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Aphanophleps is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
There are four species in the genus Aphanophleps:
Aphanophleps adaucta
Aphanophleps rubricolor
Aphanophleps vinosaria
Aphanophleps vulpina
References
Sterrhinae
Geometridae genera |
The Karnataka State Film Awards 1995–96, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 1995.
Lifetime achievement award
Film Awards
Other Awards
References
Karnataka State Film Awards |
Colias palaeno, known by the common names moorland clouded yellow, palaeno sulphur, and pale Arctic clouded yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:
Colias palaeno palaeno – Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Estonia
Colias palaeno aias Fruhstorfer, 1903 – Japan the largest form of palaeno, the marginal band of the forewing being very broad and the underside rich green
Colias palaeno baffinensis Ebner & Ferris, [1978] – northern North America
Colias palaeno chippewa W.H. Edwards, 1870 – northern North America, may be a separate species (C. chippewa)
Colias palaeno europome (Esper, 1778) – Belgium, Germany, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine
Colias palaeno europomene Ochsenheimer, 1808 – high altitude in the Alps. This form is somewhat larger than the nominate, the male lemon-yellow above, being below deeper yellow, as is also the female.
Colias palaeno orientalis Staudinger, 1892 – Kamchatka very similar to europomene, being dark greenish on the underside of the hindwing
Colias palaeno poktusani O. Bang-Haas, 1934 – North Korea
Colias palaeno sachalinensis Matsumura, 1919 – Sakhalin
Colias palaeno synonyma Bryk, 1923 – Sweden, Denmark
Colias aias is treated as a full species by some authors.
Distribution
Colias palaeno is a Holarctic species, widespread through Asia, Europe and North America. It is present in central and northern Europe from eastern France to the Baltic States and northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and to the eastern Europe, then in eastern Siberia, in the Chukchi Peninsula, in Japan and in northern areas of North America.
Habitat
This species inhabits various types of moorland, forest meadows, open coniferous forests and open areas which may contain scrub. In the southern areas of its range it is a high alpine species reaching an elevation over above sea level, but it can be found on upland bogs at an elevation of about . Though the species is normally restricted to these habitats, occasionally it is found far from suitable breeding grounds.
Description
Colias palaeno has a wingspan of in males, of in females. Upperside of male pale yellow with blackish brown distal margins, pale-centred dark middle spot to the forewing and light middle pot to the hindwing; fringes red. Underside of forewing pale yellow with white-centred dark middle spot, the costal and distal edges being red; hindwing yellow, strongly dusted with fuscous, the large middle spot being mother-of-pearl colour, and the fringes red. The female has a white ground colour above, the underside of the forewing being white proximally, yellow at apex, the hindwing being somewhat paler in the female than in the male.
The larva is sea-green, velvety, bearing minute black dots; a lateral stripe bright yellow edged with black beneath, below the same the white black-edged spiracles; underside and abdominal legs dull green, thoracic legs yellowish, head green. The Pupa is greenish yellow, the back being strongly convex.
Biology
It is a univoltine species, flying from June to August. As most Colias-species, Colias palaeno is an avid flyer. The larva is found on bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum), on Vaccinium myrtillus and on Vaccinium caespitosum.
Gallery
References
External links
Paolo Mazzei, Daniel Morel, Raniero Panfili and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
Lepidoptera collection
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Lepiforum
Lepi Net
Palaeno sulphur, Butterflies Along Alaska's Hiking Trails
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus 1761) (Papilio), ZooBank
palaeno
Butterflies described in 1761
Butterflies of Asia
Butterflies of Europe
Butterflies of North America
Insects of the Arctic
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus |
Kokosuni () or KOKO SunYi is a 2022 historical documentary film produced by national broadcaster KBS. The subject is the so-called "comfort women", the victims of sexual slavery in occupied Korea and other Asia-Pacific territories, and the historical revisionism of its existence.
The documentary was directed by KBS reporter Lee Seok-jae.
The personal story of a woman named KokoSunyi, is dramatised in the documentary, and is interspersed with interviews with historians, and interactions with revisionists such as J. Mark Ramseyer. Lee Hyori was featured on the soundtrack.
Critical response
The KBS2 movie review show I Love Movies (영화가 좋다) named the film as "pick of the week".
Legacy
In 2023, the film was re-broadcast on KBS on Liberation Day (15 August), and a number of local groups held commemoration events and showed the film in local venues.
References
External links
South Korean documentary films
2022 films
Comfort women
Korean Broadcasting System original programming |
Cardiopulmonary nerves are splanchnic nerves that are postsynaptic and sympathetic. They originate in cervical and upper thoracic ganglia and innervate the thoracic cavity.
All major sympathetic cardiopulmonary nerves arise from the stellate ganglia and the caudal halves of the cervical sympathetic trunks below the level of the cricoid cartilage. Parasympathetic cardiopulmonary nerves arise from the recurrent laryngeal nerves and the thoracic vagus immediately distal to them. These interconnect with the sympathetic cardiopulmonary nerves to form the ventral and dorsal cardiopulmonary plexuses.
References
Sympathetic nervous system |
Synaptic gating is the ability of neural circuits to gate inputs by either suppressing or facilitating specific synaptic activity. Selective inhibition of certain synapses has been studied thoroughly (see Gate theory of pain), and recent studies have supported the existence of permissively gated synaptic transmission. In general, synaptic gating involves a mechanism of central control over neuronal output. It includes a sort of gatekeeper neuron, which has the ability to influence transmission of information to selected targets independently of the parts of the synapse upon which it exerts its action (see also neuromodulation).
Bistable neurons have the ability to oscillate between a hyperpolarized (down state) and a depolarized (up state) resting membrane potential without firing an action potential. These neurons can thus be referred to as up/down neurons. According to one model, this ability is linked to the presence of NMDA and AMPA glutamate receptors. External stimulation of the NMDA receptors is responsible for moving the neuron from the down state to the up state, while the stimulation of AMPA receptors allows the neuron to reach and surpass the threshold potential. Neurons that have this bistable ability have the potential to be gated because outside gatekeeper neurons can modulate the membrane potential of the gated neuron by selectively shifting them from the up state to the down state. Such mechanisms have been observed in the nucleus accumbens, with gatekeepers originating in the cortex, thalamus and basal ganglia.
Gated synapse model
The model for gated synapses was originally derived from the model electronic circuit, in which the gatekeeper serves as a transistor in a circuit. In a circuit, a transistor can act as a switch that turns an electrical signal on or off. In addition, a transistor can serve to amplify an existing current in a circuit. In effect, the gatekeeper neuron acts as the transistor of a gated synapse by modulating the transmission of the signal between the pre-synaptic and post-synaptic neurons.
In a model gated synapse, the gate is either open or closed by default. The gatekeeper neuron, therefore, serves as an external switch to the gate at the synapse of two other neurons. One of these neurons provides the input signal and the other provides the output signal. It is the role of the gatekeeper neuron to regulate the transmission of the input to the output. When activated, the gatekeeper neuron alters the polarity of the presynaptic axon to either open or close the gate. If this neuron depolarizes the presynaptic axon, it allows the signal to be transmitted. Thus, the gate is open. Hyperpolarization of the presynaptic axon closes the gate. Just like in a transistor, the gatekeeper neuron turns the system on or off; it affects the output signal of the postsynaptic neuron. Whether it is turned on or off is dependent on the nature of the input signal (either excitatory or inhibitory) from the presynaptic neuron.
Inhibition
Modulation of interneurons
Gating can occur by shunting inhibition in which inhibitory interneurons change the membrane conductance of an excitatory target axon, thereby diffusing its excitatory signal. A gating signal from the gatekeeper triggers these inhibitory interneurons in order to prevent one set of neurons from firing even when stimulated by another set. In this state, the gate is closed. Examples of this kind of gating have been found in visual cortical neurons and areas of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in primates that may be responsible for suppressing irrelevant stimuli. Studies suggest that this kind of inhibition can be attributed in part to GABA receptor-mediated synapses.
In order for these inhibitory interneurons to act upon their targets, they must receive input from a gatekeeper signal that stimulates them. This input can be either intrinsic, extrinsic or both. Extrinsic input comes from an area of the brain anatomically and functionally distinct from a given circuit, while intrinsic input is released from parts if the circuit itself. Generally, this input occurs in the form of neuromodulatory substances, such as hormones, neuropeptides and other neurotransmitters that have been released from incoming neurons. These signals then converge on the gatekeeper, where they are integrated and directed toward the target. Depending on the circuit, gate signals may arrive from different brain areas. For example, studies have shown that the entorhinal cortex may gate areas of the medial PFC, thereby inhibiting them from projecting to other brain areas.
Additional research has shown that the thalamus can also act as a source for gating signals. In the pathway between the PFC and the hippocampus, stimulation of mediodorsal thalamic neurons, as well as stimulation of ventral tegmental area neurons inhibited PFC neuron firing. These inhibitory effects were shown to be modulated by various dopamine receptor antagonists, which implies some role of dopamine as a neuromodulatory agent in this circuit.
Role in spatial attention
Due to the brain's limited capacity to process information, it becomes necessary that the brain have the ability filter out unnecessary information, and select important information. Input, especially to the visual field, competes for selective attention. Models for gating mechanisms in the process of attention have been explored by many groups of researchers, however, a consensus on the role of synaptic gating in attention has not been reached.
Role in working memory
Gating mechanisms in the basal ganglia have been linked to our ability to filter irrelevant information and access relevant information from working memory. In this instance, the gatekeeping function is the responsibility of the thalamus. It opens the gate between two areas in the cortex, allowing for the influence of stimuli in working memory. The thalamus, however, is tonically inhibited by the basal ganglia. Activation within the basal ganglia will allow for the disinhibition of the thalamus and thus, the opening of the gate.
Permissive gating
The firing of an action potential, and consequently the release of neurotransmitters, occurs by this gating mechanism. In synaptic gating, in order for an action potential to occur, there must be more than one input to produce a single output in the neuron being gated. The interaction between these sets of neurons creates a biological AND gate. The neuron being gated is bistable and must be brought to the up state before it can fire an action potential. When this bistable neuron is in the up state, the gate is open. A gatekeeper neuron is responsible for stimulating the bistable neuron by shifting it from a down state to an up state and thus, opening the gate. Once the gate is open, an excitatory neuron can cause the bistable neuron to further depolarize and reach threshold causing and action potential to occur. If the gatekeeper does not shift the bistable neuron from down to up, the excitatory neuron will not be able to fire an action potential in the bistable neuron. Both the gatekeeper neuron and excitatory neuron are necessary to fire an action potential in the bistable neuron, but neither is sufficient to do so alone.
An example of this type of gating may occur in the nucleus accumbens. Studies have shown hippocampal neurons may gate the transmission of signals between the prefrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens. Stimulation of the prefrontal cortical neurons has a very small chance of eliciting an action potential in the nucleus accumbens while those neurons are in the down state. Likewise, stimulation of hippocampal neurons fails to produce action potentials in the nucleus accumbens; however, these hippocampal neurons have been shown to switch their targets in the nucleus accumbens to the up state. As long as these neurons remain in the up state, stimulation of prefrontal cortical neurons has a much higher likelihood of producing action potentials in the nucleus accumbens. Thus, the hippocampus serves as the gatekeeper for information flow from the prefrontal cortex to the nucleus accumbens, such that its action permissively gates these synapses.
Synaptic gating involves a variety of mechanisms by which the efficacy of neuronal activity is modulated. Additional studies demonstrate the permissive properties of synaptic gating. In certain instances, membrane depolarization will cause an opening of the gates that previously had an inhibitory effect on the neuron they were gating. This permissive gating is more than a matter of simple summation, however. Summation is the convergence of many EPSPs at the axon hillock (either from a single neuron firing at a high frequency or from many neurons firing at once) that depolarizes the membrane potential to the point of threshold. The membrane depolarization caused by the opening of synaptic gates causes an additional increase in intracellular calcium that facilitates the release of neurotransmitters; thus, it is able to selectively distribute information from the presynaptic cell.
Disease
Comorbidity of ADHD and anxiety
Studies of children diagnosed with ADHD have shown considerably higher scores on the Anxious/Depressed scale of the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist, which implies a comorbidity of ADHD and anxiety. It has been suggested that impaired synaptic gating processes in the nucleus accumbens are the underlying cause of this comorbidity. This defect causes a reduction in synaptic gating of dopamine input from the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus on the nucleus accumbens. One theory supposes that this defect reduces the individual's ability to selectively inhibit fear responses from the amygdala, leading to anxiety. There are several theories, however, on how this impairment ultimately affects those with ADHD.
In studies with rodents, the prefrontal cortex, specifically the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) has been implicated in the processing of information lasting from milliseconds to several seconds, while the hippocampus has been implicated in the processing of information for longer time scales – such as minutes to hours. Damage to both these areas in people with ADHD seems to illustrate why they exhibit inattentiveness and impulsiveness. Nucleus accumbens neurons are bistable and thus can be selectively gated to either an "up" – depolarized state or a "down" – hyperpolarized state. Nucleus accumbens neurons are gated by hippocampal and amygdala input and this creates a depolarized accumbens neuron that is more receptive to innervation from input from the prefrontal cortex. Thus, in patients with ADHD not only is the input from the prefrontal cortex to the nucleus accumbens reduced but in addition the gating input from the hippocampus to the nucleus accumbens is also reduced leading to a reduction in activation of the nucleus accumbens neurons. Individuals that take medication such as methylphenidate (Ritalin) will increase their dopamine (DA) output along many of these synapses helping to compensate in the loss of synaptic activity generated from the pathophysiology of ADHD. Taking methylphenidate can increase DA projections to the nucleus accumbens, which can not only act to increase synaptic activity between the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus (improving memory) but also act as a reward system as the nucleus accumbens is part of the mesolimbic pathway. Moreover, it is possibly why individuals on Ritalin have a “need” and “desire” to learn as it acts as a positive reinforcer in the brain. In addition, this reward circuitry activation is most likely a reason why methylphenidate is highly addictive and carries great dependence. In conclusion, synaptic gating illustrates a plausible mechanism by which ADHD medication like Ritalin modulates synaptic activity and memory.
Schizophrenia
People who suffer from schizophrenia often exhibit an inability to illustrate context-dependent memory, an inability to show affective valence – proper emotions, and an inability for attentional and temporal processes. Synaptic gating seems to illustrate why all of these inabilities develop. In particular, hippocampal input into the nucleus accumbens, a region of the basal ganglia, acts as a gate creating a more depolarized up state within the accumbens neurons allowing them to be more receptive to innervation from the prefrontal cortex (PFC). In addition, amygdala input, in much the same way, acts as a gate creating a more depolarized state within the accumbens neurons although this depolarized state is much more transient. All in all, nucleus accumbens neurons are bistable. People with schizophrenia have damage to the hippocampus and amygdala illustrating improper gating and resulting in nucleus accumbens neurons being in the down position. This is why people with schizophrenia display an inability for context-dependent memory and their inability to show proper affective valence. In addition, because accumbens neurons are in the down position they are not as receptive to PFC stimulation and therefore people with schizophrenia show problems with attentional deficits. The gating theory of schizophrenia posits a bistable nucleus accumbens neuron that when gated improperly leads to a wealth of behavioral and memory deficits.
Current and future research
Current research now has shed light on the fact that the bistability of a neuron may be part of a larger bistable neural network. Evidence of a bistable network has been shown with the interneurons of the auditory cortex. The stable states of this auditory cortex network are either synchronous or antisynchronous, which illustrates its bistable nature. When auditory interneurons were coupled with electrical and chemical inhibitory synapses, a bimodal firing pattern was observed. This bimodal pattern illustrates the bistability of the network to fire at either a synchronous or antisynchronous state. These two states could be modes by which an individual perceives different frequencies in sound waves. Future research is looking into whether this bistable network embodies many of the properties of a bistable neuron, and if there is a larger gatekeeper modulating the network as a whole.
It has been shown that nucleus accumbens neurons are capable of being gated because they are bistable. Recent evidence has shown that neurons in the cortex are also bistable, and thus also able to be gated. There appear to be three different types of gating circuits – one that is controlled by the cortex, one that is controlled by the association nuclei in the thalamus, and one that is controlled by circuits spanning the basal ganglia, cortex, and the thalamus. Strong evidence has concluded that gating from thalamus impacts the prefrontal cortex response from the hippocampus. This is seen as either an enhancement or a suppression illustrating the bistability of the process. It has been proven that nucleus accumbens neurons act as a gate yet do the neurons in the cortex act in the same manner? Future research will look at similarities between the two sets of bistable neurons. In addition, the mechanism of shifting the bistable neurons to their “down” state needs to be expanded upon. This state leads to inhibition and thus are their inhibitory interneurons that modulate this shift and if so are inhibitory neurotransmitters such as GABA involved? Lastly, neurons capable of modulating gates such as hippocampal and thalamic neurons can contact many different areas of the brain. With increasing research saying that neurons in the cortex, nucleus accumbens, and cerebellum are all able to be gated, can the hippocampus modulate the signals for all of these and if so can it connect these different brain areas into a much larger neural network capable of being modulated all at once? These are the questions at the heart of synaptic gating in the future.
References
Neurophysiology |
Chantal Daucourt (born 23 June 1966) is a Swiss professional cross-country mountain biker of the 1990s and 2000s (decade) as well as a competition ski mountaineer.
Daucourt was born in Biel/Bienne and grew up in Courroux. She works as a registered nurse at the University Hospital of Lausanne.
Selected results
Mountain biking
1991:
1st, European Mountain Bike cross-country Championships
2nd, Groesbeek, Netherlands
3rd, Berlin, Germany
1992:
3rd, European Mountain Bike cross-country Championships
3rd, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, cross-country
1st, Hunter Mountain, United States
1st, Mount Snow, United States
2nd, Kirchzarten, Germany
3rd, Klosters, Switzerland
1993:
1st, European Mountain Bike cross-country Championships
1st, "Rund Um die Rigi" (around the Rigi), Gersau, Switzerland
3rd, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
3rd, Mount Snow, United States
1994:
2nd, Swiss Cyclo-cross Championship, Switzerland
3rd, Lenzerheide Switzerland
3rd, Mount Snow, United States
1995:
3rd, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's cross-country
3rd, European Mountain Bike cross-country Championships
2nd, Swiss Cyclo-cross Championship, Switzerland
3rd, Madrid, Spain
1996:
3rd, Swiss Cyclo-cross Championship, Switzerland
3rd, Hawaii, United States
3rd, Kristiansand, Norway
1997
1st, European Mountain Bike cross-country Championships
1st, Swiss Cyclo-cross Championship, Switzerland
3rd, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, cross-country
2nd, Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada
3rd, Sankt Wendel, Germany
1998:
1st, Swiss Cyclo-cross Championship, Switzerland
1st, Bern circuit, Switzerland
1st, Budapest, Hungary
2nd, Canmore, Australia
1999:
2nd, Swiss Cyclo-cross Championship, Switzerland
41st, UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race
1st, Dagmersellen cyclo-cross, Switzerland
2000:
11th, Summer Olympics Women's cross-country mountain biking, Sydney, Australia
10th, UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Women's elite
1st, Roc d'Azur
2nd, Swiss Cyclo-cross Championship, Switzerland
Ski mountaineering
2004:
1st, Patrouille de la Maya A-course, together with Véronique Ançay and Mary-Jérôme Vaudan
2012:
3rd, Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Sabine Gentieu
Patrouille des Glaciers
2004: 3rd, together with Véronique Ançay and Mary-Jérôme Vaudan
2008: 6th, together with Andréa Zimmermann and Sabine Gentieu
2010: 5th, together with Sabine Gentieu and Simone Hammer
Trofeo Mezzalama
2009: 10th, together with Lyndsay Meyer and Cécile Pasche
2011: 7th, together with Simone Hammer and Sabine Gentieu
References
1966 births
Living people
Olympic cyclists for Switzerland
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Cross-country mountain bikers
Swiss female ski mountaineers
Sportspeople from Biel/Bienne |
Casa Pomar is a modernist apartment building located at number 86, Carrer de Girona, Barcelona.
The building was designed by the Catalan architect Joan Rubió y Bellver (1871–1952), a pupil of Antoni Gaudí. Construction began in 1904 and was completed in 1906.
The building has a narrow facade. There is a bow window on the first floor, above which are several balconies on upper floors. The bow window's base is constructed of green ceramic tiles and wrought iron, inspired by the neo-Gothic style.
See also
List of Modernisme buildings in Barcelona
References
External links
Permanyer, Lluís (1992). Barcelona Modernista. Barcelona, Ediciones Polígrafo.
Modernisme architecture in Barcelona |
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" ("[walk] in shade") is an Indian pop-folk song, featured in the soundtrack of the Bollywood film Dil Se.., released in 1998. Based on Sufi music and Urdu poetry, the single was derived from the lyrics of the song "Tere Ishq Nachaya", written by Bulleh Shah, with music composed by A.R. Rahman, written by Gulzar, and sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi. The accompanying music video was directed by Mani Ratnam and picturised on Shah Rukh Khan and Malaika Arora, where they perform the song on top of a moving train.
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" was a critical and commercial success, selling over six million units in India and earning a cult following internationally, and is often cited as an influential track in Hindi cinema. In 2002, the BBC World Service conducted an international poll to choose the ten most popular songs of all time: "Chaiyya Chaiyya" finished ninth.
History
The lyrics of "Chaiyya Chaiyya" are based on the Sufi folk song "Thaiyya Thaiyya" with lyrics by poet Bulleh Shah. Singer Sukhwinder Singh originally suggested the song to A.R. Rahman who was looking for a Punjabi devotional song to include on the soundtrack of Dil Se... Gulzar subsequently rewrote the lyrics and changed the name to "Chaiyya Chaiyya".
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" reached the top of the charts in India and became popular in the United Kingdom.
In an interview called "Sadhanai Tamilargal" alongside Mani Ratnam and Vairamuthu, Rahman stated that the song was originally composed for his album Vande Mataram. But as it didn't fit in, he decided to show it to Mani Ratnam, who loves these kind of catchy tunes. The very first time hearing the song, Mani Ratnam decided to shoot the song on a train.
Music video
The video was filmed on top of the Ooty train, powered by X-Class Steam Locomotive (the Nilgiri Mountain Railway) in mountainous Tamil Nadu, southern India, while actor Shahrukh Khan dances with model/actress Malaika Arora and other dancers. The film was directed by Mani Ratnam and recorded by Santosh Sivan. The choreography was completed in four and half days by Farah Khan. No major back projections or post-production special effects were used in the music video.
Malaika Arora, one of the performers, recalls: "Would you believe it? Well, the "Chaiya Chaiya" song was shot exactly as you see it on the screen: No camera tricks, no back projection, no post-production special effects!" She also said that "...One of the unit members tripped and hurt himself. Other than that, things were safe."
Popular culture
The song featured during the introduction credits of the Italian film Branchie.
The song featured at the beginning of the second act of the musical Bombay Dreams, in which the train sequence from Dil Se.. was recreated on stage.
Harris Jayaraj's "Orugalluke Pilla" song from "Sainikudu" movie was based on this song
Remixes of the song were used in the opening and closing credits of the 2006 film Inside Man. The opening credits, set over shots of the robbery crew driving into Manhattan, feature an abridged version of the original with additional trumpet accompaniment, and the closing credits feature a hip-hop-inflected remix featuring Panjabi MC ("Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint").
The song was featured in the background in episode 13 of the American sitcom Outsourced and also featured in the pilot episode of Smith. A cover of this song was performed in episode 5 of season 5 of CSI: Miami.
The original track and a live version of "Chaiyya Chaiyya" are featured in AR Rahman's compilation album, A. R. Rahman – A World of Music.
The song was used during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on 3 October 2010.
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" became famous in Indonesia in 2011, after Norman Kamaru, a policeman from Gorontalo, Indonesia recorded himself lipsync-ing it and uploaded the video to YouTube. The name of the video is "Polisi Gorontalo Menggila" (Crazy Gorontalo Police).
On 17 May 2015, recording artist Kurt Hugo Schneider with Sam Tsui, Vidya and Shankar Tucker, uploaded a mashup video on YouTube titled Chaiyya Chaiyya / Don't Stop MASHUP!! - INDIA EDITION ft Sam Tsui, Shankar Tucker, Vidya. It garnered 300,000 views in 3 days. Shah Rukh Khan tweeted it, appreciating their work. As of July 2022, the YouTube video has nearly 7 million views.
The a cappella group Penn Masala covered the song in their seventh album, Panoramic.
Eammon, one of the characters of Kamila Shamsie's novel Home Fire looks up the video and lyrics of the song in his attempt to learn Urdu.
GrooveDev in the same year (2016) created the Remix of this song.
The song is used in holiday commercials for Ikea in Canada.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
English translation of this song is available at .
An English translation available at .
1998 songs
Film songs in Hindi
Indian songs
Sufi music
Songs with music by A. R. Rahman
Songs with lyrics by Gulzar
Sukhwinder Singh songs
Songs in Urdu
Tamil film songs
Sufi songs |
Rouda is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Harley Rouda (born 1961), American politician
Kaira Rouda (born 1963), American author |
In chemistry, the Grimm–Sommerfeld rule predicts that binary compounds with covalent character that have an average of 4 electrons per atom will have structures where both atoms are tetrahedrally coordinated (e.g. have the wurtzite structure). Examples are silicon carbide, the III-V semiconductors indium phosphide and gallium arsenide, the II-VI semiconductors, cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide.
Gorynova expanded the scope of the rules to include ternary compounds where the average number of valence electrons per atom was four. Examples of this are the I-IV2-V3 CuGe2P3 compound which has a zincblende structure.
Compounds or phases that obey the Grimm–Sommerfeld rule are termed Grimm–Sommerfeld compounds or phases.
The rule has also been extended to predict bond lengths in Grimm–Sommerfeld compounds. When the sum of the atomic numbers is the same the bond lengths are the same. An example is the series of bond lengths ranging from 244.7 pm to 246 pm. for the Ge–Ge bond in elemental germanium, the Ga–As bond in gallium arsenide, the Zn–Se bond in zinc selenide and the Cu–Br bond in copper(I) bromide.
References
Quantum chemistry |
Buddy Clark (born Samuel Goldberg, July 26, 1912 – October 1, 1949) was an American popular singer of the Big Band era. He had some success in the 1930s, but his career truly blossomed in the late 1940s, after his return from service in World War II, and he became one of the nation's top crooners. He died in a plane crash in 1949.
Life and career
Clark was born to Jewish parents in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Tillie (Leibowitz), from Romania, and Nathan Goldberg, from Russia. He made his Big Band singing debut in 1932 as a tenor, with Gus Arnheim's orchestra, but was not successful. Singing baritone, he gained wider notice in 1934, with Benny Goodman on the Let's Dance radio program. In 1936 he began performing on the show Your Hit Parade, and remained until 1938. In the mid-1930s he signed with Vocalion Records, having a top-20 hit with "Spring Is Here". He continued recording, appearing in movies, and dubbing other actors' voices until he entered the military, but did not have another hit until the late 1940s.
In 1946 he signed with Columbia Records and scored his biggest hit with the song "Linda", recorded in November of that year, but hitting its peak in the following spring. "Linda" was written especially for the six-year-old daughter of a show business lawyer named Lee Eastman, whose client, songwriter Jack Lawrence, wrote the song at Lee's request.
Linda Eastman grew up and married Beatle Paul McCartney.
1947 also saw hits for Clark with such titles as "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (from the musical Finian's Rainbow), which made the Top Ten, "Peg O' My Heart", "An Apple Blossom Wedding", and "I'll Dance at Your Wedding". The following year he had another major hit with "Love Somebody" (a duet with Doris Day, selling a million and reaching No. 1 on the charts) and nine more chart hits, and extended his success into 1949 with a number of hits, both solo and duetting with Day and Dinah Shore. He was also the narrator of the 1948 Disney musical anthology, Melody Time. A month after his death, his recording of "A Dreamer's Holiday" hit the charts.
Death and Legacy
On Saturday, October 1, 1949, hours after the 37-year-old had completed a Club Fifteen broadcast on CBS Radio with The Andrews Sisters—subbing for ailing host Dick Haymes—Clark joined five friends in renting a small plane to attend a University of Michigan vs. Stanford University college football game in Stanford, California. On the way back to Los Angeles after the game, the plane ran out of fuel, lost altitude, and crashed on Beverly Boulevard in West Los Angeles. Clark did not survive the crash. Clark's last radio broadcast found him in very high spirits, clowning with Maxene, LaVerne, and Patty Andrews. He joined them for a comical rendition of "Baby Face," during which Buddy amused the CBS studio audience, as well as the famous swing trio of sisters, with his spot-on Al Jolson impression.
The plane's pilot, James L. Hayter, later joined the U.S. Air Force and was involved in another accident in 1956. He later retired as a Lt Colonel and died in 2012.
Clark is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, near his widow and daughter.
Clark had previously been married to Louise Hitz, stepdaughter of famed hotelier Ralph Hitz in 1935. They had two children (Tommy and Katherine) together before divorcing in 1941.
Jerry Vale's first album, I Remember Buddy (1958), was a tribute to Clark.
For his contributions to the music industry, he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 6800 Hollywood Boulevard.
Hit songs
"An Apple Blossom Wedding" (1947)
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1949) (Duet with Dinah Shore)
"Ballerina" (1948)
"Confess" (1948) (Duet with Doris Day, flip side of Love Somebody, Columbia 38174; also a hit for Patti Page)
"Don't You Love Me Anymore" (1947)
"A Dreamer's Holiday" (1949) (bigger hit for Perry Como)
"Girl Of My Dreams" (with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra)
"How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (1947) (bigger hit for Dick Haymes)
"I'll Dance at Your Wedding" (1947) (flip side of These Things Money Can't Buy)
"I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)" (with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra)
"I Love You So Much It Hurts" (1949)
"It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World" (1949) (with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra)
"Linda" (1947)
"Love Somebody" (1948) (Duet with Doris Day)
"Matinee" (1948)
"May I Have the Next Romance?" (1936)
"My Darling, My Darling" (1948) (Duet with Doris Day)
"Now Is the Hour" (1948) (bigger hit for both Bing Crosby and Gracie Fields)
"Peg O' My Heart" (1947) (bigger hit for Jerry Murad and the Harmonicats)
"Powder Your Face with Sunshine" (1949) (Duet with Doris Day)
"Rosalie" (with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra)
"The Rhythm of the Rhumba" (Duet with Joe Host and the Lud Gluskin orchestra) (1936)
"Serenade" (1948)
"She Shall Have Music" (1936)
"South America, Take It Away!" (with Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra)
"Spring Is Here" (1938)
"Take My Heart" (1936) (flip side of These Foolish Things)
"These Foolish Things" (1936)
"These Things Money Can't Buy" (1947) (flip side of I'll Dance at Your Wedding)
"The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)"
"The Treasure of Sierra Madre" (1948)
"Until Today" (1936)
"Where the Apple Blossoms Fall" (1948)
"You Are Never Away" (1948)
"You're Breaking My Heart" (Orchestra & Chorus Conducted by Harry Zimmerman)
References
Further reading
Bloom, Ken. American song. The Complete Musical Theater Companion. 1877–1995’’, Vol. 2, 2nd edition, Schirmer Books, 1996.
Clarke, Donald (Ed.). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Viking, 1989.
Cuscuna, Michael; Ruppi, Michel. The Blue Note Label. A Discography, Greenwood Press, 2001.
Larkin, Colin. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', Third edition, Macmillan, 1998.
External links
Buddy Clark biography on Yahoo! site
Buddy Clark biography by Frank Dee
Buddy Clark biography on the Interlude Era site
1912 births
1949 deaths
Singers from Boston
Jewish American musicians
Accidental deaths in California
American crooners
American people of Romanian-Jewish descent
American people of Russian-Jewish descent
Traditional pop music singers
Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
20th-century American singers
Musicians from Dorchester, Massachusetts
20th-century American male singers
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1949
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
Musicians killed in aviation accidents or incidents
20th-century American Jews
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Columbia Records artists |
The following lists events that happened during 2007 in the Republic of Guinea.
Events
January
January 10 - A general strike starts in Guinea, with trade unions calling for pay rises, the return to jail of Mamadou Sylla and the resignation of President Lansana Conté.
February
February 22 - President Lansana Conté appoints Lansana Kouyaté as the new Prime Minister of Guinea after reaching an agreement with the trade union movement and the Opposition.
March
March 28 - Lansana Conté names a new government led by Lansana Kouyaté.
References
2000s in Guinea
Years of the 21st century in Guinea
Guinea
Guinea |
Umm Heitan is an ethnic group in South Kurdufan in Sudan. They speak Koalib, a Niger–Congo language. The population of this group likely is 22,000. They are a Muslim people.
External links
"Umm Heitan of Sudan" at the Joshua Project
References
Joshua Project
Nuba peoples
Ethnic groups in Sudan |
Hajj Naj (, also Romanized as Ḩoj va Noj) is a village in Fasharud Rural District, in the Central District of Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 129, in 40 families.
References
Populated places in Birjand County |
Kobło-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Horodło, within Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.
References
Villages in Hrubieszów County |
The Algernon Bangs House is a historic house at 16 East Chestnut Street in Augusta, Maine. Built in 1892, it is a distinctive and idiosyncratic exhibition of Queen Anne architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and now houses professional offices.
Description and history
The Bangs House stands in eastern Augusta, on the south side of Chestnut Street, a short way east of the Kennebec Pediatrics medical center. It is a -story wood-frame structure, with a clipped gable roof, foundation of brick and stone, and exterior finished in wooden clapboards and shingles. The front (north-facing) facade is two bays wide, with a single-story porch wrapping around to both sides. The porch has a spindled valance, turned posts, and carved brackets, and a balustrade covered by scalloped shingles. The windows on the upper levels are of unusual sizes and shapes, including two small square windows and a triangular fixed-pane window just below the clipped gable. The west facade faces St. Catherine Street, and is dominated by a three-story tower topped by a pyramidal roof with flared lower section.
The house was built in 1892 for Algernon Sydney Bangs, a native of Farmington who made his fortune in the construction of doors and windows. Bangs was somewhat eccentric, and the house's unusual elements may have the result of his input to its design. (Bangs predicted in 1897 that "flying machines will eventually become modes of public conveyance".) The house was purchased in 1922 by Augusta General Hospital as housing for nurses, and now houses professional medical offices.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine
References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
Queen Anne architecture in Maine
Houses completed in 1892
Houses in Augusta, Maine
National Register of Historic Places in Augusta, Maine |
Theodorus Marinus Roest van Limburg (8 July 1806, in Rotterdam – 3 March 1887, in Florence) was a Dutch journalist, diplomat, and politician.
Early life
Theodorus Marinus was the son of Jacob Adriaan Roest van Limburg, merchant in wine at Rotterdam and Antwerpen, and Sara Cornelia Rochussen. He studied law in Liège, Ghent and Leiden (1827-1831).
Career
He worked at the Departments of Colonies and Foreign Affairs. From 1837 till 1841 he served as editor of the liberal newspaper Arnhemsche Courant. His diplomatic career started in 1842, when he was named secretary of the Dutch Legation in Vienna. From 1851-1856 he served as Chargé d’affaires in Lisbon and he became Envoy in Washington, serving from 1856 until 1868.
Roest van Limburg became Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1868. His tenure as Foreign Minister was marked by the Franco-German War from 1870 to 1871 in the liberal cabinet of Prime Minister Pieter Philip van Bosse. There was little confidence in him in the House of Representatives which led to his resignation, which was honorably granted. After his resignation he lived abroad.
Personal life
On 23 August 1858, Roest van Limburg was married to the American Isabella "Belle" Cass (1805-1879) in Stonington, Michigan. Isabella was the daughter of Elizabeth (née Spencer) Cass and Lewis Cass, who served as governor of the Michigan Territory, U.S. Secretary of War, U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Ambassador to France, and a U.S. Senator.
He died on 3 March 1887 in Florence.
References
External links
1806 births
1887 deaths
19th-century Dutch diplomats
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Independent politicians in the Netherlands
Writers from Rotterdam
University of Liège alumni
Ghent University alumni
Leiden University alumni
19th-century Dutch journalists
Male journalists
19th-century male writers
Diplomats from Rotterdam
Politicians from Rotterdam |
Prairie Schooner is a literary magazine published quarterly at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with the cooperation of UNL's English Department and the University of Nebraska Press. It is based in Lincoln, Nebraska and was first published in 1926. It was founded by Lowry Wimberly and a small group of his students, who together formed the Wordsmith Chapter of Sigma Upsilon (a national honorary literary society).
Although many assume it is a regional magazine, it is nationally and internationally distributed and publishes writers from all over the United States and the world.
Prairie Schooner has garnered reprints, and honorable mentions in the Pushcart Prize anthologies and various of the Best American series, including Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, Best American Mystery Stories, and Best American Nonrequired Reading.
Editors and notable contributors
Prairie Schooners current editor (2011–present) is Jamaican/Ghanaian poet and author Kwame Dawes. From 1963 to 1980 Bernice Slote served as the editor.
Notable contributors
Prairie Schooner Book PrizePrairie Schooner Book Prize is an American literary award presented yearly since 2003, one award for poetry and one award for fiction. It is run by the literary magazine Prairie Schooner and University of Nebraska Press. Winners receive $3,000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press.Robert Lee Brewer (2011). 2012 Writer's Market Deluxe Edition, Writer's Digest Books, September 2, 2011. Pg.984. Manuscripts are accepted from all living writers, including non-US citizens, writing in English.
Winners
Source:2003Fiction: K. L. Cook, Last Call
Poetry: Cortney Davis, Leopold's Maneuvers2004Fiction: Brock Clarke, Carrying the Torch
Poetry: Rynn Williams, Adonis Garage2005Fiction: John Keeble, Nocturnal America
Poetry: Kathleen Flenniken, Famous2006Fiction: Jesse Lee Kercheval, The Alice Stories
Poetry: Paul Guest, Notes for My Body Double2007Fiction: Katherine Vaz, Our Lady of the Artichokes and Other Portuguese-American Stories
Poetry: Mari L'Esperance, The Darkened Temple2008Fiction: Anne Finger, Call Me Ahab
Poetry: Kara Candito, Taste of Cherry2009Fiction: Ted Gilley, Bliss, And Other Short Stories
Poetry: Shane Book, Ceiling of Sticks2010Fiction: Greg Hrbek, Destroy All Monsters
Poetry: James Crews, The Book of What Stays2011Fiction: Karen Brown, Leaf House
Poetry: Susan Blackwell Ramsey, A Mind Like This2012Fiction: Xhenet Aliu, Domesticated Wild Things
Poetry: Orlando Ricardo Menes, Fetish2013Fiction: Amina Gautier, Now We Will Be Happy
Poetry: R. A. Villanueva, Reliquaria2014Fiction: Bryn Chancellor, When Are You Coming Home?
Poetry: Jennifer Perrine, No Confession, No Mass2015Fiction: Dustin M. Hoffman, One-Hundred Knuckled Fist
Poetry: Safiya Sinclair, Cannibal2016Fiction: Venita Blackburn, Black Jesus and Other Superheroes
Poetry: Susan Gubernat, The Zoo at Night2017Fiction: Sara Batkie, Better Times
Poetry: Luisa Muradyan, American Radiance2018'''
Fiction: Liz Breazeale, Extinction Events: StoriesPoetry: Aria Aber, Hard DamageReferences
Stewart, Paul R., The Prairie Schooner Story: A Little Magazine's First 25 Years'' (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1955)
External links
The Prairie Schooner
Prairie Schooner Book Prize, official website.
Magazines established in 1926
Magazines published in Nebraska
Mass media in Lincoln, Nebraska
Poetry magazines published in the United States
Quarterly magazines published in the United States
University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
Barnes is an unincorporated community in McLean County, Illinois.
History
Calvin Barnes founded the community in the 1880's, originally naming it "Barnesville." Barnes' home was the first structure built, followed by a grain elevator. Barnes had a post office open in 1884 that lasted until 1919. Walter and Alta Weber opened a general store in 1921. The small community was laid out along the Illinois Central, northeast of Bloomington-Normal. Hopeful planning resulted in four streets and over 20 commercial lots. However, the population never even grew to double digits. Only a few of the elevator structures remain.
References
Unincorporated communities in Illinois
Unincorporated communities in McLean County, Illinois |
Kaieteur Airport is an airport serving Kaieteur National Park in the Potaro-Siparuni region of Guyana.
The airport is less than west of Kaieteur Falls.
Airlines and destinations
See also
Transport in Guyana
List of airports in Guyana
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Kaieteur
SkyVector - Kaieteur
Airports in Guyana |
Munianwala railway station () is located in Pakistan.
Situated near Chiniot district and 13 km from Chiniot, this railway station connects Chiniot with Jhumrah.
See also
List of railway stations in Pakistan
Pakistan Railways
References
External links
Railway stations in Bahawalnagar District |
The 1947 U.S. Women's Open was the second U.S. Women's Open, held June 26−29 at Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Betty Jameson won her only U.S. Women's Open, six strokes ahead of runners-up Polly Riley and Sally Sessions, both amateurs. She entered the final round on Sunday with a two shot lead at 225 (−3) and carded a six-under 70. It was the second of her three major championships. Jameson was the runner-up the previous year, conducted in a match play format. Defending champion Patty Berg finished ninth, third among the professionals.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, June 29, 1947
Source:
References
External links
USGA final leaderboard
U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1947
U.S. Women's Open
Golf in North Carolina
Sports competitions in Greensboro, North Carolina
U.S. Women's Open
U.S. Women's Open
U.S. Women's Open
U.S. Women's Open
Women's sports in North Carolina |
State Route 87 (SR 87) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for its entire length as Morehead Avenue, the state highway runs from the North Carolina state line, where the highway continues as North Carolina Highway 14 (NC 14)/NC 87, north to its terminus at U.S. Route 220 (US 220) in Ridgeway in southern Henry County.
Route description
SR 87 begins at the North Carolina state line southeast of Ridgeway. The highway continues southeast as NC 14/NC 87 toward Eden. SR 87 heads northwest to the town of Ridgeway. In the center of town, the state highway intersects US 220 Business, which heads north on Main Street and south on Church Street. SR 87 continues northwest a short distance to its northern terminus at US 220 (Greensboro Road).
History
Route 87 was originally numbered State Route 106. When North Carolina extended NC 87 to the Virginia state line in the 1940 renumbering, SR 106 was renumbered SR 87 for continuity.
Major intersections
References
External links
Virginia Highways Project: VA 87
087
State Route 087 |
Thomas Aloysius Murray (March 23, 1867 - June 26, 1939) was a Major League Baseball player. Murray played in one game in the 1894 season with the Philadelphia Phillies.
External links
Baseball-Reference page
Philadelphia Phillies players
1867 births
1939 deaths
Baseball players from Paterson, New Jersey
19th-century baseball players |
Okhla Assembly constituency is one of the seventy Delhi assembly constituencies of Delhi in northern India.
Okhla assembly constituency is a part of East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency). Okhla Assembly includes Madanpur Khadar Village, Khizrabad Village, Jasola Village, Aali Village and Taimoor Nagar.
Members of Legislative Assembly
^ : By-election held due to election of Parvez Hashmi as Rajya Sabha MP
Election results
2020
2015
2013
2009 By Election results
2008
2003
1998
1993
References
Assembly constituencies of Delhi
Delhi Legislative Assembly |
Gordon Leigh Slade (October 9, 1904 – January 2, 1974), nicknamed Oskie, was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1930 to 1935 for the Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds. As a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932, Slade was thrown out of a game for arguing by National League umpire Charlie Moran.
In 437 games over six seasons, Slade posted a .257 batting average (353-for-1372) with 147 runs, 60 doubles, 11 triples, 8 home runs, 123 RBI and 84 bases on balls. He finished his career with an overall .953 fielding percentage.
See also
List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat
References
External links
1904 births
1974 deaths
Major League Baseball shortstops
Brooklyn Robins players
Brooklyn Dodgers players
St. Louis Cardinals players
Cincinnati Reds players
Baseball players from Utah
Vernon Tigers players
Mission Bells players
Mission Reds players
Columbus Red Birds players
St. Paul Saints (AA) players
Hollywood Stars players
Portland Beavers players
Oakland Oaks (baseball) players |
Tumut Shire () was a local government area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.
Tumut Shire was established in 1928 by the amalgamation of the Municipality of Tumut with the surrounding Gadara Shire.
A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Tumut Shire merge with the Tumbarumba Shire to form a new council with an area of and support a population of approximately . On 12 May 2016, the Tumut Shire merged with the Tumbarumba Shire to form the Snowy Valleys Council.
The last mayor of Tumut Shire was Cr. Sue Bulger, an independent politician.
Towns and localities
The former Shire included the town of Tumut and the small towns of Gilmore, Adelong, Grahamstown, Gocup, Brungle, Talbingo, Wondalga, Batlow, Killimicat and Cabramurra.
Council
Current composition and election method
Prior to its dissolution, the Tumut Shire Council was composed of seven councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor was elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the former council was as follows:
The last Council, elected in 2012 and dissolved in 2016, in order of election, was:
References
Local government areas of the Riverina
Former local government areas of New South Wales
2016 disestablishments in Australia |
This is a chronological list of notable books written about cannabis. Both fictional and non-fictional books are included.
Fiction
It's Just a Plant (2005) by Ricardo Cortés
Legal High (2016) by Rainer Schmidt
Non-fiction
The Hasheesh Eater (1857) by Fitz Hugh Ludlow
Les Paradis artificiels (1860) by Charles Baudelaire
Marihuana en Hasjiesj (1969) by Martin Schouten
Marihuana Reconsidered (1971) by Lester Grinspoon
Licit and Illicit Drugs (1972) by Edward M. Brecher
Reefer Madness: The History of Marijuana in America (1979) by Larry Sloman
Marihuana: The First Twelve Thousand Years (1980) by Ernest Lawrence Abel
The Emperor Wears No Clothes (1985) by Jack Herer
Drug Warriors and Their Prey: From Police Power to Police State (1996) by Richard Miller
Smoke and Mirrors: The War on Drugs and the Politics of Failure (1996) by Dan Baum
Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts: A Review of the Scientific Evidence (1997) by Lynn Zimmer and John P. Morgan
Romancing Mary Jane (1998) by Michael Poole
The Botany of Desire (2001) by Michael Pollan
Pot Planet (2002) by Brian Preston
Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market (2003) by Eric Schlosser
The Pot Book (2010) by Julie Holland
Growgirl (2012) by Heather Donahue
The Official High Times Cannabis Cookbook (2012) by Elise McDonough
Too High to Fail (2012) by Doug Fine
Thai Stick (2013) by Peter H. Maguire
Humboldt: Life on America's Marijuana Frontier (2013) by Emily Brady
A New Leaf (2014) by Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian
Hemp Bound (2014) by Doug Fine
Hidden Harvest (2014) by Mark Coakley
Marijuana Nation (2014) by Roger Roffman
Weed Land (2014) by Peter Hecht
Weed the People (2015) by Bruce Barcott
Herb: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Cannabis (2015) by Laurie Wolf and Melissa Parks
Brave New Weed (2016) by Joe Dolce
Weed: The User's Guide (2016) by David Schmader
Craft Weed (2018) by Ryan Stoa
The Little Book of Cannabis (2018) by Amanda Siebert
Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence (2019) by Alex Berenson
Higher Etiquette (2019) by Lizzie Post
American Hemp Farmer (2020) by Doug Fine
Commodifying Cannabis (2020) by Bradley J. Borougerdi
The Art of Cooking with Cannabis: CBD and THC-Infused Recipes from Across America (2021) by Tracey Medeiros
See also
Cannabis cookbook
List of cannabis columns
Cannabis
Cannabis |
A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, October 28, 1939. It was a nearly total eclipse, with 98.77% of the Moon under Earth's umbral shadow. It was the last partial lunar eclipse of the first set of partial eclipses in Saros series 135 as well as the largest partial lunar eclipse of the 20th century.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 142.
Saros series
It was part of Saros series 135.
Tritos series
Preceded: Lunar eclipse of November 27, 1928
Followed: Lunar eclipse of September 26, 1950
Tzolkinex
Preceded: Lunar eclipse of September 14, 1932
Followed: Lunar eclipse of December 8, 1946
See also
List of lunar eclipses
List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
1939-10
1939 in science |
Robbie Beazley (born 18 March 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. His position of choice was as a .
Background
Beazley was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia.
While attending Dubbo South High School, Beazley played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1992.
Playing career
He played for the Penrith Panthers and Illawarra Steelers in Australia and London Broncos in the Super League.
References
External links
Rugby League Project stats
Challenge Cup teams and profiles
1974 births
Living people
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
Australian rugby league players
London Broncos players
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league players from Dubbo |
The Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board (ATB) is a quasi-judicial agency within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Office of the Governor. Though part of the executive branch, the ATB is "not subject to its control in the conduct of its adjudicatory functions". The Massachusetts ATB hears and decides cases on appeal from state and local taxing authorities.
It was established by the Massachusetts General Court in 1929 to relieve the Superior Court of its large volume of tax appeals and to provide taxpayers with a less expensive and more expedient means of appeal. The ATB is the locus of the overall system of revenue production for the Commonwealth.
Ninety percent of the petitions filed at the ATB are appeals of local property taxes. The remaining cases are appeals by taxpayers regarding all state taxes, including the income tax, sales, and use taxes, the bank excise tax, the corporate excise tax, and others. The court sits at the Government Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
ATB membership
Chair
Mark J. DeFrancisco
Commissioners
Patricia M. Good
Steven G. Elliott
Patricia A. Metzer
Nicholas D. Bernier
External links
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board (Official Site)
https://sites.google.com/patrickmccabegovernorscouncil.com/massachusetts-tax-board/tax
References
Appellate Tax Board
Appellate Tax Board
Tax courts
US state tax agencies |
Ian Nietes Lariba (October 13, 1994 – September 2, 2018) was a Filipino table tennis player. She represented the Philippines in international tournaments and competed in the women's singles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Early life and education
Lariba was born in Cagayan de Oro on October 13, 1994. She took up table tennis at age 9 with her parents encouraging her to take up "something new" for the summer. Prior to taking up the sport, Lariba played badminton at a sports complex in Cagayan de Oro but found herself to be too small for the sport at that time. At the age of 10, coach Noel Gonzales of the Philippine national table tennis team discovered Lariba while playing in the Palarong Pambansa. Just a year after taking up table tennis, she started to participate in provincial and national competitions. She also played for the varsity team of the Corpus Christi School.
Lariba attended De La Salle University for her college studies, majoring in management in financial institutions.
Career
Collegiate
Lariba was also a varsity player for her university, De La Salle University playing at the UAAP Table tennis tournament. She entered the table tennis team after being scouted in a national competition. On her first season she was named as UAAP Season 74 Rookie of the Year and in the UAAP Season 75 her team won the championship and Lariba herself was named Most Valuable Player (MVP). Her collegiate team fell short of winning the championship at UAAP Season 76, winning games only to suffer a sweeping loss to UP Lady Maroons in the final.
She led her team to win the championship at UAAP Season 77 and was awarded a second MVP recognition along with being named UAAP Athlete of the Year along with Hannah Dato of Ateneo de Manila University and Janelle Mae Frayna of Far Eastern University. She again led her team to win the championship at UAAP Season 78 and was also named MVP once again. She was also awarded as one of four student-athletes who won the Athlete of the Year award in Season 78, together with Alyssa Valdez and Jessie Lacuna of Ateneo de Manila University and Queeny Sabobo of Adamson University.
International
Lariba represented the Philippines in international table tennis competitions. She led the Philippine team to a first-place finish in Division 4 of the 2014 World Table Tennis Team Championships in Tokyo, Japan with Jamaica Sy. She also competed at the 2013 and 2015 Southeast Asian Games and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics through the Asian qualification tournament held in Hong Kong in April 2016. She was the first Filipina table tennis player to qualify in the Summer Olympics since its introduction in 1988 as a demonstration sport. In preparation for the Olympic qualifiers, Lariba underwent training in South Korea and was trained by Korean coach Kwon Mi Sook. She also competed in the 2016 Asean University Games, her last tournament before the Olympics.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Lariba carried the Philippine flag as the delegation's flagbearer for the opening ceremony. She was defeated by Han Xing of the Congo in the preliminary round. In fact, after the Rio match game, she got a tattoo with the Olympic logo on her wrist. She said that it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for her, so she wanted to get a tattoo as her participation and remembrance of the international event. She asked her friend to do it for her.
2016 ITTF-Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament
2016 Olympics - Women's Singles
Awards
Singles
ASEAN University Games: 3rd (2014)
South East Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships: 2nd (2005), 3rd (2006)
Philippine National Games: 1st (2013, 2014, 2016)
Palarong Pambansa: 1st (2005, 2006, 2007)
Team
UAAP Table Tennis Team: 1st (2012, 2014, 2015), 2nd (2011, 2013)
Honors
UAAP Athlete of the Year (2014, 2015)
UAAP table tennis MVP (2012, 2014, 2015)
UAAP table tennis Rookie of the Year (2011)
DLSU table tennis jersey retired
2019 DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame Awardee
Illness and death
In May 2017, Lariba was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and underwent treatment that month. Her illness reportedly damaged the morale of the Philippine table tennis team. Lariba underwent a stemcell transplant in early October 2017 at the St. Luke's Medical Center at Bonifacio Global City and was discharged from the hospital on October 23, 2017.
Lariba's treatment was supported by the table tennis community, including the International Table Tennis Federation, which committed $20,000, and the South Korean table tennis team, which donated $3,000 that was personally handed over to Lariba at the hospital through Korean table tennis player Ryu Seung-min.
In January 2018, Lariba was admitted to St. Luke's Medical Center anew after her vision started to blur and the left side of her body began to weaken. Cancer cells were assessed to have spread to her brain and spinal cord. She underwent chemotherapy, multiple laboratory examinations, and blood transfusion. She later underwent head surgery on January 23. On August 17, 2018, after her condition relapsed, Lariba was admitted again to St. Luke's Medical Center. She underwent a 5-day chemotherapy protocol and her brain and spine were observed through MRI on August 23. She died at the Taguig hospital on September 2, 2018.
References
External links
1994 births
2018 deaths
Sportspeople from Cagayan de Oro
Filipino table tennis players
De La Salle University alumni
Olympic table tennis players for the Philippines
Deaths from leukemia
University Athletic Association of the Philippines players
Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics |
Paežeriai Manor is a former residential manor in Paežeriai village, Vilkaviškis District Municipality, Lithuania. Currently it is occupied by Suvalkija (Sūduva) Cultural Center of Vilkaviškis District.
References
Manor houses in Lithuania
Classicism architecture in Lithuania |
EMPC may refer to:
Egyptian Media Production City, an information and media complex located near Cairo, Egypt
Estimated Maximum Possible Concentration, a term used in dioxin concentration determination for a concentration between limit of quantification and limit of detection |
The Max M. Fisher College of Business is the business college of The Ohio State University, a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. Fisher's campus is located on the northern part of the university within a partially enclosed business campus adjacent to St. John Arena. At the time of its construction, the six-building, 370,000 square-foot (34,000 m2) complex was the largest multi-building construction project ever undertaken by the university and it remains one of the few fully integrated management education campuses in the nation.
Fisher College of Business offers educational programming to undergraduate, graduate, PhD and executive education students from around the world. The college is home to five academic departments: Accounting and Management Information Systems, Finance, Management and Human Resources, Marketing and Logistics, and Operations and Business Analytics.
History
The college was established in 1916 as the College of Commerce and Journalism before being renamed for Max M. Fisher, a 1930 Ohio State graduate who later became a successful business leader statesman and philanthropist. In the mid-1990s, Max Fisher led fundraising efforts to transform Ohio State’s business college into the campus it resembles today. In recognition of his efforts and his $20 million gift toward the project, the college was renamed in his honor in 1993.
Fisher College of Business is a founding member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, also known as AACSB International. The accreditation organization, which dates back to 1916, “provides quality assurance, business education intelligence, and learning and development services to over 1,850 member organizations and more than 950 accredited business schools worldwide.”
Location & environment
The Max M. Fisher College of Business is located in Columbus, Ohio, the largest city in Ohio and the 14th- largest city in the United States with a population of more than two million, as of 2021. The major metropolitan region is home to headquarters of companies including Abercrombie & Fitch, Co., American Electric Power, Bath& Body Works, Battelle, Cardinal Health, Huntington, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Nationwide Insurance, Victoria’s Secret & Co., and The Wendy’s Company.
Campus
The Fisher College of Business campus consists of the following buildings and offices:
Fisher Hall
Faculty offices
Administrative offices
Gerlach Hall
Graduate business programs
Office of Career Management
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Graduate Student Lounge
Mason Hall
Student computer labs
Research and business partnership centers
Office of Information Technology Services
Rohr Cafe
Pfahl Hall
Executive education programs
Conference center
2110 at The Blackwell restaurant
Schoenbaum Hall
Undergraduate business programs
Berry Auditorium
The Blackwell Inn and Conference Center
151 hotel rooms
Conference rooms
Banquet facilities
Academics
Fisher College of Business offers educational opportunities, degrees and certificates for undergraduate, graduate, PhD and executive education students that highlight core skills necessary to succeed in any organization or industry: principled leadership, global awareness, entrepreneurial thinking and commitment to social impact.
Undergraduate
With nearly 8,500 students, Fisher’s undergraduate program is the largest at the college. Undergraduate students pursue a bachelor’s degree in business administration and can choose to tailor their degrees via 13 specializations:
Accounting
Finance
Economics
General Business (Regional campus)
Human Resources
Information Systems
Insurance
International Business
Logistics Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Real Estate
Special Major
Undergraduate students can also pursue a business minor focused in six areas:
Business
Business Analytics
Entrepreneurship
Insurance
International Business
Real Estate
Fisher offers undergraduate students access to six honors programs:
Integrated Business and Engineering (IBE) Honors (offered jointly with the College of Engineering)
Accounting Honors Program
Finance Honors
Honors Cohort
Honors Contract
Research Distinction
Undergraduate students at Fisher are supported by the Undergraduate Leadership and Engagement Office (ULEO). Exclusive to Fisher students, ULEO offers programs and opportunities specifically designed to help Fisher students develop as future business leaders.
Graduate
More than 1,000 students make up the graduate and PhD programs at Fisher. The college offers seven graduate degree programs that are focused on key industries and areas of business:
Full-Time MBA
Working Professional MBA
Master of Accounting
Master of Human Resource Management
Master of Supply Chain Management
Specialized Master in Business-Analytics
Specialized Master in Finance
PhD
Fisher’s PhD programs equip tomorrow’s academic thought leaders with the perspectives, expertise and skill to shape the business world through teaching and research. The college offers two PhD degrees: a PhD in Accounting and Management Information Systems, and a PhD in Business Administration, with specialization options in:
Finance
Human Resources
International Business
Logistics
Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Operations Management
Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Executive Education
For nearly 70 years, Executive Education offerings at The Ohio State University have provided organizations regionally, nationally and globally with customized, comprehensive learning experiences designed to shape their thinking and behaviors. Fisher offers two executive education degrees — the Executive MBA and the Master of Business Operational Excellence.
The Executive Education department also offers three certificates — a Graduate Certificate in IT Business Strategy, a Graduate Certificate in Business Leadership, and a Graduate Certificate in Analytics. Other programmatic offerings include custom programming and non-degree offerings for organizations, as well as short, topic-based programs that provide professionals with opportunities to augment their knowledge with deeper dives into areas of business demanded by the workforce, marketplace and individual organizations.
Student Support
Fisher students have access to three college-wide offices that support key areas of their educational experiences and post-graduate success:
Office of Career Management (OCM): Through events, career counseling and advising services, the office connects undergraduate and graduate students at Fisher with corporate recruiters for full-time positions and internships.
Office of Global Business (OGB): The office provides students with in-person and virtual global programming and events designed to build strategic international understanding and cross-cultural competencies.
Office of Diversity and Inclusion Student Services and Corporate and Community Outreach: The office provides students with counseling, scholarship opportunities, career support and tutoring services.
Undergraduate students at Fisher are supported by the Undergraduate Leadership and Engagement Office (ULEO). Exclusive to Fisher students, ULEO offers programs and opportunities specifically designed to help Fisher students develop as future business leaders.
Research
Fisher College of Business has more than 160 faculty members, nearly 100 of which are tenure-track. These faculty members are thought leaders in their respective fields, producers of hundreds of articles that have been published in the most influential journal outlets, founders and editors of top-ranked academic journals and advisors to the next generation of business scholars.
The Journal of Business Logistics was created at Fisher (then the College of Business) in 1978. The Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire, a tool still used today to measure and describe the behavior of leaders, was created at the college in 1962.
The American Accounting Association's Hall of Fame was established at Fisher in 1950 to honor those who in some way distinguished themselves in the field. An international board of accountants nominate and select new members annually to add to the 78 inducted members. Current Ohio State University faculty are prohibited from nomination.
Faculty thought leadership from Fisher is available and accessible to the practitioner community via Forefront, the college’s research newsroom. Forefront houses translations of the latest and most impactful research, as well as media coverage of Fisher’s faculty, expertise and insights.
Research Centers of Excellence
Fisher is home to 10 research centers of excellence — partnerships with the business community that connect Ohio State faculty, students and the corporate community to spark intellectual innovations that fuel business growth.
Charles A. Dice Center for Financial Economics
Center for Innovation Strategies
Center for International Business Education and Research
Center for Operational Excellence
Fisher Leadership Initiative
Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship
National Center for the Middle Market
Nationwide Center for Advanced Customer Insights
Ohio State Center for Real Estate
The Risk Institute
Alumni
Fisher College of Business has more than 88,000 alumni living around the world, many of whom have built or led top companies or shaped government policy and industry regulations.
Max Fisher
Born in Salem, Ohio, Max M. Fisher enrolled at Ohio State in 1926 and graduated four years later with a bachelor’s degree in business. After graduation, Max moved to Detroit, Michigan, to join his family, where he worked for his father’s oil reclamation business. He eventually helped grow the business — Aurora Gasoline — into one of the largest gas station chains in the Midwest. The business was later bought out by Marathon Petroleum.
Max once described Ohio State as a place that provided him with opportunities to take risks, shape his own future and develop a base to make lasting and meaningful impacts on the world. In 1993, a $20 million gift from Max spearheaded the transformation of Ohio State’s business college into a highly competitive, top-ranked business school. In recognition of his generous commitment, the college was named The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business.
Together with Marjorie, his wife of 52 years, and his family, Max cultivated a lifetime legacy of philanthropy that impacted countless causes and organizations, including Fisher College of Business, through the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Family Foundation.
Campus plan and architecture
The six-building campus is oriented around its largest building, the signature Fisher Hall, which is the same height as the main university library and on axis with it. This visually links the college to the larger Ohio State campus. The organization of undergraduate buildings, graduate study, and administration cluster around the Alutto Quad, a traditional campus green. The brick architecture reinterprets the Neo-Classical tradition found throughout Ohio State’s campus.
In 2022, construction on the newest addition to Fisher’s campus began. The Daley Family Pavilion and Daley Family Terrace will offer 13,000 square feet of permanent entertaining space adjacent to The Blackwell Inn, the Pfahl Conference Center and Fisher Hall. The structures are named to recognize the family of Clayton Daley, Jr. (MBA ’74), a business leader at The Procter & Gamble Company, member of the college’s Dean’s Advisory Council and a proud alumnus, as well as two other generations of Daleys to graduate from Fisher.
Affiliations
Fisher College of Business has exchange programs and MoUs with other universities, including Atatürk University in Erzerüm, Turkey, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India.
Gallery
See also
List of Big Ten business schools
List of United States business school rankings
List of business schools in the United States
References
External links
Official website
Business schools in Ohio
Colleges, schools, and departments of Ohio State University
Universities and colleges established in 1916
University District (Columbus, Ohio)
New Classical architecture
1916 establishments in Ohio |
Luther Thomas was an alto saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist from St. Louis.
He is known for his free jazz playing drawing also on funk. He was involved with the Black Artists Group starting in the 1960s, played in the Human Arts Ensemble with Charles Bobo Shaw in the 1970s, and led a group called Dizzazz in the early 1980s. He has also played saxophone for James Chance and the Contortions. Thomas-led sessions from the early 1970s have been reissued on CD as part of Atavistic Records' Unheard Music Series. Luther Thomas was born on June 23, 1950, and died on September 8, 2009.
Discography
Luther Thomas Creative Ensemble – Funky Donkey (Circle)
Human Arts Ensemble: Junk Trap (Black Saint, 1978)
Human Arts Ensemble: : Live, Vol. 1 (Circle, 1978)
Saint Louis Creative Ensemble: Live at Moers (Moers Music, 1979)
Billy Bang Sextet with Frank Lowe: Sweet Space (Anima, 1979)
Luther Thomas and Dizzaz: Yo' Momma (Moers, 1981)
Luther Thomas Quintett: Don't Tell! (2007, with Ted Daniel, Charles Eubanks, Wilber Morris, Denis Charles)
BAGin It (CIMP, 1996) with Ted daniel, Wilber Morris, Dennis Charles
Luther Thomas and John Lindberg: Spirit of St. Louis (Ayler Records, 2008)
DizzazzDatonezz Gang$tarJazz with Per Løkkegaard and Miloud Sabri (Helicopter Records, 2010)
Luther Thomas: In Denmark (ILK Music, 2014)
Gallery
References
1950 births
2009 deaths
Music of St. Louis
American jazz saxophonists
American male saxophonists
CIMP artists
20th-century American saxophonists
20th-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
Human Arts Ensemble members
Black Saint/Soul Note artists
Atavistic Records artists |
The St. Louis Ambush is a professional indoor soccer team based in St. Charles, Missouri. They are the second team to use this name. This version of the Ambush play in the Major Arena Soccer League while the original St. Louis Ambush played in the National Professional Soccer League.
The current ownership group of the Ambush is Shelly and Will Clark, and Jeff and Heather Locker
History
The Ambush originally joined the Major Indoor Soccer League in 2013. In their only season as members of the MISL, the Ambush posted only four wins while losing sixteen games.
After the 2013–2014 season, the team announced that it was leaving the MISL along with five other teams to join the Major Arena Soccer League.
At a May 3, 2016 press conference in Lakeland, Florida it was announced the Ambush were moving to the newly established Indoor Professional League (IPL) with the Baltimore Blast and expansion franchise Florida Tropics SC. However, on August 29, 2016, it was announced that all IPL teams would be joining (or re-joining) the MASL.
The MASL had a 'free agent' period for the first two weeks of May 2017, where any players who were free agents were free to negotiate with any team in the league. The Saint Louis Ambush failed to sign any players during the 'free agent' period, though few players changed teams in the league during this period in May.
On December 14, 2015, Tony Glavin took over as the head coach of the Saint Louis Ambush and served as the head coach for the remainder of the 2015–2016 season. Glavin continued as head coach in the 2016–2017 season and would finish with a 1–19 record. During the off-season a committee was formed to search for a new coach, with the position expected to be filled by the end of August 2017 prior to team tryouts. On August 28, 2017, the St. Louis Ambush named Hewerton Moreira as their player/head coach.
In the 2017–18 season, the first under Hewerton's leadership, the on field woes continued for the Ambush as they finished the season with a record of 3–19. At one point, the team went an entire year without a single win. Nonetheless, Hewerton's contract was extended on April 16, 2018, through the 2019–2020 season where the team ended with a 10–14 record. Hewerton officially retired as a player after the season and now serves as the full time head coach for the team.
In December 2019, Tony Glavin and Dr. Elizabeth Perez sold their interest in the Ambush to St Charles natives, Jeff and Heather Locker and they join Shelly and Will Clark in the ownership of the Ambush.
In the first week of the 2018 off-season the franchise announced that it was bringing back the Ambush Brigade dance team as an "effort to improve game-day entertainment." The Brigade has seen a recent name change and are now known as the Bombshells.
The Ambush finished with a record of 8–7 in the abbreviated 2021 season. This is the first winning record for the Ambush since the team started in 2013. The Ambush finished 4th in the standings, of the 7 teams which played in the 2021 season. Several of the league teams were unable to play due to COVID-19 restrictions in their home cities. The Ambush also made their first playoff appearance since returning to indoor soccer in 2013. The Ambush lost both games of a 2-game series to the Kansas City Comets in March 2021.
Year-by-year
Players
Active players
As of July 15, 2023.
Inactive players
Head coaches
Daryl Doran (2013–2015)
Tony Glavin (2015–2017)
Hewerton Moriera (2017–2021)
Greg Muhr (2021)
Jeff Locker (2021–present)
Following a 2–4 start to the 21–22 season, Greg Muhr resigned as head coach of the Ambush. The role was filled by co-owner and general manager, Jeff Locker.
Arenas
Family Arena
During the 2013–14 season, the Ambush used both the lower bowl and upper deck of the Family Arena. Since 2014, the Ambush have only used the lower bowl for seating fans. The lower bowl of the Family Arena has a capacity of about 5,000 fans. During the 2021 season, the Family Arena hosted home games for the Ambush and some playoff games, with socially distanced seating. The upper deck of the Arena was also opened up for seating for the first time for indoor soccer games since 2014. Extra precautions were taken, such as having all fans travel in one direction on the concourse, to ensure safe distancing, and air flow in the arena was enhanced.
References
http://www.stlambush.com/stats#/player/133881/bio Nick Kolarac
External links
Official website
2013 establishments in Missouri
Major Arena Soccer League teams
Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014) teams
Ambush 2013-
Soccer clubs in Missouri
Association football clubs established in 2013
Sports in St. Charles, Missouri |
Alexandre Baron (born 6 December 1994) is a French racing driver from Narbonne.
After karting, Baron raced in the French F4 Championship in 2012 and won the championship with nine wins in 13 races. In 2013 he began the season in Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup but left the series after eight races. He also made five Formula Renault 2.0 NEC starts. That autumn he made four starts in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for Belardi Auto Racing and won two races in four starts, including his first start and the season finale.
In 2014 he signed with Belardi to race in the Indy Lights series.
Racing record
Career summary
† As he was a guest driver, Baron was ineligible to score points.
Indy Lights
U.S. F2000 National Championship
* Season still in progress.
References
External links
1994 births
Living people
People from Narbonne
French racing drivers
French F4 Championship drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
Indy Lights drivers
U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers
Sportspeople from Aude
Karting World Championship drivers
Auto Sport Academy drivers
Belardi Auto Racing drivers
R-ace GP drivers
ART Grand Prix drivers |
Winnezeele (; from Flemish; Winnezele in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
Population
See also
Communes of the Nord department
References
Communes of Nord (French department)
French Flanders |
Servon () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Servon are called Servonnais.
See also
Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department
References
External links
Official site
1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)
Communes of Seine-et-Marne |
Doug Shierson Racing is a former racing team that competed in the CART Indy car series from 1982 to 1990. The team was sponsored by Domino's Pizza for its entire run in CART. Shierson Racing won 7 Indy car races, with their biggest victory coming at the 1990 Indianapolis 500, with driver Arie Luyendyk. The team finished runner-up in the 1985 CART Championship with driver Al Unser Jr. losing the title by one point.
Early years
Shierson was instrumental in the development of the Formula Atlantic series in the late 1970s, winning the championship with Howdy Holmes in 1978 and Jacques Villeneuve the Elder in 1980 and 1981. Bobby Rahal drove for the team in 1976 and suffered a season fraught with difficulties and he considered leaving the sport, on Shierson's urging Rahal decided to stay with the series in 1977 and eventually had a tremendously successful racing career. The team was also active in Formula 5000.
CART years
1982-1983
Shierson racing moved up to CART with Howdy Holmes in 1982. Holmes drove the team's car to 10th at the Indianapolis 500 and 13th in points. The best finish was a 4th place at Milwaukee. Holmes repeated his 13th-place points finish and finished 6th at Indy the following year.
1984
Danny Sullivan replaced Holmes in 1984 and brought the team its first three CART wins at Cleveland, the Pocono 500, and Sanair on his way to 4th place in points.
The team experimented with its own DSR-1 chassis that was designed by Ian Reed of March Engineering and built by laid off Williams F1 fabricators. It was abandoned by Indianapolis when it was clearly off the pace and the team returned to Lola equipment. Sullivan was hired away by perennial superpower Penske Racing following his successful 1984 season.
1985-1987
Initially, Shierson signed John Paul Jr.; however, Paul would be jailed for racketeering in a case involving his father. After attempting to hire Al Unser Sr., Shierson instead secured the services of Al Unser Jr., who would come into his own as a driver during his stint with the team.
In 1985, Al Unser Jr. won back to back mid-season races at the Meadowlands and Cleveland. He was leading the race at Road America, when it started to rain. But before he could get to the pits for rain tires, he spun out suffering a fractured ankle. He rebounded to score six top-four finishes over the last seven races, and put himself in position to win the championship. Al Jr. famously lost the championship title by only one point. He effectively lost the championship in the waning laps of the final race of the season (Tamiami Park), when his father Al Unser Sr. finished just high enough to clinch enough points to mathematically secure the title.
The team fared strongly again in 1986 with Unser finishing 4th in points and winning the final race of the season. In 1987 Unser improved to 3rd place in points but did not win any races. At year's end Unser elected to return to Galles Racing who had the new Chevrolet-Ilmor engine which would go on to dominate Indy cars over the next several seasons.
Unser Jr. achieved top five finishes at the Indianapolis 500 for the team in 1986 (5th) and 1987 (4th).
1988-1989
Shierson replaced Unser with Raul Boesel. Boesel failed to win and only managed 8th and 11th in points in his two years with the team. The team was hampered by the use of the underpowered Cosworth and Judd engines. The highlight of the season, however, was a surprising third place at the 1989 Indianapolis 500.
1990
For 1990 the team put veteran journeyman Arie Luyendyk in the Domino's car for which it had secured Chevy-Ilmor power and expanded to a second car for Scott Goodyear running year-old equipment with Judd power. Luyendyk, who had never won a CART race before, shocked the establishment by winning the 1990 Indianapolis 500 from 3rd on the grid in what was the fastest "500" in history.
Midway through the 1990 season, Shierson sold 50% of the stake in the team to businessman Bob Tezak, owner of International Games (makers of UNO). Longtime sponsor Domino's Pizza was facing legal issues stemming from their "30 minutes or it's free" delivery guarantee. During the history of the team sponsorship, the Shierson entries traditionally carried the number 30, as a gesture to the "30-minutes or free" delivery policy. Some delivery drivers were reportedly breaking traffic laws and speeding to fulfill the guarantee. Such an instance caused a fatal traffic accident, and company officials deemed sponsoring a race car inappropriate given the circumstances.
Luyendyk rode a wave of positive attention and newfound popularity to an 8th-place finish in the 1990 CART points standings. However, he did not manage to win another race, and Indy was in fact the only top 3 result of the season. He had two 4th-place finishes, at the Meadowlands, and the exhibition Marlboro Challenge at Nazareth.
End of team
Facing sponsorship uncertainty, and deciding that he had accomplished his goals in the sport, Shierson eventually sold the entire team outright to Tezak in January 1991. Tezak took over the team in a joint effort with Vince Granatelli (merging with Granatelli's team, Vince Granatelli Racing), and re-booted the team as UNO/Granatelli Racing. The car's livery was changed to the classic day-glow orange utilized by Granatelli entries over the years, and Luyendyk's services were retained for 1991. Granatelli assumed day-to-day operations with Tezak fulfilling sponsorship and funding.
The UNO/Granatelli team suffered thoroughly from a lack of sponsorship money, which caused friction as the season endured. RCA sponsored the car at Indy, but for most of the other races, the car had blank sidepods. Driver Arie Luyendyk managed to win two races; Phoenix and Nazareth. He finished 3rd at the Indy 500, and 2nd at the Michigan 500. A second team car at Indy for Al Unser Sr. was discussed, but ultimately the arrangement fell through.
The team nearly folded in June/July when Tezak announced he was out of money, and pulled his support. In early August, Granatelli battled a restraining order from Tezak and Total Petroleum, which prevented them from taking to the track at the Michigan 500 for practice and qualifying. The order was lifted, and Luyendyk nearly won the race, finishing a close second to Rick Mears.
Despite two wins and a 6th-place finish in points for 1991, the re-booted team closed its doors permanently at the conclusion of the 1991 season.
Doug Shierson died May 26, 2004, of cancer.
Drivers in CART
Doug Shierson Racing
Howdy Holmes (1982-1983)
Danny Sullivan (1984)
Al Unser Jr. (1985-1987)
Raul Boesel (1988-1989)
Arie Luyendyk (1990 - primary)
Scott Goodyear (1990 - secondary)
UNO/Grantelli Racing
Arie Luyendyk (1991)
Race Results
CART IndyCar Series results
(key)
IndyCar wins
Note: this does not include two wins achieved in 1991 as UNO/Granatelli Racing
References
1990 disestablishments in the United States
Auto racing teams in the United States
Champ Car teams
1982 establishments in the United States
Atlantic Championship teams |
C39 or C-39 may refer to:
Vehicles
Aircraft
Caudron C.39, a French passenger biplane
Cessna C-39, an American civil utility aircraft
Douglas C-39, an American military transport aircraft
Ships
, a County-class cruiser of the Royal Navy
Surface vehicles
Alfa Romeo Racing C39, an Italian Formula One car
GE C39-8, a diesel electric locomotive
Marshall C39, a British bus
Other uses
C39 road (Namibia)
Caldwell 39, a planetary nebula
King's Gambit, a chess opening |
Keavy-Jane Elizabeth Annie Lynch (born 15 December 1979) is an Irish singer. She is best known for being a member of the girl group B*Witched, of which her twin sister Edele is also a member.
Early life and education
Keavy was born to Brendan and Noeleen Lynch, a mechanic and housewife, respectively, and raised in Donaghmede, North-east Dublin. Keavy is one of six children and her brother Shane is also a member of boy band Boyzone.
Before B*Witched, Keavy worked as a part-time trainee car mechanic at her father's garage.
In an interview, Edele talked about her bond with her twin: "She's the greatest gift I've ever been given, and I think a lot of identical twins would say that. She really is my other half, and I'm not the same without her. We've worked together most of our lives and when we looked back on when B*Witched split and we went our separate ways for the first time, that was like our first day at school. I missed her."
Music career
In 1997, Keavy and Edele formed the girl group Butterfly Farm with their friend Sinéad O'Carroll. They began writing and recording together, but soon realised that there was "someone missing". Upon Keavy's suggestion, they asked Lindsay Armaou to audition and she played a tape recording of a song she had written. The other girls liked it and Lindsay became the fourth member of the band, who later changed their name to B*Witched.
After B*Witched split in 2002, Keavy remained somewhat active in the music industry, forming Ziiiing!, a production and songwriting company, with musical partner Alex Toms. In 2011, she and Edele formed a new group, Barbarellas. Keavy is also a party and function singer with The Collection/The Monaco Band.
In 2012, B*Witched, 911, Five, Atomic Kitten, Honeyz and Liberty X reunited for the ITV2 reality-documentary series The Big Reunion.
Stage career
Keavy took the lead role in a pantomime performance of Snow White in December 2005 at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham. Keavy returned to the stage in 2015, appearing as a forest sprite in Robin Hood And The Babes In The Wood at Woodville Halls Theatre, Gravesend.
Counselling career
In 2014, Keavy completed a degree, BSc Reflective Therapeutic Practice to become a qualified humanistic counsellor. Her practice is located in Kingston upon Thames.
Keavy is patron of a mental health charity, Stand Down which offers counselling to those who suffer mental trauma as a result of military service. Keavy said "I am very excited and feel honoured to be a patron for Stand Down. I think it is a service that is very much needed and a service that these men and women deserve. I may not agree with war but these men and woman are risking their lives everyday fighting for the country I live in and I am grateful for that."
Personal life
In 2007, Keavy admitted that when B*Witched split up after the group was dropped by their record company, she suffered from depression and contemplated suicide. In 2011, Keavy said "I don't suffer from depression now. It was that one time, but it lasted for way too many years. I should have got help." In May 2017, Keavy married her partner of two years Nathaniel Comer. In September 2017, the couple were expecting their first child. On January 31, 2018, Keavy gave birth to their daughter, Freya. On 29 October 2020, Keavy gave birth to twins Felix and Elàna.
References
External links
Keavy Lynch Counselling
Irish pop singers
People from Donaghmede
1979 births
Living people
Irish twins
21st-century Irish singers
21st-century Irish women singers
B*Witched members
Twin musicians |
St Joseph's High School () is a private Catholic secondary school, located in Dili, Timor Leste. The school was founded by the Catholic Diocese of Díli in 1983–84, when East Timor was still part of Indonesia. In 1993 the school was entrusted to the Society of Jesus, with a ten-year commitment.
In 2011, the Bishop of the Diocese of Dili resumed its direction. Some 50 students are seminarians, planning to become priests.
History
The history of the school begins with an initiative by the Indonesian government of occupation, to enlist the support of Catholic traditionalists groups in Timor, so that, by allowing the founding of a school, it opens a channel of dialogue with the main support group for the insurgent organizations CNRM and FRETILIN.
Foundation
The Indonesian Government then allowed the creation of an educational institution by the name Catholic School of Middle Education (SPGK; in indonesian: Sekolah Pendidikan Guru Katolik) in 1979, in response to international criticism of the severe repression of civilians and the destruction of the Timorese educational system. The school was born to disseminate the principles of pancasila, which was strongly supported by religion.
In 1983 the school started to be tutored only by the São Paulo Educational Foundation of the Diocese of Díli, adopting the name St. Joseph the Worker School (in portuguese: Externato de São José Operário), for the first time allowing the teaching of Portuguese, being the only school (with the exception of seminars Catholics) to teach the language during Indonesian rule.
Having been forced to close its doors in 1992, on charges of subversion, in 1993 Bishop Dom Ximenes Belo transferred the administration of the São José Day School to Society of Jesus, as a maneuver for the institution to return to work.
Jesuits at the school would be a mediating force during the independence war, but priests and religious along with two Jesuits were killed by the Indonesian militia. In 1995 the faculty consisted of three Jesuits along with Jesuit scholastics, occasionally some Franciscan sisters, and Indonesian Muslims, East Timorese Christians, and Hindus from Bali.
On August 26, 1999, in an impromptu assembly, Father Joseph Ageng Marwata announced that the São José Day School would be closed indefinitely due to "unexpected events". In October 1999, the School opened its doors to shelter refugees from the 1999 Timorese crisis, reaching 5000 people. In 1999 the school had 350 students and 42 teachers. After the crisis the school was reduced to 252 students and four teachers. In 2003 it had increased to 280 students with 10 full-time staff and 16 part-time teachers.
In 2000, reflecting the political change brought about by UNTAET's mandate, the school resumes its activities, however with a reduced number of students and teachers. With the return, the institution changes its name to St Joseph's High School or "St. Joseph the Worker Secondary School" (in portuguese: Escola Secundária São José Operário).
At a Children's Day symposium in 2007, students from the school told of the continuing efforts needed to secure the rights of children in the country. Through the Jesuit-run Sophia University the school has formed a sister-school relationship with Sophia Fukuoka Junior and Senior High School in Fukuoka City, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
In 2011, after 18 years under the administration of the Society of Jesus, the School is once again administered by the Diocese of Dili.
See also
Catholic Church in East Timor
List of Jesuit schools
References
External links
YouTube
Jesuit secondary schools in Asia
Educational institutions established in 1983
Schools in Dili
1983 establishments in Indonesia |
Gosha Levochkin (born April 28, 1986) is a New York artist working in the tradition of ligne claire. He has exhibited works in Los Angeles, New York City, and Munich. He was born in Moscow, in the former Soviet Union.
Early life and education
He spent the first 10 years of his childhood in Moscow, during the difficult times associated with the fall of the Soviet Union. His mother was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, his father was from Moscow. They both were professional violinists who played in professional orchestras in the Soviet Union. They lived four blocks away from the Red Square. When his parents separated, he and his mother immigrated to Los Feliz, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. There, he hung out with skateboarders and within the LA punk rock scene.
He is self-taught. Instead of formal art school, he studied graffiti, comic books, and Japanese animation. The artist, Rob Sato, had a great impact on his work and his technique.
Career
“Going Places” (2010), a solo exhibition at C.A.V.E. Gallery was the first series that influenced all the series that follow. Its theme is traveling. Then “Cluster Mess" (2011) garnered attention in the Los Angeles art scene. He plays with balance in an attempt to showcase elements of chaos. Another work ‘Seasonal Changes” (2013) marks the time when he became a professional artist.
Arts activism
Gosha started Dirty hands, an art school in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
References
External links
http://www.levochkingosha.com/
https://www.dirtyhands.work/
1986 births
Living people
Artists from New York City
American people of Russian descent
People from Los Feliz, Los Angeles |
Ballusia is a genus of small bear from the Early Miocene epoch, about 20.5-18 million years ago. Fossil remains attributed to the genus have been uncovered in Europe (Poland) and Asia (Russia, Mongolia, China). The genus Ballusia was established in 1998 on the basis of different fossils originally classified as various species of the genera Ursavus and Hemicyon, with B. elmensis as the type species.The exact relationship of Ballusia to "true" bears (subfamily Ursinae, which include modern bears) are not yet fully understood: many palaeontologists have classified it as a primitive member of Ursinae, but its known skeletal elements have some features in common with the extinct bear subfamily Hemicyoninae. Because of this, some researchers refer Ballusia as "Ursidae incertae sedis". Ginsburg and Morales regarded B. elmenensis as ancestral to Ursavus, as did Marciszak and Lipecki, even though the temporal range of the two genera seems to have overlapped.
Description
Ballusia were smaller than most living bear species: fossil remains of the species B. orientalis indicate an animal about the size of a domestic cat with body proportions similar to a wolverine, while B. elmenensis were the size of a eurasian lynx. It possessed slender legs and also had relatively longer tail than modern bears.
References
Miocene bears
Miocene mammals of Asia
Miocene mammals of Europe
Prehistoric carnivoran genera |
Jean-François de Sabran, comte de La Clue (known as "La Clue-Sabran"; 30 September 1696 – 4 October 1764) was a French naval officer best known for his command of the French fleet in the Mediterranean Sea during the Seven Years' War.
Seven Years War
He was appointed chef d'escadre (the lowest level of general officer in the French Navy) on 25 September 1755. After attempting to sail to the relief of Louisbourg in 1758 he was trapped in the neutral Spanish harbour of Cartagena. Following the Battle of Cartagena La Clue returned to Toulon, abandoning his attempt to relieve Louisbourg.
In 1759 as part of a French plan to invade the British Isles La Clue sailed from Toulon hoping to escape through the Strait of Gibraltar and join with the other main French fleet at Brest. He was caught by a patrolling British fleet under Edward Boscawen and defeated at the Battle of Lagos off Portugal. The battle, along with the Battle of Quiberon Bay later in the year, ended any immediate chance of a successful French invasion.
Following the conclusion of the war, La Clue-Sabran retired from the Navy in 1764 with the rank of lieutenant-général des armées navales. He died later the same year.
Bibliography
McLynn, Frank. 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World. Pimlico, 2005.
Rodger, N. A. M.. Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649–1815. Penguin Books, 2006.
1696 births
1764 deaths
French military personnel of the Seven Years' War
French Navy admirals |
Jaime Llave (March 22, 1926 – November 27, 1996) better known by his screen name Balot, was a Filipino comedian, film, television and stage actor in the Philippines.
Career
Balot started his career as a Bodabil stage actor at the Manila Grand Opera House. He shifted to movies first appearing in a love story-drama movie titled Aklat ng Pag-ibig. His popularity increased after he started doing comedic roles. He was cast as one of the regulars on the original Super Laff-In TV show on ABS-CBN station in 1969. The popular sketch comedy show abruptly ended after Martial law was imposed in 1972, stopping almost all TV broadcasts in the country. After the show ended, the stocky actor continued appearing on movies or as guest on several TV shows usually appearing in supporting roles as the father figure, househelp, the neighbor, or an avid cockfighter with a kerchief wrapped around his signature crew cut.
Personal life
Balot was married to comedian Matimtiman Cruz. He died in 1996 due to complications from diabetes; he was 70 years old.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
Ogie Alcasid's list of comedy greats of Philippine Cinema from Philippine Entertainment Portal
1926 births
1996 deaths
20th-century comedians
20th-century Filipino male actors
Filipino male comedians
Male actors from Manila
Comedians from Manila |
Scandals in art occur when members of the public are shocked or offended by a work of art at the time of its first exhibition or publication, (e.g. visual art, literature, scenic design or music).
The provocativeness of the scandal may relate to a controversial subject or style, being context-sensitive, according to the personality of the artist, along with transient political, religious, social, and moral factors. The Gleaners by Jean-François Millet seems innocuous today, but the large size of a painting, generally reserved for religious and mythological subjects, depicting the rural poor was seen by the upper class as an endorsement of the type of grievances that had erupted in the revolutionary violence of 1848, just 9 years earlier.
In contrast, the 90 cans of Artist's Shit (Italian: Merda d'artista, 1961), each labeled as containing 30 grams of feces of the artist Piero Manzoni, were regarded as social commentary rather than scandal. Collectors began buying the cans and they soon fetched high prices at auction; in August 2016, at an auction in Milan, can #69 sold for €275,000, including auction fees.
History
16th century
Venus of Urbino by Titian scandalized through its profane character. Originally, the young nude woman not identified as a goddess; rather, she was reclining in a setting that could be identified as the bedchamber of Guidobaldo della Rovere, who had commissioned the painting. She was deliberately called "Venus" by Giorgio Vasari to minimize the scandal, in the context of a decree issued by the Council of Trent, imputing to artists the responsibility for everything arising from their creative representations.
During 1536–1541, the profusion of nude figures in The Last Judgment raised the ire of religious authorities. In spite of this, the work continued under Popes Paul III and Julius III, but in 1564, under the order of the Council of Trent, the genitalia were painted over by the Mannerist painter Daniele da Volterra, who became known as "Il Braghettone" ("the breeches maker").
The Feast in the House of Levi (1573) by Paolo Veronese was investigated by the Roman Inquisition, who asked, "Does it seem suitable to you, in the Last Supper of our Lord, to represent buffoons, drunken Germans, dwarfs, and other such absurdities?" and gave him three months to make changes. Veronese simply retitled it The Feast in the House of Levi.
17th century
Many of Caravaggio's works were rejected by his patrons, judged as being too vulgar, scandalous, like the first version of Saint Matthew and the Angel (1602). The canons of the Contarelli Chapel were appalled by the dirty legs and arms, minutely reproduced from the peasant model, and the ambiguity of the angel at his side. The painting was passed over, and Caravaggio was made to do a second that conformed better to the idealized representation preferred by the churchmen, The Inspiration of Saint Matthew. Caravaggio created a stir by his provocative Conversion of Saint Paul, with its prominent portrayal of the rump of the horse, who is poised to trample the saint. The Death of the Virgin (1606), intended for the Carmelite church of Santa Maria della Scala in Trastevere, Rome, was rejected as blasphemous.
18th century
At the Salon of 1799, Girodet exhibited a painting of Mademoiselle Lange which provoked the famous actress and merveilleuse. She wrote him a letter, "Please, Monsieur, do me the favor of withdrawing from the exhibit a portrait which, people say, does nothing for your glory, and which compromises my reputation for beauty." Furious, Girodet ripped up the original painting and made another, the Portrait of Mademoiselle Lange as Danaë, a satirical allegory in which the heads of most figures are crowned with peacock feathers, but her husband Michel-Jean Simons, a wealthy purveyor to the French army, is represented by a turkey, while golden coins fall from the sky.
In Spain, La Maja desnuda, painted sometime during 1797–1800 by Francisco Goya, shows a reclining nude, with pubic hair, looking at the viewer without any sense of shame. Although hung in a private room of Manuel Godoy, it came to the attention of the Spanish Inquisition in 1808, along with other works. Godoy and his curator, Don Francisco de Garivay, were brought before a tribunal and forced to reveal the artists behind the confiscated art works which were "so indecent and prejudicial to the public good."
19th century
In 1819, to a public accustomed to historical tableaux painted in the Neoclassical style, Théodore Géricault presented the brooding Raft of the Medusa depicting survivors of a shipwreck in 1816, an embarrassment to the restored Bourbon monarchy, as Louis XVIII had appointed an incompetent nobleman as the captain for political reasons.
In 1824, The Massacre at Chios, a large painting by Eugène Delacroix, supported state policy by favoring the Greeks, but his depiction of suffering devoid of heroism and glory was regarded as "a massacre of art" (Antoine-Jean Gros).
In 1831, the lithograph Gargantua by Honoré Daumier in the satirical periodical La Caricature, depicting Louis Philippe I as Gargantua, with scatological implications, resulted in six months of imprisonment for the artist.
At the Salon of 1850, the monumental painting A Burial At Ornans by Gustave Courbet was denounced for the unflattering faces of the mourners and their plainness. The "explosive reaction" brought Courbet instant fame.
Critics were divided in 1857 by The Gleaners painted by Jean-François Millet: some saw the gleaning women as a symbol of a popular uprising ("the scaffolds of 1793",) others complained about the realistic representation of the rural poor on a large canvas of the size reserved for religious scenes.
The nudity in The Pearl and the Wave (1862) by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry was judged too "annoying" in overly resembling an actual mortal rather than a goddess viewed from afar.
Painted in 1862–1863, Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe by Édouard Manet was exhibited at the Salon des Refusés in 1863, provoking scandal for both aesthetic and moral reasons.
Gustave Courbet's L'Origine du monde, painted in 1866, spent most of its time in private collections up until 1995, but continued to be polemical well into the 21st century.
In 1872, the painting Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet was greeted with sarcasm for its audacity.
In 1874, the atmospheric Nocturne: Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge by James Abbott McNeill Whistler was described as "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face" by critic John Ruskin; Whistler sued Ruskin for libel, and the case was brought to court in 1878.
20th century
1926–27 Brâncuși's Bird in Space is classified as a kitchen utensil, subject to duty, by U.S. Customs. "If that's art, hereafter I'm a bricklayer."
1934 Balthus's The Guitar Lesson, depicting a young girl nude below the waist in a sexual context, was rejected by MoMA.
1945 April, during the final days of World War II in Europe, Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion by the then unknown Irish-born artist Francis Bacon unnerved everyone who saw it, overnight turning Bacon into the most controversial painter in the country.
1987 Piss Christ, photograph by Andres Serrano of a small plastic crucifix submerged in a small glass tank of the artist's urine.
21st century
2000 Wim Delvoye: Cloaca, mechanism that makes feces.
2001 Him by Maurizio Cattelan, depicting Adolf Hitler kneeling in prayer.
See also
Shock art
Succès de scandale: Some scandals successfully boost the artist's career.
Transgressive art
References
Sources
Further reading
Claire Maingon, Scandales érotiques de l'art, BeauxArts édition, 2016.
Art works that caused riots
Music riots
Scandals |
Rogers Cup may refer to:
Rogers Cup (soccer), see Canadian Soccer League championship final
Rogers Cup (tennis), see Canadian Open (tennis) |
Fort Douglas was the Selkirk Settlement (Red River Colony) fort and the first fort associated with the Hudson's Bay Company near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in today's city of Winnipeg. Named for Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, founder of the Selkirk Settlement, the fort was built by Scottish and Irish settlers beginning in 1813. Completed in 1815, it was in the immediate vicinity (down river) of the North West Company establishment, Fort Gibraltar.
After the Battle of Seven Oaks in 1816, during the conflict between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company, the fort was captured by the Métis and employees of the North West Company. The fort was soon retaken by Selkirk's men and there was a short period of relative peace. Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk lived at the fort during his visit to the Selkirk Settlement (Red River Colony) in the summer of 1817. It was later used as a trading post and was the residence of the Governor of Assiniboia. Following the amalgamation of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) and the North West Company (NWC) in 1821, the HBC's operations were relocated to the NWC's Fort Gibraltar, renamed Fort Garry. Fort Douglas remained the residence of the Governor of Assiniboia until it was mostly destroyed in the great Red River flood of 1826. A second flood in 1852 swept away remnants.
Today the site of Fort Douglas is located on Waterfront Drive in downtown Winnipeg, in Fort Douglas Park. As the heart of the Selkirk Settlement and the first significant structure in what is today Winnipeg's historic Exchange District, the site of the fort is the most important historical site in the district. The eminent Canadian historian Professor Chester Martin of the University of Manitoba, in 1924 described the site of Fort Douglas as "perhaps the most historic site in the prairie provinces."
References
Letter from Chester Martin, Department of History, University of Manitoba, to Judge F.W. Howay, 16 April 1924. Library and Archives Canada, RG84, Series A-2-a, Vol. 1389, File HS10-10, Reel T-14155.
External links
Plan of the Settlement on Red River as it was June 1816
The Lord Selkirk Settlement at Red River, Part 2
History of Winnipeg
Douglas
Hudson's Bay Company forts
National Historic Sites in Manitoba
North End, Winnipeg |
Semele is a genus of flowering plants native to the Canary Islands and Madeira. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).
Three species are recognized:
Semele androgyna (L.) Kunth - Canary Islands and Madeira
Semele gayae (Webb & Berthel.) Svent. & Kunkel - Gran Canaria
Semele menezesii J.G.Costa - Madeira
References
Asparagaceae genera
Nolinoideae
Flora of Macaronesia |
Shen Hongying or Shum Hung-ying (; Cantonese: Shum Hung-ying) (Oct 15, 1871 – January 28, 1935) was a Chinese general in the Old Guangxi Clique during the Republic of China (1912–1949). Shum was given the title of General Hip Wai (協威將軍) by President Li Yuan-hong (黎元洪總統). Shen served as military governor of Guangdong from March 1923 to May 1924 in the Warlord Era. He was in alliance with Wu Peifu. He was defeated by Li Zongren in 1925.
Shen Hongying was born in 1871 and moved to Luorong (雒容) of Guangxi (廣西) from Enping (恩平) of Guangdong (廣東). He had been a bandit and later became a prefecture officer (管帶) in the Qing (清) government. He then served at the Republic government and was promoted to a number of posts, eventually became defence commissioner in the two provinces. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Frontier Defence of the Third Route Army of Guangdong and Guangxi (粵桂邊防第三路軍總司令), had armed confrontations with the renowned generals Pai Chung-hsi (白崇禧) and Li Tsung-jen (李宗仁) in 1925, and later fled to Hong Kong. When he was a general in the Chinese mainland, he bought a lot of land in Hong Kong. He was a member of the Board of Director of Pok Oi Hospital (博愛醫院) in 1932 and 1933 and its Chairman in 1934.
Following his defeat in the Guangdong–Guangxi War, Shen retired in Hong Kong and built his residence, now referred to as the "General House" (上將府主樓), in the location now known as the village of Fung Kat Heung in Yeun Long, New Territories. He named the village Fung Kat (逢吉), to represent that all bad luck turns into good luck. The Shum Residence has been determined to be a historic building of special merit by the Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) of Hong Kong, and efforts should be made for its preservation.
Life
His rise in the Old Guangxi Clique
Shen Hongying was born in a poor family. He was a local bandit in his early years and gradually became the leader. After the Revolution of 1911, in 1911 (3rd year of Xuantong), Shen Hongying was recruited by revolutionaries affiliated with Liu Zhenhuan (刘震寰,1890年－1972年).
In 1912 (the first year of the Republic of China), Shen Hongying was promoted to superintendent. In 1913 (the 2nd year of the Republic of China) the second revolution broke out. Shen Hongying broke away from the revolutionaries and expelled his boss Liu Zhenhuan. As a result, he won praise from Guangxi warlord Lu Rongting and was promoted again. Later, he helped Lu Rongting suppress the rebels and was promoted to commander.
In March 1916 (the fifth year of the Republic of China), during the National Protection War (Third Revolution), Lu Rongting declared independence against Yuan Shikai, who declared himself the Emperor of the Empire of China (1915–1916). Lu Rongting attacked Guangdong General (Supervisor) Long Jiguang, who backed Yuan. Shen Hongying followed Lu Rongting and was appointed as the guardian of Qinlian. In December 1917 (the sixth year of the Republic of China), when Long Jiguang landed in Guangdong again, Lu Rongting organized four armies to fight him. At this time, Shen was appointed as the General Commander of the Third Army. Shen Hongying repelled Long Jiguang.
After this battle, Shen was appointed as General Commander (commander-in-chief) of the Third Army of the Guangdong Guardian Army and Qiongya Guard Envoy. Guardian of the Guangdong Cliff. In the winter of 1919 (the 8th year of the Republic of China), he was stationed in Beijiang and was appointed concurrently as Guardian of South Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hunan Border Defense Supervisor.
Relationship with Sun Wen
In 1920 (the ninth year of the Republic of China), when Sun Wen and Chen Jiongming attacked Guangdong, Lu Rongting and Shen Hongying were defeated and retreated to Guangxi. Shen Hongying served as the general commander (commander-in-chief) of the 3rd Road Army of the Guangxi Border Defense Army and led three divisions in Hexian and Pingle areas. After that, Lu Rongting attempted to retake Guangdong again. But, in June 1921 (the 10th year of the Republic of China), following Sun Wen's orders, Chen Jiongming counterattacked Guangxi ("Aid to Gui").
At this time, Liu Zhenhuan turned against Lu Rongting. Shen Hongying, who realized that the situation was unfavorable, sent a telegram to Lu Rongting to back down. Shen then took over as the commander-in-chief of the Guangxi army in a rescue attempt to ally with Chen Jiongming. However, Chen Jiongming continued to attack. At a disadvantage, Shen Hongying sought refuge in Hunan Province with Zhao Hengti.
Later, with the support of Wu Peifu of the Beijing government, Shen Hongying was appointed as the commander of the 17th Division of the Beiyang Army. In July 1922 (the eleventh year of the Republic of China), the Guangdong Army in Guangxi Province returned to Guangdong. Shen Hongying was ordered by Wu Peifu to attack Guangdong, but failed. However, in November, Shen Hongying returned to Guangxi Province, occupied Guilin, Liuzhou, and Wuzhou, and regained his position as a leading military officer in Guangxi Province.
On June 16, 1922, Chen Jiongming launched an attack on Sun Wen, and their alliance dissolved. Sun Wen then allied with Liu Zhenhuan and Shen Hongying of the Gui army, Yang Ximin and Fan Shisheng of the Dian army of the Yunnan clique. Shen Hongying was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Guangxi army. In December, the above-mentioned four generals organized an army to attack Chen Jiongming in Guangzhou. In January 1923 (the twelfth year of the Republic of China), Chen Jiongming was expelled from Guangzhou. As a result, in February, Sun Wen rebuilt the Generalissimo's (Great Marshal's) Mansion in Guangzhou.
Battles over Guangxi
Shen Hongying was soon contacted by Wu Peifu. In March 1923, the Beijing government appointed Shen Hongying to supervise the aftermath of Guangdong's military affairs. In April, Shen Hongying accepted the appointment and attacked Sun Wen in Guangzhou. However, Sun Wen, Liu Zhenhuan, and Yang Ximin's army counterattacked but were defeated and returned to Guangxi. Shortly afterward, a three-way conflict over Guangxi Province began between Shen Hongying Army, Lu Rongting Army, and Li Zongren's New Guangxi (New Guangxi) Army.
Shen Hongying formed a de facto coalition with the New Guangxi clique to counter the strongest Lu Rongting of the three powers. In April 1924 (the thirteenth year of the Republic of China), Lu Rongting marched into Guilin, surrounded and attacked Shen Hongying. In June, the New Guangxi Clique took the opportunity to attack Lu Rongting's Nanning. In August, Lu Rongting withdrew to Quanzhou, and Shen Hongying occupied Guilin. In September, Shen Hongying succeeded in capturing Quanzhou. Lu Rongting was expelled from Guangxi and was forced to back down in October.
In the following year, in 1925, in skirmishes with the New Guangxi clique, Shen Hongying was gradually forced into a disadvantage. He finally lost Guilin in April of the same year and was soon expelled from Guangxi. Shen escaped to Hong Kong with his family and retired from the military. In his retirement, Shen built a large estate with a mansion and farmlands in Fung Kat Heung, Yuen Long.
In the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1935), he died in Hong Kong on January 28, 1935 at the age of 63. His private cemetery is in Pat Heung off Kam Po Road, adjacent to the Taoism Jiu Xiao Guan (Hong Kong). It covers an area of about 2,000 square meters. There are about ten tombs of various sizes of his wives and descendants. Inscribed in stone, on the "Master Tomb" is "The Tomb of General Xiewei Crowned the Nanfu Monarch" by the decorated general Li Genyuan, who served as the former president of Yunnan Military College (1909), commander-in-chief of the Yunnan-Guangdong United Army, Prime Minister of Agriculture and Commerce of Republic of China (1923-1924), and strategic advisor to Chiang Kai-Shek (1945).
More detailed history and biography
Shen Hongying (沈鴻英) gained recognition as a military general of Southern China in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi. Formerly known as Shen Yaying (沈亞英), he was born in Luorong County, Guangxi on October 15 in the 13th year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1874). He was a first generation was Hakka in Jiaying Prefecture (now Meizhou City), Guangdong. As he and his younger brother and older sister became adults and married, and after the birth his eldest son, in order to improve the livelihood of the family, he and his brother worked as farmers. They walked together to the market in neighboring states and counties to sell groceries. He also sold herbal medicines, such as Gaodan Wansan, to supplement his income. After the autumn harvest every year, to pick up the slack, he and his brother each performed one or two sets of Shaolin martial arts to attract the audience. In the winter of the 26th year of Guangxu, when they were opening their stall in Changtang in Liucheng County in Guangxi, they were robbed by subordinates of Qin Shaoqu's regiment. His brother was seriously injured, but Shen escaped injury. To avenge his brother, Shen pursued and killed his attackers then enlisted as a soldier in the Guixiang Army under the command of Huang Zhonghao. A few years later, Shen was promoted to a fifth-grade blue collar (equal to a company commander rank). He resigned shortly after getting acquainted with Li Deshan. On May 11, 30 year of Guangxu, Lu Yafa was in the Liuzhou Uprising. Li Deshan invited them to participate.
Later, he participated in the Guangzhou Uprising on March 29 in Xuantong three years (1911). On August 19 of the same year (October 10th in the Gregorian calendar) the Wuchang Uprising, all provinces responded one after another, and Shen Hongying participated in the Liuzhou Uprising led by the Crown Three. Liu Guxiang had already served as the secretary-general of Guangdong Governor Hu Hanmin, and Wang Guansan had acted as the person in charge when Liu Guxiang and Li Deshan flew to Guangdong and Hong Kong. Therefore, during the Liuzhou Uprising, Shen was promoted to the commander of the rebel army and appointed as the third management belt. After the establishment of the Republic of China, he was promoted to be a group leader in He County. In the spring of the third year of the Republic of China, when the bandits along the border of Hunan and Guangxi were eliminated, and he was promoted to the third commander of Guangxi Central District in Yulin.
Shen participated in the Guangzhou Uprising on March 29 in Xuantong three years (1911). On August 19 of the same year (October 10th in the Gregorian calendar) the Wuchang Uprising, all provinces responded one after another, and Shen Hongying participated in the Liuzhou Uprising led by the Crown Three. Liu Guxiang had already served as the secretary-general of Guangdong Governor Hu Hanmin, and Wang Guansan had acted as the person in charge when Liu Guxiang and Li Deshan flew to Guangdong and Hong Kong. Therefore, during the Liuzhou uprising, he was promoted to the commander of the rebel army. Shen Hongying was appointed as the third management belt. After the establishment of the Republic of China, he was promoted to be a gang leader in He County. In the spring of the third year of the Republic of China, the bandits on the border of Hunan and Guangxi were eliminated, and the third commander of Guangxi Central District was promoted to station in Yulin.
In the fifth year of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, and many provinces expressed opposition and declared independence. Guangxi governor Lu Rongting also telegraphed to declare Guangxi independence and sent troops to defeat Yuan Shikai. Among them, Shen Hongying was sent to the commander of the Gui army to assist Hunan, and he led his troops to the north of Hunan to attack Yuan Pai's Xiang. Du Tang Xiangming.
On July 1 of the sixth year of the Republic of China (1917), Zhang Xun, the governor of Anhui Province, sent troops to Beijing to support the restoration of the throne of Emperor Pu Yi. Members of Congress went south. On September 10, a military government was established to protect the country, and Sun Wen was elected as the general of the navy and army. On January 5 of the 7th year of the Republic of China, Lu Rongting, Mo Rongxin, and others established the "Province Association of Law Protection" in Guangzhou to fight against the military government led by Sun Wen. In August of the same year, Shen Hongying was ordered to move to Shaoguan as the commander of the Third Army to Protect the Country and the Supervisory Office of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hunan Border Defense.
Due to the division of the Northern and Southern governments, the military leaders of all provinces regarded the central government as nothing but the expansion of personal power. In view of the frustration of the actual situation, Mr. Zhongshan resigned on August 7 in the eighth year of the Republic of China (1919).
Cen Chunxuan also resigned from the post of Chairman of the Seventh President and moved to Shanghai on October 26. After Cen Chunxuan resigned as Chairman of the Seventh President, the southern central government organization invisibly collapsed. The old parliament members held an extraordinary meeting on April 7 in the tenth year of the Republic of China (1921), and elected Mr. Sun Yat-sen as president. After taking office on May 5, Mr. Zhongshan ordered the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army, Chen Jiongming, to lead the Guangdong Army into Guangxi to fight against Lu Rongting. Lu Rongting was finally defeated and ran away from Annan.
In the spring of the eleventh year of the Republic of China (1922), Chen Jiongming rebelled, obstructing and destroying President Sun's Northern Expedition. At about 3 o'clock in the morning on June 16, Chen Jiongming commanded Hong Zhaolin and Ye Ju to besiege the presidential palace with more than four thousand troops, shelling the official residence of Yuexiu Building in Guanyin Mountain. To be telegram, calling on the army to rebel. On the 17th, it was changed to Yongfeng, and the Northern Expeditionary army quickly returned to the Guangzhou Jing Rebellion. On the 18th, Shen Hongying replied from Jiangxi that he could return to the Jing Chao of Guangdong. Ji'an led his troops into Guangdong and returned to Guangxi. He was stopped by Chen Jiayou and Li Mingyang of the Hunan Army. He wanted to return to Gannan and was also in charge of Li Liejun Resistance is to retreat to the Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Hunan border areas and find another way out. The Northern Expedition failed to return to Guangzhou Jingnan, so Sun decided to leave Guangzhou temporarily and head to Shanghai on August 9.
Shen Hongying was trapped in the border areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hunan, an unsustainable position. In mid-August, he surrendered to Sun and led his men back to Guangxi from the border of Hunan. Ren, Luzhai, Luorong, Liuzhou area. On December 19, Shen Hongying received a secret order from Shanghai by Sun Wen in Liuzhou, instructing the strategy of attacking Chen Jiongming. The Shen immediately followed the order and informed him to support Mr. Zhongshan's senior generals in Yunnan, Guangxi and Guangdong. On December 20 On the 6th, a meeting was held at the White Horse Temple in Teng County to discuss strategies and cooperation issues for the battle against Chen Jiongming. After the meeting, the various armies immediately launched an operation to join Guangzhou, known in history as the "White Horse League."
On January 16 in the twelfth year of the Republic of China (1923), the Dian, Guangxi and Guangdong allied forces met in Guangzhou. Sun returned to Guangzhou on the 21st to set up the base camp of the General Marshal of the Army and the Navy and assumed the post of General Marshal. On February 24, Sun Wen ordered the designation of Zhaoqing to Wuzhou as the defense area for the Shen army. Shen secretly sent personnel to contact Wu Peifu. On March 20, on the recommendation of Wu Peifu, the Beijing government announced that Shen was the supervisor of Guangdong. The honorary title awarded to Shen Hongying by the Beijing government is "Two first-class Wenhuzhang Xiewei generals," not only the rank of general, but also honors and medals. On April 16, Sun appointed Shen Hongying as the commander-in-chief of the Gui army. On the same day, Shen announced his appointment of the Guangdong supervisor by the Beijing government, and led his troops to attack Guangzhou, using Li Yibiao's department as the forward to attack Guanyin Mountain. Sun commanded Yang Ximin of the Dian Army and Liu Zhenhuan of the Gui Army to meet him. On April 19, the Shen was forced to withdraw from Guangzhou. On May 22, Marshal Sun ordered Shen Hongying, Li Yibiao, and Shen Rongguang to be wanted and to revoke their positions. On the 31st, Li Yibiao led his subordinates to invest in Chen Jiongming, while Shen Hongying led his division back to take control of Guilin.
In December 1923, Lu Rongting, commissioned by the Beijing government, supervised the aftermath of Guangxi. At this time, Guangxi was segregated by the three major forces: Lu Rongting, Shen Hongying, Li Zongren, and Huang Shaohong. In nominal terms, Lu Rongting is still the leader of Guangxi.
On January 8, 1924, Shen Hongying wrote to Sun to express his loyalty, ambition, and oath to obey orders, hoping to clarify the misunderstanding, allowing him to lead his army back to Guangdong to complete the task of rebelling against the Northern Expedition. On February 23, Shen Hongying officially restated of his allegiance to the Generalissimo. Sun was re-appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Gui army and allocated 20,000 yuan in silver and 100,000 bullets. Sun led his troops back to Guangxi to fight against Lu Rongting. On March 1, Sun appointed Shen Hongying as the commander-in-chief of Guangxi. On May 21 of the 13th year of the Republic of China, Shen Hongying obeyed Sun's order to return to Guilin and launched a general attack on Lu Rongting. On September 21, Guangxi Commander-in-Chief Shen Hongying and generals Deng Youwen, Lu Yungao, etc., sent a telegram to Sun, reporting that he would consecutively defeat of Lu Rongting and Han Caifeng on September 12 and 20 and regain Quanzhou. On the 23rd, Guangxi Commander-in-Chief Shen Hongying sent a telegram to Marshal Sun again, reporting that after the army had recovered Guilin, it would recover Lingchuan, Xing'an, Quanzhou and other places in that order and asked for further directions.
On January 3 of the fourteenth year of the Republic of China (1925), Shen Hongying, Commander-in-Chief of the Founding Army of Guangxi, arrived in Pingle. He gathered four divisions in Xiangxian, Zhongshan, Pingle, and Hexian, and attacked Xunzhou and Wuzhou in three routes. He claimed that he was secretly ordered by Mr. Sun Wen to attack Huang Shaohong. However, Li Zongren and Huang Shaohong defeated Lu Rongting's various ministries on August 13 and already possessed a vast territory, greatly increasing their strength. Therefore, they were very angry at Shen Hongying's actions. After asking the central government for instructions, they completed their deployment in late January and branched out to advance on Shen. Although Shen's army had an advantage in strength and equipment, his strategy and tactics were at a disadvantage. His position was defeated steadily. At the end of May 1925, the main force of the Shen army was finally defeated by a coalition of Li and Huang forces.
The Shen (Shum) clan finally settled in Kam Tin, established Fung Kat Heung north of Sha Po Tsuen, and built a mansion, "General's House." The naming of Fung Kat Heung implies that although the Shen family has gone through hundreds of battles, every evil turns into good fortune.
Anecdotes
When Shen Hongying first arrived in Hong Kong, he bought a property on Caine Road in Central. Li Fulin (李福林), another retired general and friend who was also in Hong Kong, introduced Shen to a Feng Shui master to help find land to buy and to build a residential estate in the New Territories. Shen Hongying blessed the land, naming it "Feng Jixiang" (pinyin; 逢吉鄉), which means "every evil turns good fortune" (逢凶化吉). Thus, he established the village of Fung Kat Heung in Yuen Long, Hong Kong in 1926. "Zhennan Hall" (鎮南堂) is inscribed on the gate to main courtyard of the Shum Residence. Shen had seven wives, nine sons, and nine daughters. They lived together in the General House. Each wife had her own living quarters for herself and her children. In his later years, he converted to Buddhism, studying under Master Maofeng (茂峰法師) in at the Tung Po Monastery (東普陀講寺) in Lo Wai, Tseun Wan District. He is buried in a private family cemetery in Pat Heung.
Bibliography
Huang Xiuwei "Shen Hongying" Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Biography of People of the Republic of China Vol.7. Zhonghua Book Company. 1993. .
Huang Shaohong. Fifty Memories. Yuelu Publishing House. 1999. .
Editor-in-Chief of Huang Zongyan's "Lu Xiting" Thank You Book. Ten Southwest Warlords. Shanghai People's Publishing House. 1993. .
Edited by Mo Jijie and Chen Fulin. History of the New Gui Family Vol.1. Guangxi People's Publishing House. 1991. .
Edited by Liu Shoulin and others. Chronology of Officials in the Republic of China. Zhonghua Book Company. 1995. .
References
1871 births
1938 deaths
Governors of Guangdong
People from Liuzhou
Republic of China warlords from Guangxi
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BALB/c is an albino, laboratory-bred strain of the house mouse from which a number of common substrains are derived. Now over 200 generations from New York in 1920, BALB/c mice are distributed globally, and are among the most widely used inbred strains used in animal experimentation.
History
The founding animals of the strain were obtained by Halsey J. Bagg of Memorial Hospital, New York, from a mouse dealer in Ohio in 1913. The name BALB is a concatenation of Bagg and Albino. From 1920, the progeny of the original colony were systematically inbred, sibling to sibling, for 26 generations over 15 years. During this time, the colony passed through the care of a number of scientists, including C.C. Little and E.C. MacDowell at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and H.J. Muller at the University of Texas at Austin. By 1935 the animals were in the possession of Muller's student, George Davis Snell, who moved them to The Jackson Laboratory. This stock provided the basis of all the BALB/c substrains that are now in use around the world.
Snell provided some animals from this stock to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to maintain. In 1961 D. W. Bailey used some of these to generate a substrain at the University of California, San Francisco. In 1974, now 136 generations from the original breeding pair, these animals were returned to The Jackson Laboratory and were named BALB/cByJ. On 16 November 2005, The Jackson Laboratory reported this substrain had reached its 235th generation.
Snell also provided a colleague, J. Paul Scott, with some BALB/c breeding stock in 1938 or 1939. When a fire destroyed the main Jackson Laboratory buildings in 1947, all of Snell's original breeding stock perished, but Scott's mice were in a different building and survived. Scott donated stock back, at generation 41, to repopulate the colony. The progeny of these are now termed BALB/cJ and, as of 14 December 2006, were 221 generations from the founding stock. Other less popular substrains, such as BALB/cWt, are maintained at the Jackson Laboratory, while the BALB/cN substrain is maintained by the NIH.
Characteristics
BALB/c mice are useful for research into both cancer and immunology. According to Michael Festing's Inbred Strains of Mice, BALB/c substrains are "particularly well known for the production of plasmacytomas on injection with mineral oil," an important process for the production of monoclonal antibodies. They are also reported as having a "low mammary tumour incidence", but do develop other types of cancers in later life, most commonly reticular neoplasms, lung tumours, and renal tumours. Most substrains have a "long reproductive life-span", are noted for displaying high levels of anxiety and for being relatively resistant to diet-induced atherosclerosis, making them a useful model for cardiovascular research.
There are noted differences between different BALB/c substrains, though these are thought to be due to mutation rather than genetic contamination. For example, male BALB/c mice are aggressive and will fight other males if housed together. However, the BALB/Lac substrain is much more docile. The BALB/cWt is also unusual in that 3% of progeny display true hermaphroditism.
The BALB/cJ mice have a medium lifespan of about 17 months for males and 20 months for females, and the body weight at 9 weeks after birth is about for males and for females.
See also
Animal model
Animal testing on rodents
C57BL/6
References
External links
Jackson Laboratory's mouse strains
Taconic Biosciences' BALB/c model
Balb/c mice – Horizon Discovery
Animals bred for albinism on a large scale
Laboratory mouse strains |
Zonians (Spanish: Zoneítas, singular: zoneíta, zoniano) are people associated with the Panama Canal Zone, a political entity which existed between 1903 and the absorption of the Canal Zone into the Republic of Panama between 1979 and 1999. Most were American expatriates loyal to the United States. They helped build and maintain the canal. Many Zonians are descendants of the civilian American workers who came to the area during the early 1900s to work and maintain the canal. Many of the Zonians were American citizens born in the Canal Zone or had spent their childhood there. A significant presence of American canal workers remained in the Canal region until its turnover in 1999.
National identity
Some Zonians consider themselves to be Panamanian and U.S. citizens, although quite a few say that they are only American or only Panamanian. This unique relation—physically near Panama yet citizens of the U.S.—makes Zonians a diasporic community, with members turning to online forums (such as the PANAMA-L listserv) to discuss and debate issues such as nationalism, belonging, and national identity.
The Panama Canal Society holds a reunion for Zonians every year, usually in Orlando, Florida.
Notable Zonians
John McCain, senior United States senator from Arizona, was the Republican presidential nominee in the 2008 United States election.
Rod Carew, professional baseball player
John G. Claybourn, civil engineer, Dredging Division Superintendent, the original designer of Gamboa, Panama
Karen Hughes, former U.S. Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Frederick W. Leslie, American astronaut
Gustavo A. Mellander, Higher education: chancellor, president, and graduate school dean. Authored or co-authored 13 books and over 400 articles on higher education.
Richard Prince, painter and photographer
Charles S. Spencer, curator of Mexican and Central American Archaeology, American Museum of Natural History
Stephen Stills, noted rock musician
Lou Sola, Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission.
Frederik Pohl, science fiction writer and editor
Sage Steele, anchor ESPN
Edward A. Murphy, Jr., aerospace engineer, best known for the eponymous Murphy's law
Leo Barker, NFL linebacker for Cincinnati Bengals, 1984–1991
Ernest "Red" Hallen, official photographer of the Panama Canal.
Shoshana Johnson, US Army soldier taken prisoner during the Battle of Nasiriyah.
References
External links
Panama Canal Society
Panama Canal Zone
Ethnic groups in Panama
Ethnic groups in the United States |
"Miss Me Baby" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Chris Cagle. It was released in June 2005 as the first single from his album Anywhere but Here. It peaked at number 12 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The song was written by Cagle and Monty Powell.
The commercial single release had Kenny Rogers' "I Can't Unlove You" on the b-side.
Music video
The music video was directed by Eric Welch and premiered in August 18, 2005. It was filmed entirely on location in the Mojave Desert in California. The whole video is him performing the song with his band, mixed in with a few solo shots of him walking.
Chart performance
"Miss Me Baby" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of June 25, 2005.
References
2005 singles
2005 songs
Chris Cagle songs
Songs written by Chris Cagle
Songs written by Monty Powell
Capitol Records Nashville singles |
The 1933 Simmons Cowboys football team represented Simmons University—now known as Hardin–Simmons University—as a member of the Texas Conference during 1933 college football season. Led by Les Cranfill in his fourth season as head coach, the team went 3–6–1 overall with a conference mark of 1–2–1.
Schedule
References
Simmons
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football seasons
Simmons Cowboys football |
Princess Wilhelmine of Denmark may refer to:
Princess Wilhelmina Ernestine of Denmark (1650–1706), daughter of Frederick III of Denmark and wife of Charles II, Elector Palatine
Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway (1747–1820), Frederick V of Denmark's daughter; William I, Elector of Hesse's wife
Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark (1808–1891), daughter of Frederick VI of Denmark and wife of Frederick VII of Denmark |
Vision Tech Camps is a Bay Area company offering summer computer camps and after-school activities, teaching students between the ages of 7-17 at Vision Tech centers and local schools throughout the Bay Area.
History
Vision Tech Camps was founded in San Ramon, California by Anita Khurana in 2000, where after school programs and tech camps were initially offered to schools at schools within the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. Vision Tech later opened its first center in Danville, California, and expanded to another center in Saratoga, California in 2014. In 2017, Vision Tech Camps announced a new location in El Cerrito, California serving the Berkeley area.
Courses
Vision Tech courses include video game design, programming, engineering, robotics, minecraft camps and 3d printing.
References
External links
https://www.visiontechcamps.com
Summer schools
Summer camps in California
2000 establishments in California
Companies based in Danville, California |
Capitaine René Doumer (October 31, 1887 – April 26, 1917) was a French World War I flying ace credited with seven confirmed aerial victories and four unconfirmed combat claims.
Biography
Born on October 31, 1887, René Doumer was one of the eight children of Paul Doumer (President of France 1931–1932) and Blanche Doumer (née Richel). He was a professional lieutenant when World War I began, having been a chasseur since 1908. He was seriously wounded on 17 September 1914 in circumstances that won him the Legion d'Honneur. After recovery, he transferred to aviation. His first assignment was to fly a Caudron for Escadrille 64. He scored his first two victories with this unit, on 19 and 30 March 1916. He transferred to a Nieuport fighter unit next, Escadrille 76. He would rack up five more wins between 23 October 1916 and 28 March 1917. He would also succeed to command of Escadrille 76. He was killed by Erich Hahn on 26 April 1917.
List of aerial victories
See also Aerial victory standards of World War I
Sources of information
References
Nieuport Aces of World War 1. Norman Franks. Osprey Publishing, 2000. , .
Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918 London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. .
1887 births
1917 deaths
French World War I flying aces
French military personnel killed in World War I
Children of presidents of France |
Rochfortbridge () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. The village is located at the intersection of the R400 and the R446 (formerly the N6) roads. As of the 2016 census, the population of Rochfortbridge was 1,473.
History
Rochfortbridge is spread between the townlands of Castlelost and Rahanine, both within Castlelost parish, which was inhabited at least as early as 590 AD by monks under Mo Chutu (later St. Carthage). The village was originally known as Beggar's Bridge, supposedly after a beggar who died at a river crossing; enough money was found in his pockets to build a bridge.
The village proper was set out 1700 by Robert Rochfort, MP for Westmeath from 1651 to 1727. As part of the village building programme, Rochfort financed and built a new bridge over the River Derry, giving the village its new name. Following the death of Rochfort in 1727, the village was controlled by his son George Rochfort. George died just three years later, in 1730, and the village was then under the control of his son Robert Rochfort (soon to become 1st Earl of Belvedere). On the death of the 1st Earl, the village passed to his son and heir George Augustus Rochfort, the 2nd Earl of Belvedere.
In 1797 Lt. Col. Robert Rochfort, son of the 1st Earl and brother of the 2nd Earl, died; his estate passed to the Cooper family. The other great Rochfort estate at Gaulstown passed to Lord Kilmaine. In 1847 Josias Cooper and Lord Kilmaine rebuilt the village as part of a famine relief programme. Almost all of the original village dwellings were demolished during this rebuilding effort; the only remaining Rochefort-era building is the former Church of Ireland.
Mercy Convent and St. Joseph's
In 1862 three nuns established Mercy Convent Rochfortbridge, moving into a purpose-built building in 1872 with the monetary support of a local family. At the urging of Thomas McNulty, Bishop of Meath, Mother Mary Stanislaus O'Neill established St. Joseph's Institute for the Deaf and Dumb in 1892, which provided education and vocational training for deaf and dumb girls until its closure in 1942 due to low attendance. In 1948 St. Joseph's Secondary School opened, expanding to admit boys as well as girls in 1963.
In September 2016, it was announced the Convent of Mercy was to be retired, with the final three nuns in Rochfortbridge officially retiring on 16 September 2016 following a celebration of thanksgiving.
Historic sites
Other historic sites in the village area include Castlelost Castle, moat, and graveyard. There is also an example of a ring fort in the middle of the village.
The Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception dates back to 1857.
The Church of Ireland church, Castlelost Parish Church, dates to 1815.
Amenities and development
The village has one primary schools and one secondary school; the boys primary school (formally called schoil bhride) amalgamated with the neighbouring girls school in 2014. There are two more primary schools in the wider area.
Rochfortbridge was bypassed in 2006 by the new M6 motorway, which superseded the N6 national primary road running through the centre of the village.
Demographics
As of the 2011 census there were 1,494 people in Rochfortbridge: 743 males and 751 females. Rochfortbridge has been established as a commuter location, moving away from its historically agricultural background. At the time of the census 346 workers were employed outside of the area, out of 479 workers total, while only six were employed in agricultural, forestry, or fishing industries.
Non-Irish nationals accounted for only 6.4% of the population, with the two largest sub-groups being UK nationals (26 persons) and Nigerians (15 persons). The dominant religion was Catholicism, with 1,356 adherents; 92 people stated they were of other religions, with 38 claiming to be of no religion. Unemployment was higher in the Rochfortbridge area than nationally, at 27.1% compared to 19.0%.
See also
List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
Rochfort family
References
External links
Westmeath County Council
1901 and 1911 Rochfortbridge (Castlelost) census archives
Populated places established in 1700
Towns and villages in County Westmeath
1700 establishments in Ireland |
Zboiska may refer to the following villages in Poland:
Zboiska, Krosno County in Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland)
- a Polish name of a former village, currently a district in Lviv, Ukraine.
Zboiska, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
Zboiska, Sanok County in Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland)
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Richard Franz Bach (1888-1968) was an American curator with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was known as a supporter of collaboration between museums and the industrial arts.
Career
Richard F. Bach graduated with an A.B. from Columbia University in 1909 and during 1909-1919 was an instructor and curator at the Columbia School of Architecture. He served as the Acting Librarian of Avery Library from 1918 to 1920. In 1918, Bach was appointed Associate in Industrial Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In this position, Bach's main role was to facilitate use of the Museum’s collections as practical resources by manufacturers, designers, artisans, and craftsmen. Bach was also primarily responsible for organizing a series of popular exhibitions devoted to American industrial art. Over the course of his career at the Museum, Bach also served as Director of Industrial Relations (1929-1941), Dean of Education and Extension (1941-1949), and Consultant in Industrial Arts (1949-1952). After World War II, Bach tried unsuccessfully to provide services at the Museum for veterans, attempting to coordinate the efforts of rehabilitation and occupational therapist with the Museum's Education Department.
As the Director of Industrial Relations, Bach supervised the Museum’s Neighborhood Exhibitions, a series of thematic shows of Museum objects that traveled to various parts of New York City between 1933 and 1941. The purpose of the program was "to reach people in outlying districts [...] for whom a visit to the Museum seems a journey," "to serve crowded quarters of the city in which facilities for recreation and enjoyment are limited," and "to make available to the high schools of the city original objects of art which may serve as source material for study in relation to regular school subjects." The program included over fifty installations in four boroughs, drawing an attendance of over 1.5 million visitors in the first five years, and was installed in various public locations including "three settlement houses, thirteen high schools, six library branches, four colleges, one museum, two "Y" branches, and one City administration building." Locations which hosted these installations included the Queens Borough Public Library in Elmhurst, Queens, the Hudson Park Library branch of the New York Public Library in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, Washington Irving High School, and Christopher Columbus High School.
During the late 1940s, Bach corresponded with United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization regarding copyright division, seeking support and guidance for design copyright legislation in the United States. From 1952 to 1961, he served as an educational advisor to the American Institute of Interior Designers. He also served as a member and leader of a number of arts and education organizations including the American Federation of Arts, the Architectural League of New York, and the Advisory Board on Vocational Education of the New York City Board of Education.
Publications
"Industrial art: A war emergency." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 13(9): 194–196 (1918).
"Museums and the factory: Making the galleries work for the art trades." Scribner’s Magazine LXXI(6): 763–768 (1922).
Museums and the Industrial World. The Gilliss Press, New York, N.Y. (1926).
"Fourth exhibition of work by manufacturers and designers." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 15(3): 49–51 (1929).
"Contemporary American Industrial Art: Twelfth exhibition." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 26(10): 228 (1931).
References
External links
Early Industrial Arts Exhibition Catalogs from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries.
Guglielmo, Antoniette M. 2012. "The Metropolitan Museum of Art as an Adjunct of Factory: Richard F. Bach and the Resolution Between Gilman's Temple and Dana's Department Store." Curator: The Museum Journal 55/2: 203–14.
Guglielmo, Antoniette M. Digitizing the Libraries' Collections: Industrial Art at the Metropolitan Museum, 1917-1940. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
Richard F. Bach Papers, 1915-1962. Held by the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
1888 births
1968 deaths
American art curators
Columbia College (New York) alumni
People associated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
The supra-acromial bursa is located on the superior aspect of the acromion and normally does not communicate with the glenohumeral joint. Supra-acromial bursitis has not been receiving much attention from literature and remains described mainly as case reports of presumptive diagnosis with no histopathological correlation. Since the bursa is supra-acromial, not supraclavicular, fluid-filled masses located over the acromioclavicular joint or distal clavicle do not correspond to supra-acromial bursitis.
See also
Subacromial bursa
Subcoracoid bursa
References
Shoulder |
Eva Isaksen (born 22 May 1956) is a Norwegian film director. She directed her first feature film Burning Flowers (Brennende blomster 1985) with Eva Dahr, and has worked as an assistant on a number of films, including Sweetwater (1988) by Lasse Glomm, Wayfarers (Landstrykere 1989) by Ola Solum, and The Dive (Dykket 1989) by Tristan de Vere Cole. In 1990 she directed Death at Oslo Central (Døden på Oslo S), about the two boys Pelle and Proffen, based on the novels for young people by Ingvar Ambjørnsen, a Norwegian author living in Hamburg. Two years later she presented her third feature film Homo Falsus (Det perfekte mord 1992).
References
External links
1956 births
Living people
Norwegian film directors
Norwegian women film directors |
Laurence Craddock Le Guay (25 December 1916 – 2 February 1990), was an Australian fashion photographer.
Biography
Laurence Craddock Le Guay was born on 25 December 1916 at Chatswood Sydney, of locally born parents Charles Sidney Le Guay, company secretary, and Doris Alma Le Guay, née Usher.
Photography
Le Guay's schoolboy hobby of photography was encouraged by Harold Cazneaux and from 1935, at age eighteen, he worked as an assistant at Dayne portrait studio, before opening his own studio in Martin Place in 1937, to concentrate on illustrative and fashion photography. He joined the Pictorialist Sydney Camera Circle in 1940 and exhibited with them at various national and international photographic salons. He began producing photomontage work of a more Surrealist style around the contemporary theme of the Machine Age and incorporating the heroic nude, most significant being The Progenitors (1938). Many of these became illustrations in the newly founded Man: The Australian magazine for men. Consequently, in November 1938 he was invited by Max Dupain and Olive Cotton to join them in forming The Contemporary Camera Groupe with others including Douglas Annand, Harold Cazneaux, Damien Parer, Cecil Bostock and Russell Roberts. The Groupe proclaimed themselves as Modernist, seceding from Pictorialism, and the youngest members were, like Le Guay, commercial photographers. They were inspired by a new image of the body, Australian in that it referred to sun-worshipping beach culture, health and vitality.
War service and later fashion photography
Le Guay enlisted with the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940, serving as a photographer in the Mediterranean (1941–43) and the Middle East (1943–45). Demobilised in Sydney in January 1946, he accompanied artist Robert Emerson Curtis as photographer on the Australian Geographical Society's tour of Northern Australia, and joined other expeditions, to New Guinea, and the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition. One photograph he shot in New Guinea was included by Edward Steichen in The Family of Man exhibition in New York in 1955, which toured the world to reach the largest audience of any photographic exhibition since. He, and David Moore, were the only Australian photographers whose work was included in the exhibition.
Le Guay founded Contemporary Photography, the first Australian photographic magazine not published by a photo supply firm, the first issue of which appeared in December 1946. Through it he promoted modernism, abstraction and documentary approaches as an antidote to the Pictorialist style which still predominated in Australia, and which he began to react against during his membership (1940–1953) of the increasingly conservative Sydney Camera Circle. He also taught photography.
He set up a new studio that year in George Street, then in the old Smith's Weekly building, moving, in 1947, to a partnership with John Nisbett on Castlereagh Street. They were among the first in Australia to use outdoor locations for fashion photography. In 1947–48, he produced a film on Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Le Guay continued to be a significant international, and Sydney's leading, fashion photographer throughout the 50s and 60s, rivalling Athol Shmith in Melbourne. The Le Guay/Nisbett studio was joined in 1961 by David Mist. Born in London, Mist trained and worked in the UK, so augmented his partners' acquired European élan, and further enlivened the burgeoning local industry.
Contributions to the profession
Though Le Guay's magazine Contemporary Photography folded in 1950 due to his busyness, he continued his interest in writing, editing Australian Photography magazine from 1956 and the annuals published by it; Australian Photography 76 (1977) and Australian Photography - a contemporary view (1978), having closed his studio on Castlereagh Street, Sydney in 1970. With the younger David Moore, for whom he was a mentor, he was a founder of the Australian Centre for Photography in Sydney in 1974. He continued giving lectures, and also took up deepwater sailing.
In 1963 Le Guay was awarded the Commonwealth Medal for his contributions to the profession as photographer, editor, lecturer and member of professional organisations.
He died on 2 February 1990 survived by Ann Warmington, whom he had married 22 July 1948 and divorced in 1967, and one daughter.
Publications
Le Guay, Laurence (1949). A Portfolio of Australian photography. H.J. Edwards, Sydney
Le Guay, Laurence & Slessor, Kenneth, 1901-1971 (1966). Sydney Harbour. Angus & Robertson, Sydney
Le Guay, Laurence & Falkiner, Suzanne (1980). Australian Aborigines : Shadows in a landscape (1st ed). Globe Publishing, Sydney
Le Guay, Laurence (1975). Sailing free : around the world with a blue water Australian. Ure Smith, Sydney
Le Guay, Laurence (1976). Australian photography 1976. Globe, Sydney
Le Guay, Laurence (1978). Australian photography : a contemporary view. J. H. Coleman, Globe Publishing, Sydney
References
Australian photographers
Fashion photographers
War photographers
1916 births
1990 deaths
Australian fashion |
Juventus IF was a Swedish football club located in Västerås. They merged into IFK Stocksund in 2016. 2019 Allsvenskan top scorer Mohamed Buya Turay represented the club at the start of his senior career.
Background
Juventus Idrottsförening (Juventus Athletic Association) was formed in 1948 in by Italians who came to Sweden during the 1940s, and the name referred to Juventus FC from Torino in Italy.
Their biggest sporting success came under the management team headed by chairman Franco Pertunaj. In 2008 Juventus IF won the "triple" by gaining promotion to Division 4, winning the VLT Cup and also winning the DM (district championship) in Futsal. In 2011 another significant achievement was made by gaining promotion via the play-offs to Division 3.
They played their home matches at the Råby IP in Västerås.
The club was affiliated to Västmanlands Fotbollförbund.
Season to season
Footnotes
Sport in Västerås
Italian diaspora in Europe
Diaspora football clubs in Sweden
Association football clubs established in 1948
1948 establishments in Sweden
Defunct football clubs in Sweden
Association football clubs disestablished in 2016
2016 disestablishments in Sweden
Italian association football clubs outside Italy |
Jukka Pertti Juhani Jalonen (born 2 November 1962 in Riihimäki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey coach and former player. In 2011, 2019 and 2022, he led the Finnish national team to the gold medal in the IIHF World Championship, and at the 2022 Winter Olympics, he coached the team that won Finland's first ever Olympic gold in ice hockey. He was the head coach of Jokerit in the Kontinental Hockey League during 2016–2018 before returning to coach the Finnish national team.
Playing career
During his playing career, Jalonen appeared in two SM-liiga games for JyP HT in the 1985–86 season. He also played for JYP, Jääahmat and Lohi in lower divisions.
Coaching career
Jalonen started his coaching career with SM-Liiga sides, managing Ilves from 1992 to 1995, and Lukko during the 1996–97 season. Afterwards, he took over Mestis side Vaasan Sport for the 1997–98 season. After a one-year stint with Sport, Jalonen spent three seasons abroad. First, he coached HC Alleghe in Italy and then two seasons in the United Kingdom, with the Newcastle RiverKings and Newcastle Jesters in the British Ice Hockey Superleague, respectively. For the 2001–02 season, Jalonen returned to Finland and signed with HPK. He went on to spend six seasons with HPK, and led the team to remarkable success with placing third in the SM-liiga in 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2004–05. His era in Hämeenlinna reached a climax in 2005–06, when he led HPK to win the first Kanada-malja in the franchise history. The same year, he was awarded with the Kalevi Numminen trophy for being the best coach in the league. In his last season with HPK in 2006–07, Jalonen added yet another SM-liiga bronze medal to his record.
After his years in HPK, Jalonen started coaching the Finnish national team, first in the role of an assistant coach under Doug Shedden in 2007–08, and then as the head coach from 2008–09 onward. In 2010, Jalonen's team won the Olympic bronze medal in Vancouver, and in 2011 he coached the Finnish national team to the country's second World Championship title. In the final game, Finland defeated arch rivals Sweden with a score 6–1. While Jalonen remained as the head coach of the national team until the end of 2012–13 season, the national team failed to win additional medals under his tenure. During the 2012–13 season Jalonen signed with KHL side SKA St Petersburg, replacing Miloš Říha during the season. He went on to lead the team to conference finals in the Gagarin Cup. He stayed with SKA the following season, 2013–14, but the team's run ended in a loss in conference semi-finals.
For the 2016 World Juniors that were organised in Finland, Jalonen was hired to coach the Finnish U20 team. He successfully led the Finnish team to a World Junior Championship title on home ice, beating Russia with a score 4–3 (OT) in the final at the Hartwall Arena.
In the 2016–17 season, Jalonen returned to the KHL with the Jokerit. Jokerit made the playoffs but were knocked out in the first round of the Gagarin Cup. In 2017, Jalonen was re-elected to the Finnish national team as head coach, replacing Lauri Marjamäki after the 2018 World Championship. The contract originally covered the seasons 2018–2020, and was later extended by another two years to include the 2021–22 season. After his successful performances, which included gold medals at the 2019 IIHF World Championship and 2022 Winter Olympics, and a silver medal at the 2021 IIHF World Championship, Jalonen extended his contract to 2024.
In June 2023, after another gold medal at the 2022 IIHF World Championship but a disappointing quarterfinals exit in 2023 he announced that he would be leaving the national team after his contract runs out.
Coaching awards and honors
As head coach:
Winter Olympics (1): 2022
Winter Olympics (1): 2010
IIHF World Championship (3): 2011, 2019, 2022
IIHF World Championship (1): 2021
IIHF World U20 Championship (1): 2016
Euro Hockey Tour (1): 2009–10
Euro Hockey Tour (4): 2008–09, 2011–12, 2018–19, 2021–22
Euro Hockey Tour (3): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2019–20
IIHF European Champions Cup (1): 2007
SM-liiga, Kanada-malja (1): 2005–06
SM-liiga (4): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07
World U-17 Hockey Challenge: 1995
European Junior Challenge: 1994.
As assistant coach:
IIHF World Championship (1): 2008
Individual:
KHL All-Star Game: 2013, 2014, 2018
Finnish Coach of the Year: 2011, 2016, 2022
SM-liiga Coach of the Year (Kalevi Numminen Trophy): 2006
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (Jääkiekkoleijona): 2012
: Order of the White Rose of Finland: 2022
Honorary Doctorate, University of Jyväskylä: 2023
Trivia
Along with Mike Babcock, Jalonen is the only coach in history to have won both the IIHF World Championships and IIHF World U20 Championships.
Jukka Jalonen is no relation to Kari Jalonen, who succeeded him as the head coach of the Finnish national team.
References
External links
1962 births
Living people
People from Riihimäki
Finland men's national ice hockey team coaches
Finnish ice hockey players
Finnish ice hockey coaches
Universiade medalists in ice hockey
Universiade bronze medalists for Finland
Competitors at the 1985 Winter Universiade
Sportspeople from Kanta-Häme
Ice hockey coaches at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Finnish expatriate ice hockey coaches
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Olympic gold medalists for Finland
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics |
Gösta Pettersson is an emeritus professor in biochemistry at Lund University, Sweden. He was born in 1937 in Varberg, Sweden. He gained his Ph.D. at Lund University in 1966 on the basis of a thesis on
toluquinones (natural products), and his early research was mainly concerned with fumigatin and other products of fungal metabolism.
The turning point in Pettersson's career came in the wake of a kinetic study of an enzyme from Aspergillus fumigatus. This paper has had virtually no influence on the progress of biochemistry, having never been cited in half a century except for once by its author, but it marked the beginning of the work on enzymes and kinetics for which Pettersson is best known.
Alcohol dehydrogenase
The major experimental focus of Pettersson's work on the kinetics of enzyme-catalysed reactions was the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase, principally the enzyme from horse liver, but to some degree from other sources, such as the insect Drosophila melanogaster. His work in this area concerned both "classical" steady-state kinetics, such as pH-dependence, as well as study of transients in the mechanism. In recognition of his contributions to the study of alcohol dehydrogenase Pettersson was invited to write a review on the topic in collaboration with Judith Klinman.
Analysis of enzyme kinetic data
In parallel with his study of alcohol dehydrogenase, Pettersson developed methods in enzyme kinetics based on mathematical modelling and valid statistical analysis. On the basis of this expertise he has written a text book (in Swedish) on enzyme kinetics.
In a number of papers Pettersson argued against the interpretations of their kinetic data proposed by other authors, in relation for example to wheat-germ hexokinase and hexokinase from rat liver.
Multienzyme systems
Pettersson developed mathematical models of multi-enzyme systems, most notably the Calvin cycle, and he entered into the controversy over whether direct transfer of the product of an enzyme-catalysed reaction to an enzyme of which it is the substrate (metabolite channelling) is a real phenomenon adequately supported by the experimental results claimed to demonstrate it.
Global warming
After retirement, Pettersson has studied the question of global warming and has published a critical book against alarmists, in which the greenhouse effect is critically discussed from a scientific and kinetic perspective.
References
Swedish biochemists
People connected to Lund University
1937 births
Living people |
```tcl
#your_sha256_hash----------
# This script contains several sub-programs used to test FTS3/FTS4
# performance. It does not run the queries directly, but generates SQL
# scripts that can be run using the shell tool.
#
# The following cases are tested:
#
# 1. Inserting documents into an FTS3 table.
# 2. Optimizing an FTS3 table (i.e. "INSERT INTO t1 VALUES('optimize')").
# 3. Deleting documents from an FTS3 table.
# 4. Querying FTS3 tables.
#
# Number of tokens in vocabulary. And number of tokens in each document.
#
set VOCAB_SIZE 2000
set DOC_SIZE 100
set NUM_INSERTS 100000
set NUM_SELECTS 1000
# Force everything in this script to be deterministic.
#
expr {srand(0)}
proc usage {} {
puts stderr "Usage: $::argv0 <rows> <selects>"
exit -1
}
proc sql {sql} {
puts $::fd $sql
}
# Return a list of $nWord randomly generated tokens each between 2 and 10
# characters in length.
#
proc build_vocab {nWord} {
set ret [list]
set chars [list a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z]
for {set i 0} {$i<$nWord} {incr i} {
set len [expr {int((rand()*9.0)+2)}]
set term ""
for {set j 0} {$j<$len} {incr j} {
append term [lindex $chars [expr {int(rand()*[llength $chars])}]]
}
lappend ret $term
}
set ret
}
proc select_term {} {
set n [llength $::vocab]
set t [expr int(rand()*$n*3)]
if {$t>=2*$n} { set t [expr {($t-2*$n)/100}] }
if {$t>=$n} { set t [expr {($t-$n)/10}] }
lindex $::vocab $t
}
proc select_doc {nTerm} {
set ret [list]
for {set i 0} {$i<$nTerm} {incr i} {
lappend ret [select_term]
}
set ret
}
proc test_1 {nInsert} {
sql "PRAGMA synchronous = OFF;"
sql "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;"
sql "CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE t1 USING fts4;"
for {set i 0} {$i < $nInsert} {incr i} {
set doc [select_doc $::DOC_SIZE]
sql "INSERT INTO t1 VALUES('$doc');"
}
}
proc test_2 {} {
sql "INSERT INTO t1(t1) VALUES('optimize');"
}
proc test_3 {nSelect} {
for {set i 0} {$i < $nSelect} {incr i} {
sql "SELECT count(*) FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH '[select_term]';"
}
}
proc test_4 {nSelect} {
for {set i 0} {$i < $nSelect} {incr i} {
sql "SELECT count(*) FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH '[select_term] [select_term]';"
}
}
if {[llength $argv]!=0} usage
set ::vocab [build_vocab $::VOCAB_SIZE]
set ::fd [open fts3speed_insert.sql w]
test_1 $NUM_INSERTS
close $::fd
set ::fd [open fts3speed_select.sql w]
test_3 $NUM_SELECTS
close $::fd
set ::fd [open fts3speed_select2.sql w]
test_4 $NUM_SELECTS
close $::fd
set ::fd [open fts3speed_optimize.sql w]
test_2
close $::fd
puts "Success. Created files:"
puts " fts3speed_insert.sql"
puts " fts3speed_select.sql"
puts " fts3speed_select2.sql"
puts " fts3speed_optimize.sql"
``` |
(; Foochow Romanized: Hók-ăng-chê; sometimes Fu An) is a county-level city of Ningde prefecture level city, in northeast Fujian province, PRC, some North of the provincial capital Fuzhou. Fuzhou and Fu'an of Ningde prefecture along with Cangnan county-level city of Wenzhou prefecture in Zhejiang province make up the Min Dong linguistic and cultural region of China. Fu'an along with Fuzhou and the Eastern Min region are the closest geographically to the nearby Matsu Islands which are an archipelago of 36 islands within the Lienchiang county of Taiwan.
During the first imperial Qin dynasty (221 BC–206 BC), Fu'an was a part of the ancestral homeland of the Min Yue tribes and was named as Minzhong County. During the Han dynasty, Fu'an belonged to the area of Min Yueguo. In 1245 of the Song dynasty, Fu'an county was established and classified as Yongle and Linghuo townships. During the previous government of Republic of China, Fu'an was administered as 3 townships and 32 districts. After the establishment of the current government, the People's Republic of China, Fu'an was liberated into 14 townships.
As of October 2022, the current administration of Fu'an has 4 cities, 13 towns, 2 townships, 3 ethnic townships, and 2 township-level units.
The primary cultural attractions in Fu'an City are Lionfeng temple, Fu'an Baiyun Mountains, Liancun, Quigang Pavilion, Nishita, Fu'an Huang's Ancestral Hall Temple, and Muyun She Ethnic Township District.
History
Found
Fu'an county was found in 1245 AD in the Southern Song.
Modern
In civil war of China, Fu'an was occupied by People's Liberation Army on July, 1949.
In November 1989, Fu'an county was abolished, at the same time Fu'an city was established.
In 2019, Fu'an DongBai City () opened on Fuchun Avenue in Fu'an. It is located in the newly developed business district across from Qiyun Bridge. The large urban project was developed by DongBai Group as the central point for urban commerce in Fu'an.
Geography
Fu'an is surrounded by hills and the sea. It covers an area of .
Climate
Demographics
By December of 2021, Fu'an has 676,624 residents. With 199031 households.
Fu'an City is mainly composed of three ethnic groups: Han Chinese, She and Hui. The city is predominately Han like rest of China but there is also an old Hui community with a sizeable presence. The largest minority ethnic group is the She with a population accounting for 11% of Fu'an. The Han population in Fu'an include the Tanka people of which there currently are about 7,400.
The local Fu'an dialect is part of Eastern Min which belongs to the Mindong cultural group along with Fuzhou. The She ethnic group speak a separate She language.
The major religion in Fu'an city is Buddhism. Taoism and other Chinese folk beliefs are also popular. Catholic and Protestant believers accounts for 14% of the total population. There are 47 Roman Catholic and protestant churches around the city.
Intangible Cultural Sights
Fu'an Baiyun Mountains 福安白云山 is located in the northwest of Fu'an City, covering an area of 67 square kilometers. It is a geological park and ranked as a national tourist attraction that is an intangible part of Fu'an. The Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area is most characterized by river valley stone mortar groups, granite canyons, deep meandering flow landforms and volcanic rock landforms.
Economy
In 2021, Fu'an achieved regional GDP of 68.41 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%. The per capita disposable income of all residents was 35,375 yuan, an increase of 11.2% year-on-year.
The three leading industries in Fu'an are the electrical machinery industry, the shipbuilding industry and the food industry . There are more than 730 electrical machinery companies, 84 shipping companies, and more than 800 food processing companies. The main food crops in mountainous and hilly areas are double-season rice and sweet potato. In addition, a variety of economic crops are also planted in coastal plains and valley basins, mainly sugarcane, grapes, edible mushrooms, tea, peaches, bamboo, as well as aquaculture.
Fu'an is known for its local tea production. One successful local company is the Tan Yang Kunfu tea, which won the first prize gold medal award in the Panama Pacific International Exposition world's fair. Besides tea, the local agricultural sector is specialized in grape varieties such as wine grapes and table grapes, aquaculture and animal husbandry.
Education and Work
One of the first Anglo-Chinese kindergartens was established in Fu'an in 2002.
In 2021, secondary education schools in Fu'an City enrolled 156,700 students and 30,900 graduates. In that same year, there were 5,096 new employees in Fu'an City, 2,523 urban unemployed people were re-employed, and 473 urban employment difficulties were managed. The unemployment rate was controlled within 4.14%.
In 2021, Fu'an Enterprise Pension, Work Injury Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Urban and Rural Residents Pension Insurance, and Institutional Institutions Pension Insurance Enrollment were 140,398, 99,485, 68,008, 351,400, and 17,991,000 respectively. In terms of social security, the system coverage rate reached 100%, and 1,332 people received unemployment insurance benefits, an increase of 601 people year-on-year.
Transport
Road
China National Highway 104
China National Highway 228
G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway
G1523 Yongguan Expressway
G1514 Ningde–Shangrao Expressway
G4012 Lining Expressway
Water
Fu'an is located on the middle stream of the Jiaoxi River (), the main tributary of the Baima River ().
Fu'an is known for the Baima Harbor (白馬港), which also bears the name "Golden Passage".
Railway
Fu'an Railway Station on the Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway, located near Wanwu Town (), over south from Fu'an's main urban area.
Administration
Fu'an has 4 street committees; the city's executive, legislature and judiciary are in Chengnan, together with its CPC and PSB branches. The city has 13 towns and 5 townships, of which three are zoned Affirmative action-like for the She nation natives.
Subdistricts
Chengbei ()
Dong Bai City (东百城)
Chengnan ()
Yangtou ()
Luojiang ()
Towns
Muyang ()
Shangbaishi ()
Xitan ()
Xiabaishi ()
Saiqi ()
Xiwei ()
Shekou ()
Tantou ()
Xiaoyang ()
Xibing ()
Gantang ()
Chengyang ()
Wanwu ()
Townships and Ethnic Townships
Songluo ()
Fankang ()
Kangcuo She ()
Muyun She ()
Banzhong She ()
Notable people
Saint Francis Ferdinand de Capillas, who was martyred here
See also
Ningde
Fujian
Wenzhou
References
External links
Ningde government website
County-level divisions of Fujian
Cities in Fujian
Ningde |
Francis J. Cain (December 20, 1922 – March 14, 2019) was an American politician and insurance agent who served as the 35th Mayor of Burlington, Vermont. During his tenure he was the highest office holder in the Vermont Democratic Party.
Early life
On December 20, 1922, Cain was born in Fanny Allen Hospital (now the University of Vermont Medical Center) in Colchester, Vermont, to Leo and Mary Cain.
In 1940, he graduated from Cathedral High School and in 1943 graduated from Saint Michael's College with a bachelor’s degree in English literature.
In 1947, Cain married Mary Jane Allen whom he would later have ten children with and would remain married with for the rest of his life. In 1946, he became affiliated with an insurance agency and in 1956, created his own insurance agency in Burlington, Vermont.
Career
In 1962, Cain was elected as an alderman from city ward one to succeed William L. Wright who was not seeking reelection.
On January 26, 1965, he announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for the mayoralty of Burlington. On February 5, Cain won the Democratic nomination with 399 votes against city representative Richard Schmidt's 240 votes at the nomination caucus and on March 2, he defeated incumbent Republican mayor Edward Keenan with 5,520 votes against Keenan's 3,447 votes. On April 19, he resigned from his position as alderman to prepare for his mayoral duties and on June 7, 1965, he was inaugurated as mayor by the city clerk.
While Vermont counties were debating over the creation of sales taxes Cain asked a city attorney to create a sales tax proposal for Burlington that would be given to a city committee to study.
In 1971, Cain chose not to run for a fourth term as mayor stating that three terms were enough, but left open the possibility of him running for statewide or federal office; although he later chose not to run in the 1972 House election against expectations.
Later life
After leaving the mayoralty Cain was elected to the presidency of the Greater Burlington Improvement Corporation which he served as until 1973. In 1974, he ran in the United States House of Representatives election in the at-large congressional district, but was defeated by state Attorney General Jim Jeffords. In 1975 Cain was appointed to the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce and two years later was elected as its president. During the 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries he endorsed Senator Ted Kennedy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
In 2017, Francis Cain Overlook was unveiled as an addition to Battery Park. On March 14, 2019, Cain died at his home in Shelburne, Vermont and was later called "the godfather of what is modern Burlington." by Mayor Miro Weinberger.
References
1922 births
2019 deaths
Mayors of Burlington, Vermont
Vermont Democrats
20th-century American politicians
United States Navy personnel of World War II |
The General Staff of the Swiss Armed Forces () was the managing military staff of Switzerland. It was led by a Chief of the General Staff who held the rank of Korpskommandant (NATO: OF-8). He/she was effectively the highest-ranking officer in the Swiss military. Until 1830, the general staff consisted of 12 to 24 federal colonels and a few lieutenant colonels with experience in serving foreign armies. In 1865, the Federal Staff Office was created, with its responsibility being to maintain the Swiss combat readiness for war. In 1948, most of the services of the Federal Military Department were grouped together in the General Staff. After the Second World War, General Staff training was increasingly a precondition for the assumption of an army unit command. It operated until the end of 2003, when the reforms of Armee XXI introduced the position of Chief of the Armed Forces. Until its reorganization, the General Staff was the highest level of command in the Swiss Armed forces, with the Chief of the General Staff acting as the primus inter pares (first among equals). Even after the reform of the army, the military continued to utilize, General Staff officers, who are trained in the General Staff School to become senior management assistants in the armed forces.
List of Chiefs of the General Staff
The following is a list of chiefs of the General Staff from 1870 to 2003:
References
Military of Switzerland
Staff (military)
Military history of Switzerland |
This is a list of notable hip hop groups.
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List of hip hop musicians
Hip hop |
Nowy Majdan () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Księżpol, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Księżpol, south of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin.
References
Villages in Biłgoraj County |
Roland Vrabec (born 6 March 1974) is a German football manager. He was most recently the manager of Greifswalder FC.
Career
Early career
He managed FSV Frankfurt youth team and was the head of scout and caretaker for several month of 1. FSV Mainz 05 II. He had various stints as assistant manager in Germany.
FC St. Pauli
On 21 December 2013, he signed a contract with FC St. Pauli until 2015. He was sacked on 3 September 2014 after poor start in the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga.
FSV Frankfurt
At the start of the 2016–17 season, he was appointed as the new coach of FSV Frankfurt, but was sacked on 6 March 2017.
FC Vaduz
Two weeks after the sacking at Frankfurt he was named new manager of FC Vaduz on a contract running until 2018.
Progrès Niederkorn
He was announced as the new coach of Progrès Niederkorn on 12 June 2019. He was sacked by the club in November 2020.
Esbjerg fB
On 11 August he was named the successor of Peter Hyballa as manager of the Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB. He was sacked in March 2022 with the club only 3 points above the relegation zone.
Greifswalder FC
In February 2023 he became new manager of Regionalliga Nord team Greifswalder FC, but in April 2023 he was relieved from his duties.
Honours
FC Vaduz
Liechtenstein Football Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18
References
External links
Profile at scoreway.com
1974 births
German football managers
Living people
Sportspeople from Frankfurt
FC St. Pauli managers
FSV Frankfurt managers
3. Liga managers
1. FSV Mainz 05 II managers
FC Progrès Niederkorn managers
FC Vaduz managers
Esbjerg fB managers |
The 2022 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Shawn Stiffler, in his 10th season at VCU.
VCU earned their first 40-win season since 2015, and repeated as Atlantic 10 Tournament champions. The reached the Regional Final of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional before losing to North Carolina in game 7.
Previous season
The 2021 VCU Rams baseball team notched a 38–16 (13–3) regular season record. Due to ongoing issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rams began their season on February 20, about a week later than usual, due to the pandemic. VCU won the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament over Dayton, and qualified for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament for the first time since 2015. They were seeded number two in the Starkville Regional, their highest seeding since 2003. There, they defeated Campbell in the opening round, before losing to Mississippi State, the eventual National Champions, and Campbell for a second loss, causing their elimination.
Freshman Tyler Locklear won the Atlantic 10 Player and Rookie of the Year. Locklear earned a number of allocades including national recognition from ABCA, Baseball America, NCBWA, and Collegiate Baseball.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Coaches poll
The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. VCU was picked to finish first in the Atlantic 10.
Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors
Tyler Locklear was named the Atlantic 10 Preseason Player of the Year, while Locklear, Mason Delane, and Michael Haydak were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.
Preseason All-Americans
Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff
Offseason
Departures
Transfers
Signing Day Recruits
The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2022.
2021 MLB Draft
Game log
Tournaments
Atlantic 10 tournament
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Statistics
Statistics current through May 20, 2022.
Team batting
Team pitching
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Awards and honors
Rankings
References
External links
VCU Baseball
Vcu
VCU Rams baseball seasons
VCU Rams baseball
VCU Rams baseball
Vcu
Atlantic 10 Conference baseball champion seasons |
Events in the year 2022 in Angola.
Incumbents
President: João Lourenço
Vice President: Bornito de Sousa (until 14 September); Esperança da Costa onwards
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Angola
27 July - The Lulo Rose, a pink diamond, the largest in 300 years, is discovered at the Lulo mine in Lunda Norte Province, Angola.
24 August - 2022 Angolan general election: Angolans vote to elect their president in a tight race between incumbent leftist candidate João Lourenço and center-right candidate Adalberto Costa Júnior.
25 August - The electoral commission announces that President João Lourenço's MPLA has won the general election.
24 September - Thousands of people protest in Luanda, Angola, accusing incumbent president João Lourenço of electoral fraud in the latest election,
Deaths
18 May - Fernando Guimarães Kevanu, 85, Roman Catholic prelate.
4 July - José Eduardo dos Santos, 79, politician.
References
2020s in Angola
Years of the 21st century in Angola
Angola
Angola |
Hi-risers, are a type of heavily-customized automobile, typically a full-size, body-on-frame, rear-wheel drive American sedan modified by significantly increasing the vehicle's ground clearance and adding large-diameter wheels with low-profile tires. Depending on the model and style of body, autos customized in this manner can be labeled "box" or "bubble".
Overview
Hi-risers originally grew out of the Dirty South subculture, but the trend has spread across the United States. Vehicles customized in the hi-riser style are distinguished by their over-sized (even disproportionate) wheels, ranging from 20 inches to 30 inches or more in diameter (largest being 50 inch), as well as fanciful custom paint-jobs and expensive audio equipment. Suspension modifications similar to those employed on lifted pickup trucks are made to give adequate clearance for the large wheels. Often the suspension is modified so the front end sits slightly higher than the rear end, giving the car a swaggering appearance. Because of the exaggerated look gained from installing a lifted suspension and enormous wheels, donks are also known as "hi-risers" or "skyscrapers".
Most hi-riser enthusiasts agree that a "donk" traditionally is a 1971-1976 Chevrolet Impala or Caprice. They were given this name because the "Impala" logo was referred to as a "donkey" by owners, or "donk" for short. To complement the sloping rear, the suspension of donks are frequently higher in the front end than the rear, resulting in a nose-up stance. Other hi-risers are usually raised evenly, resulting in a more or less level stance. A "box" is a sub-type of hi-riser, usually a malaise era Impala or Caprice with a boxy or squared-off front and rear end. Other malaise era models that are frequently made into hi-risers include the G-body Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Chevrolet El Camino, Pontiac Grand Prix, and Pontiac Bonneville.
The most popular vehicles for these types of modifications are late 20th century, full-size, rear wheel drive sedans and coupes manufactured by General Motors, namely the Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Caprice, Buick Roadmaster, Oldsmobile 98, Cadillac DeVille, Cadillac Seville, Cadillac Fleetwood, Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, and Cadillac Brougham, as well as mid-size cars such as the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Buick Century, and Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Full-size Ford models such as the Ford Crown Victoria, Lincoln Town Car, and Mercury Grand Marquis are also popular, largely due to the ability to buy used Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors for low prices.
Music style and slang
Hi-risers are an integral part of the music scenes in Indianapolis, St. Louis, the East Coast, the Central U.S., and Miami. Donk riders and rappers from this area in particular also share unique styles of slang and clothing. In South Florida, drivers of cars that would otherwise be considered classic and have had their stock tires replaced with 24s, are referred to as donk riders. The expression is thought to have originated with rapper Trick Daddy, who hails from the Miami neighborhood of Liberty City. One prominent donk rider style in the South Florida area pairs dreadheads with gold teeth, and has spread throughout Florida over the years.
Technical challenges
Raising a vehicle off of the ground by such a degree raises the center of mass to a point where rolling the vehicle becomes a distinct possibility. The suspension modifications required are often meant for trucks and larger vehicles. If the vehicle's brakes have not been upgraded to compensate for the significant increase in wheel diameter, its braking ability will be greatly diminished. If the vehicle turns too fast, the weight of the vehicle may shift to extremes that were never considered for the vehicle in question, which may result loss of traction or damage to the vehicle. If not done the right way by a skilled technician, a wheel could come off while driving, resulting in significant damage to anything it hits. If done properly, it should handle in a similar fashion to a lifted truck or SUV.
See also
Scraper (car)
Dub (wheel)
Lowriders
Southern rap
References
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Automotive styling features
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RKO Pictures (also known as RKO Productions, Radio Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures, and RKO Teleradio Pictures) is an American film production and distribution company. The original company produced films from 1929 through 1957, with releases extending until its dissolution in 1959. On October 23, 1928, RCA announced that it had acquired control of the Film Booking Offices of America studio and Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chain and was merging them under a holding company, Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp. Its new production arm was incorporated as RKO Productions Inc. on January 25, 1929. While RKO Distributing Corp. was originally organized as a distinct business entity, by July 1930 the studio was transitioning into the new, unified RKO Radio Pictures Inc. In December, RKO announced that it would be acquiring Pathé Exchange, including its studio and backlot in Culver City, film laboratories in New Jersey, distribution exchanges in the United States and Great Britain, and the Pathé News operation. In 1931–32, RKO Pathé operated as a semiautonomous division of RKO Pictures.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Hollywood's Golden Age, RKO was one of the Big Five studios. Its lineup of acting talent during this period included Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Robert Mitchum. Among the studio's most notable films are Cimarron (winner of the 1931 Academy Award for Best Picture), King Kong (1933), Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946—the studio's only other Academy Award for Best Picture), and what some people consider the greatest film of all time, 1941's Citizen Kane.
The studio declined after Howard Hughes acquired ownership in 1948, and it was sold to the General Tire and Rubber Company in 1955. After several years of attempting to save the company, in January 1957, General Tire reached an agreement with Universal Pictures, where Universal would distribute the remaining RKO product, but the agreement effectively ended all film production at RKO. In 1959 General Tire put all of its non-core operations in a holding company, RKO General, which in 1978 reconstituted RKO Pictures Inc. as a production subsidiary, although the new company did not release its first film until 1981. General Tire sold RKO Pictures in 1989, at which point it began operating under new management as a small independent film company, RKO Pictures LLC.
All release dates are from the AFI Database, except as follows: those designated with an (*) are from imdb.com, and those designated with a (**) are from Theiapolis.com; other sources are noted with footnotes. The date listed is the earliest date, whether that be the premiere or the general release date. The order is according to release dates in the United States.
1929
RKO's first year of production resulted in the release of 13 films, highlighted by Syncopation, The Vagabond Lover, and Rio Rita. Two previous films titled Come and Get It (February 3, 1929) and The Drifter (February 8, 1929) were listed by AFI as RKO productions, but the copyright claimant is RKO's precursor, F.B.O. Productions, Inc.
The 1930s
The first full decade for the fledgling film studio was a mixture of large successes and deep instability, as the studio went through numerous management changes. The studio produced many classic films, such as Gunga Din, Cimarron (the first Western film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, and only one of two RKO films to win that award), King Kong, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Top Hat, The Three Musketeers, Bringing Up Baby and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. During this decade, the studio owned the contracts of such notable talents as Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Mary Astor, Joel McCrea and Joan Fontaine, as well as off-screen talent such as Irving Berlin and John Ford. A major accomplishment for the studio came when they signed an exclusive distribution deal with Walt Disney Productions.
1930
The studio released 29 films that year, although there were no major critical or financial hits.
1931
RKO acquired Pathé in January, and released films under both the RKO and RKO Pathé labels. Combined, the studio would release 50 films during the year; its film Cimarron won the Best Picture Oscar. By the end of the year, David O. Selznick took over as the head of production for the studio.
1932
46 films were produced and released by RKO during the year. Although Selznick was successful in signing major talent like Fred Astaire, Katharine Hepburn and George Cukor, financially, it was one of the worst years for the studio, as it was for many other studios as the Great Depression deepened. The RKO Pathé label was completely abandoned during this year.
1933
RKO produced and/or distributed 49 films during the year. Selznick left the studio early in 1933 due to in-fighting over production control. As a result of the record losses in 1932, the studio went into receivership. Through all the hardship, and while posting a net loss for the year of just over $4 million, the studio saw some large successes, such as King Kong, Little Women, Flying Down to Rio (the first pairing of Astaire and Rogers), and Morning Glory (which netted Katharine Hepburn her first Oscar for Best Actress).
1934
RKO released 45 films in 1934. While the studio lost money, its losses were far less ($310,000) than they had been in the prior three years. The year saw George Stevens become a major director. Several highlights of the year were The Lost Patrol (the first RKO film directed by John Ford), Of Human Bondage, Anne of Green Gables, and The Little Minister.
1935
RKO released 42 films in 1935, of which it produced 39. There was yet another shake-up in the management structure of the studio, but the company saw its first profit since 1930, albeit a small one of $684,000. Highlights of the year included Alice Adams, and Becky Sharp (the first full-length feature film made entirely in Technicolor). The studio also saw several major disappointments, including The Last Days of Pompeii. In addition to the films produced, RKO acquired the distribution rights for The March of Time newsreel series in June 1935, a relationship with Time magazine that continued until July 1942. Released monthly, each edition was approximately 20 minutes long.
1936
1936 was another profitable year for RKO, which released 39 films. The studio saw the arrival of producer Howard Hawks as well as George and Ira Gershwin. Although the studio did well overall, two of the few outstanding pictures to come out during the year were Follow the Fleet and Swing Time, which were both Astaire and Rogers vehicles. One of the biggest disappointments of the year was Sylvia Scarlett, starring Katharine Hepburn.
1937
1937 was the most productive year in RKO's history, with the studio releasing 56 films, as well as entering into an agreement to distribute films produced by Walt Disney Productions, in place of Van Beuren Studios, which subsequently folded its operations. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first Disney film released by RKO, premiered in December 1937, although it underwent wide release in February 1938, and was a huge success. It was one of the few successes of the year for RKO, which again went through yet another management change. Another bright spot for the studio was Stage Door, which was only a small financial success, yet received very good critical notices, including four Oscar nominations.
1938
Profits for the studio fell again in 1938, on the release of 42 films, and the studio lost the talents of Katharine Hepburn, Joan Fontaine and Howard Hawks. However, they did gain the services of Garson Kanin. One of the biggest disappointments of the year was Bringing Up Baby. While today it is considered to be one of the finest comedies ever produced, at the time it was a box office flop. One of the few bright spots for RKO was the establishment of The Saint film series, which would run successfully through 1941.
1939
One of the biggest events for the studio this year was the signing of an agreement for Orson Welles to produce films for RKO. Even though 1939 was one of RKO's most creative years, with the release of 49 films, it ended the year showing a slight net loss. Highlights were Gunga Din, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Love Affair, Allegheny Uprising, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (RKO's last Astaire/Rogers film), Five Came Back, In Name Only, Bachelor Mother, Nurse Edith Cavell, and The Flying Deuces.
The 1940s
This decade saw a continuation of the revolving door policy regarding management and creative talent at the studio, although RKO made it out of receivership in 1940. The quality of the films also increased overall, the studio receiving its second Oscar for Best Film, for 1946's The Best Years of Our Lives, as well as producing what many consider the greatest film of all time, Citizen Kane in 1941. Howard Hughes' takeover of the studio in 1948 would begin a downward spiral for RKO.
1940
RKO released 55 pictures during this year, of which they produced 39. The studio also premiered two others, Little Men and Fantasia, which did not go into wide release until 1941 and 1942 respectively. The studio lost the services of director George Stevens this year, and despite emerging from receivership, RKO would post an almost $1 million loss in 1940. Highlights of the year included Abe Lincoln in Illinois, My Favorite Wife, Irene, and Kitty Foyle (which won an Academy Award for Best Actress for Ginger Rogers). In addition, the studio continued its successful Saint series, and released two major successes from Walt Disney: Pinocchio and Fantasia.
1941
RKO's year most likely will always be remembered for its release of Citizen Kane, which many consider to be the greatest film of all time. While the company saw a modest profit for the year, RKO lost the exclusive services of Ginger Rogers, the last great star of the studio, and Garson Kanin departed. Even the one bright spot, the signing of an agreement with the Samuel Goldwyn studios to distribute their films, was a double-edged sword, since the financial arrangements left little room for profits to be garnered by RKO. The studio released 45 films during the year, of which they produced 33. Highlights of the year, other than Citizen Kane, included Mr. and Mrs. Smith (a comedy directed by Alfred Hitchcock), the continuation of RKO's successful Saint franchise, The Devil and Miss Jones, The Little Foxes, Ball of Fire, Suspicion and Walt Disney's productions of The Reluctant Dragon and Dumbo; these last two were made, and one was released, in the midst of an animator strike at the Disney studio. A bit of trivia occurred this year when Bing Crosby's younger brother Bob made his film debut in Let's Make Music.
1942
In 1942, RKO was almost forced back into receivership, before Charles Koerner became head of production in March. The studio released 38 films in 1942, which included several films which they only distributed, such as another Walt Disney production, Bambi, which received mixed reviews at the time of its release, but has since been hailed as one of the hallmarks of Disney's animated canon. The year also saw the termination of the agreement between RKO and Orson Welles. There were few bright spots during the year, although one was the continuation of RKO's The Falcon series.
1943
1943 was a very profitable year for the studio, with 43 of the 46 films that were released during the year showing profits. The year also saw a few critical successes, such as Mr. Lucky, They Got Me Covered, Hitler's Children, and Behind the Rising Sun.
1944
1944 was another profitable year for the studio, which released 36 films. In addition, there were quite a few notable occurrences for RKO that year. First, they entered into an agreement to release the films by the independent production house, International Pictures; second, two major stars would make their film debuts — Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck; and third, several notable writers would make their initial foray into directing: Clifford Odets, Howard Estabrook, and Herbert Biberman. The studio's film highlights of 1944 included Higher and Higher (Frank Sinatra's first film lead), The Princess and the Pirate, Tall in the Saddle, Murder, My Sweet, The Woman in the Window, and None But the Lonely Heart.
1945
Hampered by an industry-wide strike, RKO released only 34 films in 1945, but managed another profitable year. Two more independents agreed to distribution deals with the studio: Rainbow Productions and Liberty Films (Frank Capra's film company). The studio signed numerous stars during the year, such as John Wayne, Cary Grant, Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Rosalind Russell and Paul Henreid, and the year also marked the return of Ginger Rogers to the studio. Some of RKO's cinematic highlights of 1945 included Along Came Jones, The Enchanted Cottage, Johnny Angel, and The Spanish Main. Two notable films RKO released during 1945 were produced by outside companies: Walt Disney's The Three Caballeros and a film from Leo McCarey's Rainbow Productions named The Bells of St. Mary's; the latter film of the two would become the biggest grossing film in RKO's history.
1946
Perhaps the best overall year for the studio, it would rake in over $12M in profits, and release 38 films, some of which received high critical acclaim. Unfortunately for RKO, studio head Charles Koerner, the man responsible for this success, died of leukemia early in the year. Highlights of the year included The Spiral Staircase, The Kid from Brooklyn, Till the End of Time, Notorious, The Best Years of Our Lives, It's a Wonderful Life and Nocturne. During the year, RKO also released a film that would haunt its producer's studio in years to come: Walt Disney's Song of the South.
1947
This year saw the beginning of activity by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in the film industry. Two of the infamous "Hollywood Ten" were the only director and producer among that group (Edward Dmytryk and Adrian Scott, respectively), and were also two of RKO's top talent. In addition, production costs were rising at the same time that revenues, both domestically and overseas, were declining. Despite those challenges, the studio saw another profitable year, releasing 35 films. Some of more notable films released during 1947 included Trail Street, The Farmer's Daughter, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, Crossfire (the last picture of Scott and Dmytryk before their blacklist), Out of the Past, and the Samuel Goldwyn efforts The Bishop's Wife, and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Two of the largest disappointments (artistically and financially) were Mourning Becomes Electra and Tycoon.
1948
1948 marked the beginning of the slow end of the studio when Howard Hughes purchased enough stock to gain control of RKO. This precipitated another shake-up in the creative control at the production company, which in turn led to seventy-five percent of the studio's workforce being terminated in July, and production coming to a virtual standstill. RKO managed to release 32 films during the year, but most were either through distribution deals, or had been finished prior to Hughes' takeover. Despite the light release schedule, the studio did have a few highlights, which included Fort Apache, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Rachel and the Stranger, A Song Is Born, and Every Girl Should Be Married. In addition, I Remember Mama and The Pearl were critical, if not financial, successes. The biggest disappointment was Joan of Arc.
1949
This was not a banner year for the studio, as Hughes continued to interfere with the creative people underneath him. RKO only began production on 12 films during the year, although they would release 34. The few highlights of 1949 included The Set-Up, The Big Steal, Mighty Joe Young, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. They Live by Night was a critical success, but it did poorly at box office.
1950s
The decade would be the last for the original RKO Studio. The downward spiral which had begun upon Hughes' gaining control in 1948 continued. In addition, the studio suffered from a sequence of other difficulties, from which it was unable to overcome. These included a failed sale of the studio to several racketeers, the loss of RKO's chain of movie theaters (due to government regulation), and a multitude of lawsuits. The setbacks ultimately led, in 1955, to the studio's sale to General Teleradio, Inc., the entertainment subsidiary of General Tire and Rubber Company. Ironically, General Teleradio was basically a radio and television company, and it was competition with television which put the final nails in RKO's coffin. RKO ended production in 1958.
1950
Of the 30 films released by the studio during the year, approximately half were actually produced by the studio. In addition, not a single picture would generate profits greater than $100,000, the first time this happened in the history of RKO, and this resulted in the first net loss for the studio ($5.8M) in over a decade. Hope was raised when Hughes hired what many considered the top producer-writer team in Hollywood, Jerry Wald and Norman Krasna, who were contracted to produce 60 films over the next five years. The few highlights were all films which were not produced by RKO: The Outlaw (Jane Russell's debut — and a re-release of the film which had seen limited release as an independent Hughes' production in 1943 and 1946, so is not included in the below list), along with Walt Disney's productions of Cinderella and Treasure Island, the first project he made which was entirely live-action.
1951
The studio's slow slide to oblivion continued in 1951, exacerbated by the government requirement that they split off their theater operations from their film operations. The RKO Story, by Richard Jewell with Vernon Harbin, states that RKO had "... become the combination laughing stock and pariah of the entire industry." Barely showing a profit, the studio released 39 films, the highlights being: Payment on Demand, The Racket, The Thing from Another World (aka The Thing), Flying Leathernecks, and The Blue Veil. The biggest financial and critical disappointment RKO had during the year was a film from Walt Disney that would ironically be hailed as an animated classic: Alice in Wonderland.
1952
According to The RKO Story, "... 1952 was the most tempestuous year in the history of an altogether tempestuous enterprise." The studio was plagued by lawsuits, and Howard Hughes would eventually sell his stock in the company. However, the group he sold it to was involved in scandal, and was forced to back out of the deal prior to year's end, leaving the studio virtually without an owner. RKO lost over $10 million on the release of 31 films, half of which were not produced by the studio. In fact, the studio only produced one film in the last five months of the year. 1952 saw few cinematic highlights, and the company's only successes that year came in Rashomon (a Japanese film which had opened in December of the prior year) and Samuel Goldwyn's production of Hans Christian Andersen. The last Goldwyn production to be distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, in fact.
1953
The year was another disaster for the studio, which was mired in lawsuits. The company returned to the control of Howard Hughes, but the studio released only 24 films during the year, the fewest total since their inaugural year of 1929, which had not been a full year. Of those 24 films, only 8 were actual RKO productions. Disney's Peter Pan, the Academy Award-winning documentary The Sea Around Us, and the 3-D Second Chance comprised the trio of highlights for the studio during 1953. On June 23, 1953, Walt Disney severed ties with RKO after a heated dispute with Hughes over the distribution of his True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries, opting to form his own distribution company.
1954
Although Howard Hughes purchased all the outstanding shares of stock of the company, becoming the first individual to own a major studio since the era of silent films, the downward trajectory of RKO continued. Only 14 films were released, and there was not a single notable one among them.
1955
Howard Hughes sold RKO to General Teleradio in the middle of the year. Teleradio was the entertainment arm of the General Tire and Rubber Company, and had purchased the studio to gain access to its film library, which it intended to air on its small network of television stations. RKO became a division in the new company, RKO Teleradio Pictures. While the studio came up with its own version of the wide screen format, called Superscope, they would only release 14 films during the year, the only one of which was notable was the musical, Oklahoma!, which RKO distributed.
1956
While the studio increased its number of releases to 20 in 1956, by year's end the fact that RKO was looking to sell part of its distribution arm was a signal that the death knell was tolling for the studio. There were, however, a few notable films released, such as Fritz Lang's final two American films, While the City Sleeps, and Beyond a Reasonable Doubt. The studio's highest-grossing film of the year, The Conqueror, was also its biggest financial flop, since its $4.5 million in North American rentals did not come close to covering its $6 million cost.
1957
This was the end of production for the original RKO Radio Pictures. All production was halted in January, and distribution was handled by Universal-International. Only 11 films were released, and none were noteworthy.
1958–60
While the studio was no longer producing films, it would release the 12 it had already made over the three-year period from 1958 to 1960.
1960s–1970s
RKO Pictures dissolved in 1959, and was reconstituted in 1978 by its parent corporation RKO General.
1980s: RKO Pictures Inc.
In 1978, RKO General created a subsidiary, RKO Pictures Inc. Three years later they began to produce a number of feature films and television projects. In collaboration with Universal Studios, RKO put out half a dozen films during the first half of the decade, although none met with much success. from 1985 to 1987 the studio produced several more films on their own, some with more acclaim such as Plenty (1985), Half Moon Street (1986) and Hamburger Hill (1987), but production ended when RKO General underwent a massive reorganization following an attempted hostile takeover, and the production company was eventually sold to Wesray Capital Corporation in late 1987.
1990s–current: RKO Pictures LLC
In 1989, Wesray sold the company to Pavilion Communications, which renamed the entity RKO Pictures LLC. In its latest incarnation, the studio has been involved with several notable films, including Mighty Joe Young (1998), Shade (2003), Are We Done Yet? (2007), A Late Quartet (2012), and Barely Lethal (2015).
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The Koç Rams are an American football team in Istanbul, Turkey, which plays in the Turkish Gridiron Football First League. They also played in the 2022 season of the European League of Football (ELF), under the name Istanbul Rams.
History
The Rams belong to the Koç University Sports Club located on the campus of Koç University in Sarıyer, Istanbul. The team was founded in 2004.
After promoting to the Turkish Superleague in 2013, the Rams have since made the Turkish Superleague Final game in 2014, 2015 and 2016. In 2016, they won their first Superleague Championship, defeating the Boğaziçi Sultans, 21–14. In addition, 2016 was their first year to compete in the IFAF Europe Champions League (a minor European competition held in 2014, 2015 and 2016). The Rams became the first Turkish team to ever win a Champions League game by knocking off the St. Petersburg Griffins of Russia. Then they went on to defeat the reigning champions the Carlstad Crusaders in Sweden, to become the first Turkish team to accomplish a Final Four Champions League berth. On the 21st of July that year, they participated in IFAF Champions League 2016 Final Four at Wrocław, Poland. They faced the Milano Seamen and lost 17–14 in the last second.
On October 15, 2021, the Istanbul Rams were announced as new franchise of the European League of Football and played the 2022 season. After that season they returned to the Turkish League.
Stadium
The Rams played and practised at the Koç University. In ELF they will be playing their home games at Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium in Maltepe, Istanbul.
Honours
Turkish American Football League
Champions: (5) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
Runners-up: (3) 2014, 2015, 2022
Central European Football League
Champions: (0)
Runners-up: (1) 2018
References
External links
Official website
Istanbul Rams at the European League of Football official website
2004 establishments in Turkey
American football teams established in 2004
Sport in Sarıyer
Turkish Gridiron Football First League teams
American football teams in Istanbul
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El Rio del Tiempo ("The River of Time") was a dark ride housed within the pyramid-shaped Mexico pavilion, in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The ride carried passengers on a slow boat ride through various scenes from Mexico's history. The scenes were filled with doll-sized Audio-Animatronic figures clad in authentic folk clothing, singing, dancing and playing music.
Synopsis
The ride began on a quiet river under an evening sky. It passed a volcano and continued on to scenes of native inhabitants. The ride continued with scenes of swimming, jumping into the ocean and relaxing at a bar. It would pass a Mexican shop, where merchants talked directly to the riders and tried to bargain with them. The finale was a fireworks filled night sky in modern-day Mexico City, with oversized marionettes dancing in a carousel.
Closure
El Rio del Tiempo closed on January 2, 2007 and was updated into a new ride titled Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros in April 2007. The updated ride is based on the characters from the 1944 Disney film The Three Caballeros, including Donald Duck, Jose Carioca and Panchito Pistoles. The attraction's new story has Jose and Panchito searching for Donald across Mexico. It features much of the same settings as El Rio del Tiempo, and is located in the same place.
See also
Epcot attraction and entertainment history
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Song Islands vol. 2 (Collected Rarities and Singles) is a compilation album by Mount Eerie. It was released on October 19, 2010. It is a sequel to the Microphones album Song Islands.
Recording and release
The recording took place from 2002-2009 in the Dub Narcotic Studio in Olympia, Washington. The album consists of B-sides, rarities and never before released songs from the Microphones and Mount Eerie. Every song on the album was re-mixed and remastered. A 32-page booklet was released alongside the album.
Music
The album incorporates elements of smooth jazz and punk. An official press release described the sound on the album as "Raw poems barely accompanied on acoustic guitar, expanses of wooden percussion, distorted punk instructionals, hundreds of voices singing, an attempt at smooth jazz, the lowest note on a questionable piano in a big empty".
Track 13 features a rendition of "Voice in Headphones" by Elverum's band Singers, who featured on the 2005 album Singers.
Reception
The album received mixed reviews upon release. Paul Thompson of Pitchfork wrote that "Elverum's always at his best when the songs feel sewn into their surroundings; the songs from Song Islands 2 seem plucked piecemeal from the archives, divorced from the bursts of inspiration that birthed them". Alex Young of Consequence of Sound wrote that "Song Islands Vol. 2 hits incredible highs and lows even the most dedicated fan would question" but conceded that it was "on the whole, a worthy investment of time and thought". Nick Rs of Tiny Mix Tapes wrote that "The songs here, culled from eight years of output, present stylistic contrasts even starker than on any previous Microphones/Mount Eerie release". He gave particular praise to the song "Where Is My Tarp?" writing that it "overshadows practically everything around it".
Track listing
Personnel
Phil Elverum – songwriting, vocals
Production
John Golden – re-mixing and remastering
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Sphaerolaelaps holothyroides is a species of mite in the family Pachylaelapidae.
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"I'm a Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)" is a novelty dance song by Gummibär, in reference to the gummy bear, a type of bear-shaped candy originating in Germany. It was written by German composer Christian Schneider and released by Gummibär's label Gummybear International. The song was first released in Hungary, where it spent eight months as number one atop the ringtones chart.
Subsequently, it became a global phenomenon as an Internet meme, in large part due to its corresponding videos on YouTube and MySpace. It has since been released in at least 43 languages, and the English version alone has spread virally worldwide, with more than 3 billion plays on YouTube alone.
The French version ("Funny Bear") was written by Peter Kitsch. The French music video has over 512 million views on YouTube , making it one of the top-10 most-viewed French videos on the site. It peaked at number eight on the French Singles Chart.
With the song ready-made for ringtone use, one critic commented "he's the ultimate cross-platform, cross-cultural phenomenon YouTube was designed to unleash." It is heard on his debut album I Am Your Gummy Bear released in 2007. Since the song's release, many songs, including a cover of "Blue (Da Ba Dee)", have been released by Gummibär.
Multiple languages
Several versions have been released in many languages. The song was originally released in German and English, and, as mentioned, the French version has received more than half a billion views. Gummibär released a whole album of their new languages on YouTube.
Other languages include Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Hungarian, Swedish, Slovak, Swahili, Turkish, and several more.
An official version of the song has also been uploaded in Klingon.
Music video
Videos corresponding to at least 43 languages are currently uploaded featuring the titular character in orange underwear bouncing and breakdancing.
Gummibär, the highly stylized character, is fat and wears orange Y-front briefs and white sneakers. The character also seems to be bitten with a small portion of its upper-left ear missing. The bear's muzzle, or mustache and goatee, are sugar-crusted and with only two small teeth spaced far apart on his lower jaw.
The English music video, posted on October 9, 2007, has over 2.9 billion views on YouTube , making it one of the top-50 most-viewed videos on the site.
In 2006, the video, a 30-second CGI pop promo animated in Softimage XSI, was directed, designed and animated by Pete Dodd and was produced through Wilfilm in Copenhagen for Ministry of Sound GmbH in Berlin.
In popular culture
The song is featured in the 2020 horror-comedy film Spree, directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko.
A remix of the song by Fanfare Ciocărlia is used near the end of the 2020 Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
A parody of the song, known as "I am a Bunny Dog", is featured in an episode of Paradise PD.
The song is featured in the video game Just Dance Kids 2.
The song is also featured in the 2021 Netflix family film Yes Day.
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Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
Crazy Frog
Blue (Da Ba Dee)
References
2006 songs
2007 debut singles
Dance-pop songs
Confectionery in fiction
Internet memes
Novelty songs
Macaronic songs
Number-one singles in Greece
Songs about bears
Internet memes introduced in 2007
Gummibär songs |
Avanzini is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anna Avanzini (1917–2011), Italian gymnast
Bartolomeo Avanzini (1608–1658), Italian architect
Giuseppe Avanzini (1753–1827), Italian mathematician and prelate
John Avanzini (born 1936), American televangelist and Bible teacher
Michel Avanzini (born 1989), Swiss footballer
Pietro Antonio Avanzini (1656–1733), Italian painter
Sebastian Avanzini (born 1995), Italian footballer
Vittoria Avanzini (born 1915, date of death unknown), Italian gymnast |
Kaokoxylon is an extinct Gondwanan genus of gymnosperms from the Permian and Triassic. Fossils assigned to the genus or its type species, Kaokoxylon zalesskyi, have been found in South America (Brazil, Argentina), India (Bengal), and Antarctica.
In Brazil fossil regions have been found in the region of the Brazilian paleopark, Paleorrota, in the city of Faxinal do Soturno on Linha São Luiz. This outcrop is located in Caturrita Formation.
Description
Cells of Sclerenchyma are found isolated or in small irregular groups along of pith, without connections.
References
Kaokoxylon zalesskyi (Sahni) Maheshwari en los niveles superiores de la Secuencia Santa Maria
O complexo Dadoxylon-Araucarioxylon, Carbonífero e Permiano
Sommerxylon spiralosus from Upper Triassic in southernmost Paraná Basin (Brazil)
Técnica de coleta e estabilização de fósseis em pelitos laminados, aplicação em níveis com plantas do Triássico Superior
Araucariaceae
Prehistoric gymnosperm genera |
Glenea enganensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1982. It is found on Enggano Island.
References
enganensis
Beetles described in 1982 |
Chasmatopora is an extinct genus of bryozoans which existed in what is now Mongolia, China, Estonia, Russia, Poland, Argentina, the United States and Canada. It was described by Alcide d'Orbigny in 1849, and the type species is Chasmatopora tenella, which was originally described as a species of Retepora by Eichwald in 1842.
Species
Chasmatopora aperta Kopajevich, 1984
Chasmatopora disparilis Liu, 1980
Chasmatopora extensa Liu, 1980
Chasmatopora flexa Zheng, 1990
Chasmatopora livonica (Nekhoroshev, 1960)
Chasmatopora moyeroensis Nekhoroshev, 1955
Chasmatopora pusilla Astrova, 1965
Chasmatopora silurica (Kopaevich, 1975)
Chasmatopora sublaxa Ulrich, 1890
Chasmatopora hypnoides (Sharpe, 1853)
Chasmatopora tenella (Eichwald, 1842)
Chasmatopora tricellata (Nekhoroshev, 1955)
Chasmatopora rossae Ernst & Carrera, 2012
References
Fenestrida
Stenolaemata genera
Prehistoric bryozoan genera
Fossil taxa described in 1849
Paleozoic life of Nunavut
Extinct bryozoans |
Margaret Shaw Rayburn (April 5, 1927 – May 14, 2013) was an American politician and teacher who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives.
Early life and education
Born in North Powder, Oregon, Rayburn graduated from Eastern Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in education.
Career
After graduating from college, Rayburn worked as a teacher in Grandview, Washington. After she retired from teaching, Rayburn was elected to the Washington House of Representatives from 1985 to 1995 as a Democrat. She and her husband operated an orchard near Grandview, Washington.
Death
Rayburn died in Sunnyside, Washington.
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1927 births
2013 deaths
People from Union County, Oregon
People from Yakima County, Washington
Eastern Washington University alumni
Businesspeople from Washington (state)
Women state legislators in Washington (state)
Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century American women
21st-century American women |
Miguel Alejandro Quiroga Castillo (born 15 September 1991) is a Bolivian footballer who plays for Club Aurora in the Bolivian Primera División.
Club career
The Strongest
A graduate of The Strongest's youth academy, Quiroga made his senior debut for the club on 31 October 2010 in a 3–1 defeat to C.D. Jorge Wilstermann. In January 2015, he scored his first competitive goal for the club, scoring in a 5–0 victory over Universitario de Pando. After featuring sparingly for the first team, he was loaned out to Ciclón ahead of the 2015–16 season.
Nacional Potosí
In January 2018, Quiroga joined Nacional Potosí, initially agreeing on a one-year loan deal. This was eventually extended to a full transfer. He made his professional debut for the club on 27 January 2018 in a 2–1 victory over San José. During the 2020 season, he served as club captain.
Club Aurora
After four years with Nacional Potosí, Quiroga moved to Club Aurora. Expressing confidence in the team's chances, Quiroga stated that his objective was to win the league title in 2022. He made his debut in the club's opening match of the season, a 0–0 draw against Guabirá.
International career
In May 2018, Quiroga was called up to the Bolivia national football team for a friendly match against the United States. However, he would not appear during the match.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
1991 births
Living people
The Strongest players
Club Atlético Ciclón players
C.A. Nacional Potosí players
Club Aurora players
Bolivian Primera División players
Bolivian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from La Paz |
The Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (, or ASIF), formerly known as the Financial Intelligence Authority (, or AIF) is an institution connected to the Holy See and a canonical and Vatican civil juridic person established by Pope Benedict XVI on 30 December 2010. The first lay person to serve as president of the AIF was René Brülhart.
Overview and history
The authority, according to the new Statute approved by Pope Francis on 15 November 2013, is the competent authority of the Holy See and the Vatican City State in charge for financial intelligence and supervision, including anti money laundering and combating financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) and prudential supervision of the entities carrying out financial activities on a professional basis, as established by articles 2 and 52 of the Vatican Law no. XVIII of 8 October 2013.
On 5 June 2014, Pope Francis appointed Tommaso Di Ruzza, legal counselor of the Holy See and senior officer in charge of the legal and international matters for the authority since the beginning of its functions in 2011, as the authority's interim Vice Director and also completely replaced the members of the authority's Board. As of 5 June 2014, the Board members are: Dr. Bianca Maria Farina, managing director of the Italian insurance company Poste Vita; Dr. Marc Odendall, a financial consultant for the philanthropic sector in Switzerland; Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay, Chairman of the Board of Consultors to the President of the Republic of Singapore; and Dr. Juan Zarate, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
In 2013 the AIF became a full member of Egmont Group, an international network of Financial Intelligence Units. In 2019, AIF was excluded from Egmont Group, for failure to guarantee data security, however, it was readmitted shortly afterwards after those concerns have been addressed in an agreement of the AIF and Vatican City's Promoter of Justice.
The AIF has its seat in Palazzo San Carlo, Vatican City, close to Domus Sanctae Marthae. On 5 December 2020, Pope Francis approved an overhaul to the agency which resulted in things such as renaming. The new statutes also redefined the roles of the agency's president and directorate, as well as establishing a new Regulation and Legal Affairs Unit within the organization. This new agency within the ASIF handles all legal issues, including regulation. A Supervision Unit and a Financial Intelligence Unit were created within the organization as well.
Presidents of the Board
Cardinal Attilio Nicora (2011–2014)
Bishop Giorgio Corbellini (2014 ad interim)
René Brülhart (2014–2019)
Carmelo Barbagallo (since 2019)
Directors
Francesco De Pasquale (2011–2013)
Deputy Alfredo Pallini (2011–2012)
René Brülhart (2013–2014)
Deputy ad interim Tommaso Di Ruzza (2014–2015)
Tommaso Di Ruzza (2015–2020)
Giuseppe Schlitzer (since 2020)
References
External links
Official website
Government of Vatican City
Vatican City
2010 establishments in Vatican City |
The 2013 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by 14th-year head coach Clint Conque and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference.
Media
All Central Arkansas games can be listened to on KHLR 106.7 FM and are streamed online through the station's website.
Schedule
Game summaries
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Colorado
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UT Martin
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McNeese State
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Nebraska–Kearney
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Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas Bears football seasons
Central Arkansas Bears football |
Narie Hem (13 February 1937 – 13 September 2023), also known as Nary Hem, was a Cambodian actress known for her portrayal of Dara in the French film Bird of Paradise (l'Oiseau de Paradis) by Marcel Camus.
Early life and career
Hem (née Hem-Reun) was born in Cambodia to Hem Chiam Reun, a chief commissioner, and Hem Dak Peay. She was the second oldest of eleven children.
Hem was cast by Marcel Camus to portray the role of Dara, a beautiful Khmer dancer, alongside Nop Nem in his film Bird of Paradise.
With the help of her father, Nary created her own production company, Baksey Thaansuo (khmer for "bird of paradise").
Personal life and death
Hem moved to Thonon-les-Bains, France after the death of her first husband Armand Gaston Gerbié with whom she had two children. Her son Armand was born in 1960 and her daughter Soriya was born in 1961. After the death of her husband, she remarried, changing her name to Narie Duteil.
Hem died on 13 September 2023 in France, at the age of 86.
Filmography
References
1937 births
2023 deaths
Cambodian film actresses |
Maryada...Lekin Kab Tak? (Keeping our limits...but until when?) is an Indian television drama that premiered on 18 October 2010 and ended on 13 April 2012 on Star Plus. The show is produced by Tony and Deeya Singh of DJ's a Creative Unit.
The show centered on the lives of four women from the same family: Priya, Devyani (eventually Priya's mother-in-law), Uttara (Devyani's sister) and Vidya. Initially, it focused on the character of Uttara and the trials she faced in her abusive marriage to her drunkard husband. The show later revolved around Brahmanand Jakhar, Uttara's brother-in-law, and Uttara's betrayal to her sister by marrying Brahmanand religiously.
Plot
Uttara Bindra is married to Rishabh Raheja, and has a teenage daughter Tara. Rishabh gets mad after an accident and starts beating Uttara, that leads her to send Tara to hostel to prevent her from seeing Rishabh's abuse. Still in danger, Uttara is consoled and saved by her elder sister Devyani, and ends up killing Rishabh. She is freed of all charges by Devyani's corrupt and immoral husband SSP Brahmanand Jakhar, who also takes bribes.
Uttara is welcomed in Jakhar house, against Tara's wish. Everyone is aware of Brahma's cheating and womanizing sins except his and Devyani's son, Aditya. In past, Brahma had also tried to molest Priya Pradhan, that caused a major change in her personality. However, Aditya had fallen in love with Priya and made her smile again, finally saving and marrying her. Priya also decides to fight against Brahma's evil actions & rile Devyani against him. Shocking twist when Uttara and Brahma start falling in love, and begin an affair. Uttara later regrets so.
Devyani finally learns about their affair. Brahma marries Uttara illegally; she takes Devyani's place and they also consummate their marriage. Uttara disbelieves when she warns her of Brahma's corrupt practices and womanizing tendencies. Brahma threatens to divorce Devyani and wed Uttara, to control her, but Devyani makes Brahma enraged as she goes ahead with the divorce, revealing all of his crimes in court due to which the CM gives a suspension threat.
Later, Uttara too decides to leave him when it is revealed that Brahma's crimes will be taken to a criminal court of law. Shocked and finally, Aditya realizes Brahma's evil truth and disowns him. Blaming Priya for all this, Brahma kidnaps and tries to rape her but gets arrested. The family and Tara forgives Uttara for her deeds but later the whole family finds out, Uttara is pregnant with Brahma's child, though Tara is still unaware of the pregnancy. Broken and mentally disabled, Brahma is back. Uttara plans to become the DIG of Haryana, leaving causes Brahma frustrated and he dies in a car accident.
1 year later
Devyani, Aditya and Priya are living peacefully. Aditya is a hugely successful party leader of his political party. Pregnant, Priya is a successful lawyer. Uttara has delivered Shravan, Her and Brahma's son who becomes heir to Brahma's fortune.
Cast
Main
Raqesh Bapat as Aditya Jakhar: Brahma and Devyani's son; Uttara's nephew and stepson; Gaurav's brother; Tara and Shravan's cousin and half-brother; Priya's husband (2010–2012)
Riddhi Dogra as Priya Pradhan / Priya Aditya Jakhar: Prabhat's daughter; Aditya's wife (2010–2012)
Recurring
Indrani Haldar as Devyani Bindra/Devyani Brahmanand Jakhar: Uttara's sister; Brahma's first wife; Aditya and Gaurav’s mother; Tara and Shravan's aunt (2010–2012)
Kamya Panjabi as Uttara Bindra/Uttara Rishabh Raheja/Uttara Brahmanand Jakhar: Devyani's sister; Rishabh's murderer and former wife; Brahma's second wife; Tara and Shravan's mother; Aditya and Gaurav's aunt and stepmother (2010–2012)
Unknown as Shravan Brahmanand Jakhar: Uttara and Brahma's son; Devyani's nephew and stepson; Tara, Aditya and Gaurav's half-brother (2012)
Vishwajeet Pradhan as Brahmanand "Brahma" Jakhar: Devyani and Uttara's husband; Gaurav, Aditya and Shravan's father; Tara's uncle and stepfather (2010–2012)
Vindhya Tiwari as Vidya Gaurav Jakhar: Gaurav's wife (2010–2012)
Dakssh Ajit Singh as Gaurav Brahmanand Jakhar: Brahma and Devyani's son; Uttara's nephew and stepson; Aditya's brother; Tara and Shravan's cousin and half-brother; Karan's gay lover; Vidya’s husband (2010–2012)
Navika Kotia as Tara Rishabh Raheja: Rishabh and Uttara's daughter; Devyani's niece; Brahma's stepdaughter; Aditya, Gaurav and Shravan's cousin and half-sister (2010–2012)
Susheel Parashar as Prabhat Pradhan: Priya's father (2010–2012)
Karan Singh as Karan Roy: Gaurav’s gay lover and boyfriend (2010–2012)
Nivin Ramani as Cheenu/Gagan pradhan
Arun Bali as Baauji
Shashwita Sharma as Imli
Fenil Umrigar as Sweety
Amit Dhawan as Rishabh Raheja: Uttara's former husband; Tara's father (2010)
Diwakar Pundir
Nishant Tanwar, Vidya's Brother
Mona Ambegaonkar, Karan's Mother
Guests
Abhishek Bachchan as ACP Vishnu Kamat: To promote his film Dum Maaro Dum (2011)
Rana Daggubati as Joki Fernandez: To promote his film Dum Maaro Dum (2011)
Reception
Critics
The series is remembered as the first show on Indian television to have a gay storyline shown crucial screenspace.
The Indian Express quoted the series as 'Bold and edgy' saying, "What works for the story is each episode is reasonably fast paced and has tension writ all over it. The performances especially by the four women are good. The men put in decent performances. It shows you a different side to women who are probably in every other family carrying their own crosses!"
Ratings
The series which was aired initially at a late night slot of 11:30 pm and shifted to 11:00 pm (IST) in March 2011, had a good viewership in its slot. In its first month of telecast, the series garnered 1 TVR. In May 2011 it rose to 1.2 TVR after the introduction of homosexuality track while during July in week 29 of 2011, it spiked to 1.8 TVR and in November 2011 it was garnering 1.6 TVR.
References
External links
StarPlus original programming
2010 Indian television series debuts
Indian television soap operas
2012 Indian television series endings
Indian LGBT-related television shows
2010s LGBT-related drama television series |
Ala is the smallest of the "Brass Knuckles", a series of equatorial dark regions on Pluto. It is named after Ala "earth", the chthonic and most important deity of the Igbo people.
References
Regions of Pluto |
The Cape Breton Breakers were a franchise in the National Basketball League that began play in 1993, the league's first season. The team played their home games at Centre 200, in Sydney, which was also home of the Cape Breton Oilers.
The team won their first ever game, 98-94 over their provincial rival, the Halifax Windjammers, on May 1 at the Halifax Metro Centre. They went on to win the league's regular season championship with a record of 30-16. They defeated the Edmonton Skyhawks, three games to none in the semi-finals before losing to the Saskatoon Slam, three games to one in the championship series. All games in the finals were played in Saskatoon, due to travel costs. During that first season, Lee Campbell won the league's MVP and scoring championship.
The following season there were rumours that the team would be relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick, which did not materialize before the league folded on July 9. The Breakers had a record of 11-10 at the time, their record was good for third place in the six team league.
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NBL Statistics
Defunct basketball teams in Canada
National Basketball League (Canada) teams
Sport in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Basketball teams established in 1993
Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1994
1993 establishments in Nova Scotia
1994 disestablishments in Nova Scotia |
Chengdu Hunters () were a Chinese professional Overwatch esports team based in Chengdu, China. The Hunters competed in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's East region. The team was owned by Huya, Inc., a Chinese interactive broadcast platform and was operated by Royal Never Give Up (RNG) throughout the 2019 and 2020 OWL seasons. The Hunters also formerly had partnership with Overwatch Contenders the team LGE.Huya to act as the team's academy team. Founded in 2018, Chengdu Hunters began play as one of eight expansion teams in 2019 and was one of four professional Overwatch teams in China. Since inception, the Hunters had qualified for the season playoffs once, in 2021. The team disbanded in 2023.
Franchise history
On September 7, 2018, Activision Blizzard announced that domestic game livestream platform Huya, Inc. had purchased an expansion team based in Chengdu, later revealed as Chengdu Hunters, for the Overwatch League's second season. While the team was owned by Huya, they would be operated by Chinese esports organization Royal Never Give Up. The Hunters signed an all-Chinese roster and staff, aside from two Taiwanese members, which would be led by head coach Wang "RUI" Xingrui.
Chengdu's first ever regular season OWL match was a 3–2 victory over the Guangzhou Charge on February 15, 2019. After posting three consecutive 3–4 records for the first three stages of the season, the Hunters failed to qualify for any of the stage playoffs. Chengdu finished the regular season with a 13–15 record and qualified for the play-in tournament. However, they were eliminated in the first round of the play-in tournament after a loss to the Guangzhou Charge.
In the offseason preceding the 2020 season, head coach Wang "RUI" Xingrui announced that he would be stepping down from his position due to health issues. The Hunters promoted assistant coach Chang "Ray" Chia-Hua and signed former LGE.Huya head coach Wu "Dokkaebi" Xiuqing as the team's new co-head coaches. Chengdu made several roster changes prior to the season, including officially signing rookie Xin "Leave" Huang. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hunters were not able to play their first match of the season several months after the season officially began. Prior to the final midseason tournament of the season, the Countdown Cup, Chen Murong was signed as the team's new co-head, replacing Wu "Dokkaebi" Xiuqing. Chengdu finished the season in sixth, out of seventh, place in the league's Asia region, with an effective 8–14 record. The Hunters defeated the London Spitfire in the first round of the Asia play-in tournament; however, they lost to the New York Excelsior in the following round, ending their season.
Entering the 2021 season, Xingrui "RUI" Wang was brought back as the team's new head coach. The Hunters six players in the offseason, all of whom were rookies. Additionally, the Hunters ended their partnership with Royal Never Give Up, who had been operating the team since its inception. The Hunters qualified for three of the league's four midseason tournaments, reaching the finals twice, but they failed to secure a title in any of them. At the end of the regular season, Huang "Leave" Xin won the season's Most Valuable Player award. Chengdu had their best regular season finish in franchise history, placing as the third seed in the season playoffs. They defeated the Atlanta Reign in the first round of the double-elimination tournament. However consecutive losses to the Dallas Fuel and San Francisco Shock ended their playoff run.
In January 2023, the Hunters posted on their Twitter, "Goodbye and see you again." The post followed the end of the licensing agreement between Activision Blizzard and NetEase, which disallowed Overwatch 2 to be played in China. On April 13, 2023, the Overwatch League announced that the Hunters would not be competing at the start of the 2023 season. On May 3, 2023, The Esports Advocate reported that the Chengdu Hunters had been disbanded.
Team identity
On November 12, 2018, the Chengdu Hunters brand was officially unveiled. The team name was chosen "as a symbol of the team’s dedication to
pursuing the honor of the league." The logo, a black and gold giant panda, was chosen because "it is the national treasure of China, the symbol of Chengdu, and a symbol of peace and good luck. At the same time, the panda also boasts powerful fighting strength and represents the Chinese spirit of perseverance, and collectively with the team’s name, represents the team’s determination to achieve victory." The colors represent vigor and steadiness, and contain the main colors of Huya and RNG, meant to represent the collaboration of the two companies.
Personnel
Head coaches
Awards and records
Seasons overview
Individual accomplishments
Season MVP
Leave (Xin Huang) – 2021
Role Star selections
Leave (Xin Huang) – 2021
All-Star Game selections
Yveltal (Li Xianyao) – 2019
Ameng (Menghan Ding) – 2019, 2020
JinMu (Yi Hu) – 2019
Academy team
On January 27, 2019, LinGan e-Sports Club announced their partnership with the Chengdu Hunters and became the academy team. LinGan e-Sports changed the name of their Overwatch team to LGE.Huya.
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External links
Esports teams based in China
Overwatch League teams
Esports teams established in 2018
2018 establishments in China
Royal Never Give Up
Esports teams disestablished in 2023 |
The Logothetopoulos apartment building is located at Bouboulinas street in Athens. It was designed by architect Kyprianos Biris for the famous medical doctor and the late prime minister of Greece Konstantinos Logothetopoulos.
History
The foundation stone was laid in 1930 and the building was completed in 1932. It originally included 46 apartments distributed over four floors. It is considered to be an early example of modern architecture.
From the mid 1950s until mid 1970s the building was used as the headquarters of Central Intelligence Service. During the military junta political prisoners were tortured by officers in the cells and on the roof making it notorious in collective memory. In 1980 Communist Party of Greece (KKE) bought the building and sold it in 1993 to the Greek state. Since then the Ministry of Culture has been located there.
See also
Modern architecture in Athens
References
Buildings and structures in Athens |
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