studied law at the university. He began his journalistic activity early in life, and in 1859 published his first leader. As early as 1860 he occupied the post of editor of the "Pesti Hölgydivatlap," and in conjunction with Károly Grósz founded the German periodical "Pannonia," whose purpose was the publication of Hungarian literature in the form of critical studies and translations. In 1859-60 he wrote some poems, as well as a number of hymns for the Jewish congregation which are still in use. As collaborator on the "Magyar Sajtó," he became very widely known as a journalist of the first rank.
After the compromise with Austria (1867), Bródy was associated with Sigmund Kemény as editorial writer on the "Pesti Napló". This was the most brilliant period of his career as publicist, his sound logic and comprehensive views being especially noticeable. In 1872, he became secretary at the Ministry of the Interior, but voluntarily resigned this position; a year later he purchased the "Neues Pester Journal, "which paper under his management attained an unprecedented circulation throughout the country. His nephew Daniel Bródy inherited the newspaper and became its editor-in-chief.
Bródy was also a distinguished philanthropist, and on the anniversary of his fiftieth birthday he donated 100,000 gulden to journalistic institutions. Further donations to the amount of 250,000 gulden were made in memory of his wife. In 1896 he was appointed a life-member of the House of Magnates.
Bibliography
Szinnyei, Magyar Irók Tóra
Pallas Nagy Lexicona, s.v.
1840 births
1906 deaths
Hungarian journalists
Jewish Hungarian politicians
Members of the House of Magnates | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zsigmond%20Br%C3%B3dy |
"It's All in the Game" is a pop song whose most successful version was recorded by Tommy Edwards in 1958. Carl Sigman composed the lyrics in 1951 to a wordless 1911 composition titled "Melody in A Major", written by Charles G. Dawes, who was later Vice President of the United States under Calvin Coolidge. It is the only No. 1 single in the U.S. to have been co-written by a U.S. Vice President or a Nobel Peace Prize laureate (Dawes was both).
The song has become a pop standard, with cover versions by dozens of artists, some of which have been minor hit singles.
Edwards' song ranked at No. 47 on the 2018 list of "The Hot 100's All-Time Top 600 Songs".
"Melody in A Major"
Dawes, a Chicago bank president and amateur pianist and flautist, composed the tune in 1911 in a single sitting at his lakeshore home in Evanston. He played it for a friend, the violinist Francis MacMillen, who took Dawes's sheet music to a publisher. Dawes, known for his federal appointments and a United States Senate candidacy, was surprised to find a portrait of himself in a State Street shop window with copies of the tune for sale. Dawes quipped, "I know that I will be the target of my punster friends. They will say that if all the notes in my bank are as bad as my musical ones, they are not worth the paper they were written on."
The tune, often dubbed "Dawes's Melody", followed him into politics, and he grew to detest hearing it wherever he appeared. It was a favorite of violinist Fritz Kreisler, who used it as his closing number, and in the 1940s it was picked up by musicians such as Tommy Dorsey.
"It's All in the Game"
In summer 1951, the songwriter Carl Sigman had an idea for a song, and Dawes's "Melody" struck him as suitable for his sentimental lyrics. Dawes had died in April of that year. It was recorded that year by Dinah Shore, Sammy Kaye and Carmen Cavallaro, but the first release was by Tommy Edwards in August. Edwards's version reached No. 18 on the Billboard Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys survey dated September 15, 1951. The range of the melody would have been "difficult to sing", so required rearrangement. A jazz arrangement was recorded by Louis Armstrong (vocals) and arranger Gordon Jenkins, with "some of Armstrong's most honey-tinged singing". In 1956, Jenkins would produce a version with Nat King Cole along the same lines.
In 1958, Edwards had only one session left on his MGM contract. Stereophonic sound recording was becoming viable and it was decided to cut a stereo version of "It's All in the Game" with a rock and roll arrangement. The single was released in July and became a hit, reaching number one for six weeks beginning September 29, 1958, making Edwards the first African-American to chart at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It would also be the last song to hit number one on the R&B Best Seller list. In November, the song hit No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. The single helped Edwards revive his career for another two years.
All-time charts
Weekly charts (1958)
Monthly charts (1958)
Cliff Richard version
Cliff Richard had a number two hit in the United Kingdom in 1963 and a number 25 hit on the US Hot 100 in 1964. This was Richard's only top 40 hit in the United States in the 1960s (compared to his UK tally of 43) and his last until "Devil Woman" in 1976. In Canada, it reached number one on the CHUM Chart. In Israel, it also reached number one on the Kel Israel Broadcasting chart.
Four Tops version
In 1970, the Four Tops had a number five hit in the United Kingdom. Their version peaked at number six on the soul charts and number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Other recordings
Bing Crosby included his version of "It's All in the Game" on his 1969 album, Hey Jude/Hey Bing!.
Donny and Marie Osmond included their version of "It's All in the Game" on their 1975 album, Make the World Go Away.
Van Morrison included his version in a medley with "You Know What They're Writing About" on his 1979 album Into the Music; he also used the song as the B-side of his 1982 single "Cleaning Windows". His cover of the song was voted number 813 on Dave Marsh's list of the "1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made". Morrison also released it on the live albums Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast (1984), A Night in San Francisco (1994) and Live at Austin City Limits Festival (2006).
Merle Haggard backed by the Strangers recorded a version for his 1984 album It's All in the Game. His version peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
Keith Jarrett performed a piano solo of "It's All in the Game" on the 2004 album The Out-of-Towners, which also features Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette.
See also
List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1950s
List of number-one singles from the 1950s (UK)
List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1958 (U.S.)
List of number-one R&B singles of 1958 (U.S.)
References
1951 songs
1951 singles
1958 singles
1963 singles
1964 singles
1970 singles
Songs written by Carl Sigman
Tommy Edwards songs
Johnnie Ray songs
Cliff Richard songs
The Lettermen songs
Four Tops songs
Van Morrison songs
Cass Elliot songs
Tom T. Hall songs
Andy Williams songs
Merle Haggard songs
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Cashbox number-one singles
UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Number-one singles in Australia
MGM Records singles
Columbia Graphophone Company singles
Epic Records singles
Capitol Records singles | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s%20All%20in%20the%20Game%20%28song%29 |
The Kel-Tec PLR-16 is a gas-operated, semi-automatic pistol version of the SU-16, chambered in 5.56 NATO, manufactured by Kel-Tec Industries of Florida.
The PLR (Pistol, Long Range) was designed for recreational target shooting, and small game, varmint, or predator hunting. Due to the PLR's barrel, the 5.56×45mm bullet's velocity is slightly reduced compared to its velocity from a traditionally barrel.
The PLR-16 combines the multi-lug rotating bolt design and breech-locking system of the AR-15 with a gas piston system. The pistol accepts the same STANAG magazine that is used in the M-16, AR-15, and other NATO rifles chambered for 5.56×45mm.
The PLR-16's frame is constructed of reinforced polymer, making the pistol both durable and light-weight. The frame incorporates an M-1913-style Picatinny rail molded to the top of the receiver to accept various optical sights.
See also
Carbon 15
References
External links
Kel-Tec PLR-16
Kel-Tec's Owner's Group & Online Forum
Review of the Kel-Tec PLR-16 from American Rifleman
Kel-Tec PLR-16 5.56mm Semi-Auto Pistol
5.56 mm firearms
Semi-automatic pistols of the United States | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kel-Tec%20PLR-16 |
Dad Mohammad Khan, was locally known as Amir Dado, was a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Afghanistan representing the Helmand province. He was the former chief of intelligence for the Helmand province, and ran unsuccessfully as second vice-presidential running mate to Sayyed Abdul Hadi Dabir in the 2004 Afghan presidential election.
Biography
Originally a wealthy fruit vendor from the Sangin, he became a Mujahideen commander during the Soviet–Afghan War. After the collapse of the pro-Soviet government in 1992, he became one of the most powerful warlords in Helmand province. He was alleged to have committed serious war crimes against Afghan civilians and to have run a repressive local regime, including bans on women leaving their homes and arbitrary death sentences handed out by his religious court, during the following civil war. He was eventually overthrown by the Taliban and fled to Pakistan.
After the United States invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, Dado returned to Afghanistan and was named chief of intelligence for the Helmand province under the new Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Members of his immediate family also returned to positions of power within the province, including one of his brothers as governor of the Sangin district and another as Sangin chief of police. Further allegations of war crimes followed, including violent extortion of money from civilians and summary executions of suspected Taliban sympathisers. Despite civilian and United Nations efforts to have Dado removed from power, the United States military argued that his methods were "the time-tested solution for controlling rebellious Pashtuns."
In 2004, he ran unsuccessfully as second vice-presidential running mate to Sayyed Abdul Hadi Dabir in the 2004 Afghan presidential election.
Dad Mohammad was the target of several Taliban attacks as were members of his family.
Dad Mohammad Khan was killed in road bomb blast in the southern province of Helmand of Afghanistan on March 19, 2009.
References
Khan
Terrorism deaths in Afghanistan
Afghan terrorism victims
Deaths by explosive device
2009 deaths
Year of birth missing | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad%20Mohammad%20Khan |
Joshua J. Macrae (born 1964 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an English drummer, audio engineer and record producer.
Starting with a snare drum & hi hat in Primrose Hill Primary orchestra then from school punk band in Cornwall "Inconvenience" he left school & toured Europe with local band "Metro Glider". Upon return he moved to Bath & became a founder member of "Still Life", later renamed "Wadi Vision", show casing at The Embassy Club & doing a "Live In Maida Vale" Radio One session For Bruno Brooks. With the demise of "Wadi Vision" he played various sessions, did a short promotional tour of Europe with Spandau Ballet standing in for John Keeble who remained home with his expectant wife. In '87, answering an advert in the back of The Melody Maker, he landed the drum throne in Roger Taylor's band The Cross. and went on to co-produce all of Taylor's solo albums from 1992 on, played drums at Roger Taylor's solo concerts and works with Queen in the studio from 1992.
Selected discography
The Cross: Shove It (1988)
The Cross: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know (1990)
The Cross: Blue Rock (1991)
Queen+: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (DVD, 2002; percussion)
Queen: Queen Rock Montreal (2007)
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest (2012)
Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74 (2014)
Queen: Queen Forever (2014)
Queen: On Air (2016)
And many more
References
English rock drummers
British male drummers
English record producers
Living people
1964 births
The Cross (band) members | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh%20Macrae |
The City Center of The Hague () is the oldest and, with a population of 104,658 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2018), the second largest of The Hague's eight districts, consisting of nine neighbourhoods. Two railways stations can be found in the city center: Den Haag Centraal and Den Haag Hollands Spoor.
Subdistricts
The district Centrum of The Hague is divided in the following subdistricts (Dutch:wijken):
Archipelbuurt
Centrum
Groente- en Fruitmarkt
Schildersbuurt
Stationsbuurt
Transvaalkwartier
Willemspark
Zeeheldenkwartier
Archipelbuurt
The neighbourhood Archipelbuurt / Willemspark was largely built at the end of the 19th century. On the south-west border is a Jewish cemetery that dates back to 1694. Later on both the non-denominational and Roman Catholic cemeteries were also situated in this location.
The neighbourhood has many wide avenues and streets with large houses, although housing in the smaller streets is more modest. There are even so-called 'hofjeswoningen', an early form of socialised housing.
A lot of the large houses nowadays are used as offices, for example at the Nassauplein, the Koninginnegracht and the Laan Copes van Cattenburch.
On the southern border of the Archipelbuurt there are newly built offices, the police headquarters and the Nationale Investeringsbank (National Investment Bank).
Oude Centrum
The Oude Centrum (Old Center) forms the heart of The Hague, which includes the Binnenhof and Hofvijver, the Noordeinde Palace, the Mauritshuis museum, and the City Hall of The Hague. The history of the old center is reflected in the architectural diversity that can be found in this part of the city center, ranging from 17th century Renaissance to 20th century expressionism.
Schilderswijk
The Schilderswijk is still one of the poorest neighbourhoods of the Netherlands. Unemployment is significant, and many people are dependent on governmental support. In 2006 (the latest available figures), 70% of the inhabitants of the Schilderswijk had a low income, 25% a middle income, and 5% a high income. In 3450 residents in 2007 undertook paid employment or self, the magnitude of the potential workforce (the number of people aged 15–64) was in 2008 22,253. Of all households in the district lived in Schilderswijk in 2007 42% of the poverty line from 16% in The Hague.
More than 90% of the registered residents are of non-Western origin - notably Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese. Of the housing stock approximately 25% is privately owned, these homes are often rented. The remaining houses are owned by the housing association HaagWonen. Especially in the eastern part of the Schilderswijk (Orange Square and around the station Holland Spoor) some problems have been addressed, so the renewed Orange Square, have built larger homes including houses for sale, for example the new Mirador project, and the prostitution in the Dijksestraat were removed. This street is changed in the Wolterbeek Street.
The migration changed the district not only physically but also socially. The investment by the government to solve the problems of urban renewal in the district not, the unemployment remained high, the neighborhood quickly deteriorated again, crime increased and there was nuisance of drug addicts, vandalism and graffiti. The response from the community was a social community development, welfare and housing associations which were deployed. The approach consisted mainly of amenity programs. Thus, many such residents to activities funded social cohesion in the area to strengthen. Also, many small changes made to the social security and increase the pollution abatement, such as better lighting and more garbage.
Stationsbuurt
Many original buildings from the late 19th and early 20th century were demolished and replaced by new buildings in the 1970s and 1980s in the context of an urban renewal that started around 1975. The area between Station and Hollands Spoor Rijswijkseplein, for instance, had been completely renovated. From 2000 on, the district was renovated, this time with more respect for the historic value of buildings. Besides the demolition and replacement of old houses, a lot of houses were renovated instead, an example being the Orange Square, in 2003. Despite all the innovation, a few monumental buildings can be found in the Stationsbuurt, such as the houses of the Huygens Park, Groenewegje, Bierkade, Dunne Bierkade and Oranjeplein, and some monumental houses can still be found at the Stationsweg. At the Van Hogendorpstraat, a "labourer's courtyard" can still be found. Many companies are located in the Stationsbuurt, in particular due to the proximity of public transport. In 1981 a plan was adopted by the municipality that would make sure that the residential function of the neighbourhood would be retained.
Kortenbos
The Kortenbos neighbourhood is amongst of the oldest of The Hague, and dates back to the Middle Ages. Most inhabitants of The Hague define Kortenbos as the area between the Jan Hendrikstraat/Torenstraat, Noordwal, Lijnbaan and Prinsegracht. This is the area where the neighborhood association is active. However, the area north of the Torenstraat/Jan Hendirkstraat is also part of the neighbourhood. This is the Hofkwartier district, located around the Molenstraat, Oude Molstraat and Noordeinde.
Kortenbos' main function is living. In earlier days there were a lot of small companies and some larger companies, for example the Zuid Hollandse Bierbrouwerijen (South Holland Brewery) located on the Noordwal. Typically its population used to consist of some of the poorer inhabitants of the city. Only in the area of the Westeinde (West End Street) to the Prinsegracht (Prince Canal) you would find more exclusive residences. The neighbourhood was partly reorganised in the early 1930s, with a second, more intense reorganisation in the 1970s. A lot of old houses and industrial buildings were demolished and replaced with new buildings, mainly socialised housing. The two 'hofjes' in Kortenbos were tidied up; the monumental 'Hofje van Nieuwkoop' and the 'Hofje van Vredebest'. The renovation was officially finished in 1991, although a new project was started immediately after, involving housing on the former location of the bathhouse on the Torenstraat.
As a neighbourhood where a lot of working-class people lived, it was a logical choice for the 1872 Hague Congress, also called the fifth congress of the International Workingmen's Association (IWA), held from 2–7 September. A decisive conflict took place at the meeting in a café annex conference room called "Excelsior" in the korte Lombardstraat, between the champions of the political struggle of the proletariat Karl Marx and Mikhail Bakunin, where Bakunin was to be expelled from the movement. Also a number of incidents would take place between supporters of the IWA on the one hand and anarchists on the other. Perhaps most dramatic was an accident, when on account of too many supporters being cramped up on a balcony of the meeting hall, it collapsed, and a number of people where severely hurt.
Transvaal
Transvaal is a multi-ethnic area with 15,472 inhabitants as of 1 January 2013. Starting in the 1990s, many poor houses were demolished to make room for new buildings. This significantly changed the character of the neighbourhood. Transvaal changed from a popular to a multicultural neighbourhood. As of 2013, immigrants make up over 90% of the neighbourhood's population, primarily Moroccan, Turkish, and Surinamese people.
Transvaal is not a wealthy neighborhood; recent figures show that 71% of households have a low income, 24.5% have a middle income, and 4.5% a high income. 32.8% of residents of Transvaal lives of a minimum income, which is twice as high as the city's average. The potential labour force (the population aged 15–64) is 10,875 as of January 2013, but only 2,998 these people in the district earn income or are self-employed. The neighbourhood has about 5,887 homes, owned by the Hague Staedion corporation (50%), Haag Housing (13%), and individuals (37%). The housing is uniform in the Transvaal; there is little variation. Transvaal is one of the most densely populated districts of The Hague. Squares, parks and public green spaces are scarce. The district has high mobility, with 30% of residents moving each year, most of them leaving the Transvaal area. This has a negative impact on social cohesion in the neighbourhood.
Since the 1990s the district has become a local focus area, beginning with demolishing buildings and refurbishing streets. In the beginning there was not much consistency in the plans but a study on housing and living situations in the Transvaal began in 1998 in order to create a coherent plan. Since 2002 a major restructuring has been underway, to be finished in 2015. In that period will be demolished housing corporation 2400, 1250 before coming back which houses 70% 30% sale and rent. Transvaal was always a uniform area with a lot of porch homes, in the future should be more varied housing. A limited number of buildings being renovated, including the former Bathhouse and Juliana Church. There are more demolished than built back, hence the district - who crowded - what with more spacious squares, parks and gardens. An example of recreational space was opened in 2005 at the KempStreet Wijkpark. Moreover, adjacent to the western Transvaal to the Zuiderpark.
In 2007, Transvaal was appointed as one of forty priority neighbourhoods by the Dutch government. Under this program, an action plan was written for the area, describing how residents, community, welfare and corporations want the district to look in ten years. The district is a district with a strong social cohesion, a versatile and provisioning a thriving multicultural shopping wijkeconomie which the heart is, says the plan. In 2007, two projects started to the degradation in the district to counter: Transart Hotel and Transvaal. Both were nominated in 2007 for the New City Price. The prize was won by Transvaal Hotel, this project received €5000,-.
In March 2008, the municipality would promote the shopping street, the Paul Kruger Avenue, an exclusive shopping is Hindu. This is in line with the shops in this street.
Uilebomen
It was at the home at Fluwelen Burgwal 18 in April 1782 that John Adams established the first US embassy and first diplomatic mission in the Netherlands. The home Adams' acquired as the diplomatic mission is gone and replaced by a high rise residential complex.
Voorhout
Zeeheldenkwartier
The Zeeheldenkwartier is the neighbourhood west of the old center, further divided into the Zeeheldenbuurt, where many wealthy officials live, and the Dichtersbuurt closer to the old center, with predominantly smaller houses than in the Zeeheldenbuurt. Much of the neighbourhood was built in the 19th century, when the area within the canal ring of The Hague didn't have the capacity to meet the significant urbanisation caused by the Industrial Revolution.
See also
Districts of The Hague
Nobelhuis
References
Boroughs of The Hague | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hague%20Center |
Robert S. Hurtt Jr. (born May 19, 1944) is an American Republican politician who was the California State Senate Republican Leader from August 1995 to March 1998.
A native Californian, Hurtt was born in Santa Monica, he has resided in Orange County since graduating from Claremont McKenna College in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts in economics.
A businessman, Hurtt owns and operates a manufacturing company, Container Supply Company, of which he has been president for over 30 years and currently employs more than 200 people. Under Hurtt's presidency, Container Supply Company donated $278,070 to the 2008 campaign to ban same-sex marriage in California.
Hurtt was elected to the Senate in a 1993 special election with 76% of the vote to represent the 32nd District after Senator Ed Royce vacated the seat to become a member of Congress. After redistricting, the district was renumbered the 34th District. During the 1990s, the 34th district consisted of portions of Anaheim, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, La Palma, Santa Ana, Buena Park, Midway City, Stanton, and Westminster.
Elected to a full term in 1994, his priorities in the Senate were "reducing job-killing business regulation, eliminating wasteful government spending, expanding commitment to public safety, improving education, and reforming tax policies."
In 1998, Hurtt sought a second full term but was unexpectedly upset by attorney Joe Dunn, who defeated Hurtt by 51% to 49%.
Hurtt and his wife, Nancy, have four children and two grandchildren.
References
External links
Join California Rob Hurtt
1944 births
Living people
Republican Party California state senators
Claremont McKenna College alumni
Politicians from Santa Monica, California
20th-century American politicians | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob%20Hurtt |
Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon (; ) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
Population
See also
Communes of the Ardèche department
References
Communes of Ardèche
Ardèche communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon |
Fort Yukon Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in the city of Fort Yukon, in the Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Facilities and aircraft
Fort Yukon Airport covers an area of and has one gravel runway (3/21) measuring 5,810 x 150 ft (1,771 x 46 m).
For 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 8,350 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 60% air taxi, 37% general aviation and 3% military. There are 13 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single engine and 15% multi-engine.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Statistics
References
External links
FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
Resources for this airport:
Airports in the Arctic
Airports in the Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
Fort Yukon, Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort%20Yukon%20Airport |
Hassan Heshmat (January 20, 1920 – July 2006) was a celebrated Egyptian sculptor, and is considered a pioneer of modern Egyptian art. Born January 20, 1920, in Menoufia, Egypt, Heshmat earned his diploma in Applied Arts, specialising in ceramics (1938), followed by a diploma from the Higher Institute of Technical Education for Teachers (1954). In 1957, he was granted a scholarship to study Porcelain Design in Selb, Bavaria, graduating in 1958. Hassan Heshmat is considered the first Egyptian artist to create works in porcelain, his sculptures reflect traditional, patriotic and emotional themes. His work has been exhibited widely, and is held in a number of collections and institutions all around the world. Heshmat has been awarded prestigious local and international prizes, winning silver and gold medals at the International Ceramics Competition in Italy in 1964 and 1965 as well as winning first prize in a competition to build a memorial monument for a church in Belgium in 1970. Heshmat was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Egyptian Fine Arts Academy in 1980, as well as a Certificate of Appreciation from the Ministry of Culture in 1995, and was later awarded the Egyptian state's Appreciation Award.
Life
Hassan Heshmat was married to Zeinab Hegazy, with whom he had three daughters, Sohair, Magda and Sonia, and one son, Alaa. After his wife Zeinab passed away, Heshmat married Madiha. Their son Bassam died in his early twenties after suffering from kidney failure (1965-1990). Hassan and Madiha Heshmat founded the Bassam Hospital next to their house in memory of their son. Madiha Heshmat passed away in their house and museum in February 2020.
Education
Heshmat earned his diploma in Applied Arts, specialising in ceramics (1938), followed by a diploma from the Higher Institute of Technical Education for Teachers (1954). In 1957, he was granted a scholarship to study Porcelain Design in Selb, Bavaria, graduating in 1958. Selb is the hometown of several internationally renowned porcelain manufacturers like Rosenthal and Hutschenreuther (founder of the porcelain factory in 1856).
Heshmat attended elementary school in El Ayyat, where he recalls going out into the schoolyard during recess and drawing pieces of stone or gravel. He preferred to spend his time observing nature instead of playing games with his friends. In pursuing his Fine Arts education, he trained with Egyptian artist Saeed El-Sadr (1909-1986). Heshmat recalls El-Sadr accompanying his students on excursions once a week, to the Egyptian Museum, the Islamic and Coptic Museums, and spending time in nature, where he 'sowed within them a love of drawing nature and life'. Heshmat continued to visit the Egyptian Museum, and described having 'lived' there, performing a 'pilgrimage' where he would discover new artefacts at each visit, exploring what he called the 'treasures of the Egyptian civilisation' and the arts of his ancestors.
Works
Hassan Heshmat worked primarily in sculpture, combining social realism with rural Egyptian subjects and Pharaonic elements. His works reflect emotional, patriotic, and poignant themes, including family, motherhood, love, depictions of peasants and the man of his country (Ibn Al-Balad). A prolific artist, he designed and produced works with accessibility in mind, creating intricate scalable works in both large-scale and smaller scale sizes. He was the first Egyptian sculptor to cast mini porcelain sculptures, which were popularly collected and admired. Heshmat created a number of large-scale sculptures, several of which were commissions for public installations in Egypt and abroad. He designed the Bride of the Red Sea, an iconic sculpture of eight meters that became the emblem of the Red Sea Governorate. In addition to sculptures and installations, Heshmat created drawings, paintings, and reliefs in his own distinctive visual language.
The artist rose to fame during the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser. Throughout his career, Heshmat exhibited widely, in group and solo exhibitions, in both local and international contexts. He held notable solo exhibitions in London (1956), Paris (1957), West Germany (1958), Syria (1960), Rome (1967), Geneva and Frankfurt (1968), Holland and Stockholm (1969), Belgium (1970), Norway (1971) and Lausanne (1976). His works are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in Cairo, the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, the Museum of Mankind (Musée de l'Homme), Paris, the National Museum of Warsaw, and the Peking Museum in China, among others.
In June 2006, Heshmat's work garnered different attention when an attack on his figurative sculptures made headlines. The attack was religiously motivated, a veiled woman who claimed to be carrying out orders sought to destroy works at the Hassan Heshmat Museum in the middle of the night, screaming 'Infidels, Infidels!'. According to an article in the Daily Telegraph, the damaged works included a Motherhood sculpture, 'featuring three delicately carved heads, all of which had been snapped off'. Also damaged was Heshmat's The Victory Leap, the artist's 'tribute to Egyptian troops in the 1973 Yom Kippur war' at the 6th of October Panorama. In 2023, a presentation of his works took place in January at the ArtTalks Gallery in Cairo.
The Hassan Heshmat Museum
Located in Ain Shams, the Hassan Heshmat Museum is the artist's former residence and studio, where he lived and worked. The artist's 1,200-metre villa was turned into a museum of his work, gifted to the Ministry of Culture, with an annexed workshop to serve young artists from the surrounding area. The museum's collection includes over 200 of the pioneering artist's sculptures and ceramics. The museum features a sculpture garden populated with large-scale editions of some of Heshmat's most notable works.
References
External links
Hassan Heshmat
History of Hassan Heshmat Museum
1920 births
2006 deaths
Egyptian sculptors
Egyptian artists
20th-century Egyptian sculptors
Egyptian expatriates in Germany | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan%20Heshmat |
Steven "The Zap" Turner, (born on 10 October 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Turner played his club football in the National Rugby League for the Penrith Panthers, Melbourne Storm and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Turner played one game for New South Wales in the State of Origin. He primarily played as a .
Early life
Growing up in Erskine Park, New South Wales, Turner was educated at James Erskine Primary School & St Dominic's College, Penrith.
Turner played junior rugby league with Cambridge Park RLFC and St Clair Comets. Turner then went to Cambridge Park and played fullback there for several years before making it to first grade.
Also an under-15 state level touch footballer, Turner was signed by the Penrith Panthers in 2000. He went on to play for NSW under-19s and the Junior Kangaroos.
Professional career
In 2002, Turner made his NRL debut for Penrith against the Melbourne Storm. Turner then signed with Melbourne the next year.
In 2007, Turner was to be one of the inaugural members of the newly admitted Gold Coast Titans side after he announced in June 2006 that he had signed a new deal to the Gold Coast. Turner agreed to join the club until the end of 2009 but then later decided to remain at Melbourne.
Turner played his one and only game for the NSW Blues in game two of the 2008 State of Origin series, which the Blues lost 30–0. Turner was infamously ran over the top of by Queensland player Greg Inglis during the match on his way to the try line.
Turner signed with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for the 2010 and 2011 seasons, competing for the place left by retired Canterbury icon Hazem El Masri. Turner scored his first double for the club in Canterbury's 60–14 thrashing of the Sydney Roosters in round 3.
In 2011, Turner took over the goal kicking duties when Bryson Goodwin was injured and became a successful goal kicker. On 17 March 2013, Turner announced his retirement from rugby league effective immediately due to a recurring knee injury.
References
1984 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Penrith Panthers players
Melbourne Storm players
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players
New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players
Junior Kangaroos players
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league players from Sydney
Rugby league wingers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Turner%20%28rugby%20league%29 |
There is no agreed national anthem of Scotland, however, the British national anthem "God Save The King" is used in Scotland. In sporting and other significant national situations, other songs are used as de facto Scottish anthems, most notably "Flower of Scotland" and "Scotland the Brave". There have been calls for Scotland to have its own official national anthem.
In 2004, lawyers for the devolved Scottish Parliament advised that it was within the legal competence of the Scottish Parliament to choose a national anthem for Scotland, countering the suggestion that it would be a matter reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This ruling prompted some interest in the idea, and a petition to the Scottish Parliament's petitions committee supported by the Scottish Green Party was referred without recommendation to the Scottish Executive, but they decided to take no action, considering the issue not to be a political priority. There have been subsequent attempts to re-open the debate on a national anthem for Scotland.
In 2006, the Scottish Parliament Enterprise Committee denied a motion from Scottish National Party MSP Michael Matheson on the subject.
Current use
At most international sporting events Scotland uses "Flower of Scotland" as its national anthem. These events include matches of the Scottish national football team, Scottish cricket team and the Scottish rugby union team. The song has also been used as the victory anthem of Scotland at the Commonwealth Games since 2010, replacing "Scotland the Brave".
Possible candidates
In June 2006 the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted an online opinion poll on their website, asking visitors to choose a favourite to be Scotland's national anthem. With over 10,000 votes cast, "Flower of Scotland" came first with 41% of the votes, followed by "Scotland the Brave" with 29%.
Other songs which have been suggested include Robert Burns' "Auld Lang Syne", and Hamish Henderson's "Freedom Come-All-Ye". Both of these songs, from the 18th and 20th centuries respectively, are written in Lowland Scots.
References
External links
Page with eight candidate songs, with lyrics and comments
Anthem
Scottish culture
Politics of Scotland
Scottish patriotic songs
Scotland | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20anthem%20of%20Scotland |
The Wall of the Ferme générale was one of the several city walls of Paris built between the early Middle Ages and the mid 19th century. Built between 1784 and 1791, the 24 km wall crossed the districts of the Place de l'Étoile, Batignolles, Pigalle, Belleville, Nation, the Place d'Italie, Denfert-Rochereau, Montparnasse and the Trocadéro, roughly following the route now traced by line 2 and line 6 of the Paris Métro. The wall was demolished in the early 1860s, although elements of some of its gates remain.
History
Unlike earlier walls, the Farmers-General Wall was not intended to defend Paris from invaders but to enforce the payment of a toll on goods entering Paris ("octroi"). It was commissioned by the nobleman and scientist Antoine Lavoisier on behalf of the Ferme générale (General Farm), a tax farming corporation that paid the French State for the right to collect (and keep) certain taxes. Lavoisier was a shareholder and Administrator of the Ferme générale and determined that the cost of building, staffing, and maintaining the wall would be compensated by better revenue collection. The wall's tax-collection function made it very unpopular: a play on words of the time went "Le mur murant Paris rend Paris murmurant" ("The wall walling Paris keeps Paris murmuring") There was also an epigram:
The Wall was five meters high and 24 km long, following the then-boundaries of the city of Paris. No buildings could be erected within 98 meters of its exterior or within 11 meters of its interior. The outside of the wall was flanked by boulevards. Along the inside, surveillance by customs officials was facilitated by a raised protected walkway (chemin de ronde), except between the barrière d'Italie (now the Place d'Italie) and the barrière d’Enfer (now the Place Denfert-Rochereau). Architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux designed its 62 toll gates (barrières) in a neo-classical or even classical style. The Parisian writer (and tax critic) Louis-Sébastien Mercier, who witnessed the construction, dubbed the buildings "dens of the Tax Department metamorphosed into palaces with columns." The Finance Minister. Loménie de Brienne, in 1787 worried about the very high cost of the construction and considered stopping the work, but never actually did so because it was so far advanced.
In the early years of the French Revolution, with the Wall scarcely finished, tax farming and the toll on goods were abolished. But in 1798 French municipalities were granted the octroi, which soon became their primary source of revenue. The city of Paris consequently took responsibility for maintaining the Wall and staffing its revenue officials. When in 1860 the suburban communes were annexed to Paris, the customs boundary moved out to the Thiers fortifications, with duties collected at its numerous gates (portes). Under Haussmann's auspices the Wall of the Ferme générale was quickly demolished and a series of boulevards constructed over its path. Municipal customs duties were collected until the 1940s.
Current remains
Some portions of the wall still exist, such as the rotunda of the Barrier of La Villette (now Place de Stalingrad), the Barrière du Trône (now Place de la Nation), the Barrière d'Enfer (now Place Denfert-Rochereau), and the rotunda of Parc Monceau. The wall itself was replaced by the route of the following streets:
On the left (south) bank of the Seine from the east: Boulevard Vincent-Auriol, Auguste-Blanqui, Boulevard Saint-Jacques, Boulevard Raspail, Boulevard Edgar-Quinet, Boulevard de Vaugirard, Boulevard Pasteur, Boulevard Garibaldi and Boulevard de Grenelle.
On the right (north) bank, from the west: Rue de l'Alboni, Rue Benjamin-Franklin, Avenue d'Iéna, Avenue Kléber, Rue La Pérouse, Rue de Presbourg, Rue de Tilsitt, Avenue de Wagram, Boulevard de Courcelles, Boulevard des Batignolles, Clichy, Boulevard de Rochechouart, Boulevard de la Chapelle, Boulevard de la Villette, Boulevard de Belleville, Boulevard de Ménilmontant, Boulevard de Charonne, Boulevard de Picpus, Boulevard de Reuilly and Boulevard de Bercy.
References
Bibliography
External links
Taxation in France
City walls in France
Fortifications of Paris
Ferme générale | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall%20of%20the%20Ferme%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale |
Lignocellulose refers to plant dry matter (biomass), so called lignocellulosic biomass. It is the most abundantly available raw material on the Earth for the production of biofuels. It is composed of two kinds of carbohydrate polymers, cellulose and hemicellulose, and an aromatic-rich polymer called lignin. Any biomass rich in cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin are commonly referred to as lignocellulosic biomass. Each component has a distinct chemical behavior. Being a composite of three very different components makes the processing of lignocellulose challenging. The evolved resistance to degradation or even separation is referred to as recalcitrance. Overcoming this recalcitrance to produce useful, high value products requires a combination of heat, chemicals, enzymes, and microorganisms. These carbohydrate-containing polymers contain different sugar monomers (six and five carbon sugars) and they are covalently bound to lignin.
Lignocellulosic biomass can be broadly classified as virgin biomass, waste biomass, and energy crops. Virgin biomass includes plants. Waste biomass is produced as a low value byproduct of various industrial sectors such as agriculture (corn stover, sugarcane bagasse, straw etc.) and forestry (saw mill and paper mill discards). Energy crops are crops with a high yield of lignocellulosic biomass produced as a raw material for the production of second-generation biofuel; examples include switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) and Elephant grass. The biofuels generated from these energy crops are sources of sustainable energy.
Chemical composition
Lignocellulose consists of three components, each with properties that pose challenges to commercial applications.
lignin is a heterogeneous, highly crosslinked polymer akin to phenol-formaldehyde resins. It is derived from 3-4 monomers, the ratio of which varies from species to species. The crosslinking is extensive. Being rich in aromatics, lignin is hydrophobic and relatively rigid. Lignin confers structural integrity to plants. Lignin is so heterogeneous and so recalcitrant that its value is almost exclusively measured as a fuel.
hemicellulose is composed of branched polysaccharides. A particular problem is that hemicellulose is covalently linked to lignin, usually through ferulic acid component of the lignin. This makes it difficult to extract the sugars necessary for conversion to biofuels. Next to cellulose hemicellulose is the second most abundant source of carbohydrates in a plant.
cellulose is a homopolymer of glucose. It is very poorly soluble in most solvents, so glucose is extracted through chemical and biological breakdown achieved by cellulolytic enzymes. This extraction is made easier by the fact that the strands of cellulose are integrated into, but not covalently attached to the lignin-hemicellulose component.
Dedicated energy crops
Many crops are of interest for their ability to provide high yields of biomass . Some can be harvested multiple times each year. These include poplar trees and Miscanthus giganteus. The premier energy crop is sugarcane, which is a source of the readily fermentable sucrose and the lignocellulosic by-product bagasse.
Application
Pulp and paper industry
Lignocellulosic biomass is the feedstock for the pulp and paper industry. In this process lignin and hemicellulose are typically separated from the plant material leaving the fibrous cellulose component to be processed for paper production, or 'chemical cellulose'. Through the pulp process most of the lignin is removed and discharged as waste material in the form of effluent/wastewater before then being used as low-value fuel to generate electricity and heat. In principle, the world’s current sugar demand could be fulfilled by repurposing pulp and paper mills for lignocellulosic sugar production, making it a promising resilient food.
Biofuels
Lignocellulosic biomass, in the form of wood fuel, has a long history as a source of energy. Since the middle of the 20th century, the interest of biomass as a precursor to liquid fuels has increased. To be specific, the fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol is an attractive route to fuels that supplements the fossil fuels. Biomass can be a carbon neutral source of energy in the long run. However depending on the source of biomass, it will not be carbon neutral in the short term. For instance if the biomass is derived from trees, the time period to regrow the tree (on the order of decades) will see a net increase in carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere upon the combustion of lignocellulosic ethanol. However, if woody material from annual crop residue is used, the fuel could be considered carbon-neutral. Aside from ethanol, many other lignocellulose-derived fuels are of potential interest, including butanol, dimethylfuran, and gamma-Valerolactone.
One barrier to the production of ethanol from biomass is that the sugars necessary for fermentation are trapped inside the lignocellulose. Lignocellulose has evolved to resist degradation and to confer hydrolytic stability and structural robustness to the cell walls of the plants. This robustness or "recalcitrance" is attributable to the crosslinking between the polysaccharides (cellulose and hemicellulose) and the lignin via ester and ether linkages. Ester linkages arise between oxidized sugars, the uronic acids, and the phenols and phenylpropanols functionalities of the lignin. To extract the fermentable sugars, one must first disconnect the celluloses from the lignin, and then use acid or enzymatic methods to hydrolyze the newly freed celluloses to break them down into simple monosaccharides. Another challenge to biomass fermentation is the high percentage of pentoses in the hemicellulose, such as xylose, or wood sugar. Unlike hexoses such as glucose, pentoses are difficult to ferment. The problems presented by the lignin and hemicellulose fractions are the foci of much contemporary research.
A large sector of research into the exploitation of lignocellulosic biomass as a feedstock for bio-ethanol focuses particularly on the fungus Trichoderma reesei, known for its cellulolytic abilities. Multiple avenues are being explored including the design of an optimised cocktail of cellulases and hemicellulases isolated from T. reesei, as well as genetic-engineering-based strain improvement to allow the fungus to simply be placed in the presence of lignocellulosic biomass and break down the matter into D-glucose monomers. Strain improvement methods have led to strains capable of producing significantly more cellulases than the original QM6a isolate; certain industrial strains are known to produce up to 100g of cellulase per litre of fungus, thus allowing for maximal extraction of sugars from lignocellulosic biomass. These sugars can then be fermented, leading to bio-ethanol.
Research
Some chemicals could be obtained from lignocellulosic biomass. Almost all are derived from the sugars obtained by hydrolysis of the cellulose component.
Lignocellulosic biomasses has been considered in the production of biocomposites materials such as particle panels, wood-plastic composites, and cement/geopolymer wood composites. Even though the production of biocomposites material rely mostly on wood resources, in less forest-covered countries or in countries where wood resources are already being overused, it is possible to utilize alternative sources of biomass such as invasive plants, agricultural and sawmills residues for the creation of new "green" composites.Biocomposites produced with lignocellulosic biomasses as alternative to conventional materials, are attracting the attention because are renewable and cheaper but also because they fit perfectly into the policy of the "cascade utilization" of the resources.
References
Biological matter | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignocellulosic%20biomass |
Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery, commonly known by its former name Jaganmohana Palace, is a royal mansion, arts museum and auditorium, and formerly an alternative royal residence of the ruling maharaja of Mysore, located in Mysore, India, about 200m (600ft) to the west of Mysore Palace. Began in 1856 and completed in 1861, the palace is one of the oldest modern structures in Mysore.
The royal family would reside at the palace when renovations and construction works would be underway at Mysore Palace. The last time the palace was inhabited by the royal family was in 1897 when the old Mysore Palace burned down due to a fire accident. The ruling king at this time was Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV.
History
Over the Nagar uprising of 1830, Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III was deposed and the Mysore Commission was instituted. At the same time, Mysore Palace was seized from the maharaja by the commission. In these circumstances, the deposed maharaja commissioned the building of a large mansion, with several public and private courtyards, for the use of his family and retainers at a site which was a short distance from the grounds of his old palace. Whereas the old palace looked like a stone citadel from outside but was mainly made of wood inside, the new palace was designed to have a lighter, more modern look and a more comfortable internal layout. It was thus built with brick and mortar, reflecting many architectural embellishments, often made of valuable woods and precious stones.
After the commission was dissolved by the rendition of Mysore in 1881, the kingdom was restored to the next in line to the throne, Yuvaraja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X. The royal family moved to the old Mysore Palace, but Jaganmohan Palace continued to be used for ceremonial purposes and royal programmes (such as soirées of music, dance and poetry), presided over by the maharaja.
In 1896, during the wedding celebrations of Princess Jayalakshmi Devi, the eldest sister of the ruling maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, the old palace caught fire and was very seriously damaged. The decision was taken to demolish that structure completely and build a new palace. The construction of a new palace began in 1897 and lasted until 1912. During this interval, Jaganmohan Palace once again became the primary residence of the maharaja and his family. Both personal and official ceremonies, including the maharaja's coronation in 1902 by Marquess George Curzon, the Governor-General of India, the maharaja's daily durbar, and major ceremonies connected to Mysore Dasara would be held there. The first session of Mysore Representative Council was also held here in July 1907, presided over by Dewan V. P. Madhava Rao. The early convocations of the Mysore University were also held in this palace. In 1915, Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV converted the palace into an art gallery.
In 1950, Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar placed the palace under a trust and opened it for public viewing. In 1955, by which time the Kingdom of Mysore had been subsumed into the Republic of India, the art gallery was enlarged with gifts of many precious articles by the maharaja.
In 1980, Prince Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar renamed the palace Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery in his father's honour. The palace is overseen by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, the queen mother.
Architecture
The palace is built in traditional Hindu style and has three storeys. A mural featured in the palace is the earliest known picture of Mysore Dasara and has been painted using vegetable dyes. A family tree of the Wadiyars tracing the lineage of the royal family is also painted on a wall in the palace. Two wooden artefacts displaying the Dashavatara, the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, are also present in the palace.
Auditorium
In 1900, an external facade with a royal auditorium hall behind was added to the palace. This facade has three entrances, and the entablature has religious motifs and miniature temples crafted on it. The auditorium is used for Carnatic arts such as dance, music, and other cultural programmes, mainly during the Dasara.
Art Gallery
The art gallery contains one of the largest collections of artefacts in South India. Most of these artefacts are paintings, prominent among which are those by Raja Ravi Varma, some of which demonstrate scenes from the Hindu epics such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharatha. The collection of paintings in the gallery exceed 2000 in number and these belong to different Indian styles of painting like Mysore, Mughal and Shantiniketan. Sixteen paintings of Raja Ravi Varma were donated to the gallery by Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar. Another important painting present here is the Lady with the lamp painted by the Sawlaram Haldenkar and is placed in a dark room where it is the sole exhibit. This is to give an illusion that the glow of the lamp is illuminating the face of the woman. Some other painters whose works are exhibited here include Nikolai Roerich, Svetoslav Roerich, Rabindranath Tagore, Abanindranath Tagore, and the Ukil brothers (viz., Sharada Ukil, Ranada Ukil, and Barada Ukil). Another collection of paintings by Col. Scot, a British Army office during the Anglo-Mysore wars are said to be the only visual representation of those wars. Paintings made on a grain of rice which can be viewed only through a magnifier are also displayed here.
Other exhibits here include weapons of war, musical instruments, sculptures, brassware, antique coins, and currencies. A unique artefact exhibited here is a French clock which has a mechanism in which a parade of miniature soldiers is displayed every hour, beating drums marking the seconds, and a bugle marking the minute.
Restoration
In 2003, a new hall was built owing to insufficient room available to exhibit all the paintings. The original paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, which are over 100 years old, are being restored by the Regional Conservation Laboratory (RCL). Syrendri (which had a hole in the canvas), Victory of Meganath and Malabar Lady were some of Ravi Varma's paintings that were restored. Unscientific stretching of the canvas on which the paintings were drawn was one of the major problems noticed including unprotected exposure to dust, heat, and light. Even the murals on the walls had been damaged because of water seepage and these were also restored by RCL.
See also
List of Heritage Buildings in Mysore
Full Guide | Jaganmohana Palace
Notes
Houses completed in 1861
Kingdom of Mysore
Palaces in Mysore
Tourist attractions in Mysore
1861 establishments in British India
Royal residences in India | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaganmohan%20Palace |
A photographic mosaic or photomosaic is a picture (usually a photograph) that has been divided into tiled sections, usually equal sized, each of which is replaced with another photograph that matches the target photo. When viewed at low magnifications, the individual pixels appear as the primary image, while close examination reveals that the image is in fact made up of many hundreds or thousands of smaller images. Most of the time they are a computer-created type of montage.
There are two kinds of mosaic, depending on how the matching is done. In the simpler kind, each part of the target image is averaged down to a single color. Each of the library images is also reduced to a single color. Each part of the target image is then replaced with one from the library where these colors are as similar as possible. In effect, the target image is reduced in resolution (by downsampling), and then each of the resulting pixels is replaced with an image whose average color matches that pixel.
In the more advanced kind of photographic mosaic, the target image is not downsampled, and the matching is done by comparing each pixel in the rectangle to the corresponding pixel from each library image. The rectangle in the target is then replaced with the library image that minimizes the total difference. This requires much more computation than the simple kind, but the results can be much better since the pixel-by-pixel matching can preserve the resolution of the target image.
Originally, the term photomosaic referred to compound photographs created by stitching together a series of adjacent pictures of a scene. Space scientists have been assembling mosaics of this kind since at least as early as the Soviet satellite missions to the Moon in the late 1950s. The name Photomosaic and an implementation concept were trademarked by Robert Silvers' Runaway Technology, Inc.
History
1973 Leon Harmon publishes The Recognition of Faces. It is illustrated with a very pixelated version of the portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the 5-dollar bill.
1974-1976 Salvador Dalí paints two versions of Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea which at a distance of 20 meters is transformed into the portrait of Abraham Lincoln (Homage to Rothko). The gray blocks in Harmon's portrait are substituted by square-shaped subpictures forming the image of a nude Gala Dalí looking through a window.
1977 Dalí prints a lithograph Lincoln in Dalivision based in his previous paintings.
1993 Joseph Francis, working for R/Greenberg Associates in Manhattan, is believed to be the inventor of the modern-day computer-generated colour image versions. His Live from Bell Labs poster created in 1993 used computer-themed tile photographs to create a mosaic of a face (Ryszard Horowitz/ Photography and Art Direction, Robert Bowen/ Digital Artist). He went on to create a mosaic for Animation Magazine in 1993, which was repeated in Wired Magazine (November 1994, p. 106). Francis has said on his "History of Photo Mosaics" webpage that his interest in developing these techniques further was in part stimulated by the work of artist Chuck Close.
1994 Dave McKean creates an image for DC Comics, a mosaic of a face made from photos of faces, although this is believed to be created manually using Photoshop.
1994 Adam Finkelstein and Sandy Farrier create a mosaic of John F. Kennedy from parts of Marilyn Monroe pictures. The result was displayed in the Xerox PARC Algorithmic Art Show in 1994.
1994 Benetton: AIDS - Faces mosaic. Over one thousand young peoples' portraits from all over the word computer-processed spell out the word AIDS.
1995 The Gioconda Sapiens, a face with ten thousand faces, was presented to the public in April 1995 (Spain, Domus museum). This was the first large photographic mosaic, using photographs of 10,062 people from 110 countries to make the Mona Lisa.
1995 Adam Finkelstein (published mosaic in Mossy Bits) creates a mosaic of the 1930 oil painting by Grant Wood, American Gothic, from images collected from the Web in early 1995.
1995 Robert Silvers creates an algorithm for generating Photomosaics programmatically and goes on to trademark the term Photomosaic and patent his process for creation of Photomosaics in 1997.
Artistic aspects
There is debate over whether Photomosaics are an art or mere technique. The making of a photomosaic is sometimes parallelled and compared to forms of artistic appropriation, like literary assemblage.
Artists such as David Hockney, Christopher Kates and Pep Ventosa have pioneered their own photographic mosaic techniques where multiple photographs are taken of a scene and then pieced together again to create a cohesive image.
Trademark and intellectual property of the concept
Robert Silvers, a Master's student at MIT, filed for a trademark on the term Photomosaic on September 3, 1996. This trademark was registered on August 12, 2003.
Silvers also applied for a U.S. patent on the production of Photomosaics on January 2, 1997, which was granted as in October 2000 and has been assigned to Runaway Technology, Inc. Patent applications in other countries were also filed, and patents granted include , , , and . He is quoted as saying: "By being granted this patent in the United States and other countries, we can protect our proprietary innovations and continue to make unique artwork." In September 2008, the Public Patent Foundation filed a formal request with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to review certain claims in the on photomosaics. The request was granted and a reexamination proceeding ensued. On August 31, 2010, the USPTO issued a Reexamination Certificate confirming the patentability of all claims in the patent which were amended to refer to shape matching (a feature that contributes to the high resolution of photomosaics).
There are a number of other commercial companies that create mosaics with photos. Since there has been no litigation of these patents, these companies must therefore either use processes that do not infringe on the particular claimed process, have licenses under the patents, or are infringing those patents but Runaway Technology has chosen not to bring infringement proceedings.
Silvers' patent may be regarded as a software patent, a subject over which there is a great deal of debate. For example, states that "programs for computers as such" are not regarded as patentable inventions. Nevertheless, current practice relating to computer-implemented inventions under the EPC means that a process that provides a technical effect may be patented even if it is implemented by a computer.
The UK patent deriving from became the subject of revocation proceedings in July 2006. In September 2009, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) decided that the patent should not be revoked and terminated the proceeding. The European patents expired on 31 December 2017.
Video mosaic
Photographic mosaics are typically formed from a collection of still images. A more recent phenomenon, however, has been video mosaics which assemble video clips rather than still images to create a larger image. The closing credits of the 2005 PlayStation 2 game God of War, for example, incorporates a still image of the main character, Kratos, formed from a number of in-game videos.
The term "video mosaic" also describes a large still image made from adjacent frames of video, such as those from video shots of geographic features like roads or cities. A mosaic of the video's relevant frames replaces the full video, saving time and bandwidth, since the stills are much smaller.
See also
ASCII art
Impressionist mosaics
Micrography
Substitution tiling
Wikimedia logo mosaic
Notes
References
Cartwright, Angela (2007) Mixed Emulsions: Altered Art Techniques for Photographic Imagery
Francis, Joseph History of Photo Mosaics
Menke, Richard (2008) Telegraphic realism: Victorian fiction and other information systems
Silvers, Robert (2000) Photomosaic portraits
A Short History of PhotoTiled Pictures includes a sample of Dave McKean's 1994 DC Comics photographic mosaic.
External links
Computer art
Digital art
Mosaic | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic%20mosaic |
Utair () () is a Russian airline with its head office at Khanty-Mansiysk Airport while its hubs are at Surgut International Airport and Vnukovo International Airport. It operates scheduled domestic and some international passenger services, scheduled helicopter services, and extensive charter flights with fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters in support of the oil and gas industry across western Siberia.
History
In February 1967, the Aeroflot Tyumen Directorate was set up to meet the transport requirements of the fast-growing oil and gas industry undergoing development in western Siberia. In the wake of the break-up of the Aeroflot organization, Tyumenaviatrans Aviation (TAT) was formed in 1991 to replace the Aeroflot Tyumen Directorate. TAT adopted the name of UTair in 2002.
The airline is owned by Khanty Mansiysk District administration (23%), Surgut City administration (19%), Russian shareholders and companies (33%), the Russian Federation (2%), and private foreign investors (20%).
In October 2010, Utair announced plans to replace its Tupolev Tu-134 fleet with the Sukhoi Superjet 100. In December, UTair officially placed an order for 24 of the jets to enter service in 2013. Also in 2010, the airline named a Tu-154 aircraft after Boris Evdokimovich Sherbina, a Tyumenfigure.
In November 2014, Utair faced financial difficulties and was unable to make a bond payment. In April 2015, Utair announced a fleet reduction of over 50 aircraft due to financial difficulty. It also cancelled its order for 24 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. A few weeks later, its regional airline subsidiary UTair Express ceased operations.
In December 2015, it was announced that Utair sold its leisure subsidiary Azur Air to Turkish tourism company Anex Tourism Group, which had bought UTair-Ukraine a few weeks earlier. On 31 October 2017, Utair announced its rebranding and changing its name from "UTair Aviation" to "Utair".
On 8 April 2022 the US Department of Commerce restricted flights on aircraft manufactured in the US for Aeroflot, Aviastar, Azur Air, Belavia, Rossiya and Utair. It seems the US wants to reclaim ownership of the intellectual property. On 16 June the US broadened its restrictions on the six airlines after violations of the sanctions regime were detected. The effect of the restrictions is to ground the US-manufactured part of its fleet.
Destinations
Codeshare agreements
Utair has a codeshare agreement with following airlines:
Azerbaijan Airlines
FlyOne
NordStar Airlines
RusLine
Turkish Airlines
Fleet
Current fleet
, the Utair mainline fleet consists of the following aircraft (excluding helicopters and subsidiaries' aircraft):
Retired fleet
The airline used to operate these aircraft before.
Accidents and incidents
On 17 March 2007, UTair Flight 471, a Tupolev Tu-134, crash-landed at Samara, killing 7 people and injuring 26.
On 2 July 2008, a Utair Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Yamal region, killing 9 and injuring 7 on board.
On 16 January 2010, a Utair Boeing 737-500, registration VQ-BAC, overrun the runway on landing at Vnukovo International Airport and was substantially damaged when the nosewheel collapsed.
On 20 December 2011, a Utair Mil Mi-26T helicopter crashed in an oilfield in Western Siberia; one person was killed. Utair grounded all its Mil Mi-26T helicopters following this incident.
On 2 April 2012, UTair Flight 120, an ATR 72-200, registration VP-BYZ, crashed approximately from Roshchino International Airport serving Tyumen, Western Siberia, on a flight to Surgut International Airport. The aircraft was carrying 39 passengers and 4 crew. To date, 10 survivors with serious injuries and burns have been confirmed.
On 4 July 2012, a helicopter operated by Utair for an oil and gas company crashed in a remote area about 4 kilometers from the runway of Lensk Airport near Lensk. The wreckage was found several hours later and three bodies were recovered, with the fourth person presumed killed. The cause was not immediately known, but Utair grounded all aircraft at Lensk Airport pending an investigation into the quality of fuel supply at the airport.
On 4 August 2018, an MI-8 helicopter belonging to Utair crashed about 180 km from the town of Igarka, in Krasnoyarsk Territory, killing all 18 on board.
On 1 September 2018, Utair Flight 579, a Boeing 737-800, registration VQ-BJI, on a flight from Vnukovo with 164 passengers and 6 crew, overran the runway and caught fire while landing in Sochi, injuring 18 people.
On 9 February 2020, Utair Flight 595, a Boeing 737-500 on a domestic flight from Vnukovo International Airport (Moscow), crash-landed at Usinsk Airport, Russia, following a landing gear collapse. All 100 passengers and crew survived the accident.
References
Literature
External links
Airlines established in 1967
Airlines of Russia
Airlines banned in the European Union
Russian brands
Former Aeroflot divisions
Helicopter airlines
Companies listed on the Moscow Exchange
1967 establishments in Russia
Companies based in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utair |
The NeXT MegaPixel Display is a range of CRT-based computer monitors manufactured and sold by NeXT for the NeXTcube and NeXTstation workstations, designed by Hartmut Esslinger/Frog Design Inc.
Description
The original MegaPixel Display released in 1990 was a monochrome 17" monitor displaying four brightness levels (black, dark gray, light gray, and white) in a fixed resolution of 1120 × 832 at 92 DPI (just shy of a true megapixel at 931,840 total pixels) at 68 Hz.
It integrated a mono microphone, mono speaker, stereo RCA sockets, a 3.5 mm headphone socket and a socket for the keyboard (which in turn provided a socket for the mouse). A unique feature was that the monitor was connected to the computer by a single 6 foot cable which provided power, video signals and the aforementioned signals.
A severe problem with this setup was that the monitor could not be switched off completely while the computer was powered on. The screen could be switched black but the cathode heater always remained on. This led to extreme screen dimming after some years of use, especially when the computer was not turned off overnight as in a server setup or in a busy software lab.
This problem was later rectified with the now ultra rare 4000A model rated at 10,000 hours (~14 months).
The display has a stand that allows it to be tilted. The stand also features two rollers that can be used to move the monitor back and forth despite its heavy weight. The stand also provides a place for the keyboard when not in use, freeing up the (real) desktop in front.
When the NeXTstation Color and the NeXTdimension board were released, NeXT sold rebranded color monitors (e.g. Sony Trinitron) with 13W3 connectors as MegaPixel Color Display in either 17" or 21". Remaining connections (formerly built into the MegaPixel Display) were provided via a DB-19 Y-cable to a separate box, the NeXT Sound Box.
The cost for the 17" MegaPixel Color Display was , with the MegaPixel Display costing .
Specifications
From the NeXT User's Reference:
Monitor
17-inch monochrome
Flat screen
1120 × 832 × 2 resolution (92 dpi)
Four colors (black and white and two levels of gray)
Refresh rate of 68 Hz noninterlaced
Integrated tilt and roll
Interfaces
Keyboard jack
8-bit, 8012.8 Hz analog to digital input via microphone miniphone jack (mono)
16-bit, 44.1 kHz stereo digital-to-analog converter
output via:
Headphone miniphone jack (stereo)
Gold plated RCA line-out jacks (stereo)
Integrated speaker (mono)
Keyboard and Mouse
85 keys including:
cursor keys, numeric pad
Monitor brightness, sound volume
Power on/off
Two button opto mechanical Mouse
Dimensions
16 in (w) × 17.3 (h) × 14 (d)
408 mm (w) × 440 (h) × 354 (d)
50 lb (23 kg)
References
External links
NeXTComputers.org
US Patent D312,629 monitor design
US Patent D312,630 monitor and stand design
US Patent D317,760 stand design
US Patent D317,291 cable design
Computer monitors
NeXT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT%20MegaPixel%20Display |
"Car Thief" is the 11th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989. It heavily samples "Rien Ne Va Plus" by Funk Factory, and was itself sampled in Faith No More's 1992 song "Midlife Crisis."
Samples
"I'll Bet You" by The Jackson 5
"Hurdy Gurdy Man" by Donovan
"Woodstock" (Max Yasgur speech)
"Drop the Bomb" by Trouble Funk
"Rien Ne Va Plus" by Funk Factory
Lyrical references
Russell Simmons
Rick Rubin
David Bowie
James Brown
Space cake cookies
Ricky Powell
St. Anthony's Feast
In the Belly of the Beast
The Hurdy Gurdy Man
Ecstasy
Marijuana
PCP
References
Beastie Boys songs
1989 songs
Psychedelic rap songs
Songs written by Ad-Rock
Songs written by Mike D
Songs written by Adam Yauch
Song recordings produced by Dust Brothers
Songs written by John King (record producer)
Songs written by Michael Simpson (producer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car%20Thief |
Sher Mohammed Akhundzada (also known as Sher Ahmed Akhundzada) is an Alizai tribal leader who was the Governor of Helmand in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2005. As governor, he implemented various agricultural projects in Helmand, including canal excavation from the Kajaki dam for irrigation and electricity generation projects. He was deeply involved in opium production and smuggling, leading to his removal from office by the Afghan government in 2005 after lobbying by the British, who were leading counter-narcotic efforts in Afghanistan at the time. He was succeeded as governor of Helmand by Mohammad Daoud.
Early life
Sher Mohammed was born to the Akhundzada family in northern Helmand province, which played an important role in the Soviet–Afghan War. Belonging to the main tribe of Helmand, the Alizais, they hailed from the district of Musa Qala. His uncle was Mohammad Nasim Akhundzada who became a leading jihadi commander in Helmand. After Nasim was assassinated in 1990, his brother Rasul Akhundzada (Sher Mohammad's father) became governor of Helmand. Another brother, Abdul Ghafar Akhundzada, became governor when Rasul died of cancer. Abdul Ghafar was assassinated in Quetta, Pakistan on 18 March 2000.
Governor of Helmand
Sher Mohammed Akhundzada was appointed as Governor by the President Hamid Karzai in 2001 and served until 2005.
Talking to journalists in Kabul, Sher Muhammad Akhundzada claimed that while he was governor of Helmand for four years, NATO did not drop a single bomb on the province, no civilians were killed, and no districts fell to the Taliban. "If I were still there, I am sure things would be the same as before."
He identified agricultural projects to be implemented in Helmand such as the excavation of a canal from the Kajaki dam to irrigate northern Helmand, construction of an intake on Musa Qala River to irrigate the arable lands and generate electricity, and construction of an intake on Helmand river in Kamal Khan to irrigate unproductive farms.
Sher Mohammad was also deeply involved in the production and smuggling of opium. He also led efforts to disarm the tribal militias in Helmand. This was supposed to pave the way for the creation of a national Afghan army as the United States had requested. However, in reality, Sher Mohammed used this to disarm rival tribes and take control of their territory and opium. This had the effect of weakening Helmand's defenses, leaving it vulnerable to attacks by the Taliban.
In June 2005 Sher Mohammad's compound was raided by US forces, which claimed to have found a large stash of opium. Britain—which had been designated the "lead nation" for counter-narcotics activities in Afghanistan—successfully lobbied for Sher Muhammad's deposition before deploying ISAF forces to Helmand.
2009 Presidential election
During the 2009 presidential election, Akhundzada and Ahmed Wali Karzai, a half-brother of the incumbent president, were accused of buying up voter registration cards in Helmand Province.
References
Governors of Helmand Province
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sher%20Mohammad%20Akhundzada |
Randol Doyle Choate (born September 5, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. The New York Yankees selected him in the 1997 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft from Florida State University. Choate made his MLB debut for the Yankees in 2000, and also pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida/Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He won the 2000 World Series with the Yankees, beating the New York Mets.
As a left-handed relief pitcher, Choate appeared mainly in matchups against left-handed hitters. His pitching style featured a sidearm-delivery style that hid the ball effectively from left-handed hitters, while only marginally so against right-handed hitters. His repertoire featured almost exclusively a sinking fastball and slider combination.
Early life and amateur career
Choate was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Churchill High School in San Antonio, and was a letterman in baseball. He then attended Florida State University, where he was a third team College All-American in 1996 and a second team College All-American and Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star in 1997. In 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Professional career
Draft and minor leagues (1997–2000)
Choate was drafted by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the 1997 Major League Baseball draft and made his professional debut with the Class-A Oneonta Yankees later that season. He split 1998 between the Greensboro Bats and the Tampa Yankees and spent all of 1999 with Tampa before being promoted to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers in 2000.
New York Yankees (2000–03)
Choate made his Major League debut on July 1, 2000, as a member of the New York Yankees, retiring the only batter he faced in a 6–1 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. In his 22 games for the Yankees that year, Choate had a record of 0–1 with a 4.76 ERA, and was a part of the World Series-winning club. After a career best 3–1 record with 3.35 ERA in 2001, he was less effective in 2002 and 2003, playing in just 23 games with a 6.23 ERA. He also spent considerable time in the minors with Columbus.
Arizona Diamondbacks (2004–07)
The Yankees traded Choate to the Montreal Expos with Nick Johnson and Juan Rivera for Javier Vázquez on December 16, 2003. The following March 27, the Expos then traded him to the Arizona Diamondbacks for pitcher John Patterson. Choate appeared in 74 games for the Diamondbacks, the most games by a left-handed pitcher in Diamondbacks history and the fourth-highest by any pitcher in franchise history. He also achieved a 2–4 record with a 4.62 ERA.
In 2005 and 2006, Choate played in 90 games. However, he played a vast majority of the 2006 season with Arizona's Triple-A affiliate, the Tucson Sidewinders, playing a key role in the bullpen, by helping them win the Pacific Coast League championship.
Choate later signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins on January 9, 2007, but chose to become a free agent on March 24 after being reassigned to a minor league camp three days earlier. He signed a minor league contract to return to the Diamondbacks in April 2007, and was assigned to Tucson. The Diamondbacks purchased his contract from Tucson on June 26, 2007, but he made only two appearances before he was designated for assignment on June 28.
Milwaukee Brewers (2008)
On November 14, 2007, the Milwaukee Brewers signed him to a one-year contract. During spring training 2008, Choate broke a bone in his left hand. In mid-June, he began his rehab assignment in the minors. He pitched for the first time in the 2008 season for the High-A Brevard County Manatees. He was next moved up to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. On July 10, Choate was sent outright to the minors. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
Tampa Bay Rays (2009–10)
Choate signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on January 6, 2009. He earned his first career save on May 29, 2009, against the Minnesota Twins. In 2010, Choate led the American League in appearances with 85 while pitching a total of innings. In two seasons with the Rays, he was 5–3 with a 3.89 ERA in 146 games. In a span of 97 consecutive appearances from September 10, 2010, to June 12, 2012, Choate allowed one or zero hits each time.
Florida/Miami Marlins (2011–12)
On December 15, 2010, Choate agreed to a two-year, $2.5 million deal with the Florida Marlins. He was 1–1 with a 2.16 ERA in 98 games over the next season and a half with the Marlins.
Between April 25 and June 13, 2011, Choate did not allow a hit in 20 consecutive appearances, surpassing the record set by Mike Myers 11 years earlier and setting a record which still stands .
Los Angeles Dodgers (2012)
Choate was traded along with Hanley Ramírez to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 25, 2012, in exchange for Nathan Eovaldi and minor league pitcher Scott McGough. With the Dodgers, he appeared in 36 games and had a 4.05 ERA in innings. His combined totals for the season with the Marlins and Dodgers included 80 appearances, leading MLB, and IP, making him the only player in MLB history with at least 80 appearances and less than 40 IP in a season.
St. Louis Cardinals (2013–15)
On December 7, 2012, Choate signed a three-year, $7.5 million contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. On May 20, 2015, he drew a walk as a hitter for the first time in his career against the New York Mets. He earned his first save with the club in a 1–0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on July 25, 2015, getting A. J. Pierzynski to ground into a game-ending double play. He became a free agent again when his contract expired after the 2015 season.
Toronto Blue Jays
On March 11, 2016, Choate signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was released on March 29.
Second Stint with Dodgers
On June 12, 2016, Choate signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 24 games for the AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers, he had a 5.56 ERA. He was released on September 1, 2016.
Retirement
On February 16, 2017, Choate announced his retirement.
Pitching style
Featuring a sidearm-delivery style with a repertoire of almost exclusively sinking fastballs and sliders, one of Choate's strengths was inducing ground balls from left-handed hitters with runners on base, especially for double plays. In 2011, Choate's sinker induced a ground ball rate of 71.4%. His slider had broad side-to-side movement, inducing a 19.5% swing-and-miss rate. In 2011 and 2012, he produced 11.31 and 8.84 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (K/9) rates, respectively, despite his fastball averaging just to .
Choate has been described as "the LOOGY king" and "the loogiest loogy who ever has loogied" in The Sporting News, "pretty much the prototypical LOOGY" in True Blue LA and a "LOOGY legend" and arguably "the ultimate LOOGY" on MLB.com.
References
External links
Randy Choate at Baseball Almanac
1975 births
Living people
Florida State University alumni
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from San Antonio
New York Yankees players
Arizona Diamondbacks players
Tampa Bay Rays players
Florida Marlins players
Miami Marlins players
Los Angeles Dodgers players
St. Louis Cardinals players
Greensboro Bats players
Columbus Clippers players
Tucson Sidewinders players
Nashville Sounds players
Águilas Cibaeñas players
American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
Florida State Seminoles baseball players
Hyannis Harbor Hawks players
Oneonta Yankees players
Tampa Yankees players
Brevard County Manatees players
Durham Bulls players
Arizona League Dodgers players
Oklahoma City Dodgers players
Tulsa Drillers players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy%20Choate |
England Dan & John Ford Coley were an American soft rock duo composed of Danny Wayland "England Dan" Seals and John Edward "John Ford" Coley, active throughout the 1970s. Native Texans, they are best known for their 1976 single "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight", a No. 2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and a No. 1 Adult Contemporary hit. After they disbanded, Seals began performing as Dan Seals and launched a country music career through the 1980s which produced 11 No. 1 country hits.
Career
Early years
The duo began while they were friends and classmates at W. W. Samuell High School in Dallas, Texas, United States. Seals and Coley performed first as part of local cover bands, including Playboys Five and Theze Few. They recorded a series of demos in Nashville as The Shimmerers, but their prospects ended with the death of their producer, before he could secure a recording deal for them. Their next grouping was Dallas pop/psych group Southwest F.O.B. ("Freight on Board"), whose material has been re-released on CD by the Sundazed label.
Seals was the younger brother of Jim Seals of the 1970s soft rock duo Seals and Crofts. Dan's childhood nickname, given to him by his brother Jim, was "England Dan" because he was a fan of English rock band The Beatles, and he occasionally adopted an affected English accent. John Colley's last name was re-spelled "Coley" for ease of pronunciation; "Ford" was added as his middle name for flow purposes, thus England Dan and John Ford Coley.
Both toured the Texas music scene where Southwest F.O.B. had one charting song, "The Smell of Incense", which rose to No. 56 on the pop chart in 1968. This band played on the bill with such acts as Led Zeppelin. While in the group, Seals and Coley began their own acoustic act, Colley and Wayland. The act was renamed England Dan & John Ford Coley, and the duo signed with A&M Records in 1970. In 1971 they moved to Los Angeles where they opened for numerous bands. Their first break came in 1972, with the song "Simone". It became a No. 1 hit in Japan and also charted in France, but not in the US.
Big Tree and peak success
The duo was released in 1972 from its contract with A&M after two albums. Undaunted, the pair continued to press on, stumbling upon the song "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight", written by a young Mississippi-based songwriter, Parker McGee. They recorded a demo and played it in the office of Bob Greenberg, a senior VP at Atlantic Records. Atlantic had a subsidiary label named Big Tree in the same office and Big Tree's founder, Doug Morris, had heard the song through the wall and came into the room. When Greenberg decided against it, Morris said "We want it," and offered them a deal.
Dan and John were paired with producer Kyle Lehning, who had also produced McGee's demo. The result was a US #2 hit single in September 1976, which ultimately sold two million copies. July 1976 saw the release of England Dan & John Ford Coley's debut album for Big Tree, Nights Are Forever, also produced by Lehning. Their second Big Tree single, "Nights Are Forever Without You", also written by Parker McGee, also made the Billboard Top 10. After seeing the duo score a huge hit, A&M capitalized on the success by releasing a compilation album in 1976, I Hear Music, using songs recorded years earlier.
Both Seals and Coley embraced the Baháʼí Faith after Seals tried to "talk some sense" with his brother Jim, circa 1972. Years later, Coley returned to Christianity, but Seals remained Baháʼí until his death.
Their second Big Tree LP, Dowdy Ferry Road, followed in March 1977, yielding the hit singles, "It's Sad To Belong (To Someone Else)" (#21) (written by Randy Goodrum) and Coley's "Gone Too Far" (#23). The pair are also credited with writing and performing "It's All Up To You", the theme song to the 1977 NBC teen drama series James at 15.
Some Things Don't Come Easy (March 1978) provided "We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again", which peaked at No. 9 and Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive (March 1979) brought forth "Love Is the Answer" (written by Todd Rundgren), which was their last Top 10 hit and their final time in the Top 40 altogether, as follow-up "What Can I Do With This Broken Heart" stalled at No. 50 in late 1979.
During their early years on the road, the two performers played as an acoustic duo, but during their "hit years" on Big Tree they toured with a backup band that included Danny Gorman (drums, percussion), Bubba Keith (guitar, backing vocals), John Leland (bass), Ovid Stevens (guitar) and Michael Vernacchio (keyboards, synthesizers).
In March 1980, "In It For Love", one of two new recordings added to The Best of England Dan and John Ford Coley (December 1979), managed to reach only #53 as a single. After contributing songs to the movie Just Tell Me You Love Me in 1980, the pair went their separate ways.
Aftermath
The duo split in 1980 when Seals decided to pursue a career in country music, where he found success throughout the 1980s, scoring hits such as "Meet Me in Montana" (with Marie Osmond) and "Bop". Seals died on March 25, 2009, following treatment for mantle cell lymphoma.
Coley formed another group that released an album on A&M Records: Leslie, Kelly and John Ford Coley (featuring sisters Leslie and Kelly Bulkin), then went on to do television and film appearances in the 1980s. He returned to an active touring schedule in the 1990s and 2000s and was also co-producer for acts such as Eddie Money (with Vince Gill) and Tom Wurth.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
Other sources
Nite, Norm N. and Newman, Ralph M.: ROCK ON: The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Rock N' Roll; Volume II: Thomas Y. Crowell: 1978, p. 152.
External links
Official website of John Ford Coley
England Dan and John Ford Coley biography at ClassicBands.com
Official YouTube channel
American pop music groups
American soft rock music groups
American musical duos
Musical groups established in 1970
Musical groups disestablished in 1980
Musical groups from Dallas
Soft rock duos
Male musical duos
A&M Records artists
Big Tree Records artists | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England%20Dan%20%26%20John%20Ford%20Coley |
Ignaz Glaser (5 May 1853 – 11 August 1916) was an Austria-Hungary businessman from Prague and the founder of one of the biggest sheet glass factories in the k.u.k. monarchy.
Biography
In 1881 in Bürmoos near Salzburg he used the legal estate of a former glassworks company that went bankrupt four years earlier and he bought a giant moor area. He expanded the factory with four glass ovens, which worked with turf.
He also founded a brickyard, which was very successful and which existed throughout the 1970s. Bit by bit he then bought further moor areas in the neighboring Weidmoos and at Ibmer moor, where he also started to cultivate hops. In the middle of the Ibmer area, in Hackenbuch, Upper Austria, he established another glass factory. The turf factory was very unstable because it depended on the weather a lot and the turf supplies drew to a close. Thus Glaser bought a closed sugar factory in North Bohemian Brüx and established a new glass factory. In that factory ovens were heated with coal from an open pit, which made the company independent from weather conditions. After Glaser’s death in 1916, his son Dr. Hermann Glaser, born on 18 August 1889, took over the glass factory, which experienced a short economic boom after World War I. But then the company missed the update to mechanical flat glass fabrication and the Glaser empire broke down in 1926. In Bürmoos, flat glass was produced by a company named Stiassny until the end of 1929, which then bought the holdings. At this point glass fabrication was shut down totally. Eighty percent of the population there was unemployed.
Glaser's grave is in the Jewish cemetery in Salzburg–Aigen. His son survived the Holocaust in Shanghai and died on 10 January 1956 in Vienna.
In 2006 the first Ignaz-Glaser-Symposium organized by Andreas Maislinger with a focus on integration took place.
Literature
Commercial Register Ignaz Glaser - unpublished.
Georg Rendl, Die Glasbläser von Bürmoos. Romantrilogie. Verlag Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1951.
Austrian businesspeople
Businesspeople from Austria-Hungary
Austro-Hungarian Jews
1853 births
1916 deaths
People from Salzburg-Umgebung District | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz%20Glaser |
Asahel Collins Beckwith (1827–1896) was a senator from Wyoming. A Democrat, he was born in Mentor, Ohio, and was appointed to serve in Washington from 1893 to 1895 in the 53rd United States Congress, but his resignation due to investigation prevented him from taking office.
Appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1893, caused by failure of the state legislature to elect him to office, Beckwith took his seat February 6, 1895. Beckwith presented credentials as a Senator-designate March 15, 1893 (special session of the Senate), but was not sworn pending investigation of his right to the seat. He resigned July 11, 1893, before final action was taken by the Senate. The seat was vacant from March 4, 1893, to January 22, 1895.
References
Wyoming Biography Database
makeup of the 53rd congress
53rd congress of the united states
1827 births
1896 deaths
People from Mentor, Ohio
Wyoming Democrats | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahel%20C.%20Beckwith |
A Company Secretary is a senior position in a citizen sector establishment. Also known as Compliance Officers, it is one of the positions that is a part of the key managerial personnel (which usually includes the CEO & CFO) of any company. In large American and Canadian publicly listed corporations, a Company Secretary is typically named a Corporate Secretary. A Company Secretary is responsible for the efficient administration of a company, particularly with regard to ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and for ensuring that decisions of the board of directors are implemented.
Despite the name, the role is not clerical or secretarial. The company secretary ensures that an organisation complies with relevant legislation and regulation, and keeps board members informed of their legal responsibilities. Company secretaries are the company's named representative on legal documents, and it is their responsibility to ensure that the company and its directors operate within the law. It is also their responsibility to register and communicate with shareholders, to ensure that dividends are paid and to maintain company records, such as lists of directors and shareholders, and annual accounts.
In many countries, private companies have traditionally been required by law to appoint one person as a company secretary, and this person will also usually be a senior board member.
Roles and responsibilities
Company secretaries in all sectors have high level responsibilities including governance structures and mechanisms, corporate conduct within an organisation's regulatory environment, board, shareholder and trustee meetings, compliance with legal, regulatory and listing requirements, the training and induction of non-executives and trustees, contact with regulatory and external bodies, reports and circulars to shareholders/trustees, management of employee benefits such as pensions and employee share schemes, insurance administration and organisation, the negotiation of contracts, risk management, property administration and organisation and the interpretation of financial accounts.
Company secretaries are the primary source of advice on the conduct of business and this can span everything from legal advice on conflicts of interest, through accounting advice on financial reports, to the development of strategy and corporate planning.
Among public companies in North America, providing advice on corporate governance issues is an increasingly important role for corporate secretary. Many shareholders, particularly institutional investors, view sound corporate governance as essential to board and company performance. They are quite vocal in encouraging boards to perform frequent corporate governance reviews and to issue written statements of corporate governance principles. The corporate secretary is usually the executive to assist directors in these efforts, providing information on the practices of other companies, and helping the board to tailor corporate governance principles and practices to fit the board's needs and expectations of investors. In some companies, the role of the corporate secretary as corporate governance adviser has been formalised, with a title such as Chief Governance Officer added to their existing title.
In view of the important roles the company secretary plays in business, PLCs and large companies require the company secretary to be suitably trained, experienced and professionally qualified for these responsibilities.
In the UK, the company secretary may be qualified by virtue of examination and membership of The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI), which is the main qualification specifically for company secretaries. CGI is the body dedicated to the advancement and recognition of professional administration based on a combination of degree-level studies, carefully vetted experience and sponsorship by two people of professional status. Only a person thus qualified is entitled to be designated a 'Chartered Secretary' or 'Chartered Company Secretary'. The Faculty of Secretaries and Administrators founded in 1930 is the second body of corporate secretaries in the United Kingdom and now has a strong emphasis on equality work and governance and its members are designated 'corporate secretaries' or 'certified public secretaries'. It is expected that company secretaries of publicly quoted companies will be professionally qualified through CGI, one of the chartered professional bodies in the accountancy profession, or have appropriate training and experience through another body.
Malaysia
In Malaysia, the Companies Act 2016 requires that every company to appoint at least one secretary. The secretary has to be appointed within the first 30 days after incorporation or a penalty is imposed on the Directors, running into a risk of being blacklisted. The responsibilities of the secretary include the following:
Preparing board meetings and the Annual General Meeting (AGM) - As of year 2016 under the revised Companies Act, AGM is no longer necessary for Private Limited Companies (Sendirian Berhad or Sdn Bhd)
Filing Annual returns to SSM (CCM in English)
Amendments to the company Constitution
Maintaining statutory documents
Filing updates with SSM on matters such as changes of company name or address, issue of shares, changes in directors, shareholders, etc.
Only an individual who satisfies the requirement in the Companies Act 2016, section 235 (2) may be appointed a company secretary. The only professional body in Malaysia that awards the Chartered Secretary (FCIS/ACIS) qualification is the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA), which is a division of the Chartered Governance Institute, United Kingdom. In addition to the qualifications specified in the Companies Act 2016, section 235 (2), a company secretary must also hold a current practising certificate issued by the Companies Commission of Malaysia (Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia).
India
In India, "The Institute of Company Secretaries of India" (ICSI) regulates the profession of company secretaries . ICSI is a statutory professional body which has more than 65,000 associate members.
Chartered Secretaries are employed as chairs, chief executives and non-executive directors, as well as executives and company secretaries. Some chartered secretaries are also known in their own companies as corporate secretarial executives/managers or corporate secretarial directors.
Many corporate secretaries of North American public companies are lawyers and some serve as their corporation's general counsel. While this can be helpful in the execution of their duties it can also create ambiguity as to what is legal advice, protected by privilege, and what is business advice.
United Kingdom
Since 8 April 2008 there has been no legal requirement for a private company in the UK to have a company secretary unless the company's articles of association state otherwise. If a private company doesn't have a company secretary then the company secretarial duties and responsibilities fall upon the directors of the company. With the increase in the number of social enterprises and community interest companies there is often a demand for a company secretary in the voluntary and community sectors as well as ordinary private trading companies. A public company in the UK must still have a formally appointed company secretary.
Chartered Secretaries are the sixth highest paid employees in the UK according to the Office for National Statistics Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (March 2010).
The exact responsibilities of the company secretary depend on the size and nature of the company and there is no statutory definition of what these are, but it generally includes some or all of the following:
maintaining the company's statutory registers;
updating the records held by Companies House;
maintaining the company's registered office;
advising the board of directors on their legal and corporate responsibilities and matters of corporate governance;
organizing the company’s board meetings and annual general meeting;
minuting board meetings;
ensuring company compliance with legal obligations;
managing and storing the company's records, e.g. re investments, property, payroll, insurance, accounting, taxation (VAT, PAYE, Corporation Tax); and
liaison between the company and its stakeholders and shareholders
Singapore
In Singapore, The Companies Act, Section 171 requires that every business has a Company Secretary that must reside in Singapore. The Secretary has to be appointed within the first 6 months after incorporation. If the company has only one director, he or she cannot be the Corporate Secretary. The responsibilities of the Corporate Secretary include the following:
Preparing board meetings and the Annual General Meeting
Filing Annual returns to ACRA
Amendments to the company Constitution
Maintaining statutory registers
Filing updates with ACRA on matters such as changes of company name or address, issue of shares, changes in directors, shareholders, etc.
For public companies, the Secretary must be a registered filing agent or a qualified individual.
Bangladesh
China
In China, every listed company is required to have a board secretary. According to article 124 of 2005 Company Law, every listed company is required to have a secretary to the board of directors. The responsibilities of board secretary include preparing meetings of shareholders and boards of directors, maintaining company records and shareholders information, dealing with information disclosure etc. Relevant listing rules in China further clarify that the secretary of the Board is a managerial position. Such listing rules discuss duties of board secretary in details. According to "Special Provisions of the State Council Concerning the Flotation and Listing Abroad of Stocks by Limited Stock Companies", "Guidance for the Articles of Listed Company", "Stock Listing Rules of the Shanghai Stock Exchange" and "Stock Listing Rules of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange", the secretary of the Board is classified as the senior management team. From those listing rules, the board secretary, or the secretary of the board of directors, in China is comparable as the company secretary in many other countries.
South Africa
In South Africa, all public and state-owned company must appoint a company secretary. The roles and responsibilities of the company secretary are defined in the Companies Act, No 71 of 2008. For publicly listed companies, these roles were clarified and expanded by the King IV report. In addition, non-profit companies that have voluntarily adopted the "Enhanced Accountability and Transparency" provisions of the Companies Act must appoint a company secretary whose role is comparable to that of a public company.
Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the Companies Act, No. 07 of 2007 requires that each registered company has a company secretary. A company secretary is required to be registered with the Department of Registrar of Companies, to function as a company secretary. Eligibility to function as a secretary are;
Sri Lankan citizen
An [Attorney at law], a [Chartered Accountant] or any person demanded have followed a program of study by the Subject Minister
Applicants with over 20 years experience in the company secretaries field may be appointed after an interview with the Registrar of Companies.
References
External links
Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries (Canada)
Corporate Secretaries International Association
The Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals (North America)
Chartered Secretaries Canada
The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries
The Institute of Company Secretaries Of India
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK
The Faculty of Secretaries and Administrators, UK
Institute of Corporate secretaries of Pakistan
Governance Institute of Australia
Legal professions
Company secretaries | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company%20secretary |
A pseudo-top-level domain is a label or name for a computer network that is not participating in the world-wide official Domain Name System and may not even participate in the Internet, but may use a similar domain name hierarchy. Historically the best known large networks in this group were .bitnet, .csnet, .oz, and .uucp, for which many Internet mail forwarders provided connectivity. In addition, newer networks like .exit, .i2p, may be included. (Newest draft of the proposal expired on July 28, 2015 without becoming a standard.) Some domains such as .onion later become officially recognised.
Although these networks or domain names have no official status, some are generally regarded as having been unofficially grandfathered, and are unlikely ever to be allocated as top-level domains.
Pseudo-top-level domains are also sometimes used for fictitious domain names in video games and other media in order to prevent practical jokers and curious people from either bothering websites and organizations by reaching the domains they see in works of fiction, or registering the domain name in an attempt of cybersquatting.
See also
Alternative DNS root
.local
.arpa
References | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo-top-level%20domain |
Kituba (, ) is a widely used lingua franca in Central Africa. It is a creole language based on Kikongo, a Bantu language. It is a national language in Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Names
Kituba is known by many names among its speakers. In academic circles the language is called or Kikongo-Kituba.
In the Republic of the Congo it is called Munukutuba, a phrase which means literally "I say", and is used in the Republic's 1992 constitution. The latter (Kituba) means "way of speaking" and is used in the 2015 constitution.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo it is called Kikongo ya leta ("the state's Kikongo" or "Government Kikongo"), or Kikongo de L'état, shortened to Kileta. Confusingly, it is also called Kikongo, especially in areas that lack Kongo (Kikongo) speakers, namely the Kwango and Kwilu Provinces. The constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo lists "Kikongo" as one of the national languages, meaning Kituba.
There are also other historical names such as Kibula-matadi (literally "the stone-breaker's speech"), (literally "be not", "it isn't so"), Kikwango, and Kizabave (literally "do not know"), but they have largely fallen out of use.
Geographic distribution
The majority of Kituba speakers live in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is spoken as the primary lingua franca in the provinces of Kongo Central, Kwango and Kwilu and to a lesser extent in Kinshasa, Mai-Ndombe and Kasai.
Kituba is spoken in the southern of the Republic of Congo, in regions of Kouilou, Pointe-Noire, Niari, Bouenza, Lékoumou and in the capital Brazzaville. Lingala is more popular in the north.
Kituba is also spoken in the northern part of Angola, since modern nations cut across the lines of tribal areas and ancient kingdoms, and northern Angola borders the Kwango Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo which is a strong Kituba-speaking area.
Although mutually intelligible, there are differences, mainly in vocabulary, between the eastern and western areas of The Democratic Republic of Congo, and still more between the Kituba spoken there and that spoken in Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of Congo).
Official status
Kituba is a national language in the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In practice the term national language means that it is a language of regional administration, elementary education, and business.
A national language is also one that is used for public and mass communication. National public radios and televisions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in the Republic of Congo use Kituba as one of their main languages for evening news.
History
There are several theories on how Kituba came into being. One theory claims that it had already evolved at the time of the Kongo Kingdom as a simplified interdialectal trade language, which the European colonists subsequently took into use for regional administration. Another theory claims that a simplified trade language called Kifyoti was developed at the Portuguese coastal trading 18
post and it was later spread upstream by the Christian missionaries to the region between the Kwango and the Kasai rivers where it evolved further (hence the name Kikwango). Yet another theory emphasizes the construction of the Matadi-Kinshasa railroad at the end of the 1800s, which involved forced labour from West Africa, lower Congo, and the neighbouring Bandundu region. The workers had diverse linguistic backgrounds which gave birth to a grammatically simplified language.
Harold W. Fehdereau, a linguist and missionary, carried out a major linguistic survey of Kituba-speaking areas under the joint auspices of the American Bible Society and the American Mennonite Brethren Mission. He published his work in a Kituba-French-English dictionary in 1969. He traced the development of Kituba back to the 1800's or earlier, necessitated by the inter-tribal needs of the Congolese themselves, and later, their relationship with slave traders. Then in the early 1900's, the Belgian and French colonization of the area brought further need for a convenient language of communication with the Congolese. He admits that we do not have a very complete picture of the development of Kituba before the 1930's, when it came into wide use by Christian missionaries. He notes that many today have grown up knowing Kituba as their mother tongue, and at the same time, it has reached some complexity of grammar unusual to pidgin languages. He notes that there is an increasing tendency, particularly in the western Kituba-speaking region, to borrow words from French, adding Kituba prefixes and suffixes for everyday usage.
Regardless of the genesis, Kituba established itself in the large towns that were found during the colonial period between 1885 and 1960. Kituba is spoken as the primary language in the large Bakongo cities of Moanda, Boma, Matadi, Pointe-Noire, Dolisie, Nkayi, and Brazzaville and also in large non-Bakongo cities of Bandundu, Kikwit, and Ilebo. It is the main language spoken throughout the modern provinces of Kwango and Kasai. A dialect called 'Monokutuba' is spoken in Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of Congo).
The first portions of the Bible were published in 1934, followed by the New Testament in 1950. A revision was published in 1957. The complete Bible was published in 1982, all by the Bible Society of Congo.
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has published a translation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Kituba.
Differences between Kikongo and Kituba
Some examples of differences between Kikongo (Kisikongo, Kizombo, Kisolongo, Iwoyo, Kiyombe, Kisingombe, Kintandu, Kimanianga, Kindibu, Civili, Tsiladi (Lari), etc.) and Kituba (or Kikongo ya leta, Munukutuba, Monokutuba):
1. Conjugation: In Kikongo, the conjugation of a tense to different persons is done by changing verbal prefixes, unlike in Kituba:
Example: verb "to be" conjugated in the present in Kikongo and Kituba:
2. Negative form
3. Noun classes : noun prefixes are not completely the same (cf. the Kikongo and Kituba grammars)
Phonology
Vowels
Kituba has five vowel phonemes: /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, and /u/. They are very similar to the vowels of Spanish and Italian. Vowels are never reduced, regardless of stress. The vowels are pronounced as follows:
/a/ is pronounced like the "a" in father
/e/ is pronounced like the "e" in bed
/i/ is pronounced like the "i" in ski or ring
/o/ is pronounced like the first part of the "o" in home, or like a tenser version of "o" in "lot"
/u/ is pronounced like the "oo" of fool
Consonants
Notes
Word-initial voiceless prenasalized consonants are reduced to simple consonants in some dialects: and become and in Kituba of Pointe-Noire.
Some dialects add stop to prenasalized alveolar fricatives: and become and ndzila.
Alveolar fricatives may become postalveolar ( or ) before /i/.
Grammar
Pronouns
Kituba has subject and object pronouns. The object pronouns are used in place of subject pronouns when the subject is being emphasized.
Nouns
Kituba has kept by and large the noun classes of ethnic Kikongo with some modifications. The classes 9 and 11 have in effect merged with the singular class with zero prefix, and their plural is formed with generic plural class prefix ba-.
Verbs
Kituba has a well-developed verbal system involving grammatical tense and aspect. Most verb forms have long and short versions. The long forms are used in formal written communication whereas the short forms have developed for spoken communication.
The irregular conjugation of the verb or (to be) is presented in the table below. It is the only irregular verb in Kituba.
All other verbs are conjugated with the help of auxiliary verbs. The conjugation of the verb (to do) is presented in the table below.
Voice
The suffix indicating voice is adding after the verb root and before the suffix indicating tense.
The most common forms are "ila", indicating action to or toward someone, and "ana", indicating mutual or reciprocal action:
Kutanga "to read", Tangila "read to", Tangilaka "read to" (past)
Sadisa "to help", Sadisana "help one another", Sadisanaka "helped one another (past)
Dictionary
A Kituba-English-French dictionary compiled by linguist Harold W. Fehderau, Ph.D., was published in 1969. It is not widely available.
Lexicon
The bulk of Kituba words come from Kikongo. Other Bantu languages have influenced it as well, including Kiyaka, Kimbala, Kisongo, Kiyansi, Lingala, and Swahili. In addition, many words have been borrowed from French, Portuguese, and English. These include:
sandúku (Swah. sanduku) "box", the Swahili word comes from Arabic صندوق (ṣandūq)
matáta (Swah. matata) "trouble"
letá (Fr. l'état) "state"
kamiyó (Fr. camion) "truck"
sodá/solodá (Fr. soldat) "soldier"
masínu (Fr. machine) "machine"
mísa (Port. missa) "mass"
kilápi (Port. lápis) "pen"
katekisimu (Eng. catechism)
bóyi (Eng. houseboy)
sapatu (Port. sapato) "shoe"
mesa (Port. mesa) "table"
dikopa (Port. copa) "cup"
simisi (Fr. chemise) "shirt"
Sample text
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights translates to:
Bantu nyonso, na mbutukulu kevwandaka na kimpwanza ya bawu, ngenda mpe baluve ya mutindu mosi. Mayela na mbanzulu ke na bawu, ni yawu yina bafwana kusalasana na bumpangi.
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."
Literature
In 2018, a book (Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: Mbandu ya luzingu by Protais Yumbi) written in Kikongo ya Leta was nominated for the Grand Prix of Literary Associations. A hymnbook, 'Bankunga ya Kintwadi'(Songs of Fellowship) was published in 1988 by the Mennonite Brethren Mission. It is widely used by numerous Protestant denominations.
Almost a hundred Kituba-language books and articles have been published by Every Child Ministries' Mwinda Project. These include articles on Christian education, Bible lessons for children and youth, teacher training, health, and a variety of other topics. These are available on-line and at bookstores and libraries within the Democratic Republic of Congo.
See also
Habla Congo, in Cuba
References
Bibliography
Diener, Ingolf; Maillart, Diana.(1970).Petit vocabulaire Francais-Anglais-Munukutuba. Pointe-Noire.
Jean-Alexis Mfoutou, Parlons munukutuba : Congo-Brazzaville, République démocratique du Congo, Angola, Paris, Editions L'Harmattan, 2019, 426 pages.
Jean-Alexis Mfoutou, Pour une histoire du munukutuba, langue bantoue, Paris, Editions L'Harmattan, 2019, 130 pages.
Jean-Alexis Mfoutou, Grammaire et lexique munukutuba : Congo-Brazzaville, République Démocratique du Congo, Angola, L'Harmattan, 2009, 344 p. (ISBN 2296226736 et 9782296226739, présentation en ligne, lire en ligne).
Khabirov, Valeri.(1990). Monokutuba. Linguistic Encyclopedic Dictionary. Moscow. "Soviet Encyclopedia". P. 309-310 (In Russian)
Fehderau, H., 1966. The Origin and Development of Kituba. PhD dissertation, Cornell University.
External links
Weblink
Learn Kituba (Kikongo ya leta) on Learn101
Learn Kituba (Kikongo ya leta) on ilanguages
Languages of the Republic of the Congo
Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bantu-based pidgins and creoles
Kongo language | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kituba%20language |
John Kelly (born July 25, 1960, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a hockey play-by-play announcer for the St. Louis Blues. He is the son of the late Dan Kelly. Kelly joined his father in the broadcast booth, for a Blues game against the Philadelphia Flyers on November 17, 1988, in which his Blues team defeated the Flyers for the first time in Philadelphia since January 6, 1972. He joined the Blues' broadcast team for the 1989–90 season and remained on the job until summer 1992, when he joined the then-fledgling Tampa Bay Lightning.
Three years later, he joined the Colorado Avalanche, who were moving from Quebec City, where they had spent 23 seasons as the Nordiques. He documented two Stanley Cup Championships in Denver, in 1995–96 and again in 2000–01. He became well known in Denver for his proclamation, "Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!" after a big score by the Avs and, "SAVE BY ROY!" after a good save from former Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy. He left the Avalanche after the 2003–04 season to rejoin the Blues on their telecasts after the 2004–05 NHL lockout and finally called the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals on local radio in the second period of every game.
On January 13, 2000, he was confronted by Pittsburgh Penguins coach Herb Brooks for suggesting that Matthew Barnaby faked an injury after being hit by Alexei Gusarov with 27 seconds left. He was suspended two games for that confrontation on January 18, having been suspended indefinitely since January 15. Gusarov was suspended two games for the hit the day before.
His younger brother Dan P. Kelly was the Blues' radio announcer from 1997 to 2000, before spending the next four seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
In addition to the Blues, he also worked the 2006 NHL playoffs on Outdoor Life Network (now NBCSN). During the mid-1990s, he worked on select regional telecasts for the NHL on Fox. In the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs, he substituted for Mike Haynes, the broadcaster who took over his play-by-play role for the Avalanche, on Altitude Sports and Entertainment, due to Haynes' health problems before he returned next season.
Kelly, whose minor league hockey assignments included the St. Catharines Saints and three years with the Adirondack Red Wings, obtained his realtor license during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. He also subbed for Marv Albert on Rangers broadcasts during the late 1980s.
References
American Hockey League broadcasters
National Hockey League broadcasters
Colorado Avalanche announcers
St. Louis Blues announcers
St. Louis Rams announcers
Tampa Bay Lightning announcers
People from Ottawa
1960 births
Living people | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Kelly%20%28sportscaster%29 |
Dickenson's Arcade Pty Ltd v Tasmania, also known as the Tobacco Tax case is a High Court of Australia case that dealt with section 90 of the Australian Constitution.
In this case, the Act in question imposed licences for the sale of tobacco, and the fee was calculated as being 4.5 percent of the retail value of tobacco sold in the 12-month period ending 6 months prior to the licence period. Three judges, namely Gibbs, Menzies and Stephen JJ, applied the criterion of liability approach from Dennis Hotels Pty Ltd v Victoria and held that the fee was not an excise and thus not invalid by section 90. Barwick CJ and Mason J, while disapproving of the criterion of liability approach, felt bound to follow the precedent set by Dennis Hotels, since the facts of that cases were quite similar to those in this case.
The Court, with the exception of McTiernan J, excluded consumption taxes from duties of excise, although such taxes are frequently also a tax on the sale of goods.
See also
Section 90 of the Constitution of Australia
Australian constitutional law
References
Winterton, G. et al. Australian federal constitutional law: commentary and materials, 1999. LBC Information Services, Sydney.
High Court of Australia cases
1974 in Australian law
Australian constitutional law
Excise in the Australian Constitution cases
1974 in case law | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickenson%27s%20Arcade%20Pty%20Ltd%20v%20Tasmania |
England Dan & John Ford Coley is the first album by the pop rock duo of the same name.
Track listing
All songs written by John Ford Coley and Dan Seals.
"Mud and Stone" - 2:46
"Miss Me" - 3:06
"Swamp River" - 2:20
"Tell Her Hello" - 3:15
"Lady Rose" - 2:49
"New Jersey" - 3:00
"Winning Side" - 3:15
"Elysian Fields" - 2:50
"I'm Home" - 2:10
"Ask the Rain" - 1:58
Personnel
Performers – England Dan Seals and John Ford Coley
Arrangements – Artie Butler, Jimmie Haskell, and Louie Shelton
Production
Producer – Louie Shelton
Engineer – Henry Lewy
Art Direction – Roland Young
Design – Chuck Beeson
Photography – Frank Laffittle
Liner Notes – Bob Garcia
References
1971 debut albums
England Dan & John Ford Coley albums
albums arranged by Jimmie Haskell
A&M Records albums | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England%20Dan%20%26%20John%20Ford%20Coley%20%28album%29 |
The Movie Album is the thirtieth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released on October 14, 2003, by Columbia Records. Overall, her sixtieth release with her record label, it was executively produced by Streisand and her manager, Jay Landers. A concept album, it contains twelve songs from the singer's favorite films ranging in release from 1935 to 1988. While curating the album, Streisand was inspired by her marriage to actor James Brolin to record songs about love and relationships. To better fit her needs, songwriting duo Alan and Marilyn Bergman were commissioned to add lyrics to several of the songs Streisand had chosen to record.
Individual songs on the parent album were produced by Streisand, Robbie Buchanan, and Johnny Mandel. The record contains orchestral pop compositions accompanied by a 75-piece film orchestra, recorded on set at various studio locations in California during June and July 2003. Simultaneously with the release of The Movie Album, Columbia Records distributed a sampler extended play (EP) version of the album titled Selections from the Movie Album. A deluxe edition with audio commentary and music videos for her covers of "Wild Is the Wind" and "I'm in the Mood for Love" was released exclusively in the United States. Streisand also performed live on The Oprah Winfrey Show, marking her first televised performance in forty years.
Music critics highlighted Streisand's singing ability and the lushness of the album as a whole. However, some felt the collection of songs was boring and ultimately disappointing. Nonetheless, it received a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2004. Commercially, The Movie Album reached the top ten of record charts in Canada and the United States. It also received record certifications in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Movie Album is Streisand's best-selling studio album from the 2000s and has since sold over 694,000 copies in the United States.
Background and development
The Movie Album is Streisand's sixtieth album overall as a signed artist with Columbia Records. It contains twelve songs from some of the singer's favorite films released since her birth year. Furthermore, she told Ileane Rudolph in an interview with TV Guide that her covers of "Smile" and "More in Love with You" are her two favorite tracks on The Movie Album. Regarding her decision for to record a concept album, she said: "I’ve always been very influenced by the movies, ever since I was a kid and kind of dreamed in the movies. A lot of the songs come from my memories of how that music affected me." The album was released on October 14, 2003, through her label and is the singer's thirtieth studio effort and first studio album of original material in the 2000s. Despite the title of the record being The Movie Album, it does not contain any of the songs that Streisand has recorded specifically for any of her films. However, the singer did state, in an interview with USA Today, that "she would like to work again in film and would even consider doing another movie musical".
Recording sessions for The Movie Album took place at various studio locations throughout California in June and July 2003: Streisand worked at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Grandma's House in Malibu, and The Hop in Studio City. A limited edition deluxe version, limited to 250,000 CD copies, with a bonus DVD including two previously unreleased music videos for "Wild Is the Wind" and "I'm in the Mood for Love" was released. It also features a live visual with Streisand discussing the album's tracks titled "Song Commentary". Alongside the release of The Movie Album, Columbia Records distributed a sampler extended play (EP) version of the album titled Selections from the Movie Album, featuring Streisand's renditions of "Smile", "Calling You", and "Moon River". For further promotion, the singer was a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show on October 14, 2003, and performed songs from The Movie Album; it marked her first appearance on national television since 1963.
Inspiration and songs
With The Movie Album, Streisand wanted to share her favorite tracks written specifically for movies from the years 1935 to 1988. To achieve a cinematic quality to the album's songs, she sung over a 75-piece orchestra that is rarely seen in popular music. Conducted by the orchestra, violins are present on each of the album's twelve tracks. Featuring orchestral pop pieces, a theme common within the lyrics on The Movie Album is "mature love", which AllMusic's William Ruhlmann felt reflected the singer's age. The singer was also inspired by her marriage to husband James Brolin. Streisand executively produced the collection with her manager, Jay Landers, and Robbie Buchanan and Johnny Mandel are credited as additional producers on four of the album's tracks.
It opens with a cover of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile", from the 1936 film Modern Times. According to Streisand, she was inspired to record the song after receiving a new dog from her husband as a birthday present, following the decision to put down her Bijon Frise dog earlier that same year. The second song is "Moon River", which was originally performed by Henry Mancini and taken from Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). Streisand's cover of "I'm in the Mood for Love", from 1935's Every Night at Eight, is the oldest song that appears on The Movie Album, and was written by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh. In the album's fourth track, "Wild Is the Wind", Streisand places emphasis on the romantic song lyric "You're life itself!", which Ruhlmann from AllMusic considered to be convincing as a singer. She claimed that she had always wanted to perform a rendition of "Wild Is the Wind" after hearing Johnny Mathis sing it live on The Ed Sullivan Show. "Emily" follows and is the only track on The Movie Album to receive additional production from Johnny Mandel, who is also credited as one of its four registered songwriters. Written by Mandel for the 1964 film The Americanization of Emily, he was also commissioned to write an additional verse for "Emily" to fulfill Streisand's likings. The singer expressed interest in recording André Previn's instrumental theme "More in Love with You", from Vincente Minnelli's 1962 film Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, after it served as one of the songs in her wedding to Brolin. Since the track contained no lyrics, songwriter duo Alan and Marilyn Bergman received permission from Previn's family to contribute verses over the original composition.
"How Do You Keep the Music Playing?", used in 1982's Best Friends, is the collection's seventh song and was written by the Bergmans and Michel Legrand. Like "More in Love with You", it features additional "bittersweet" lyrics that were not used in the original version of the song; it contains a "flowing melody" and the lyrics "represent a larger-than-life Hollywood kind of love". The singer sang "But Beautiful" because she considered it to be a "positive song" with a tinge of sadness to it; she elaborated: "It’s a fantastic lyric, because it’s the truth. It talks about love. It’s cheerful, gay, sad, happy, quiet, mad, but it’s beautiful. Love is all those things. And you want it, no matter how painful it is." It was originally heard in the 1947 American film Road to Rio. A cover of Jevetta Steele's "Calling You" is the ninth track and was specifically written for the soundtrack to the 1987 German film Bagdad Café. As an addition, it contains a "newly penned third verse" from the song's original writer, Robert Telson. Streisand chose to sing Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn's "The Second Time Around" as she felt the song's meaning becomes "much more pleasant when you're older". "Goodbye for Now" was written by Stephen Sondheim for the American film Reds (1981). Streisand decided to record the version that appears in the actual film rather than what is featured on the accompanying soundtrack. A cover of Inside Daisy Clovers "You're Gonna Hear from Me" serves as the closing track to The Movie Album. Ruhlmann suggested that it is reminiscent of Streisand's 1964 single "Don't Rain on My Parade".
Critical reception
Music reviewers appreciated Streisand's decision to record an album based upon songs from films; American film critic Leonard Maltin described The Movie Album as a "wonderful [and] unexpected collection of songs [with] beautiful renditions"; describing his admiration for the effort, he said: "Any album that opens with Charlie Chaplin's 'Smile' has got me hooked." Larry Flick from The Advocate applauded Streisand for "challeng[ing] herself" on songs like "Moon River", "But Beautiful", and "Calling You". He also compared the film-centric concept for the album to The Broadway Album and wrote: "Streisand is in top form with a collection that reminds us why we loved her in the first place." William Ruhlmann from AllMusic awarded The Movie Album three out of his five stars in his album review. He called it remarkable that Streisand was able to "retain [...] purity and range in her voice" given her age. Comparing its strength to her 1985 studio album, The Broadway Album, he wrote that even if others did not agree with him, "it nevertheless gives the listener some superior new takes on standards the singer has not addressed previously and uncovers a gem or two that had been overlooked till now."
Billboards Michael Paoletta selected The Movie Album as one of three albums for his "Essential Reviews" column in the weekly magazine. He applauded it for being a "lush collection [that] reveals a range of emotions"; he also found the album to prove that the singer "remains in a league of her own". However, Nekesa Mumbi Moody from Today felt the exact opposite. While she did find the singer's voice to be "as perfect as ever" and the music to "sound [...] lush", she stated: "Yet there's little spark or emotion from Streisand on any of these songs". Concluding her album review, Moody wrote: "What Streisand intended as a loving tribute is instead a sterile treatment that is ultimately disappointing." Tom Santopietro, author of The Importance of Being Barbra: The Brilliant, Tumultuous Career of Barbra Streisand, also disliked The Movie Album and claimed that its inclusion of too many ballads was one of the issues; he also claimed that the general listener will find the album boring due to the fact that "there is nothing compelling [or] nothing demanding one's attention". He did, however, highlight Streisand' versions of "More in Love with You" and "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?".
Accolades
Streisand was nominated at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards under the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category for The Movie Album. As a solo artist, it was her 38th nomination overall. However, she lost to Tony Bennett and k.d. lang's joint album, A Wonderful World (2002).
Commercial performance
The Movie Album debuted and peaked on the Billboard 200 at number 5, during the week of November 1, 2003. It was the week's third highest entry, behind Clay Aiken's chart-topping Measure of a Man and Jagged Edge's effort Hard, which entered at number three. It became Streisand's first top ten entry since her twenty-eighth studio album, A Love Like Ours, in 1999. The Movie Album also was the week's second best-selling digital album according to Billboards Top Internet Albums component chart, behind Measure of a Man. The record spent fourteen weeks on the Billboard 200 and was later certified Gold by Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 500,000 copies on November 18, 2003, less than three weeks after its release. The Movie Album serves as Streisand's best-selling album from the 2000s and has sold over 694,000 copies in the United States as of October 15, 2014. On the Canadian Albums Chart, newly compiled by Billboard, it entered and peaked at number ten, becoming Streisand's first appearance on the chart. In Australia, the record peaked at number 36 on the official albums chart and received a Gold certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association in 2003 for shipments of 35,000 units.
In Europe, The Movie Album entered several record charts in lower positions. According to the Official Charts Company, the album peaked at number 25 in the United Kingdom, and would go on to receive a Silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 60,000 copies. Elsewhere, it reached the top 40 on Belgium's Flanders chart, and in Greece, Scotland, and Spain. Its lowest positions were achieved in Italy, Germany, and on Belgium's Wallonia chart, where it reached positions 50, 85, and 98, respectively.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the standard edition liner notes of The Movie Album.
Barbra Streisand vocals, producer, executive producer
Robbie Buchanan producer , arranger , conductor , orchestration , keyboards
Mike Lang keyboards
Mark Portman keyboards
Randy Waldman piano, keyboards
Mike Melvoin piano
Tom Rainer piano
Michael Thompson guitar
Oscar Castro-Neves guitar
Dean Parks guitar
John Pisano guitar
Chuck Berghofer bass
Neil Stubenhaus bass
Joel Derouin violin
Gayle Levant harp
Vinnie Colaiuta drums
Gregg Field drums
Paulinho Da Costa percussion
Tom Scott saxophone
Warren Luening flugelhorn
Dan Higgins flute
William Galison harmonica
Windy Wagner backing vocals
David Blumberg transcription
Jeremy Lubbock arranger , conductor
Jorge Calandrelli arranger , conductor
Alexander Courage orchestration
Richard Jay-Alexander liner notes
Jay Landers executive producer
Johnny Mandel producer , arranger , conductor
Stephen Marcussen mastering
David Reitzas mixer, recording
Scott Erickson recording
Moogy Canazio recording
Al Schmitt recording
Bill Schnee recording
Stewart Whitmore digital editor
Charts
Certifications and sales
Release history
References
Citations
Bibliography
External links
2003 albums
Barbra Streisand albums
Columbia Records albums
Concept albums
Covers albums
Orchestral pop albums | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Movie%20Album%20%28Barbra%20Streisand%20album%29 |
You've Been Spiked is a 2004 album by Chris Joss.
Track listing
Discothèque Dancing
You've Been Spiked
Drink Me Hot
Wrong Alley Street (Part 1)
Riviera 69
Shellah V.
Wrong Alley Street (Part 3)
Waves Of Love
A Part In That Show
Early Morning Wanderings
Waking Up In The Park
The Man With A Suitcase (bonus Track)
The Wait (bonus track)
References
2004 albums
Chris Joss albums | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27ve%20Been%20Spiked |
Saved by Magic is the 2005 debut double LP release from stoner rock band Brant Bjork and the Bros, and fifth solo album by Brant Bjork. The album was released on Brant Bjork's personal label, Duna Records.
In September 2023, the album was re-released by Heavy Psych Sounds Records as two separate albums under the new title, Saved by Magic Again. The albums feature track listings consisting of the songs recorded by Bjork himself and the songs recorded with the Bros, respectively. Both albums were remastered by John McBain.
Track listings
Original CD release
Original LP release
Personnel
The Bros
Brant Bjork – guitar, vocals
Dylan Roche – bass
Scott "Cortez" Silverman – guitar
Michael Peffer – drums, percussion
Credits
Additional Guitars on "Sweet Maria's Dreams" & "Avenida de la Revolución" by Mario Lalli
Produced by The Older Kids
Recorded at Rancho de la Luna, Joshua Tree, CA
Engineered by Tony Mason
Mixed by Tony Mason & Brant Bjork
Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
All songs by Brant Bjork and the Bros (Dune Boogie Tunez BMI & 3BSound BMI)
Except "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream and "2000 Man" by The Rolling Stones
Album Illustration by Adamstab
Colorized by Chris Henry with Adamstab
Duna Art direction and layout by Cale Bunker & SweetnLow
Management and booking by Denise DiVitto
Notes
The vinyl release is separated into four tracks, "Fuckin' A, Fuckin' Be, Fuckin' See?, Fuckin' Dee Dee", with the first three tracks containing five songs, and the last track containing four songs.
Brant Bjork covers the Cream hit "Sunshine of Your Love". The song is absent from the digital versions.
At the end of "Avenida de la Revolución", (Cream's "SWLABR") can be heard playing on the background.
At the end of "Arcade Eyes" is a cover of the song "2000 Man" by The Rolling Stones.
References
Brant Bjork albums
2005 albums | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saved%20by%20Magic |
Louise of Denmark may refer to:
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1667–1721), wife of Frederick IV of Denmark
Louise, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1726–1756), daughter of Christian VI of Denmark and wife of Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Louise of Great Britain (1724–1751), wife of Frederick V of Denmark
Louise, Princess Charles of Hesse-Kassel, daughter of Frederick V of Denmark and wife of Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789–1864), daughter of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, and wife of Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771–1843), daughter of Christian VII of Denmark and wife of Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817–1898), wife of Christian IX of Denmark
Louise of Sweden (1851–1926), wife of Frederick VIII of Denmark
Louise, Princess Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe (1875–1906), daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and wife of Prince Friedrich Georg of Schaumburg-Lippe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise%20of%20Denmark |
The Tomb of King Muryeong, also known as Songsan-ri Tomb No. 7 (), is the ancient tumulus of King Muryeong, who ruled the Baekje from 501 to 523, and his queen. The rarity of intact Baekje tombs makes this one of the major archaeological discoveries in Korea and a crucial source for the understanding of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
The tomb is located in what is now Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is Korean Historic Site No. 13. King Muryeong's Tomb is also registered on the South Korean government's tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
Excavation
The tomb was accidentally discovered during water drainage work on the No.5 and 6 tombs in 1971. It had been untouched by grave robbers and thieves for over a millennium, and when it was excavated it was the first time the tomb had been opened since the bodies of the king and queen were interred there fifteen hundred years earlier.
The exterior of the tomb looks like an earthen mound, 20 meters in diameter and 7.7 meters () in height. It is believed that the mound was originally larger. Notably, the tomb employed a drainage system. The tomb is based on the southern Chinese prototypes but also incorporates Baekje elements to create a Korean-style tomb. Solely Korean elements of the tomb include the arched shape of the chamber and the brick colour pattern. The style of King Muryeong's tumulus is found only in the Gongju area. While Chinese custom placed tombs in the north, this tomb was placed in the south. However, the king was placed in the east part of the tomb while the queen was placed in west which follows Chinese practice.
The main chamber is rectangular and made of black brick. It is 4.2 meters north-south, 2.72 meters east-west, and 3.14 meters () in height. While the north and south walls stand straight, the east and west walls curve inward, creating an arched roof. The south wall has an arch-shaped door which leads to a passageway and entrance of the tomb. The door is 2.9 meters in length, 1.04 meters in width, and 1.45 meters in height (). The east and west walls have two onion-shaped or flame-shaped niches to hold lamps while the north wall has one such niche. The placement of the bricks of the tomb is in alternating rows of lengthwise and widthwise arrangements. The bricks mainly have lotus motifs but other decorations were incorporated as well.
Artifacts
From the tomb, 2906 objects were excavated and subsequently classified into 108 categories. The most important objects include two pairs of royal diadems made for the king and queen and two stone epigraphs containing valuable inscriptions and dates. The epigraphs give the name and age of the king and queen and dates of their deaths and burials, a rarity for Korean tombs. These dates are also extremely valuable as they corroborate exactly the text of the Samguk Sagi.
Other objects include Chinese celadon jars, a copper bowl, gold and silver bracelets and earrings, footrests, bronze mirrors, a ring-pommelled sword, and gilt-bronze shoes. The bier in the tomb was covered by the remains of the wood coffins. The grave goods were placed below the coffins while some of the most important artifacts were placed on the bodies of the king and queen, such as the sword by the king's waist and the diadem ornaments at the heads of both the king and queen.
Gallery
See also
Baekje
Muryeong of Baekje
Crown of Baekje
National Treasure (South Korea)
References
Notes
Sources
Kim Won-yong. Hanguk Gogohak Gaeseol [Introduction to Korean Archaeology]. Iljisa, Seoul, 1973 (1996).
Kim Won-yong. Art and Archaeology of Ancient Korea. Taekwang Publishing Co., Seoul, 1986.
Kim Won-yong and Richard J. Pearson. Three Royal Tombs: New Discoveries in Korean Archaeology. Archaeology 30(5):302-312, 1977.
National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage. 'Muryeong Wangneung Article'. In Hanguk Gogohak Sajeon [Dictionary of Korean Archaeology], pp. 413-414. NRICH, Daejeon, 2001.
Office of Cultural Properties. Muryeong Wangneung Balguljosa Bogoseo [Excavation Site Report of the Tomb of King Muryeong]. Office of Cultural Properties, Seoul, 1973.
External links
Gongju National Museum
Life in Korea
Cultural Heritage: Tomb of King Muryeong
World Heritage in Korea (PDF)
Archaeological sites in South Korea
Baekje
Gongju
Buildings and structures in South Chungcheong Province | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb%20of%20King%20Muryeong |
Mohammad Daoud (born 1957) was the governor of Helmand in Afghanistan until he was removed from his post for his ties to the opium trade.
Daoud was appointed in December 2005, and replaced in December 2006 after the insistence of the British ISAF troops. The U.S. used the warlords to help them hunt Al Qaeda and the Taliban and it is rumored this extended to ignoring their involvement in the production and sale of opium.
Early life
Mohammad Daud was born in Helmand in 1957. He studied civil engineering, specializing in irrigation at the famous Kabul Polytechnic, graduating in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science. Following that he worked to build apartments for the Afghan Ministry of Defense in Kabul, before fleeing to join the resistance in the early 1980's.
Mujahideen activities
Daud fled the hated communist government of Kabul and joined the resistance in the early 1980s. Daud joined the Afghan mujahideen in Helmand where he quickly rose as the liaison point between field commanders in Afghanistan and the mujahideen leadership in the Pakistani city of Quetta. It was at that time that he first assisted the Afghan refugees fleeing the Soviets. He went into communist-controlled southern Afghanistan on a number of occasions, delivering much-needed food and supplies to ordinary villagers.
In the 1990s Mohammad Daud continued to help the people of southern Afghanistan. He joined the NGO's assisting the Afghan refugees with food, accommodation, and medical assistance, and was elected to head the NGO co-ordination body for southern Afghanistan (SWABAC) and subsequently elected to co-ordinate NGO and UN activity in that area; the first time a non-UN person held that post.
Governor of Helmand
After the toppling of the Taliban in late 2001, Mohammad Daud joined the Administration of Hamid Karzai, as a Director in the office of the newly constituted National Security Council in 2002. In that role, he worked very closely with President Karzai, The National Security Advisor, and senior international colleagues as lead on combat prisoner issues, camp X-ray, and the reconciliation commission (PTS)
Mohammad Daud served as Governor of the southern province of Helmand from December 2005 to late 2006. During his time in Helmand, a province with over 1.5 million inhabitants, Daud oversaw the initial engagement with insurgency, the fight against the corrupt narcotics trade, the development of a reconstruction plan for Helmand, and the power transfer from warlords to the people of Helmand.
The Times of London reported that the British government requested Daoud's appointment.
4,000 British troops were posted to Helmand, following Daoud's appointment.
Daoud had requested additional British troops.
Radio Free Europe quoted critical comments from journalist Ahmed Rashid, about extraordinary support the Hamid Karzai Presidency was providing Daoud's predecessor:
In November 2006 a British Foreign Office official expressed frustration that Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai had appointed Daoud's predecessor Sher Mohammed Akhundzada to Afghanistan's Upper House; continued to meet with him, and appointed his brother, Amir Muhammad Akhundzada, as Daoud's deputy.
During a telephone interview with The Times, following his firing, Daoud said:
The Times reported that Daoud's deputy, Amir Muhammad Akhundzada, had also been replaced. They also reported that Daoud declined an appointment to be Governor of Farah Province.
References
1957 births
Living people
Governors of Helmand Province | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad%20Daoud%20%28governor%29 |
Bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP-15) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BMP15 gene. It is involved in folliculogenesis, the process in which primordial follicles develop into pre-ovulatory follicles.
Structure & Interactions
Structure
The BMP-15 gene is located on the X-chromosome and using Northern blot analysis BMP-15 mRNA is locally expressed within the ovaries in oocytes only after they have started to undergo the primary stages of development. BMP-15 is translated as a preproprotein that is composed of a single peptide, which contains a proregion and a smaller mature region. Intracellular processing then leads to the removal of the proregion, leaving the biologically active mature region to perform the functions. This protein is a member of the Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) superfamily and is a paracrine signalling molecule. Most active BMPs have a common structure, in which they contain 7 cysteines, 6 of which form three intramolecular disulphide bonds and the seventh being involved in the formation of dimers with other monomers. BMP-15 is an exception to this as the molecule does not contain the seventh cysteine. Instead in BMP-15 the fourth cysteine is replaced by a serine.
Interactions
BMP-15 and GDF9 interact with each other and work synergistically to have similar interactions with the target cell. BMP15 can act as a heterodimer with GDF9 or on its own as a homodimer. In most of the BMP family heterodimers and homodimers form as the seventh cysteine is involved in the formation of a covalent bond, leading the dimerization. However, in the BMP-15 the homodimers form as a non-covalent bond is present between two BMP-15 subunits.
Function
Functions of BMP-15 include
Promotion of growth and maturation of ovarian follicles, starting from the primary gonadotrophin-independent phases of folliculogenesis.
Regulation of the sensitivity of granulosa cells to follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) action, contributing to the determination of the number of eggs that are ovulated.
Prevention of granulosa cell apoptosis.
Folliculogenesis
Folliculogenesis is an important process for the development and maintenance of fertility. Primordial follicles are stored in the ovary and throughout life are activated to go through morphological changes to become preovulatory follicles ready for ovulation, when the oocyte is released into the fallopian tube of the female reproductive tract.
BMP-15 main functions are crucial for the beginning of folliculogenesis as seen in Image 1. The primordial follicle is made up of the oocyte and a single layer of flattened granulosa cells. BMP-15 is released from the oocyte into the surrounding granulosa tissue where it binds to two membrane bound receptors on granulosa cells. This promotes granulosa cell proliferation via mitosis. BMP-15 promotes the change of primordial to primary and secondary follicles which are surrounded by several granulosa cell layers but doesn't promote transition into preovulatory follicles. BMP-15 prevents differentiation into preovulatory follicle by inhibiting FSH action in granulosa. FSH is released by the anterior pituitary as part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and promotes the differentiation of early follicles into later preovulatory ones. BMP-15 prevents this transition by inhibiting the production of FSH receptor mRNA in granulosa cells. Therefore, FSH cannot bind to the granulosa cells, this inhibits FSH dependent progesterone production and luteinization, subsequently granulosa cells do not differentiate.
As BMP-15 acts directly on granulosa cells it has an important influence on granulosa function including steroidogenesis inhibition of luteinization and differentiation of cumulus, without which would lead to infertility and lack of folliculogenesis.
Differences between species
The use of mammalian species other than human is often used in research to learn more about human biology.
Sheep
Two breeds of sheep, Inverdale and Hanna, are naturally heterozygous carriers of point mutations in the BMP-15 gene. These point mutations result in higher ovulation rates and larger litter sizes than sheep strains with a wildtype BMP-15 genotype. This super-fertility was mimicked later through immunization of wildtype ewes against BMP-15 using various immunisation techniques. Sheep carrying homozygous alleles for the Inverdale and Hanna BMP-15 mutations are infertile, as they have streak ovaries and the primary stage of folliculogenesis is inhibited. These studies suggest that BMP-15 plays a vital role in the normal regulation of folliculogenesis and ovulation in sheep.
Mice
In mice, the BMP-15 homologue is not as physiologically important. Upon targeted deletion of a bmp15 exon, the mice presented with only subfertility in homozygotes and no clear aberrant phenotype in heterozygotes. The homozygous mutant mice did not suffer from reduced folliculogenesis or impacted follicle progression, unlike in the sheep homologue knockout experiments. The subfertility seen in the homozygous mutant phenotype was attributed to defective ovulation and reduced viability of embryos. Here it can be stated that BMP-15 is not as vital for normal female mouse fertility as it is for sheep.
Humans
Humans display a similar phenotype to the Inverdale/Hanna sheep in regards to female fertility. In women, a mutation in BMP-15 is linked to hypergonadotropic ovarian failure due to ovarian dysgenesis. In this case, the researchers were able to identify that the father of the two sisters displaying this mutation had no documented phenotype associated with the mutation, so BMP-15 appears to only affect females. In slight contrast to the reports on sheep, the women in this study were heterozygous for the BMP-15 mutation but exhibited streak ovaries, a phenotype very similar to the one seen in homozygous mutant ewes. The sisters presented with primary amenorrhea, showing that BMP-15 is also vital to normal human female fertility, concordant with the sheep model.
Current theory
The main theory for this stark difference between mammalian species relates to the number of follicles normally ovulated in each cycle by each species. Humans and sheep are mono-ovulatory, potentially explaining the difference in litter size observed in mutant individuals. As mice are poly-ovulatory, the role of BMP-15 in female mouse fertility may not be as obvious.
Clinical relevance
Mutations within the gene for BMP-15 have been associated with reproductive complications in females, due to the X-linked nature of the protein. Due to its role in folliculogenesis, mutations can lead to sub-fertility through decreased or absent folliculogenesis. In combination with GDF-9, mutant BMP-15 is also associated with ovulation defects, premature ovarian failure and other reproductive pathologies.
BMP-15 defects have been implicated in female sterility, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) and endometriosis. Women with PCOS have been noted to have higher levels of BMP-15, while missense mutations of the protein have been identified in females with POI.
Research has also found inherited mutant BMP-15 to be involved with the pathogenesis of hypergonadotropic ovarian failure. This condition develops due to BMP-15 role in folliculogenesis, and the errors that occur when a mutant gene is inherited. The protein is linked to familial ovarian dysgenesis which results in hypergonadotropic ovarian failure.
The importance of BMP-15 in ovulation and folliculogenesis has been highlighted by research into Turner syndrome, a chromosomal abnormality where females are missing a complete or partial X chromosome. Depending on the chromosomal mutation, BMP-15 gene dosage varies and impacts ovarian development in Turner syndrome patients. The gene is thus involved in determining the extent of the ovarian defects present in Turner syndrome.
BMP-15 is also present in animals and involved in reproduction, such as in mice and sheep. Reduced levels of BMP-15 in sheep have shown to increase ovulation, leading to larger litter sizes.
References
External links
Developmental genes and proteins
Bone morphogenetic protein
TGFβ domain | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone%20morphogenetic%20protein%2015 |
Legislative elections were held in France on 25 May and 1 June 1997 to elect the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic. It was the consequence of President Jacques Chirac's decision to call the legislative election one year before the deadline.
In March 1993 the right won a large victory in the legislative election and a comfortable parliamentary majority. Two years later, the RPR leader Jacques Chirac was elected President of France promising to reduce the "social fracture". However, the programme of welfare reforms ("Plan Juppé") proposed by his Prime Minister Alain Juppé caused a social crisis in November and December 1995. The popularity of the executive duo decreased.
In spring 1997 President Chirac tried to take the left-wing opposition by surprise by dissolving the National Assembly. The first opinion polls indicated a re-election of the right-wing majority. The "Plural Left" coalition, composed of the Socialists, the Communists, the Greens, the Citizens' Movement, and the Left Radicals, proposed a program of social reforms to reduce unemployment and legislation to limit the length of the work week to 35 hours. Prime Minister Juppé's unpopularity, as well as the unpopularity of his government's policies, contributed to the left's triumph.
In the first round, the left-wing coalition obtained more votes than the incumbent parliamentary majority. After he was blamed for the situation, Juppé announced he would resign even if the right kept their majority in the runoff vote. For all that, the "Plural left" obtained the majority of the seats; however the Socialists needed its allies to form a majority. For the first time, the ecologists were represented in the Parliament. The participation of the National Front's candidates in the second round increased the defeat of the presidential majority.
This was the first time since 1877 that a President of France lost a legislative election that he had called. The Socialist leader Lionel Jospin became Prime Minister of the third cohabitation. It finished with the 2002 French presidential election, which Jospin unexpectedly lost in the first round, causing his retirement from politics.
Results
Parliamentary groups in the National Assembly
See also
List of deputies of the 11th National Assembly of France
References
Legislative elections in France
France
Legislative
France
France | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%20French%20legislative%20election |
A shark net is a submerged net placed around beaches to reduce shark attacks on swimmers.
Shark net may also refer to:
The Shark Net, a memoir by Robert Drewe
The Shark Net, TV mini-series produced by Sue Taylor | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark%20net%20%28disambiguation%29 |
The Burgess Model H was an early United States airplane and one of the first air machines specifically designed and built for military use.
History
Classified as the "Model H military tractor", it was developed and built in 1912 by Burgess Company and Curtis, which in 1914 became the Burgess Company.
Powered by a 70 hp Renault engine with the propeller in the tractor configuration, the biplane trainer had tandem open cockpits after a redesign in 1914 by Grover Loening, then a civilian engineer with the U.S. Army. Loening was the first person to receive an advanced engineering degree in aeronautics, from Columbia University in 1910, and later was a founding member of both Sturtevant Aircraft Company and Loening Aircraft Engineering.
The Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps purchased its initial Burgess Model H as Signal Corps No. 9 in August 1912, then five more of the Loening design for the 1st Aero Squadron at North Field, California between November 1913 and July 1914. They were the 24th through 28th aircraft acquired by the Army. A seventh Model H went to the U.S. Navy, where it was known first as the D-2 and later as the AB-7 (Heavier-than-air/flying boat, model 7).
Operators
United States Army
United States Navy
Specifications
References
Burgess Company airplanes, Aerofiles
Model H
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Biplanes
1910s United States military trainer aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1912 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgess%20Model%20H |
Kottakkal Madhu (born 26 October 1968) is a prominent Kathakali Musician, Playback singer and Composer from Kottakkal, Kerala, India who specializes in Kathakali music. He works as kathakali music instructor in PSV Natyasangham(c/o Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal). He received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2016.
References
External links
Cyberkerala – Kottakkal Madhu
Invis Multimedia.com – Vocal: Kottakkal Madhu
List of kathakalipadams sung by Madhu from kathakalipadam.com: A comprehensive database for kathakali music with streaming
People from Malappuram district
Living people
1968 births
Singers from Kerala
21st-century Indian male classical singers
20th-century Indian male classical singers
Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kottakkal%20Madhu |
The Elms is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bordered by the Humber River to the east, Islington Avenue to the west, Thistletown to the north, and Highway 401 to the south.
Much of this area was dotted with American Elm trees, the namesake of The Elms golf course, in which its links were still being played as late as 1957 when Rexdale was growing around it. Pine Point Park is the community's main meeting place.
History
The housing development of the original section of Rexdale, built in the early 1950s, is named for developer Rex Heslop and his wife Delma. These are single storey and storey and a half bungalows, bordered by streets Allenby Avenue, Burrard Road and Hadrian Drive, east of the new Wal-Mart store, formerly the site of Rexdale Plaza. Many of the residents of this neighbourhood, were employed Avro Canada.
Heslop went on building houses west of Islington Avenue, around Clearbrooke Circle as well as an industrial section of Rexdale west of Kipling Avenue, before going to Georgetown, where he established the Delrex neighbourhood.
Residents of Rexdale did their shopping mostly in Weston, until Rexdale Plaza was built in 1957. At the same time, the semi-detached houses were built along Allenby and Burrard, followed by the construction of Bungalows north of Hadrian between Burrard and Elmlea School.
Education
The Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Catholic District School Board operate the following elementary schools in The Elms:
Braeburn Junior School - A small, culturally diverse public elementary school, located at 15 Tandridge Crescent. It is situated on the banks of the Humber River. The name of the school comes from two Scottish words - "brae" meaning hill and "burn" meaning stream. The crest shows a green hill with a stream flowing at the foot. A golden book represents the Book of Learning. Braeburn opened in 1969 as an open concept school.
The Elms Junior Middle School
Elmlea Junior School
St Stephen Catholic Elementary School
In addition to public schools, the neighbourhood is also home to Timothy Christian School, a private school.
Institutions
Rexdale Mall
Northern Elms Public Library
Rexlington Park
The Elms Park
Summerlea Park
Walmart Supercentre
Churches
St Paul's Anglican Church
St Benedict's Church
Rexdale Presbyterian Church
Rexdale Alliance Church
Rexdale Gospel Hall
Sidh Shakti Babaji Mandir
See also
Rexdale
External links
The Elms | History
Etobicoke
Neighbourhoods in Toronto | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Elms%2C%20Toronto |
Godzilla's/Eatin' Dust (alternatively titled (Godzilla's) Eatin' Dust or simply Eatin' Dust) is the fifth studio album by American stoner rock band Fu Manchu, released on February 19, 1999, on the now defunct Man's Ruin label. The album combines what were originally two limited 10" releases: "Godzilla" (1997) and "Eatin' Dust" (1999).
Godzilla's/Eatin' Dust was the second album for new members Brant Bjork and Bob Balch, who replaced Ruben Romano and Eddie Glass in 1997. Josh Homme of Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age played lead guitar under the alias of Mike Coopersmith, as Balch had yet to join the band. Homme also played percussion and produced the three-track 1996 "Godzilla" session.
Several versions of the album have been released in various formats. It was reissued on Elastic Records in 2004 with different track order and artwork. In 2010, the band's own label At The Dojo Records reissued the album again, with the same track order and slightly different artwork.
In 2019, the album was re-released with four previously unreleased tracks and was titled Godzilla's/Eatin' Dust +4. The added tracks, also from the original "Godzilla" sessions, are early versions of three songs that later appeared on 1997's The Action Is Go, and a cover of Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak" (a different version than that released on the 1998 "Jailbreak" 7").
"Godzilla" is a Blue Öyster Cult cover.
Track listing
All tracks by Fu Manchu except where noted.
10" vinyl 1997 (MR-048) titled "Godzilla":
"Godzilla" – 4:31 (Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser)
"Module Overload" – 4:16
"Living Legend" – 5:08
10" vinyl 1999 (MR-157) titled "Eatin' Dust":
"Eatin' Dust" – 3:08
"Shift Kicker" – 3:00
"Orbiter" – 3:13
"Mongoose" – 6:12
CD 1999 (MR-157 cd) titled as Eatin' Dust; LP 1999 (MR-163) titled as (Godzilla's) Eatin' Dust:
"Godzilla" – 4:31
"Module Overload" – 4:16
"Living Legend" – 5:08
"Eatin' Dust" – 3:08
"Shift Kicker" – 3:00
"Orbiter" – 3:13
"Mongoose" – 6:12
"Pigeon Toe" – 4:45
CD 2004 (ELS-023) titled as (Godzilla's) Eatin' Dust; CD/LP 2010 (ATD004-2) titled as Godzilla'a/Eatin' Dust:
"Eatin' Dust" – 3:08
"Shift Kicker" – 3:00
"Orbiter" – 3:13
"Mongoose" – 6:12
"Pigeon Toe" – 4:45
"Module Overload" – 4:16
"Living Legend" – 5:08
"Godzilla" – 4:31
All Formats 2019 (MR-175) titled as Godzilla's/Eatin' Dust +4 (ATDO16)
"Eatin' Dust" – 3:08
"Shift Kicker" – 3:00
"Orbiter" – 3:13
"Mongoose" – 6:12
"Pigeon Toe" – 4:45
"Module Overload" – 4:16
"Living Legend" – 5:08
"Godzilla" – 4:31
"Grendel, Snowman" – 3:36
"Strolling Astronomer" – 4:07
"Urethane" – 4:30
"Jailbreak" – 3:58 (Phil Lynott)
Personnel
Scott Hill – vocals, guitar
Josh Homme - lead guitar on track 1, percussion on tracks 1 to 3.
Brant Bjork – drums
Bob Balch – lead guitar
Brad Davis – bass guitar
Produced by Fu Manchu
Production
Engineered and Mixed by Steve Feldman
Assistant Engineer: Frank Hanyak
"Godzilla" session tracks recorded at Rancho De La Luna, Joshua Tree, CA on October 19, 1996
"Eatin' Dust" session tracks recorded at Monkey Studios, Palm Springs, CA on November 22, 1998
Mastered by Future Disc
Management: Catherine Enny/Guerrilla MGMT Collective
References
1999 albums
Fu Manchu (band) albums
Man's Ruin Records albums | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla%27s/Eatin%27%20Dust |
Hematite Petroleum Pty Ltd v Victoria, is a High Court of Australia case that deals with section 90 of the Australian Constitution.
Background
The plaintiffs were joint venture partners, subsidiaries of BHP and Esso, who used 3 trunk pipelines for the transportation of gas liquids and crude oil, which formed an "integral step in the production of the products sold by the plaintiffs". Prior to 1981 the "pipeline operation fee" under the Pipelines Act 1967 (Vic), was $35 per kilometre, totalling less than $10,000 for each of the three trunk pipelines. As a result of the Pipelines (Fees) Act 1981 (Vic), for the financial year 1981–1982 the tax was increased 100 fold to $10 million for the trunk pipelines. The Plaintiffs sought a declaration that the tax imposed was invalid for being an excise duty contrary to section 90.
Decision
Mason J restated the rejection of the narrow view of excise, but noted that the broad view was tempered by the insistence of the Court that there be a strict relationship between the tax and the goods (the criterion of liability approach), and the problem of defining that relationship. He referred to the formulation in Bolton v Madsen, which "has not emerged unscathed from the more recent decisions on s 90"; for example, there was Barwick CJ's formulation of a variety of factors in Anderson's Pty Ltd v Victoria. His Honour notes that section 90 would do very little to add to the powers of the Commonwealth's economic and financial powers, if the States were allowed to circumvent the prohibition in section 90 through the criterion of liability approach. Since section 90 also allows the Commonwealth parliament to granting bounties on goods, it would make little sense for the States to be given the power to burden such production. Thus, overall, Mason J found that the objective of the power, to secure control over taxation of commodities, suggests the broad approach to excise. As for the required relationship, his Honour prefers the substantial effects doctrine – there need not be a strict arithmetical relationship between the tax and the quantity or value of the goods sold, and it is sufficient that the tax affects the price of the goods sold. A deciding factor in this case is the factual matrix. It appears that the fee is "not merely a fee for the privilege of carrying on an activity"; it is an exaction of such magnitude on a step of the production process, and it is a convenient means of applying such a tax.
Gibbs CJ made the observation that the States now have a severely restricted ability to tax: the restrictions from section 90, and the imposition of uniform income taxes.
See also
Section 90 of the Constitution of Australia
Australian constitutional law
References
Winterton, G. et al. Australian federal constitutional law: commentary and materials, 1999. LBC Information Services, Sydney.
High Court of Australia cases
1983 in Australian law
Australian constitutional law
Excise in the Australian Constitution cases
1983 in case law | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematite%20Petroleum%20Pty%20Ltd%20v%20Victoria |
The Burgess Company was a U.S. airplane manufacturer between 1910 and 1918.
History
The business was incorporated in 1910 as the "Burgess Company and Curtis, Inc." (after W. Starling Burgess and Greely S. Curtis, its co-founders with Frank Henry Russell). The company was an offshoot of the W. Starling Burgess Shipyard, of Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Burgess was the first licensed aircraft manufacturer in the United States. On February 1, 1911, it received a license to build Wright aircraft from the Wright Brothers, who held several key aeronautical patents. Burgess was charged licensing fees of $1000 per aircraft and $100 per exhibition flight. In 1912 Burgess fitted some of its Wright Model F airplanes with pontoons, contrary to the Wright Company's licensing provisions, which permitted only exact copies of their designs. The license agreement was terminated by mutual consent in January 1914.
In the same month, January 1914, the organization became the Burgess Company, a name change to avoid confusion with the Curtiss Aeroplane and Engine Company. Greely S. Curtis continued as Treasurer and its major shareholder. Burgess designed and flight tested most of the aircraft that were manufactured at the two plant sites in Marblehead. Curtis was the company's financial and engineering adviser and Russell, formerly the manager of the Wright Company's Dayton factory, managed their production operations. The Burgess Company was acquired on February 10, 1914, by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. The Burgess Company then operated as a manufacturing subsidiary producing Curtiss's naval training aircraft in late 1916 and continued to produce these aircraft under the Burgess name during World War I until its main production facility was totally destroyed by fire on November 8, 1918.
The company provided seaplanes and other aircraft to the military. The first tractor configuration airplane purchased by the U.S. Army was a Burgess H (S.C. No. 9) in August 1912. In September 1913, a Burgess Model F seaplane based on a modified Wright Model B design with pontoons, was delivered to the Signal Corps for use in the Philippines to maintain a flying school. The same aircraft (S.C. No. 17) in December 1914 was the first in the Army to demonstrate two-way air-to-ground radio communications.
Aircraft
See also
Glenn Curtiss
W. Starling Burgess
References
Notes
Bibliography
External links
Replica of Famous WW1 Plane – 1914 Burgess Dunne
The Most Talented Aviation Pioneer You Never Heard Of – Air and Space Magazine
Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Companies based in Marblehead, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgess%20Company |
Tyr is a fictional character, an Asgardian god appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the Norse god of the same name. Along with Thor and Balder, he is one of Odin's biological sons.
The character was portrayed by Clive Russell in a cameo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: The Dark World.
Publication history
Tyr first appeared in Journey into Mystery #85 (Oct 1962), and was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby.
Fictional character biography
Tyr is the Asgardian god of war. Tyr was renowned throughout Asgard as being the only god brave enough to place his hand in the mouth of the wolf-god Fenris during the latter's binding which Fenris would not allow unless a god placed his hand in his mouth; his left hand is missing as a result, having been bitten off by Fenris, and is now usually covered by a metal cup. He has fought in the defense of Asgard numerous times. He has several times rebelled against Odin due to his love of battle, and fought Thor due to resentment of Thor's relationship with Sif, and the fact Thor usurped his role as Asgard's greatest warrior. Once he was nearly exiled for this, but Thor pleaded for mercy.
At a time before the loss of his hand Tyr is one of the executioners chosen to slay Balder for the crime of ignoring his comrades on the battlefield. Tyr fires an arrow, which is snatched away by an eagle.
Tyr battled with Asgardian forces against a false Ragnarok which Odin had engineered to delay the real Ragnarok. He later lost a friendly wager to Thor over whether his strength had declined after battling the Celestials. Tyr later allied with Loki against Odin, and captured the goddess Idunn and her Golden Apples of Immortality, without which the gods would grow old and perish. He unleashed the Midgard Serpent on Earth when it had been strengthened by the Apples, and it is used as a bridge by their army to attack Asgard. With the enemies of Asgard, he followed Odin and the other gods to Earth, where he was betrayed by Loki and defeated by Odin. Alongside Beta Ray Bill, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the Asgardian forces, Tyr battled Surtur's demons on Earth. Tyr then returned to Asgard. Later, in a battle, Thor references Tyr's ancient homeland and wise 'Hymir', who is often thought of as Tyr's father. Tyr answers the call to the defense of Asgard when it is threatened by the Egyptian death-god Seth.
Tyr is part of a small group of Asgardian warriors who petition Odin for the lives of the Warriors Three and their guardsman ally. Odin, influenced by an outside force, angrily dismisses Tyr's groups and declares the Warriors and the guardsman will die for being traitors to Asgard.
During the events of Ragnarok, Tyr fought alongside Beta Ray Bill and the armies of Asgard against Surtur, the Fire Demons, trolls and giants, and perished during battle.
Asgard's return involves a brief stay in the country of Latveria, where its ruler, Doctor Doom murders several Asgardians. Tyr is part of the force leading an attack on Doom's fortress.
During the Siege of Asgard, Tyr was present with the Asgardians when news of Volstagg turning himself over to the Broxton authorities reaches Asgard. He assumes command of the Asgardian forces when Balder takes leave. Tyr suffers a personal crisis when it is predicted he will fall in battle. After he sees those who have he rallies himself to return to the front lines where he is seriously wounded by The Hood's Norn stones. Tyr takes control of the spirits of the fallen Asgardians and they pray for someone to lead them to the afterlife. This prayer is answered in the form of Danielle Moonstar, who has regained her old role as a Valkyrie. On her heels come 'Disir', predatory Valkryies from ancient times, who try to feast on the souls of the fallen. Danielle and Tyr fight off the creatures but lose three Asgardians to oblivion. Tyr reassures Danielle she fought well regardless. The "survivors" are led to an afterlife while Tyr stands behind. Danielle tells him he is not really dead, but close to it.
Tyr is later seen, alive and well, investigating the theft of the Golden Apples of Idunn. Said apples help support the long lives and vitality of his fellow gods. Tyr is tricked into thinking the perpetrator is the heroic Amadeus Cho. The real perpetrator is Agamemnon, a former Asgardian that has gone mad with power and the sheer number of years he has lived. When an invading army from beyond the universe threatens all the nine realms, Tyr and Balder volunteer to strike directly at the enemy. They suffer in their battle but the army is soon forced back with the assistance of Odin.
Tyr becomes the commander of Hela's underworld forces. The two share an attraction they try to deny.
When Angela leads a rebellion against Hela, Tyr leads Skurge and Balder to oppose her. During the fight he admits he loves only Hela.
Tyr later assists a group of Asgardians, some dead, some alive, in fighting an invasion of Hel itself. He ends up drawn into the realm of Valhalla, not as a feasting warrior, but as a kitchen worker.
Powers and abilities
Tyr is a member of the race of superhumans known as Asgardians, and therefore has superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes, and has an extremely long life span and immunity to all Earthly diseases as well as some resistance to magic. Tyr, being the God of War, is not only highly skilled at hand-to-hand combat, but also proficient with all forms of Asgardian weaponry as well. Even after the destruction of Asgard, Tyr has revealed a special ability, a hidden power enabling him to summon forth the "Soul of the God of War", releasing destructive energies through his severed hand.
He usually carries a sword and shield. Tyr once stole the Mace of the Myth-Wars, a weapon once wielded by Odin and possessing powers similar to Thor's hammer Mjolnir, as well as the ability to teleport between adjacent universes, such as Midgard and Asgard. Tyr believed that the enchanted mace was "equal to the challenge of mystic Mjolnir" and has shown itself capable of knocking back even Thor. During the combat, the Mace is destroyed by Thor using his lightning.
In other media
Film
Clive Russell portrays Tyr in the live-action film Thor: The Dark World. This version is the commander of the Einherjar guards, and is seen working closely with Odin.
Video games
Tyr appears as an NPC in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, voiced by Trev Broudy.
References
External links
The Official Site for Thor Comics
Tyr at MarvelDirectory.com
Characters created by Jack Kirby
Characters created by Larry Lieber
Characters created by Stan Lee
Comics characters introduced in 1962
Fictional amputees
Fictional gods
Fictional swordfighters in comics
Marvel Comics Asgardians
Marvel Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds
Marvel Comics characters with accelerated healing
Marvel Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability
Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyr%20%28Marvel%20Comics%29 |
Princess Louise of Denmark (Louise Caroline Josephine Sophie Thyra Olga) (17 February 1875 – 4 April 1906) was a member of the Danish royal family who became a princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by marriage.
The third child and oldest daughter of King Frederick VIII and his wife, Queen Louise, Princess Louise grew up in Copenhagen as a Danish princess. Known for her shy and quiet personality, Louise remained a low-key member of the royal family throughout her life. In 1896, she married her second cousin Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe who belonged to a cadet branch of the German princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe and was heir to the lordship of Náchod in Bohemia. After the wedding, she moved with him to Bohemia where she died already in 1906, aged only 31.
Early life
Princess Louise was born on 17 February 1875 in Frederick VIII's Palace, an 18th-century palace which forms part of the Amalienborg Palace complex in central Copenhagen, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King Christian IX. She was the third child and first daughter of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and his wife Louise of Sweden. Her father was the eldest son of King Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel, and her mother was the only daughter of King Charles XV of Sweden and Norway and Louise of the Netherlands. She was baptised with the names Louise Caroline Josephine Sophie Thyra Olga, and was known as Princess Louise (namesake of her mother, as well as her paternal and maternal grandmothers).
Princess Louise was raised with her siblings in the royal household in Denmark and grew up between her parents' city residence in Copenhagen, the Frederick VIII's Palace at the Amalienborg Palace complex, and their country retreat, the Charlottenlund Palace, located by the coastline of the Øresund strait north of the city. In contrast to the usual practise of the period, where royal children were brought up by governesses, the children were raised by Crown Princess Louise herself. Under the supervision of their mother, the children of the Crown Princess received a rather strict Christian-dominated upbringing, which was characterized by austerity, the fulfilment of duties, care and order. Like her siblings, she was educated privately under the supervision of tutors. From childhood, Louise was described as a very withdrawn girl with a shy and quiet personality. As she also married and left Denmark at an early age, she remained a relatively unnoticed member of the Danish royal family throughout her life.
Marriage
Princess Louise's grandmother, Queen Louise, was known for her successful matchmaking skills. She recognized early on that her granddaughter had a tendency towards melancholy and wanted her to marry well. Through her German relations, Queen Louise was in contact with a cadet branch of the German princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe, which possessed the castle and lordship of Náchod in northeastern Bohemia as a secundogeniture. Thus, Princess Louise was introduced to her half-cousin Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe (1868–1945). He was a son of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe by his wife, Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau. The couple were engaged in 1894, and the wedding was celebrated on 5 May 1896 at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen.
The couple lived in Ratiboritz Castle in Bohemia. They had three children. The marriage was not a happy one, however, Princess Louise suffered from melancholy and homesickness, longed for Denmark and spent much time visiting her family, staying for 2 to 3 months at a time. Her father also came and visited with her each year.
Death
Princess Louise died at Ratiboritz Castle on 4 April 1906. The official cause of death of Princess Louise was "cerebral inflammation" caused by meningitis, after weeks of being ill. It was rumoured that she attempted to drown herself in the castle lake on her husband's estate, Ratiboritz, and caught a chill in the attempt, eventually leading to her death.
Issue
Frederick and Louise had three children:
Princess Marie Luise Dagmar Bathildis Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe (10 February 1897 – 1 October 1938) She married Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia and had issue. Prince Friedrich died in a riding accident after a fall from his horse.
Prince Christian Nikolaus Wilhelm Friedrich Albert Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe (20 February 1898 – 13 July 1974) He married his first cousin, Princess Feodora of Denmark and had issue.
Princess Stephanie Alexandra Hermine Thyra Xenia Bathildis Ingeborg of Schaumburg-Lippe (19 December 1899 – 2 May 1925). She married Viktor Adolf, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1883–1961) (son of Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt and Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont) and had two sons; Prince Alexis (30 July 1922 – 2 December 1943, KIA over the Mediterranean) and Prince Christian (b. 9 December 1923). Stephanie died in childbirth with twin boys. Both boys died on 2 May 1925, one stillborn, the other living only a few hours.
Ancestry
References
Citations
Bibliography
External links
1875 births
1906 deaths
19th-century Danish people
19th-century Czech people
Danish princesses
House of Glücksburg (Denmark)
Princesses of Schaumburg-Lippe
House of Lippe
Danish expatriates in Austria
Danish expatriates in the Czech lands
Daughters of kings | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess%20Louise%20of%20Denmark%20%281875%E2%80%931906%29 |
The Goulburn Valley Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. It is a member of the Victorian Country Football League and has won the Victorian Country Football Championships in 2003 and 2005.
History
The league was initially called the Goulburn Valley District Football Association (GVDFA) and dates back to May, 1893. Clubs from the townships of Kyabram, Mooroopna, Nagambie, Nathalia, Numurkah, Shepparton, Shepparton Ramblers, Tatura, Undera and Wunghnu were present at the inaugural meeting. The five original clubs that made up the 1893 GVDFA draw were – Kyabram, Mooroopna, Shepparton, Shepparton Ramblers and Tatura with Mooroopna playing the Shepparton Ramblers in the 1893 GVDFA grand final.
Later clubs from Rushworth, Murchison, Tongala and Echuca would spend time in this league.
At the 1914 – GVDFA – Annual General Meeting, the club delegate's voted to change the name of the competition to the Goulburn Valley Football League to save a lot of confusion with another local football competition, the Goulburn Valley Football Association, which was based out of Numurkah, which was made up from club's in the northern Goulburn Valley region.
Between 1926 and 1936, there was a Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football Association competition that was based in and around Shepparton, that was superseded by the Goulburn Valley Football Association in 1937.
Prior to World War II this league used to play on Wednesday afternoon, but in 1939 the league decided to change to Saturday afternoon, Shepparton and Mooroopna objected and refused to play on Saturdays so both clubs went into recess.
In 1995 the league absorbed the clubs from the Tungamah Football League and had a second division for three seasons (1996–1998). These second division clubs left and formed the Central Goulburn Football League in 1999. This league ceased in 2005.
Current clubs
Former clubs
Avenel
Murchison
Prisoner of War Group 13
Rushworth
Shepparton Ramblers
Shepparton Preserving Company (SPC)
Stanhope
Stanhope-Girgarre
Toolamba
Undera
Premiers
Seniors
1894 Mooroopna
1895 Mooroopna
1896 Mooroopna
1897 No competition
1898 Tatura
1899 Shepparton
1900 Tatura
1901 Tatura
1902 Tatura
1903 Shepparton
1904 Tatura
1905 Tatura
1906 Shepparton
1907 Mooroopna
1908 Shepparton
1909 Shepparton
1910 Murchison
1911 Shepparton
1912 Shepparton
1913 Shepparton
1914 Rochester
1915–1918 No competition due to World War I
1919 Kyabram
1920 Shepparton
1921 Kyabram
1922 Kyabram
1923 Mooroopna
1924 Mooroopna
1925 Shepparton
1926 Kyabram
1927 Kyabram
1928 Kyabram
1929 Shepparton
1930 Rushworth
1931 Rushworth
1932 Rushworth
1933 Rushworth
1934 Shepparton
1935 Rushworth
1936 Mooroopna
1937 Mooroopna
1938 Mooroopna
1939 Nagambie
1940 Benalla
1941–1945 No competition due to World War II
1946 Nagambie
1947 Nagambie
Grand Finals
Medal winners / Leading Goalkickers
2007 Ladder
FINALS
2008 Ladder
FINALS
2009 Ladder
FINALS
2010 Ladder
FINALS
2011 Ladder
FINALS
2012 Ladder
FINALS
References
External links
Official Goulburn Valley Football League Website
Full Points Footy Profile of the GVFL
Australian rules football competitions in Victoria (state)
Goulburn Valley Football League
1894 establishments in Australia
Netball leagues in Victoria (state) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulburn%20Valley%20Football%20Netball%20League |
Jeremy J. Stone (November 23, 1935 – January 1, 2017) was an American scientist who was president of the Federation of American Scientists from 1970 to 2000, where he led that organization's advocacy initiatives in arms control, human rights, and foreign policy. In 2000, he was succeeded as president by Henry Kelly. Stone continued his work at a new organization called Catalytic Diplomacy. Stone was the son of the journalist I. F. Stone.
Early life and education
Born in 1935, Stone studied at the Bronx High School of Science (1951–53) during which time he taught Three-dimensional chess at the New School for Social Research. After attending MIT for one year, he graduated from Swarthmore College in June 1957. As a consultant to the RAND Corporation in the summer of 1958, he invented the Cross-Section Method of Linear Programming.
Stone received a Ph.D. in mathematics from Stanford University in 1960 and joined Stanford Research Institute (SRI) as a research mathematician where he worked on Error Correcting Codes. In 1962, he left SRI to work at Hudson Institute on issues of war and peace.
Career
In 1963, he began working on an arms control proposal for preventing anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems. In 1964-1966 he was a research associate at the Harvard Center for International Affairs (CFIA) where he wrote two books: Containing the Arms Race: Some Specific Proposals (MIT Press, 1966) and Strategic Persuasion: Arms Control Through Dialogue (Columbia University Press, 1967). He taught mathematics and arms control at Pomona College from 1966-68.
In June 1970, Stone became the CEO of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), founded in 1945 by atomic scientists as Federation of Atomic Scientists (FAS). In June 1973, as a consequence of his activism in criticizing Pentagon spending practices, his name appeared as one of the 150 listed on the "enemies" list of President Nixon.
During the 30 years of Stone's stewardship, he and the federation contributed to policy debates on the nuclear arms race, human rights, ethnic violence and civil conflict, small arms, controlling biological and chemical weapons, energy conservation, global warming, and related subjects.
Several of Stone's arms control initiatives bore fruit. According to the 2002 book Unarmed Forces by Matthew Evangelista, the Russians were calling the ABM Treaty "Jeremy Stone's proposal" as early as 1967. Stone designed and secured Carter Administration approval of a follow-on to SALT II ("Shrink SALT II") which was proposed in secret by President Carter at the 1979 Vienna Summit. He invented a finesse (the Bear Hug Strategy) that may have helped to make START II possible. And he created an entirely new approach ("No One Decision-Maker") to the issue of no-first-use of nuclear weapons.
In the 1970s, Stone and FAS helped catalyze the opening of scientific exchange with China in 1972. He persuaded the American scientific community to set up human rights committees to defend the rights of Russian scientists and was a leading American advocate for Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov, who in 1976 described Stone as "creative, articulate and brave."
Stone was instrumental in stopping an illegal U.S. Government program of mail opening by the CIA. He is credited with having made major contributions to changing U.S. policy on Cambodia at a time when that policy had allied the United States to the genocidal Khmer Rouge. He also waged an effective campaign to have the CIA and the KGB work together on issues of common concern. And he once was assigned, by Carl Sagan, the difficult task of determining whether to warn the East Coast of the United States of a possible impending earthquake.
In April 1999, PublicAffairs published his memoir, "Every Man Should Try": Adventures of a Public Interest Activist, in which he documented his achievements and failures–including those noted above. (The book was published in Russian in March 2004 with an introduction by Academician Evgeny Velikhov.)
In December 1998, he led the first American scientific delegation in 20 years to Iran and, in September 1999, hosted the return visit of the Academy of Sciences of Iran. Introducing this delegation to a host of scientific organizations in Washington, including the National Academy of Sciences, led to an agreement to restart the (post-1979 revolution) Iranian-American scientific exchange.
Stone published his second memoir, Catalytic Diplomacy: Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, in October 2009. It covers his work from 1999 to 2006.
Resignation from FAS
After resigning from the presidency of the Federation of American Scientists on June 1, 2000, he formed the small nonprofit, Catalytic Diplomacy, which from 1999 to 2006 worked mainly on cross-straits relations between China and Taiwan; U.S.-Russian arms control; U.S. relations with Iran; and U.S. relations with North Korea. Beginning in 2007, along with a small group of activists, Stone worked on issues involving Myanmar (Burma), Cuba, Afghanistan, and Iran.
In 2004, he catalyzed the first public visit to Iran in a quarter century of a U.S. Government official, James Billington, the Librarian of Congress.
In 2010, Stone created an organization, Catalytic Longevity, to advance a dietary approach called "carbohydrate concentration".
In 2014, he reported on his work on religion on a website at www.catalyticreligion.org. This website documents the idea that the main architects of the three largest Western religions—Christianity (Apostle Paul), Islam (Mohammad), and Protestantism (Martin Luther)--all suffered from a mental disorder that encourages the creation of new religion. The disorder is a form of temporal lobe epilepsy called Geschwind Syndrome.
Stone received the Science and Society Award of the Forum on Physics and Society of the American Physics Society. In June 1985, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Swarthmore College. And, in 1995, the Federation of American Scientists gave Stone its annual Public Service Award.
Personal life
Stone was the son of journalist I. F. Stone and Esther Stone, and nephew of journalist and film critic Judy Stone. He resided, with his wife Betty Jane Stone, who predeceased him, in Carlsbad, California.
In popular culture
The Stanford-based professor and hero of Michael Crichton's 1969 novel and movie The Andromeda Strain is named "Dr. Jeremy Stone". Stone was at Stanford in 1969, but unlike the fictional character was studying post-graduate economics, not biology. There is also a comic strip hero with the name Dr. Jeremy Stone, whose alter ego is the superbly muscled Maul.
References
External links
Eric Alterman, "Of Scientists and Spies", The Nation (January 13, 2000)
nytimes.com: Jeremy Stone, Who Influenced Arms Control During Cold War, Dies at 81
1935 births
2017 deaths
Activists from California
American people of Russian-Jewish descent
Jewish American activists
Jewish American scientists
The Bronx High School of Science alumni
Harvard University people
People from Carlsbad, California
Stanford University alumni
Swarthmore College alumni
Pomona College faculty
21st-century American Jews | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy%20Stone |
Ibrahim Abouleish (; 23 March 1937 – 15 June 2017) was an Egyptian philanthropist, drug designer and chemist. He began his chemistry and medicine studies at the age of 19 in Austria. He did his doctorate in 1969 in the field of pharmacology and then worked in leading positions within pharmaceutical research. During this time he was granted patents for a number of new medicines, especially for osteoporosis and arteriosclerosis.
In 1977 he returned to Egypt and founded the comprehensive development initiative SEKEM. The organisation began using biodynamic farming methods in Egypt, successfully demonstrating a model for sustainable agriculture on arid desert lands without requiring irrigation. Abouleish later expanded SEKEM to include a Waldorf school, a medical center, various businesses, and adult education initiatives ranging from vocational training to the establishment of Heliopolis University.
He was selected as an "Outstanding Social Entrepreneur" by the Schwab Foundation in 2004. In 2006 he was appointed as a councillor at the World Future Council. In 2012, Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish was appointed an Oslo Business for Peace Honouree, receiving his award at Oslo City Hall, from The Business for Peace Foundation.
In 2013 he received the Global Thinkers Forum 2013 Award for Excellence in Positive Change. In 2003, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "a 21st century business model which combines commercial success with social and cultural development."
References
External links
Biography on Right Livelihood Award website
blog about a german TV documentary
1937 births
2017 deaths
Egyptian scientists
Egyptian chemists
Social entrepreneurs
Anthroposophists | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim%20Abouleish |
Fables is the second album by England Dan & John Ford Coley.
Track listing
All songs written by John Ford Coley and Dan Seals, except where noted.
Side one
"Simone"
"Casey"
"Free The People"
"What I'm Doing"
Side two
"Carolina" (Kerry Chater, Roger Karshner)
"Tomorrow"
"Candles of Our Lives"
"Matthew"
"Stay by the River"
Personnel
Dan Seals – lead vocals (1, 3-9), backing vocals, acoustic guitar
John Ford Coley – lead vocals (2-9), backing vocals, acoustic guitar, acoustic piano (4)
Louie Shelton – electric guitar (1, 3), bass guitar (3, 4), guitar (4, 5, 8), electric sitar (9)
Larry Muhoberac – acoustic piano (1, 8), keyboards (2)
Clarence McDonald – organ (3, 7), keyboards (5)
Larry Knechtel – acoustic piano (6, 9)
Don Randi – organ (8, 9)
Reinie Press – bass guitar (1, 5, 7)
Jack Conrad – bass guitar (2)
Max Bennett – bass guitar (6, 8, 9)
Russ Kunkel – drums (1, 2)
Jim Gordon – drums (3, 4)
Hal Blaine – drums (5, 7)
Paul Humphrey – drums (6)
John Guerin – drums (8, 9)
Bobbye Hall Porter – percussion (8, 9)
Marty Paich – string arrangements
References
1972 albums
England Dan & John Ford Coley albums
A&M Records albums
Albums recorded at A&M Studios | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fables%20%28England%20Dan%20%26%20John%20Ford%20Coley%20album%29 |
Antonio Vassilacchi (; ; 1556–1629), also called L'Aliense, was a Greek painter, who was active mostly in Venice and the Veneto.
Biography
Antonio Vassilacchi was born of Greek descent on the island of Milos, Greece in 1556. He left very young to settle in Venice. In 1572 Vassilacchi became a pupil of Paolo Veronese and began working on the frescoes in the episcopal palace at Treviso, in the church of Sant'Agata in Padua (Padova), and various churches in Venice. His opportunity came with the great conflagration that nearly devoured the Doge's Palace in Venice in December 1577. Aliense, a compatriot and just a little younger than El Greco, was one of the painters commissioned to decorate the restored Palace.
Vassilacchi became a member of 'The Brotherhood of Saint Nicolas of the Greek Nation' (Scuola dei Greci), one of the liveliest 'foreign' communities in Venice, in 1600. In its book of members, the secretary inscribed, between a Cephallonian and a Cypriot, "Ant. Vassilachi: 1600:". He was also a member of the Brotherhood of Venetian Painters from 1584 and had acquired a sobriquet, 'Aliense'. The name derives from the Latin alienus, meaning stranger, alien, foreign, and was presumably given to Vassilacchi because of his completely alien, that is non-Italian (and not simply non-Venetian), origin.
Vassilacchi married three times. The name of his first wife, who bore him his son, Stefano, is not known. Stefano followed in his father's footsteps as a painter and is said to have helped him on the Coronation of Baldwin of Flanders.
He died young, however, before having established a career. Vassilacchi also had two daughters who entered the Nunnery of Santa Chiara (for which Vassilacchi had painted an Annunciation), though it is not known whether they were from his first or second marriage. His second wife, Giacomina, made her will on November 2, 1609, and died six days later. Vassilacchi's last marriage was his most unfortunate. Carlo Ridolfi, his biographer and student, describes a painting by the artist in which he portrays himself carrying his wife, her nurse, her uncle and her son by her previous marriage, on his back. Vassilacchi used to show this picture to his friends and say "This is the burden I'll bear till I die".
Aliense died on Easter's eve, 1629, in his seventy-third year. He was buried with honours in the church of San Vitale two days later. San Vitale is the church on the same square as Vassilacchi's house and he had painted there, a few years earlier (and both aptly named), a Resurrection' and an Ascension.
His entry in the official Venetian register reads: 1629, 15 April. Sire Antonio Aliense, painter, aged about 73 years, sick of fever and catarrh these twelve days past. Among his pupils was Tomasso Dollobella.
Works
His works in the Doges' Palace likely outnumber those by any other single artist, since he painted in all the major halls of the Palace, such as the Hall of the Grand Council (Sala del Maggior Consiglio), the Voting Hall (Sala dello Scrutinio), the Hall of the Senate (Sala del Senato), the Hall of the Council of Ten (Sala del Consiglio dei Dieci), the Hall of the Compass (Sala della Bussola).
In 1586, Vassilacchi was asked to paint one of his largest pictures, the 'Resurrection', in the chancel of San Marziale. He gave the preliminary sketch, in chiaroscuro, to Domenico Cresti, the painter of the Crucifixion in the same church. The paintings, restored in 1958, still hang in the same place, across from each other above the marble high altar of the church.
In 1591 Vassilacchi was engaged by the Brotherhood of Merchants (Scuola dei Mercanti), and some time later he was working in the church of San Giovanni Elemosinario, just a few metres from the commercial centre of Venice, the Rialto. He painted the Plague of Serpents (1588) in the Church of the Angelo San Raffaele. Behind the facade of the church of San Zaccaria, at least four large works by Aliense are preserved.
In 1559 the Benedictine monks of San Giorgio Maggiore decided to renovate their church. They commissioned Palladio to execute the work but at the time of his death, twenty one years later, it was still unfinished. The abbot then summoned Vassilacchi to select the best, in his opinion, preliminary design for the central altar of the church.
Naturally modest and polite, Aliense had a good word to say about all the sketches, which complicated rather than simplified matters. In the end, the up to then judge was asked to design something himself. His sketch was immediately accepted and from it was created the large bronze group of the Four Evangelists Supporting the World and God.
In 1594, Aliense, recommended by the Benedictines of San Giorgio Maggiore, undertook to paint the circle of pictures that consist the Life of Christ'' for the church of San Pietro in Perugia, which belonged to the same Order. The ten paintings still survive in their original setting, together with his monumental "Apotheosis of the Benedictine Order" which, at 88 square metres (947 square feet), is the second biggest painting in Italy.
In 1602 Antonio Vassilacchi began painting in the cathedral church at Salò, while his surviving work—mainly decorative—in the Villa Barbarigo, of the senator Giovanni Barbarigo at Noventa Vicentina, near Montagnana, is impressive.
His last, in all probability, works are those painted in Santa Maria in Vanzo, Padua.
Gallery
References
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Aliense
Antonio Vassilacchi
Antonio Vassilacchi
1556 births
1629 deaths
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Italian Mannerist painters
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The British high commissioner to South Africa is the head of the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission in the Republic of South Africa.
As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom and South Africa exchange high commissioners rather than ambassadors, and the high commissioner's office in Pretoria is the high commission rather than the embassy. However, from 1961 to 1994 South Africa was not a member of the Commonwealth, so for that time the British head of mission was an ambassador and his office was the embassy.
Besides the high commission in Pretoria, the UK maintains a consulate-general in Cape Town. The high commissioner to South Africa is also accredited to the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), but a resident high commissioner to Eswatini has been appointed and is expected in post in summer 2019. From 2005 to 2019 the high commissioner to South Africa was also accredited to the Kingdom of Lesotho.
The Republic of South Africa is the historical successor to the Union of South Africa, which came into being on 31 May 1910 with the unification of four previously separate British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal Colony, Transvaal Colony and Orange River Colony. It included the territories formerly part of the Boer republics annexed in 1902, South African Republic and Orange Free State. The Union of South Africa was a dominion of the British Empire which became sovereign (along with other dominions) in 1931. The Union became the Republic of South Africa in 1961; the country left the Commonwealth of Nations at that time but rejoined in 1994.
High commissioners to the Union of South Africa
From 1910 to 1931 the governor-general also held the office of high commissioner: see Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.
1931–1935: Sir Herbert Stanley
1935–1939: Sir William Clark
1940–1941: Sir Edward Harding
1941–1944: William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech
1944–1951: Evelyn Baring
1951–1956: John Le Rougetel
1955–1959: Percivale Liesching
1959–1961: Sir John Maud
Ambassadors to the Republic of South Africa
1961–1963: Sir John Maud (later Lord Redcliffe-Maud)
1963–1966: Sir Hugh Stephenson
1966–1969: Sir John Nicholls
1970–1973: Sir Arthur Snelling
1973–1976: Sir James Bottomley
1976–1979: Sir David Scott
1979–1982: Sir John Leahy
1982–1984: Sir Ewen Fergusson
1984–1987: Sir Patrick Moberly
1987–1991: Sir Robin Renwick
1991–1994: Sir Anthony Reeve
High commissioners to the Republic of South Africa
1994–1996: Sir Anthony Reeve
1996–2000: Dame Maeve Fort
2000–2005: Dame Ann Grant
2005–2009: Paul Boateng
2009–2013: Dame Nicola Brewer
2013–2017: Dame Judith Macgregor
2017–2021: Nigel Casey
2021–: Antony Phillipson
See also
High Commissioner for Southern Africa
References
External links
UK and South Africa, gov.uk
South Africa
United Kingdom
South Africa and the Commonwealth of Nations | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20high%20commissioners%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20to%20South%20Africa |
The Action Is Go is the fourth studio album by American stoner rock band Fu Manchu. It features new drummer Brant Bjork (Kyuss) and new lead guitarist Bob Balch, replacing Eddie Glass and Ruben Romano, who left to form the band Nebula. The album was produced by Jay Noel Yuenger of White Zombie, who contributed some additional instrumentation.
According to AllMusic, the new lineup provided Fu Manchu with "the impetus and inspiration to really start moving forward," and the resulting album demonstrates the band's "punk energy, classic rock drive, psychedelic crunch, and heavy-ass grind all at once."
Track listing
The European version includes two more songs:
Personnel
Scott Hill – vocals, guitar
Brant Bjork – drums
Bob Balch – guitar
Brad Davis – bass, theremin
Jay Noel Yuenger – producer, organ, Minimoog, Electro-Harmonix Space Drum
Notes
"Module Overload" was first released on the Godzilla EP and was re-recorded with a new vocal line and a different middle part. The original version appears again on Eatin' Dust.
"Swami's Last Command" was originally a contribution to the soundtrack of the movie Chicago Cab (1998).
"Evil Eye" was featured on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.
Tony Alva (of Z-Boys) is on the CD cover skating in the "Dogbowl".
This albums introduces Brad Davis on the theremin which he used again on Start the Machine.
References
1997 albums
Fu Manchu (band) albums
Mammoth Records albums
Albums recorded at Sound City Studios | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Action%20Is%20Go |
Petru Pavel Aron (1709–1764) was Bishop of Făgăraş and Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church from 1752 to his death in 1764. He also translated the Biblia Vulgata into Romanian (1760–1761).
Life
Petru Pavel Aron was born Bistra in 1709. He studied by the Jesuits in Cluj and later in Trnava where he studied philosophy. He continued his studies of theology in the College of the Propaganda, Rome, where he remained till his doctorate in 1744. While in Rome, he took the monastic vows in the Basilian Order on 26 May 1742, and on 4 August 1743 he was ordained a priest.
Returned to Transylvania, he became the vicar of the bishop of Făgăraş Inocenţiu Micu-Klein. When in 1744 Micu-Klein, because of his petitions for freedom for all Romanians, was exiled in Rome, in a short time Aron remained as the reference figure in the Church. He actually was appointed Vicar general of the diocese of Fagaras on 31 August 1745.
On 4 November 1751, following the forced resignation of Micu-Klein, the electoral synod convened and Aron resulted the more voted. Accordingly, on 28 February 1752 the Habsburg monarch, Empress Maria Theresa, designated him as new bishop and Pope Benedict XIV confirmed the designation on 6 July 1752. He was consecrated bishop on 1 September 1752 by M. Olsavszky, the Eparch of Mukachevo, in the monastery of Máriapócs.
As bishop, he strongly supported instruction, opening the first primary school in Blaj, establishing over fifty parish schools, and founding the diocesan printing press in Blaj. The pastoral activities of Aron were hindered by the disturbance of the Orthodox monk Sofronie, which took the proportions of a violent riot supported by the Serbians.
He died in Baia Mare on 9 March 1764.
Works
Petru Pavel Aron was a literate and a writer. His main works are:
Our Holy Father John Damascene (in )
Philosophic and Theological Works (in )
Comforting letter about the divine inspiration of the Scriptures (in ), Blaj, 1761;
Principles and definitions of the Council of Florence (in ), 1762;
Principles of Christian doctrine (in ), 1764.
He also translated in Romanian the Bible from the Latin Vulgata version: Biblia Vulgata, Blaj, 1760-1761
Notes
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1709 births
1764 deaths
Translators of the Bible into Romanian
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18th-century Eastern Catholic bishops
18th-century Romanian people
18th-century Christian biblical scholars
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18th-century translators | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petru%20Pavel%20Aron |
Ugly Rumours may refer to:
Ugly Rumours (band), a British rock band founded by former UK prime minister Tony Blair
Ugly Rumours (novel), a 1975 novel about the Vietnam War by Tobias Wolff | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly%20Rumours |
Kaylor may refer to:
Kaylor, Pennsylvania
Kaylor, South Dakota | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaylor |
Kechi may refer to:
Kechi, Isfahan, Iran
Kechi, Jabal, Iran
Kechi, Kansas, United States
See also
Kachi (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kechi |
John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a striker and is currently a youth coach at Montpellier HSC. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Utaka.
Utaka has played for several clubs across three continents, first for Arab Contractors, subsequently Ismaily of Egypt, and then spending a season playing for Al-Sadd of Qatar, before joining RC Lens and later Rennes in France. He has represented Nigeria at two World Cups and three Africa Cup of Nations since his debut in 2002.
During his career he has mainly been utilised as a pacy winger making him a very effective element in a team's counter-attacking style of play. He is the founder of the John Utaka Football Academy Minna, Niger state.
Club career
Utaka was born in Enugu, Nigeria. He first moved to Egypt in 1998, joining Arab Contractors and subsequently Ismaily. While with Ismaily, Utaka earned cult status with the local fans. They used to chant "Oh Oh Oh Utaka, Oh Oh Oh Utaka" during the matches. He played alongside the likes of Mohammed Barakat, Islam El-Shater, and captain Mohamed Salah Abo Greisha under the guidance of Mohsen Saleh, later appointed coach of Egypt.
He joined Al-Sadd of Qatar in 2001 for a fee of $1 million. This was then a record transfer fee in Qatar. where he spent one season.
In 2002, he joined French club RC Lens whom he left in 2005 for Rennes.
Utaka struggled to make an impact at the start of his Rennes stint. However, he took advantage of the absence of fellow striker Alexander Frei through injury to make his breakthrough. In February 2006, he scored two consecutive hat-tricks, against Lens and Lyon, and as a result received the L'Équipe's player of the month award.
In July 2017, he signed with fourth-tier side CS Sedan.
Portsmouth
Utaka joined Portsmouth on a four-year deal in July 2007, for a fee of around £7 million. He scored his
first goal on 11 August 2007 in a game against newly promoted Derby County. Some sources claim he became the club's record signing.
On 17 May 2008, Portsmouth won the FA Cup with a 1–0 victory over Cardiff City. Utaka provided the cross for the winning goal which was scored by Nwankwo Kanu.
He went on to have a poor 2008–09 season but on 27 June 2009 he confirmed he would be staying at the club for at least another season.
The salary being paid to Utaka became a talking point in light of Portsmouth's financial issues, with news agencies reporting an alleged £80,000 per week salary for Utaka as a reflection of their financial mismanagement. Utaka hit out at these reports, claiming that he earned only a third of that figure.
On 23 January 2010, he scored both goals in Portsmouth's 2–1 win over Sunderland in the FA Cup 4th Round.
Montpellier
On 29 January 2011, Utaka signed for French first division side Montpellier, agreeing a -year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the new club on 26 February coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Olivier Giroud in a 0–0 draw with Sochaux.
Utaka scored his first goal of the new Ligue 1 season, and his first for the club, against Ajaccio on 21 September 2011, and also provided an assist as Montpellier defeated Ajaccio 3–1 in Corsica. On 19 February 2012, Montpellier travelled to the Parc des Princes to face league leaders PSG; he headed in an 81st-minute goal from a Giroud cross but a late tap in from Guillaume Hoarau levelled the game at 2–2 and earned the sides a share of the points. Montpellier played host to Bordeaux six days later and he headed home the only goal of the game in the 80th minute to keep up the pressure on league leaders PSG. On 20 May 2012, in a game marred by stoppages for crowd violence, Utaka scored a brace, his sixth and seventh league goals of the campaign, to secure a 2–1 victory over Auxerre and win the Ligue 1 title for Montpellier over PSG, for the first time in the club's history.
Sivasspor
On 1 August 2013, Utaka joined the Turkish club Sivasspor on a two-year contract.
International career
Utaka played for Nigeria until 2014 and was a participant at the 2002 World Cup. He started four of Nigeria's six games in the 2006 African Cup of Nations, in which Nigeria finished in third place. He was also part of the Nigeria squad that participated in the 2010 World Cup.
Honours
Ismaily SC
Egypt Cup: 1999–2000
Al Sadd SC
Arab Club Champions Cup: 2001
Portsmouth
FA Cup: 2007–08
Montpellier
Ligue 1: 2011–12
Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations third place:2004
Individual
Egyptian League top scorer: 1999–2000
References
External links
Profile at L'Équipe
John Utaka's profile, stats and pics – Stade Rennais
Player profile and pictures – Racing Club de Lens
1982 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Nigerian men's footballers
Nigeria men's international footballers
Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC players
Ismaily SC players
RC Lens players
Stade Rennais F.C. players
Portsmouth F.C. players
Al Sadd SC players
Montpellier HSC players
Sivasspor footballers
Ligue 1 players
Premier League players
English Football League players
Rangers International F.C. players
Nogoom FC players
Aswan SC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
2002 FIFA World Cup players
2004 African Cup of Nations players
2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
2010 FIFA World Cup players
Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
Qatar Stars League players
Süper Lig players
Footballers from Enugu | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Utaka |
Mario David (; 3 January 1934 – 26 July 2005) was an Italian footballer and manager, who played as a defender.
Club career
David was born at Udine. He played for 11 seasons in the Serie A (259 games, 20 goals). Throughout his career, he played in a defensive role from 1952 to 1966 for Italian sides Livorno, Lanerossi Vicenza, A.C. Milan and U.C. Sampdoria. He won the European Cup final in 1963 with Milan at Wembley.
International career
At international level, David played for the Italy national football team between 1958 and 1962. He is also remembered for his confrontation with Leonel Sánchez against hosts Chile in the infamous "Battle of Santiago" in the first round of the 1962 FIFA World Cup, which led to him being sent off: after being fouled by David, Sánchez initially punched him in retaliation; David kicked Sanchez in the head a few minutes later, and as a result he was sent off. Chile won the match 2–0, and Italy were eliminated in the first round of the tournament.
Death
David died at Monfalcone in 2005, at the age of 71.
Honours
Milan
Serie A champion: 1961–62.
European Cup winner: 1962–63.
See also
La zizanie
External links
References
1934 births
2005 deaths
Footballers from Udine
Italian men's footballers
Italy men's international footballers
US Livorno 1915 players
LR Vicenza players
AS Roma players
AC Milan players
UC Sampdoria players
US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Italian football managers
US Ancona managers
US Alessandria Calcio 1912 managers
AC Monza managers
1962 FIFA World Cup players
Men's association football defenders
UEFA Champions League winning players
People from Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%20David%20%28footballer%29 |
John E. Abele (born 1937) is an American businessman, and the co-founder and a director of Boston Scientific, a medical device company. He was awarded the ASME Medal in 2010. As of May 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$640 million. He was first a billionaire on the Forbes 400 list in 1996, but has since given away much of his wealth.
Biography
Early life and education
Abele was raised in a "Classic Yankee family," the youngest of three sons of Catherine (née Eaton) and Lieutenant Commander Mannert Lincoln Abele, USN. His father was the commanding officer of the submarine USS Grunion when the vessel was lost in the Aleutians on July 31, 1942, presumably to enemy action.
John and his brothers later organized, managed, and funded research to locate and photograph the Grunion – which was found in the Bering Sea – document the cause, and locate relatives of all the crew. At the age of seven, Abele was stricken with osteomyelitis, a bacterial infection of the bone, requiring multiple surgeries and years of using crutches. He is a graduate of Amherst College with a double major in physics and philosophy (he later served as a trustee).
Career
His first job was at a light-fixture company in the Midwest; he later moved back to New England to work for a small medical company near Boston. Soon after he branched out on his own and co-founded Boston Scientific with Peter Nicholas.
He was the chairman of FIRST robotics, and served as chairman from 2002 to 2010.
Abele is a member of the USA Science and Engineering Festival's advisory board.
Personal life
Abele is married to Mary Abele. They live in Shelburne, Vermont, and have three children: Chris, Alex, and Jennifer. Chris Abele successfully ran for Milwaukee County executive in 2010.
External links
What REALLY Happened To The USS Grunion Submarine?: John Abele at TEDxBeaconStreet 2013
Big Think Interview With John Abele 2012
References
1937 births
Living people
Boston Scientific people
Businesspeople from Boston
Amherst College alumni
American billionaires
20th-century American businesspeople
ASME Medal recipients
Philanthropists from Massachusetts
American company founders
Former billionaires | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Abele |
Sander Vanocur (; born Alexander Vinocur, January 8, 1928 – September 16, 2019) was an American television journalist who focused on U.S. national electoral politics, primarily for NBC News and ABC News.
Life and career
Vanocur was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Rose (Millman) and Louis Vinocur, a lawyer. His family was of Russian Jewish descent. Vanocur moved to Peoria, Illinois when he was twelve years old. After attending Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois, he earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the Northwestern University School of Speech (1950) and studied at the London School of Economics (1951–1952). He became an intelligence officer in the United States Army for two years with service in Austria and Berlin, and achieved the rank of first lieutenant. After service in the Army, he began his journalism career as a reporter on the London staff of The Manchester Guardian and also did general reporting for The New York Times.
Broadcast journalism career
Described as "one of the country's most prominent political reporters during the 1960s," Vanocur served as White House correspondent and national political correspondent for NBC News in the 1960s and early 1970s. He was one of the questioners at the first of the Kennedy-Nixon debates in 1960, as well as one of NBC's "four horsemen," its floor reporters at the political conventions in the 1960s—the other three were John Chancellor, Frank McGee, and Edwin Newman. While White House correspondent during the Kennedy administration, Vanocur was one of the first reporters to publicly ask Kennedy to justify the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Vanocur also dubbed Kennedy's coterie the "Irish mafia."
Later, Vanocur covered the 1968 United States presidential election in which United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. Vanocur, who had interviewed Kennedy on June 4, 1968, shortly before the Democratic candidate was shot, reported on the incident from The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, for the entire night. Kennedy died the following day at Good Samaritan Hospital. On the final night of the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, during a convention-wrapping Thursday night round-table discussion with his fellow NBC floor reporters in the vacated folding chairs on the convention hall floor, Vanocur suggested that the Republicans had "kissed off the black vote" in 1968, a comment which caused a media uproar in the ensuing week.
Vanocur also served as host of First Tuesday, a monthly newsmagazine that premiered in 1969 and continued after Vanocur left the network. His work at NBC earned him a place on the Nixon administration's "enemies list".
After leaving NBC in 1971, Vanocur worked for PBS and as a television writer for The Washington Post. He joined ABC News in 1977 and worked there until 1991, holding various positions, including chief diplomatic correspondent, senior correspondent in Buenos Aires, and anchor for Business World, the first regularly scheduled weekly business program. He covered the 1997, 1998, and 1999 World Economic Summits and was chief overview correspondent during the 1980 and 1984 presidential elections. In 1984, Vanocur moderated the vice presidential debate between incumbent George H. W. Bush and Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro. He was also one of the questioners in the 1992 presidential debate.
Other work
Vanocur played fictional versions of himself as a broadcast journalist in theatrical films The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971), Raise the Titanic (1980), Dave (1993), and Street Fighter (1994). He also appeared as himself in the TV movies Without Warning (1994) and Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997).
Vanocur served as television presenter in two of the History Channel's primetime series: Movies in Time and History's Business.
Vanocur provided narration and further historical material for an expanded audiobook release of the Nixon-Kennedy presidential debates.
Personal life
Vanocur married his first wife, fashion designer Edith Pick, on March 3, 1956, and they had two sons, Nicholas and Christopher Vanocur. Christopher is a television news reporter and a former news anchor in the Salt Lake City television market. After Edith's death in April 1975, Vanocur married Virginia Backus Wood on December 19, 1975.
Vanocur died from complications of dementia at a hospice facility in Santa Barbara, California, on September 16, 2019, at the age of 91.
In popular culture
Vanocur was parodied by Bob Elliott as national newscaster Sandy Van Andy in another 1971 comedy film Cold Turkey.
References
External links
1928 births
2019 deaths
20th-century American journalists
ABC News personalities
Alumni of the London School of Economics
American expatriates in England
American male journalists
American newspaper reporters and correspondents
American people of Russian-Jewish descent
American television reporters and correspondents
Deaths from dementia in California
Duke University faculty
Journalists from Ohio
Military personnel from Cleveland
NBC News people
Northwestern University alumni
The Guardian journalists
The New York Times writers
United States Army officers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sander%20Vanocur |
I Hear The Music is a compilation album of songs by American pop rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, released by A&M Records several years after the various A&M recording sessions. Four songs, "Tell Her Hello", "New Jersey", "Mud and Stone" and "Miss Me", had already been released on the 1970 album England Dan & John Ford Coley. The other songs were recorded around 1970–72 for the album Fables (1971) or other shelved projects. After showing only minor success in the US with "New Jersey" (number 102) and better results in Japan with "Simone" (number 1), the duo was cut from the A&M roster in 1972. A&M kept testing the market, though, releasing "I Hear the Music" as a promotional single in September 1973. England Dan & John Ford Coley were left without a record company for a few years, but they participated in various projects including two Seals & Crofts albums.
After the duo's huge 1976 hit single "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight", released through Big Tree Records, A&M capitalized on the market success by releasing an album of tracks recorded years earlier. The UK version of the album includes "Simone" as an extra track.
Track listing
All songs written by England Dan and John Ford Coley.
Side One
"Used To You" - 2:58
"Tell Her Hello" - 3:14
"New Jersey" - 3:01
"Idolizer" - 3:07
"Mud and Stone" - 2:47
Side Two
"I Hear the Music" - 3:14
"Legendary Captain" - 3:36
"Miss Me" - 3:07
"The Pilot" - 2:36
"Carry On" - 3:18
Personnel
Vocals – Dan Seals, John Ford Coley
Guitars – Dan Seals, John Ford Coley, Louie Shelton
Sitar – Louie Shelton
Keyboards – Clarence McDonald, John Ford Coley, David Paich
Bass – Joe Osborn, Max Bennett, David Hungate, Louie Shelton
Drums – Jeff Porcaro, Jim Gordon, Ronnie Tutt
Percussion – Mark Stevens, Alan Estes
Harmonica – Tommy Morgan
Production
Producer – Louie Shelton
Engineers – Joseph Bogan, Larry Forkner, Ray Gerhardt, Dave Hassinger, Henry Lewy and Rick Porter.
Mastered by Frank DeLuna at A&M Mastering Studios (Hollywood, CA).
Art Direction – Roland Young
Design – Junie Osaki
Photography – Ruan O’Lochlainn
References
1976 albums
England Dan & John Ford Coley albums
A&M Records albums
Albums recorded at A&M Studios | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%20Hear%20Music%20%28England%20Dan%20%26%20John%20Ford%20Coley%20album%29 |
Keener or Keeners may refer to:
People
An English or Irish surname or an anglicized version of the German surname Kühner, which is derived from Kühn and the Old German kühn (keen). Alternate spellings include Khner, Kienar, Kinar, Kiener, Keene, Kunner, Kenner, Koener, Crossman and other variants.
Brandon Keener (born 1974), American actor
Catherine Keener (born 1959), American actress
Craig S. Keener (born 1960), American professor at Asbury Theological Seminary
Dean Keener (born 1965), men's basketball coach for the James Madison University Dukes
Elmore Keener (1935–1973), co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins National Hockey League team
Emily Keener (born 1998), American singer-songwriter
Harry Keener (1871–1912), American baseball pitcher
Hazel Keener (1904–1979), American film actress
James Keener, American mathematician
Jason LaRay Keener (born 1985), American filmmaker
Jeff Keener (born 1959), American baseball relief pitcher
Joe Keener (born 1953), American baseball pitcher
John Christian Keener (1819–1906), American Methodist bishop
Stephen Keener (1942–2022), voice actor on Transformers
Places
Keener, Alabama
Keeners, Missouri
Keener Cave, Missouri
Keener, North Carolina
Keener-Johnson Farm, historic house in Seymour, Tennessee
Keener Township, Jasper County, Indiana
Other uses
Keener, professional mourner in Gaelic Irish tradition
See also
Keening, lamenting as by a keener
Keen (disambiguation)
Kenner (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keener |
Hans Pontus Farnerud (born 4 June 1980) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Starting off his professional career with Landskrona BoIS in the late 1990s, he went on to represent Monaco, Strasbourg, Sporting, and Stabaek before finishing up his career at IFK Göteborg in 2013. He won 11 caps for the Sweden national team between 2002 and 2010 and was a squad player for his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2004.
Club career
Farnerud was born in Helsingborg, and grew up in Landskrona. During his youth he was also a promising hockey player, playing with Malmö Redhawks. After starting professionally at 16 with Landskrona BoIS, he was acquired in 1999 by French club AS Monaco FC, and appeared in 15 Ligue 1 matches as the team won the 2000 national title; after spending the 2003–04 season on loan to fellow league side Strasbourg he returned, playing six games in the UEFA Champions League and scoring once in the league, after only one minute on the pitch for a 2–1 home win against FC Nantes.
In June 2005, Farnerud was bought definitely by Strasbourg, reuniting with younger brother Alexander. The pair (with Pontus only missing six league contests) could not prevent a final relegation, as second from the bottom.
Afterwards, Farnerud moved to Sporting CP on a free transfer, being scarcely used during his two-year stint in Portugal. He then returned north to Norway, signing a long-term contract with Stabæk Fotball on 23 July 2008. He helped to a national championship in his debut campaign, eventually being named team captain.
Farnerud spent his two last seasons as a professional back in his homeland, with IFK Göteborg. In late 2013, he retired from the game due to a recurrent hip injury, but returned the following year with amateurs Glumslövs FF (seventh division).
In May 2019, it was announced that Farnerud would take the position as assistant director of football at Göteborg.
International career
Farnerud was a Swedish international from 13 February 2002 to 23 January 2010, making his debut in a 2–2 friendly away draw against Greece where he featured 29 minutes. He was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2004, but did not leave the bench on either occasion.
Personal life
Farnerud's younger brother, Alexander, is also a footballer. He too is a midfielder and former Swedish international.
After retiring, Farnerud worked as a French League pundit for the TV company C More Entertainment.
Career statistics
International
Honours
Monaco
Ligue 1: 1999–2000
Coupe de la Ligue: 2002–03
Trophée des Champions: 2000
Sporting
Taça de Portugal: 2006–07, 2007–08
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2007
Stabæk
Tippeligaen: 2008
Superfinalen: 2009
IFK Göteborg
Svenska Cupen: 2012–13
References
External links
1980 births
Living people
Swedish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Allsvenskan players
Landskrona BoIS players
IFK Göteborg players
Ligue 1 players
AS Monaco FC players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
Primeira Liga players
Sporting CP footballers
Eliteserien players
Stabæk Fotball players
Sweden men's youth international footballers
Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
Sweden men's international footballers
2002 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2004 players
Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Footballers from Helsingborg | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontus%20Farnerud |
Ugly Rumours was the first novel by American writer Tobias Wolff. It was published only in Britain, in 1975, and has never been reprinted. The book does not appear in Wolff's list of publications included in recent books—the London Review of Books commented on this omission, stating that "to read (Ugly Rumours) is to understand why (it was omitted from the list of publications)"—and when his novel Old School was published in 2004, all publicity copy referred to it as his first novel.
In 2003, Wolff described Rumours as "terrible", saying that it was "the best (he) could do at the time, but it really wasn't very good", and that it now "embarrasses" him.
In 2011, Wolff stated that he has "no feeling for the book now, no interest in it, and no interest in attracting attention to it by talking about it."
Plot summary
During the Vietnam War, two Special Forces soldiers attempt to avoid combat duty.
References
1975 American novels
Novels by Tobias Wolff
American war novels
Novels set during the Vietnam War
1975 debut novels
Allen & Unwin books | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly%20Rumours%20%28novel%29 |
Che' Jones (born April 11, 1971, Columbus, Ohio) is an American basketball coach and retired professional basketball player. He is currently an assistant Men's Basketball coach for the College of Southern Nevada. He played college basketball at the Ohio State University-Newark, where he ended his career as the second all-time leading scorer in Ohio State University-Newark history having scored 1,693 points. Jones finished his career at Ohio State-Newark second in assists and notched the highest free-throw percentage for a season in the 1999–2000 season with 91.9%. He is also the all-time leader in three-point field goals made, as well as steals. The university retired his jersey (#5) on February 26, 2001. Jones also played professional basketball in Cyprus. Over 20 of his former players have moved on to become professional basketball players, from the NBA to other professional leagues around the world such as Brandon Brown and DeWayne Russell. He is currently in his second year as the head women's basketball coach after spending the previous season as an assistant coach to long time head coach Kristi Kincaid at Phoenix College in Phoenix, Arizona. On March 22, 2014, as an assistant men's coach, the Phoenix College Bears defeated Essex College for the NJCAA DII National Championship. The following season the Bears returned to the NJCAA Final Four losing to eventual national champion Ricahrd Bland (VA) in a double overtime thriller, 87-85 2OT. Prior to coaching at Phoenix College he coached at Northern Arizona University, where he also earned his master's degree in Higher Education. He was also the associate head coach at Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville, Michigan. Prior to Glen Oaks Community College he was the associate head coach at Albion College, an NCAA division III college in Albion, Michigan. During the 2007–2008 season he was the head assistant coach at Casper College, a junior college in Casper, Wyoming. He just recently was the head basketball coach of the Las Vegas Venom of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and an assistant coach to George Tarkanian son of famed coach Jerry Tarkanian, with the Las Vegas Stars of the IBL (International Basketball League). Che' also coached at Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio. Jones began his coaching career by helping to build Columbus State Community College into a nationally recognized program with longtime friends head coach Anthony Gholson, who is currently the head assistant men's basketball coach at Capital University in Columbus, OH and Anthony Stewart who was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Tennessee-Martin until his tragic death on November 15, 2020. also at Columbus State University where his team was ranked number one in the country for the entire season and ended their season at 29-2 after losing to the eventual National Champion in the NJCAA Regional Championship game. He is a long time Las Vegas resident.
References
External links
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/30325893/anthony-stewart-men-basketball-coach-ut-martin-skyhawks-dies
https://web.archive.org/web/20100528014746/http://www2.albion.edu/sports/mens-sports/basketball/coaches/90-mens-basketball-coaches/94-che-jones
http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/ron-kantowski/beanpole-las-vegan-rises-above-obstacles
http://www.reviewjournal.com/unlv-sports/ex-rebels-manager-now-nau-coach-gets-rude-welcome
1971 births
American Basketball Association (2000–present) coaches
Basketball coaches from Ohio
Living people | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che%27%20Jones |
Dorchen A. Leidholdt is an activist and leader in the feminist movement against violence against women. Since the mid-1970s, she has counseled and advocated for rape victims, organized against "the media's promotion of violence against women", served on the legal team for the plaintiff in a precedent-setting sexual harassment case, founded an international non-governmental organization fighting prostitution and trafficking in women and children, directed the nation's largest legal services program for victims of domestic violence, advocated for the enactment and implementation of laws that further the rights of abused women, and represented hundreds of women victimized by intimate partner violence, human trafficking, sexual assault, the threat of honor killing, female genital mutilation, forced and child marriage, and the internet bride trade.
Leidholdt has lectured internationally on issues of violence against women, and has published articles, book chapters, and two anthologies.
Education
Leidholdt hold a master's degree from the University of Virginia, and a JD degree from New York University School of Law, where she was a Root-Tilden-Snow scholar.
Past career
From 1975 to 1977, Leidholdt counseled rape victims as a graduate student at the University of Virginia and, after moving to New York City in 1978, became an activist with the Women's Anti-Rape Coalition, the educational arm of New York Women Against Rape. From 1978 through 1980, she was a member of the New York City Chapter of Women Against Violence Against Women.
Leidholdt is known for her campaigns against pornography and for her suit against Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt. In 1979, after Hustler Magazine published an issue whose cover showed a naked female body being fed through a meat grinder, she joined Susan Brownmiller, Dolores Alexander (Past President of the National Organization for Women), and other New York City women's rights leaders in founding the feminist organization, Women Against Pornography (WAP).
From 1979 through 1983, she served as a leader and spokesperson for WAP, during which time she joined Gloria Steinem and other feminist leaders in initiating a suit against Hustler and Larry Flynt, appeared on numerous television and radio programs, organized educational events, and spoke in Washington D.C. before the U.S. Attorney General's Commission on Pornography (a.k.a. The Meese Commission) at the commission's invitation. There Leidholdt testified, "Pornography perpetuates the devaluation of women. It sexualizes bigotry, promotes rape and undermines women's self esteem."
Flynt published an attack on her in the magazine's "Asshole of the Month" column (July 1985).
In 1987, at New York University School of Law, she was the lead organizer of the conference, "The Sexual Liberals and the Attack on Feminism", and in 1988, she was the lead organizer of the first global conference on trafficking in women and girls.
Leidholdt is an opponent of "sex-positive feminism". Her main argument is that prostitution is exploitative towards women and has historically benefited men, not women.
Current career
Leidholdt is the Director of the Center for Battered Women's Legal Services at Sanctuary for Families in New York City. Under Leidholdt's leadership since 1994, the center has become the largest legal services program for domestic violence victims in the country. It has grown from two to twenty-four lawyers and eight support staff members, and has strengthened its advocacy efforts on behalf of under-served populations of women, especially those in New York City's immigrant communities. The center has spearheaded state litigation that set new legal precedent expanding the protections available to domestic violence victims petitioning for orders of protection and federal litigation preventing child protective agencies from charging battered mothers with "engaging in domestic violence".
Leidholdt also serves as a board member of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW), which she helped found in 1988. She has represented the Coalition at numerous international meetings, including the World Conference on Human Rights (Vienna, 1993) and the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995). On 6 December 1996, in a special session commemorating the abolition of slavery, Leidholdt and a survivor of sex trafficking together addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Leidholdt has taught Criminal Procedure at City University School of Law, and, since 1998, has taught Domestic Violence and the Law at Columbia University School of Law.
Activism
In 1990, Leidholdt became an associate of the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP). WIFP is an American nonprofit publishing organization. The organization works to increase communication between women and connect the public with forms of women-based media.
Awards and honors
United Nations Capitol Association Human Rights Award (1994),
The New York City Bar Association's Legal Services Award (1999)
The Korean-American Family Service Center's Recognition Award (1999)
The City of New York Award for "outstanding leadership in breaking the cycle of domestic violence" (1999)
New York University School of Law Public Interest Law Foundation Award for "outstanding contributions in public interest law" (2000)
The Lawyers Committee Against Domestic Violence "In the Trenches" Award (2000)
The "Women of Power and Influence" Award by the National Organization for Women—New York City Chapter (2002)
League of Women Voters of the City of New York "Woman of Distinction" Award (2007)
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, "30 Years 30 Leaders" Award (2008)
New York University Law School Alumna of the Month Award (February 2008)
Selected publications
Books
Essays which originated as speeches and panel presentations at a conference on April 6, 1987, at the New York University Law School
Book chapters
Journal articles
Pdf.
See also: Anneka diLorenzo, Respondent, v. Penthouse International, Ltd., et al., Appellants
Notable court cases
Dorchen Leidholdt vs. Hustler Magazine, 647 F. Supp. 1283 (D. Wyo. 1986)
Dorchen Leidholdt vs. Larry Flynt, 860 F.2d 890 (9th Cir. 1988)
See also
Feminist views on transgender topics
References
External links
Biographical sketch of Leidholdt at the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women official site.
"Prosecuting The Batterer Without The Victim's Approval" by Emily Jane Goodman, Gotham Gazette, June 2003.
"Demand and Debate" speech by Leidholdt providing a "history of CATW and the feminist understanding of trafficking and prostitution."
New York's Choking Loophole, op-ed for The New York Times by Leidholdt and Jane Manning (3 March 2010)
"Successfully Prosecuting Sex Traffickers" — Leidholdt's testimony before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary hearing on "Combating Modern Slavery: Reauthorization of Anti-Trafficking Programs" (1 November 2007)
Brief bio and contact information for Leidholdt at the Sanctuary for Families official site.
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers
Activists against female genital mutilation
American feminists
American legal scholars
Anti-pornography feminists
Anti-prostitution feminists
Feminist studies scholars
Living people
New York University School of Law alumni
University of Virginia alumni
Women legal scholars
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchen%20Leidholdt |
The Third World War and The Third World War: The Untold Story are war novels by Sir John Hackett, published in 1978 and 1982, by Macmillan in New York and Sidgwick & Jackson in London, respectively. The novels detail a hypothetical World War III waged between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in 1985, written in the style of a non-fiction historical retrospective interspersed with accounts of the conflict from the perspectives of various people.
The Third World War and The Untold Story describe largely similar events, but the latter incorporates geopolitical and technological developments made since, such as the rise of Solidarity in Poland, the Sino-Vietnamese conflicts, and the proposed militarization of space.
The actual events of the 1980s, culminating in the dissolution of the Soviet Union and German reunification, have made it impossible for the scenario depicted in the novels to occur, making them an example of retrofuturism.
Plot
The novel starts with the 1984 United States presidential election, in which Democratic Party nominee Walter Mondale loses to Republican Party nominee Governor Thompson of South Carolina. The world of the mid-1980s is detailed by President Thompson's advisors, who brief him on the international geopolitical situation when he takes office: Asia is flourishing economically as more Asian states, including North Korea and Vietnam, liberalize their economies (China in particular thrives thanks to Japanese partnerships); India, a notable exception to Asia's economic prosperity, is disintegrating into smaller coalitions of mutually-hostile quasi-states; the Arab Cold War is intensifying as Egypt's new unstable left-wing government grapples with Saudi Arabia; South Africa has become a federation under the bantustan system but is under threat by Nigeria, which has committed troops to the South African Border War; Ethiopia has fragmented under the incompetent rule of the Derg as separatists, including Eritrea, gain power despite Eastern Bloc assistance; and the Soviet Union's sphere of influence is rapidly shrinking as nationalism and anti-Sovietism rise throughout the Warsaw Pact and even the Soviet republics.
Meanwhile, the Politburo, coming to the consensus that its economy is stagnating and the Soviet Armed Forces may not be able to retain technological parity with the West for much longer, decides that it is within their best interests to expand the Soviet sphere of influence by force through an invasion of Western Europe. Although resistance from NATO is guaranteed, the Politburo gambles on quickly defeating its European members before the United States can mount a counteroffensive, while also keeping neutral countries out of the war and potentially causing a schism in Western Europe's defense by convincing France to stay out of the conflict. The Soviets deliberate three options:
"Variant A": A large-scale preemptive nuclear strike alongside Spetsnaz paratrooper deployments in areas not under nuclear attack, followed by a seven-day land invasion to the Linz-Frankfurt-Dunkirk line.
"Variant B": Identical to the above, but with chemical weapons and high explosives instead of nuclear weapons.
"Variant C": A conventional invasion with nuclear strikes as a backup option should the invasion stall.
To avoid mutual assured destruction, the Politburo ultimately decides on Variant C as their invasion strategy, albeit augmented with chemical weapon strikes in locations where their use is deemed effective.
The catalyst for conflict comes in July 1985, when a U.S. Marine Corps unit intervenes against a Soviet incursion into Yugoslavia. In response, the Warsaw Pact mobilizes and launches a full-scale invasion of Western Europe on 4 August 1985, the 71st anniversary of the start of World War I. Soviet forces advance on Europe from East Germany and manage to thrust through West Germany towards the Rhine, while also landing forces in Norway and Turkey. Attacks are also carried out using strategic bombing campaigns, Soviet Navy firepower, and even space weapons.
However, the Soviet invasion stalls when stiff resistance from NATO halts Warsaw Pact forces along the German border at Krefeld and forces them out of the Netherlands. Compounding this setback, the Soviets fail to secure the neutrality of the other European states: Ireland sides with NATO under an agreement with France after Soviet missiles strike Shannon Airport for hosting French fighter jets and NATO anti-submarine aircraft, while Sweden mobilizes for war and assists Norway after the Soviet Air Forces repeatedly violate Swedish airspace. The Soviet Union also faces significant internal destabilization as mutinies, desertion, internal dissent, and demoralization plague the Warsaw Pact. Elsewhere in the world, the U.S. bombs Cuba, China invades Vietnam to overthrow its government, Egypt invades Libya, Japan seizes the Kuril Islands, the Frontline States and most other Soviet allies in Africa invade South Africa, and the Soviet Navy and its merchant fleet are neutralized.
As the war rapidly shifts against their favor, in an effort to prove they are still a force to be reckoned with, the Soviet Union launches a nuclear missile at Birmingham, United Kingdom, destroying it; in response, the U.S. Navy and Royal Navy launch a retaliatory nuclear strike against Minsk, Belarus, accelerating the Soviet Union's loss of control over the Warsaw Pact and their own republics. In Moscow, internal dissent reaches its peak when Soviet citizens protesting food shortages become convinced that a luxury hotel contains hoarded food for the Soviet elite and storm the building, only to find that the KGB murdered all of the patrons. The anti-government revolt rapidly swells as even the militsiya and Internal Troops side with the populace while political dissidents organize mass prison breaks, and the Soviet government loses control of the entire country outside of the Kremlin. A coup d'état launched by Ukrainian nationalists overthrows the Politburo and the Soviet Union collapses, ending World War III.
In the aftermath, the ruins of Birmingham and Minsk are preserved as war memorials named Peace City West and Peace City East respectively, fronted by immense causeways. Among the various geopolitical changes, German reunification is never achieved, as support for it has diminished both internationally and in both Germanies, each now having come to possess separate national identities; in particular, East Germany, having outlived the superpower that created it, prepares to host its first free elections in 1986 to determine its future. Inheriting the post-war world are three superpowers—the United States, the European Confederation, and an Asian confederation dominated by Japan and China—who regard each other not as political and military rivals, but as economic competitors and peaceful friends.
Alternate ending
An alternate ending unique to The Untold Story is offered as a separate chapter, told through radio transcripts and newspaper editorials. This alternative scenario assumes that NATO acquiesced to the demands of the peace movements and anti-nuclear movements of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, and drastically scaled down their nuclear forces and nuclear sharing capabilities in favor of conventional forces (which they already had a disadvantage in), aside from France's Strategic Oceanic Force and the U.S.'s Strategic Air Command. In contrast, the Soviet Union's political repression and lack of freedom of speech allow them to maintain their nuclear forces, leaving the West at a major disadvantage.
In this alternate turn of events, the Warsaw Pact invasion quickly manages to overrun NATO forces in West Germany and the Low Countries. Driven by fears of Soviet occupation or a punitive bombing campaign if it refuses to comply, France withdraws from the conflict after the Soviet Union assures that it will escape occupation and attack. Unwilling to risk global nuclear war, American forces withdraw from Europe, and the remnants of NATO sue for peace.
Despite not being occupied, the United Kingdom is forced to accept a set of conditions that effectively give the Soviet Union control of British political, military, and economic institutions. National control is handed to a joint British–Soviet commission. Britain's European Economic Community membership is terminated, as are its obligations to the Treaty of Rome. A journalist predicts the Soviets will terminate trade union immunities under the law. Queen Elizabeth II remains in the United Kingdom, but most of the British royal family flees for Commonwealth states, while much of the British military escapes Soviet control by putting themselves under American, Canadian, or Australian commands.
This chapter is not included in the Macmillan edition.
Development
Only a portion of The Third World War was actually written by Hackett.
Hackett had two objectives in mind: to demonstrate the necessity for Western Europe to have a strong and coordinated conventional military and to suggest that the use of nuclear weapons might not result in full nuclear warfare between the Soviets and the West. The limited use of nuclear weapons portrayed in the scenario results after one side's conventional forces have become weak and vulnerable; the other side responds quickly, albeit with limited retaliation.
Critical response
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt of The New York Times thought that Hackett's proposed scenarios were too optimistic. Points that Lehmann-Haupt questioned included the portrayal of the Soviets as not initiating a major nuclear exchange and thereby a global nuclear war as they near defeat and the projecting of Western forces proceeding without critical setbacks caused by poor decisions or bad luck. The effects of the war and enlightened policies resolve many local conflicts from Ireland to Central America and in Palestine. Lehmann-Haupt criticized the novel for being too dry and swift in moving through its major incidents. However, noting that Hackett had consulted with many military and political experts, Lehmann-Haupt said that the book represented a "very high order of strategic thinking" and "a signal to the Soviets, or even a warning, of the way some Western military leaders are thinking."
Release details
The Third World War
1978, UK, Sidgwick & Jackson (), Pub date 1978, hardback (First edition)
1978, US, Macmillan (), Pub date 1978, hardback
The Third World War: The Untold Story
1982, UK, Sidgwick & Jackson (), Pub date 1982, hardback (First edition)
1982, US, Macmillan (), Pub date 1982, hardback
1983, US, Bantam Books (), Pub date 1983, paperback
1983, US, New English Library, (), Pub date 1 July 1983, hardback
See also
Team Yankee, a 1987 novel by Harold Coyle set in Hackett's scenario
Future War 198X, a Japanese anime war film partially based on Hackett's novel
Red Army, by Ralph Peters, depicting a Soviet invasion of Western Europe from an entirely Soviet perspective
Red Storm Rising, a similar World War III scenario by Tom Clancy, detailing a conventional Soviet invasion of Western Europe
References
1978 British novels
1982 British novels
Novels set during World War III
Alternate history novels
South African Border War in popular culture
Fiction set in 1984
Fiction set in 1985
Sidgwick & Jackson books | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Third%20World%20War%20%28Hackett%20novels%29 |
Kelliher may refer to:
People
Lyons Kelliher, American football player and police detective
Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Richard Kelliher, Irish/Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
Bill Kelliher, guitarist for the heavy metal band Mastodon
Places
Kelliher, Saskatchewan, Canada
Kelliher, Minnesota, United States
Kelliher Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelliher |
Lemuel Tucker (May 26, 1938 – March 2, 1991) was an American journalist.
Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Tucker graduated from Central Michigan University in 1960.
Tucker was one of the first African Americans to work as a television network reporter. He began his career at NBC in 1965 as a general assignment news correspondent, and served as news director at WOR-TV in New York City from 1970 to 1971. He moved to ABC in 1972 and to CBS in 1977, where he worked until his death.
He was a winner of two Emmy Awards, and made the master list of Nixon political opponents for his reporting.
Although Lem Tucker's life was brief, his career accomplishments were memorable.
Tucker was the first African American elected to the position of student body president at CMU. That election took place when less than one percent of the student body was black. Previous to his election, only one other African American had been elected to a similar position in the United States. While at Central, Tucker was considered one of the university's top forensic students. He served as a chapter president of Pi Kappa Delta, a national speech honorary fraternity.
He won his first Emmy in 1979 for his coverage of Black America and his second in 1983 for a series about hunger in America. While working for the networks, he covered numerous major news events, including the Vietnam War, the Kent State University shootings and the Iran hostage crisis. He covered social unrest and riots in Newark, Miami and Harlem. He also reported from the Woodstock Festival. In 1981, he was covering President Ronald Reagan's speech at the Washington Hilton Hotel and witnessed the shooting of the president. He was broadcasting live reports on CBS Radio within minutes of the incident. He was applauded by his colleagues and others in the media for his continuous and thorough coverage, which he provided well into the next morning.
During the course of his career, Tucker returned numerous times to his alma mater to speak to students about politics, share reflections on college life and offer insight regarding work as a national network correspondent.
Tucker had a keen sense of humor. In an address given to the CMU community in the early 1980s, he told his audience he was amused to have been asked back to speak at the university, given that during his days as student body president, he "quibbled a lot" with the administration. He said, "How rare for me to be given a microphone and be invited to speak at CMU. Now I am on stage in front of administration and applauded."
Tucker has one daughter, Linn Carol Tucker.
His death in 1991 was due to liver failure.
References
Lem Tucker Speaker Series
. Lem Tucker was commissioned as a 2LT US Army Armor and graduated in class AOO6 from the U.S. Army Armor School at Fort Knox KY 1961
1938 births
1991 deaths
American male journalists
Journalists from Michigan
People from Saginaw, Michigan
Central Michigan University alumni
NBC News people
African-American journalists
African-American television personalities
20th-century American non-fiction writers
20th-century American journalists
20th-century American male writers
20th-century African-American people | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lem%20Tucker |
Patanga japonica is a species of grasshopper found in Japan, the Korean peninsula, Vietnam, and China.
References
Acrididae
Insects described in 1898
Taxa named by Ignacio Bolívar
Orthoptera of Asia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patanga%20japonica |
Kemmerer may refer to:
Places in the United States
Kemmerer, Wyoming, a city
Kemmerer High School, a high school in Kemmerer, Wyoming
Kemmerer House, a historic home in Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Kemmerer Hotel, a former historic hotel in Kemmerer, Wyoming
Kemmerer Municipal Airport, an airport in Kemmerer, Wyoming
People
Beatrice Kemmerer (1930–2013), American baseball player
Brigid Kemmerer (born 1978), American author
Connie Kemmerer, American businesswoman
Ed Kemmer (1921–2014), born Edward Kemmerer, American actor
Edwin W. Kemmerer (1875–1945), American economist
Jay Kemmerer (born 1947), American businessman
Lisa Kemmerer, American academic
Russ Kemmerer (1930–2013), American baseball player
See also
Kemerer (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemmerer |
Places
United States
Kenedy, Texas, a city in Karnes County
Kenedy County, Texas, a county
Kenedy Independent School District, in Kenedy city, Texas
Kenedy County Wide Common School District, in Kenedy County, Texas
People
Mifflin Kenedy (1818–1895), South Texas rancher and businessman and namesake of Kenedy County, Texas and Kenedy city, Texas
Kyla Kenedy (born 2003), U.S. actress
Soccer players
Kenedy (footballer), Robert Kenedy Nunes do Nascimento (born 1996), Brazilian soccer player
Kenedy Silva Reis, a.k.a. Keninha (born 1985), Brazilian soccer player
Daniel Kenedy, a.k.a. Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus dos Santos (born 1975), Portuguese soccer player
See also
Kenidi family, a fictional family from North of 60, members such as Michelle Kenidi and Peter Kenidi
Kennedy (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenedy |
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