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Silverliner | Features & Delivery | with silicon controlled rectifiers.
A readily apparent external feature of the Silverliner IV is a windowed body panel plug in the middle of the cars on each side, a provision for high-platform-only center doors which have never been installed, in contrast with New Jersey Transit's similar, contemporary Arrow II and III cars which were built with such doors. Internally, pairs of seats occupy this partitioned area which was intended for passenger flow. Delivery The Reading got the first batch of Silverliner IVs in the form of 14 single unit cars produced during 1973. The first two (#9018 and #9019) were unveiled |
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge | History | Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge History The refuge was established as a sanctuary and breeding ground for birds and wild animals in 1930. In 1998, the refuge was renamed after Congressman Sonny Bono, who played an active role in trying to save the Salton Sea. Originally, it included approximately 37,600 acres (15,200 ha). Nearly 60 percent of the original acreage was an open saline lake with the remainder being shoreline alkali flats, freshwater wetlands, native desert scrub and upland (farm fields). Due to the inflow of agricultural effluent and a subsequent rise in the level of the Salton Sea, all |
Rosine Bloch | Biography | an ample, rich-timbred voice, it had become apparent over time that her portrayals lacked the "human quality" necessary for her to become a major star. Nevertheless, in the ensuing years she remained an honorable and respected member of the company.
She also created two roles, Lysis in the world premiere of Jules Duprato's 1-act La Fiancée de Corinthe, which had a libretto by Camille du Locle and was first performed on 21 October 1867, but was an opera that would soon fall into obscurity after only 14 representations,
and Claribel in Eugène Diaz's 3-act La Coupe du Roi de Thulé, which had |
Scott Putski | Professional wrestling career & Global Wrestling Federation (1991–1992) | Scott Putski Professional wrestling career NWA WCW 1988 debut
In June of 1988, Scott Putski debut on Jim Crockett promotions. He wrestled against David Isley and won . Global Wrestling Federation (1991–1992) After attending college at Texas Christian University, where he played football as a running back, Bednarski trained under his father Ivan to become a professional wrestler and eventually debuted in 1986 in Texas All Star Wrestling where he teamed up with his dad Ivan. On May 28, 1991, he had a tryout match for the World Wrestling Federation, defeating The Brooklyn Brawler, but was not hired. In late |
Single (music) | In South Korea | two releases carry different titles and charted separately: XII reached No. 4 on the Gaon Album Chart, while "Gotta Go" reached No. 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart. |
Scottish society in the early modern era | Witchtrials | a tract that opposed the practice of witchcraft and which provided background material for Shakespeare's Tragedy of Macbeth. James is known to have personally supervised the torture of women accused of being witches. After 1599, his views became more sceptical.
In the seventeenth century the pursuit of witchcraft was largely taken over by the kirk sessions, and was often used to attack superstitious and Catholic practices in Scottish society. Most of the accused, 75 per cent, were women, with over 1,500 executed, and the witch hunt in Scotland has been seen as a means of controlling women. The most intense witch |
Sean Snyder | Early years & College career | Sean Snyder Early years Snyder earned first-team all-area and second-team all-district honors as a punter and kicker at Greenville High School in Greenville, Texas. He also played baseball. College career After redshirting his first season at Iowa in 1988, Snyder saw action in two games for the Hawkeyes as a redshirt freshman in 1989. He transferred to Kansas State, following his father, Bill. Due to NCAA rules, he was forced to sit out the 1990 season. In 1991, as a junior, he was named Named the 1991 Big Eight Defensive Newcomer of the Year by the |
Politics of Pakistan | Local Governments | examples; but, also those often cited in the US for what they have achieved. These US examples — with their multi-county framework — are similar to what is in place in France after regional unit introduction (making France have a three-tier systemic framework also in the Commune (municipal/lowest tier local unit), Department (county), Regional unit context). Multi-county frameworks are suitable for a very suburbanized system like in the US. After France and Britain, the Indian colony of Britain was the third region to see this methodology implemented.
There are over five thousand local governments in Pakistan. Since 2001, the vast majority of these |
Ramada | Split of hotel and casino operations | Ramada Split of hotel and casino operations In an attempt to revive the company's lagging business in 1989, Ramada Inns, Inc. decided to split its hotel/restaurant businesses and its gaming businesses. The Ramada hotels and restaurants were sold for $540 million to New World Development Company and the gaming business which included the Tropicana Las Vegas, Tropicana Atlantic City, and Ramada Express in Laughlin, Nevada, were spun off to a new company called Aztar Corporation. In the original deal for the gaming business, Ramada shareholders were to get $7 in cash per share plus half a share of the new |
Society for Political Methodology | null | Society for Political Methodology The Society for Political Methodology is a learned society focused on quantitative methods in political science, and an organized section of the American Political Science Association. Founded in 1983, it publishes—via Cambridge University Press—the peer-reviewed journal Political Analysis. The society annually awards the John T. Williams Dissertation Prize for the best dissertation proposal in the area of political methodology. |
San Siro (district) | History | San Siro (district) History Until the 19th century, San Siro was a small settlement, on the banks of the Olona river; its centre was in the surroundings of what is now Piazzale Lotto. The area has been radically transformed in the 20th century.
San Siro is a very diverse districts, with wide green areas and cemented neighbourhoods, low-income and high-income housing, villas and apartment blocks. Most of the buildings in the area date back to the mid 20th century.
The district is also characterized by prominent sports structures, most notably the Giuseppe Meazza football stadium, home of A.C. Milan and Inter |
Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center | null | Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center The Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center (SAVIAC) is a U.S. Government organization established by the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research on 20 December 1946. SAVIAC's purpose is to promulgate information on the transient and vibratory response of structures and materials. This broad field includes such technical areas as the testing, analysis and design of structural or mechanical systems subjected to dynamic conditions and loading such as vibration, blast, impact, and shock for various agencies in the U. S. Government including NASA, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Department of Defense (DOD). |
Sopje | null | Sopje Sopje is a municipality in Croatia in the Virovitica–Podravina County. As of a 2001 census, Sopje had a population of 2,750.
At the time of Ancient Rome, there was a salt lake called Salapia somewhere in Interamnia (modern-day Slavonia). It's been suggested that the name Sopje derives from its name. |
Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez | Early life and family & Private activities & Public office | Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez Early life and family He was born in Esparza, Costa Rica on November 29, 1826 to his parents Dámaso Lizano y Avendaño and Dámasa Gutiérrez y Flores. On April 14, 1875 he married Angélica Guardia Solórzano, daughter of President Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez. With her he fathered Gonzalo and María del Rosario Lizano Guardia.
His granddaughter, Estrella Zeledón Lizano, became the First Lady of Costa Rica from 1978 to 1982. Private activities He was dedicated to agriculture and commerce, especially in the city of Puntarenas. Public office He held several public offices, among them that of member of the |
Sense about Science | Reception | he sells." |
Rheinita | Recording & release | Rheinita Recording & release Following the success of their debut album, La Düsseldorf decided to dispense with producer Conny Plank and buy their own studio in Düsseldorf. Viva evolved over several years in the studio, the band now having unrestricted studio access. The album was released in 1978, and was followed the next year by the "Rheinita" single.
Unusually for a hit record it is instrumental (as was Silver Cloud) and over seven minutes long in the full 12" version. Nevertheless it sold well in Germany, some music magazines making it "record of the year". The band were forced to go |
Sri Lanka's Killing Fields | Broadcast details & International broadcasts | and drew a lot of international publicity. In an unusual move Channel 4 waived its international copyright, allowing viewers from outside the UK to view the documentary on its on-demand service and via YouTube. International broadcasts The documentary was broadcast in Australia on 4 July 2011 at 8.30pm on ABC1's Four Corners programme. It was repeated on 5 July 2011 at 11.35pm ABC1 and on 9 July 2011 at 8.00pm on ABC News 24.
The documentary was broadcast in India on 8 July 2011 at 8.00pm on Headlines Today. It was repeated on 9 July 2011 at 10.00pm.
The documentary was broadcast |
Slave states and free states | West Virginia | Lincoln signed the bill on December 31, 1862. Voters in western Virginia approved the Willey Amendment on March 26, 1863.
President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, which exempted from emancipation the border states (four slave states loyal to the Union) as well as some territories occupied by Union forces within Confederate states. Two additional counties were added to West Virginia in late 1863, Berkeley and Jefferson. The slaves in Berkeley were also under exemption but not those in Jefferson County. As of the census of 1860, the 49 exempted counties held some 6000 slaves over 21 |
Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet | Family & Career & Marriage and issue | 1st Baron Anslow. His paternal grandparents were Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet, of Ancoats, and Sophia Annie Every.
Mosley's family were Anglo-Irish. His branch were prosperous landowners in Staffordshire. Career He was educated at Eton, and went on to own around 3,800 acres (15 km²) of land. His residences included Rolleston Hall in Rolleston on Dove and he was engaged in farming and cattle breeding. He succeeded the baronetcy on 28 April 1890.
Mosley was nicknamed "Baronet John Bull" due to his resemblance to John Bull, the national personification of Great Britain. Marriage and issue He married Elizabeth Constance White (b. abt. 1852, |
Sophie Kerr | Life and career | Companion. and published her fiction in other popular magazines of the day, including Saturday Evening Post, Collier’s Saturday Review of Literature and McCalls. From 1920 until her death in 1965 at age 84, Kerr lived in a brownstone residence at 115 East 38th Street, where she created something of a literary salon for her friends in publishing and theater. In 1942, as part of a celebration of the 50th anniversary of co-education at Washington College, she accepted an honorary degree along with Eleanor Roosevelt.
While her fiction is largely unknown to contemporary readers and her books are long out of print, |
Silverliner | Silverliner I | from Saint Louis Car Company in 1967, the SL-Is would also be renumbered 244 to 248 when the Silverliner IV fleet was delivered in 1974-1975. The 6th car, which would have been #249, had already been written off in an accident by that time. While the other Silverliner models all came with similar GE propulsion gear, they could not MU with the earlier Silverliner I cars, which soon became the odd ducks in the SEPTA Regional Rail fleet. In the late 1980s SEPTA purchased a number of push-pull trainsets to provide enough peak period capacity to retire its |
Single (music) | Culture & In South Korea | misnomer, since one record usually contains two songs: the A-side and B-side. In 1982, CBS marketed one-sided singles at a lower price than two-sided singles. In South Korea In South Korean music, the terminology for "albums" and "singles" is unique and includes an additional term, the "single album" (Korean: 싱글 음반; RR: singgeul eumban), a category of releases that is not found outside of Korea. In English, the word "album" in ordinary usage refers to an LP-length music release with multiple tracks. By contrast, the Korean word for "album" (Korean: 음반; RR: eumban) denotes a musical recording of any length released on physical media; |
Sea Island (British Columbia) | Other services | a joint venture between Vancouver International Airport and the McArthurGlen Group
The Burkeville neighborhood is served by the Sea Island School, built in 1891, serving grades Kindergarten to Grade Three, after which point students must commute to Lulu Island in Richmond. |
Rick Husband | Personal life | Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband co-written with Donna VanLiere. The Husbands have two children, a daughter Laura and a son Matthew. Evelyn married Bill Thompson in January 2008 and was the keynote speaker for the memorial ceremony at the Astronaut Memorial "Space Mirror" at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, five years after the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy. |
Spasmodic dysphonia | Abductor spasmodic dysphonia & Mixed spasmodic dysphonia | but singers can experience a loss of range or the inability to produce certain notes of a scale or with projection. Mixed spasmodic dysphonia Mixed spasmodic dysphonia is the most rare type. Mixed spasmodic dysphonia involves both muscles that open the vocal folds and those that close them and therefore has features of both adductor and abductor spasmodic dysphonia. Some researchers believe that a subset of cases classified as mixed spasmodic dysphonia may actually be ADSD or ABSD subtype with the addition of compensatory voice behaviours that make it appear mixed. This further adds to the difficulty in achieving accurate |
Shepherd Clark | Figure skating career | & Fancy Skating Championships.
In August 2015, and December 2016, Clark won the silver medal in men's figures at the World Figure Championship & Figure Festival in Lake Placid, New York. He proceeded to win the gold medal in 2017, 2018, and 2019 setting a world record by winning a total of five World Figure & Fancy Skating medals (two silver and three gold). In 2017, the gold medal was presented to him by Dorothy Hamill, the 1976 US National, Olympic, and World Champion. Clark is also the 2017 World Fancy Skating Champion, which is a blend of figure composition |
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex | Background & Renovations | at least one occasion to illegal ticket sales. In 2008, eight people died of suffocation following a football match, and in 2014, spectators were reported to have fainted.
The stadium has been the site of international concerts, national political events, and multiple World Cup qualifying matches. In 1988, the Reggae Sunsplash concert was held in SKD. The 24-hour long event featured Burning Spear, Yellowman, and other well-known roots and dancehall reggae artists flown in from Jamaica. During the campaign for the Liberian general election in 2011 the Congress for Democratic Change held exclusive rallies in the stadium. Renovations In September 2005, |
Ryan Brobbel | Early life & Club career | Ryan Brobbel Early life Brobbel was born in Hartlepool, County Durham and attended High Tunstall College of Science. Club career Brobbel started his career with the youth system of Middlesbrough and signed a three-year professional contract with the club on 1 May 2011 after finishing his apprenticeship. He joined League Two club York City on 30 August 2013 on a one-month loan, making his debut the following day as a 74th-minute substitute for Ashley Chambers in a 2–1 defeat away to Exeter City. Brobbel scored his first career goal in the second minute of the following match at home to |
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge | Trails | and ends on the top of Rock Hill (33°11′0″N 115°37′23″W), which is located on the edge of the Salton Sea.
The Michael Hardenberger Trail is located at Unit 1 off Vendel Road, which is at the south end of the Salton Sea. The ½-mile trail encircles one of the freshwater ponds, a favorite nesting spot for the endangered Yuma clapper rail. |
Sri Lanka's Killing Fields | Reaction | that the documentary was "further shocking evidence supporting allegations of war crimes committed during the 2009 civil conflict in Sri Lanka" and called for "allegations of war crimes...to be investigated and verified".
India – Asked to comment on the documentary, the official spokesman for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs stated on 15 July 2011 "Our focus is on the welfare and the well being of the Tamil speaking minorities of Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka...The sequence of events during the last days of the conflict is unclear. The Government of Sri Lanka would need to go into the matter in |
Severinus of Bordeaux | null | in a field while still a priest when he heard a voice tell him he would one day be bishop of Cologne. When he asked when that would happen, he was told when his staff buds and flowers. Immediately, he stuck his staff into the ground, it budded and he was called to Cologne.
It is now generally accepted that Severinus of Bordeaux and Severinus of Cologne are two different people. According to Gregory of Tours, the glory of Saint Martin of Tours at the time of his death was revealed to Severinus. According to Gregory, he was engaged in fighting |
Shimo-Soga Station | Station layout & History | Shimo-Soga Station Station layout Shimo-Soga station has a ground-level island platform. The station is unmanned. History Shimo-Soga Station opened on May 15, 1922. The station building was destroyed by the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake. With the opening of the Tanna Tunnel in 1934, it became a station on the Gotemba line. On August 21, 1962 regular freight services were discontinued, but were resumed again on October 1, 1967. Since the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station has been for passengers only. |
Shriya Pilgaonkar | Early life & Acting | Shriya Pilgaonkar Early life As a child, Pilgaonkar trained to become a professional swimmer and won several medals while in school. Believing that she might become a translator or a linguist when she grew up, Pilgaonkar also took classes in Japanese when she was a child. Later deciding to take a different route, Pilgaonkar completed her Bachelor's degree in Sociology at St. Xavier's College in Mumbai. Pilgaonkar learned the Kathak dance as a child. Acting Shriya Pilgaonkar made her stage debut in 2012 with her performance in Karan Shetty's 10-minute short play Freedom Of Love. The play was a part |
Shilpa Saklani | Career & Personal life | Shilpa Saklani Career Shilpa started her career with Tere Liye a movie starring Arjun Punj and others in 2001 which flopped and then she played a brief role in Naa tum Jaano na Hum in 2002 and then appeared in "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Ganga in 2001. She later was seen in Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat and played the lead role in Lavanya.
In 2005, Saklani participated in Nach Baliye with Apurva and appeared in shows Kkusum, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin and participated in Pati Patni Aur Woh. In 2012, she participated in Survivor India Personal |
Spot network substation | Description | Spot network substation In electricity distribution networks, spot network substations are used in interconnected distribution networks. They have the secondary network (also called a grid network) with all supply transformers bussed together on the secondary side at one location. Spot networks are considered the most reliable and most flexible arrangement of connecting power to all types of loads. Switching can be done without interrupting the power to the loads. Description Electricity distribution networks are typically of two types, radial or interconnected. A radial network arranges the station and branches like a tree with no connection to any |
RollerJam | Actors & Criticism | Nasty (a "midget" who was a sidekick to Tim Washington) and El Numero (A masked luchador who skated for the Enforcers).
The most points ever scored in one jam was 28 in Period 3 of a game between the New York Enforcers and the Illinois Riot. The Riot came back from a 20+ point deficit to win 46-43 in the highest scoring game in RollerJam history. Roller Derby legend Ann Calvello, best known for her brutal feuds with Joan Weston, skated a match race with Kenneth Loge III in RollerJam's finale. She emerged victorious. Criticism Ron Buffone, a producer for |
South Carolina Highway 24 | Route description | South Carolina Highway 24 Route description SC 24 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 76 (US 76) and US 123 (East Main Street) in Westminster, within Oconee County, where the roadway continues as Oak Street. It travels to the southwest and immediately curves to the southeast before leaving the city limits. The highway passes by Pleasant Hill Cemetery and travels through rural areas of the county. Then, it has an intersection with SC 11. The highway continues traveling through rural areas of the county and has an intersection with SC 182 in Oakway. During a short east-northeast section, there is a very brief concurrency |
Sociedade Independente de Comunicação | History | and backed by Controljornal (now Impresa Jornais, a holding that contains Impresa's newspapers and magazines), TSF, Rádio Comercial, Lusomundo, Expresso, Impala Editores, and Rede Globo. SIC was also the first TV channel to acquire huge audiences in just a few years of existence, overtaking the once-dominant RTP1 by 1995. The most watched programmes in Portugal belong to SIC, which reflect the creativity and sense of innovation of the channel.
SIC became widely known in Europe not only for achieving high viewing figures just two to three years after launching, but for also being the subject of an Arte documentary, "Cette Télévision |
Shakespeare in Love | Stage adaptation | the film screenplay by Norman and Stoppard, it was adapted for the stage by Lee Hall. The production was directed by Declan Donnellan and designed by Nick Ormerod, the joint founders of Cheek by Jowl.
The production opened at the Noël Coward Theatre in London's West End on 23 July 2014, receiving rave reviews from critics. It was called "A joyous celebration of theatre" in the Daily Telegraph, "Joyous" in The Independent, and "A love letter to theatre" in The Guardian. |
Sonoko Kawai | Biography | Sonoko Kawai Biography Kawai was born and raised in Chita, Aichi. She attended high school at Nihon Fukushi University Affiliated High School (日本福祉大学付属高等学校 Nihon Fukushi Daigaku Fuzoku Kōtō Gakkō). She first entered the entertainment business in 1983 after winning second place in CBS Sony's Teens Pop Contest. However, her activities with the label were few, and after graduating high school, she continued her studies at a computer-oriented vocational school.
In 1985, she auditioned for Onyanko Club in their show Yūyake Nyan Nyan, and was chosen to be a part of the group. Nicknamed the "eternally young girl" (永遠の少女 eien no |
St. Josaphat Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia | History | in Manayunk were very happy with their employment, but a little saddened by the fact that they had no Polish Church of their own to which they could go to and pray to God, to sing in their native tongue and to thank God for the graces given them. The nearest Polish Church which they attended was so many miles away, and travel in those days was hard, because the Mother Church, St. Laurentius, was located in the part of Philadelphia called 'Fishtown.'
Representatives of the Local Group appealed to the Diocesan Authorities for permission to establish a Polish Church for |
Savile Row tailoring | Future | are like the wrong kind of museum."
Huntsman's Roubi L’Roubi is adamant that ready-to-wear is crucial to the survival of the Row. He stated to the website Economia: "There's a way of carrying the traditions and modernising. They are not mutually exclusive." He also broaches the subject of the dwindling proportion of female customers: today it accounts for less than 5% at Poole, Huntsman and Gieves & Hawkes. He states: "It's because women want instant purchases. They want to buy it, take it home and wear it that evening." At present, the companies that advertise as bespoke tailors for women include: |
Seacoast Christian Academy | Curriculum & Extracurricular activities & Future Plans | to students. Seacoast is also accredited through the Association of Christian Schools International. Extracurricular activities Student activities include dance, drama and music, that are showcased in a performance during the school year at the FSCJ Wilson Center for the Arts. Seacoast's sports teams, known as the Eagles, compete in baseball, softball, women and men's basketball, and volleyball, in the Florida Christian Athletic League. In 2010, Seacoast Christian Academy's high school formed a football team. Former Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Damon Jones (football player) coaches the team. Future Plans In 2010, Seacoast board of directors announced plans for a |
Red Auerbach | General manager (1966–84) | top. Russell then took over as a player-coach, and so became the first African-American head coach ever in the four major North American professional team sports. While his pupil led the Celtics to two further titles in 1968 and 1969, Auerbach rebuilt the aging Celtics with shrewd draft picks, among them future Hall-of-Famers Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White, as well as Paul Westphal and Don Chaney. With his ex-player Tom Heinsohn coaching the Celtics and led by former sixth man John Havlicek, Auerbach's new recruits won the Atlantic Division every year from 1972 to 1976, winning the NBA title |
South Carolina Highway 90 | Route description | the highway enters the community of Wampee. The highway curves to the southeast at S-Hwy 57 where it heads through open space and farmland. It reaches an intersection with Robert Edge Parkway (unsigned SC 31 Connector) within a finger of North Myrtle Beach. The intersection marks the western terminus of the parkway and is the entrance to the North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex. The parkway also provides access to SC 31 / Carolina Bays Parkway.
SC 90 heads west, first under SC 31, then past numerous housing developments. It also passes in front of North Myrtle Beach Middle School. Upon its intersection with Sea Mountain |
Sentinel Mountains Traverse | null | Sentinel Mountains Traverse The Sentinel Mountain Traverse, along with the Little America-Byrd Station Traverse and the Horlick Mountains Traverse, was one of three traverses across the continent of Antarctica— this one along the Sentinel Range— completed in 1958 by Dr. Charles Bentley (a geophysicist) and Dr. Verne Anderson (a glaciologist) and their team before and during the International Geophysical Year. |
Rockin' Robin Roberts | Life | Kingsmen in 1963, largely using the arrangement devised by Roberts and the Wailers, including Roberts' ad-lib "Okay, let's give it to 'em right now!". Known for his dynamic onstage performances, Roberts continued to sing with the Wailers, and was one of the singers featured on their live album The Fabulous Wailers at the Castle, recorded in 1961.
In parallel with his singing career, Roberts was a successful student who attended the University of Washington and the University of Puget Sound, graduating in 1964. He then attended Oregon State University from 1965 to 1967, eventually achieving a master's degree in |
Smn theorem | Example | the source code of a program with m + n free variables, together with m values. This algorithm generates source code that effectively substitutes the values for the first m free variables, leaving the rest of the variables free. Example The following Lisp code implements s₁₁ for Lisp.
(defun s11 (f x)
(let ((y (gensym)))
(list 'lambda (list y) (list f x y))))
For example, (s11 '(lambda (x y) (+ x y)) 3) evaluates to (lambda (g42) ((lambda (x y) (+ x y)) 3 g42)). |
Scottish society in the early modern era | The poor | much as 18 per cent of all households and particularly worried authorities. In rural society those that needed relief from extreme hardship tended from the lowest ranks of rural society, including cottars, labourers and servants. Most of those who took to the roads, around three quarters, were men. Most had a disability such as blindness, or claimed to have suffered a personal disaster such as fire or theft. Some were discharged soldiers and sailors, probably returning home or searching for work. Most tended to move around a restricted area, probably moving between a limited number of parishes in search of |
Spot network substation | Description | present. Usually a fault on the secondary side is not a big problem since the conductors will destroy themselves.
A spot network is basically a secondary network condensed to a point. Several transformers have multiple supplies and their secondaries are bussed together. Besides a region-wide blackout, they are vulnerable to a bus fault, which is extremely rare. The simplest case is where each transformer connects to one feeder and vice versa ("unit system"). High-voltage switching can be used to handle more cases, e.g., working transformer but faulty feeder or the reverse.
Urban (spot) network substations can be used to make interconnected distribution |
Rooster Teeth | RWBY: Grimm Eclipse | game ever created by the company. An early demo of the game was available for consumers to play at the event. Rooster Teeth CEO Matt Hullum stated, "RWBY is a natural choice for us to focus on for our first in-house produced video game. Fans can expect that we will bring the same level of originality in action, comedy and design to the video game that has made the RWBY animated series such a hit."
RWBY: Grimm Eclipse was initially developed as a fangame by Jordan Scott over the course of five months. A demo version was released on April 1, |
Riona Kiuchi | Childhood and youth | "Fuyu no Candle (Candle in Winter)", of which she collaborated with Aya Ishihara in writing the lyrics. Besides, as four years had passed since the last solo MTK song was released, it was so phenomenal that she got called the Diva of TTK and was given an award in the end of the 2007 season.
After she graduated from TTK in March 2008, Kiuchi was featured on the play "V･O･I･C･E" at Tokyo Actor & Actress Market 2008 Summer. |
Sium sisarum | Skirret Pie (1761) & Skirret Fritters (1789) | butter poured on it very hot & the lid laid on it again.
— From The Cookbook of Unknown Ladies, circa 1761 Skirret Fritters (1789) To a pint of pulp of skirrets add a spoonful of flour, the yolks of four eggs, sugar and spice. Make them into a thick batter, and fry them quick.
— From John Farley The London Art of Cookery, and Housekeeper's Complete Assistant. 1789 |
Silverliner | Silverliner III | window band.
Numbered 220 through 239, for their first eight years the Silverliner IIIs worked trains running into Suburban Station. In addition to suburban duties the Silverliner IIIs were used on longer distance runs to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, replacing PRR MP54E5 and E6 cars. This was branded as "Silverliner Service" in 1970s Amtrak timetables, and was operated by Conrail along with the rest of the state-supported SEPTA routes. In 1984/85 eight of the cars, numbers 232 through 239, were converted into a dedicated fleet for the SEPTA Airport Line. The Airport IIIs were wrapped in a bright yellow |
Rooster Teeth | Distinguished community members | the RT production, Day 5, which involved shutting down the main road in downtown Austin.
In 2013, hundreds of fans were used as extras for a water-bomb attack in an episode of The Slow Mo Guys. In 2014, casting calls and auditions for minor speaking roles in Lazer Team were held for RTX attendees. In 2015, attendees were invited to participate in an interactive, "narrative-driven experience" called Murder at The RTX which involved hunting clues at prepared "crime scenes". On June 20, 2016 Rooster Teeth confirmed they would be filming audience members at an RTX panel for use in their latest |
Spud Murphy | Music career | film music. In the film world, Murphy was staff composer and arranger for Columbia Pictures under Morris Stoloff. He worked on over 50 films, including The Tony Fontane Story, which won him the Neff Award for best music score.
In addition to being a talented composer, arranger, and musician, Murphy became a renowned educator, writing over 26 books on various topics in music, such as instrumental techniques and music theory. His crowning achievement was his 12-volume course in composing, arranging, and orchestration for the professional musician titled The Equal Interval System. He taught mostly in Los Angeles but also a special |
Signe Brander | People, war memories and estates & Personal life and death | (1928–1929). Personal life and death Brander never married. She died in Sipoo in 1942. |
South Carolina Highway 90 | Route description & History | Highway, much more commercial businesses line the highway. The highway also enters the CDP of Little River at this intersection. Shortly thereafter, Old Highway 17 (unsigned SC 90 Connector) intersects SC 90. It comes to an interchange with US 17 and SC 9, though no access to northbound US 17 / SC 9 is provided at the interchange. For its final one mile (1.6 km), SC 90 passes many businesses before curving to the north and ending at an intersection with US 17. History In some times SCDOT will construct and widen South Carolina 90 into a 4-lane multilane roadway/Divided highway with a Cement Median and |
Sleepaway Camp | Modern | Most of the cast performs in a naturalistic manner, whereas Desiree Gould's performance as Aunt Martha is strikingly stylistic: broadly overplayed to the point of caricature."
In his book The Pleasure and Pain of Cult Horror Films: An Historical Survey (2009), film scholar Bartłomiej Paszylk characterized Sleepaway Camp as "elevat[ing] the kids to the position of the movie's mass protagonist and becomes a tricky metaphor of the unspeakable pains and anxieties of growing up." He further commented on the film's conclusion: "The epiphanous ending brings Sleepaway Camp further away from the likes of Friday the 13th and closer to such 1980s |
Snap election | Czech Republic & Finland & Greece | his assent on 28 August, scheduling the elections for 25 and 26 October 2013. Finland The President of Finland can call for an early election. As per the version of the 2000 constitution currently in use, the president can do this only upon proposal by the Prime Minister and after consultations with the parliamentary groups, while the Parliament is in session. In prior versions of the constitution, the President had the power to do this unilaterally. Greece In 2012, Greece held snap elections in two consecutive months. The government of George Papandreou, elected in the 2009 legislative election, had resigned |
Silverliner | Silverliner II | cars with improvements based on the lessons learned from the earlier design. A total of 38 cars were purchased for the PRR with the remaining 17 going to the Reading. While some referred to the new vehicles as "PSIC Cars", the modern stainless steel body shells quickly defined the fleet and the name "Silverliner" was soon adopted.
Differences from the earlier Pioneer IIIs included a single arm Faiveley pantograph, a state of the art propulsion system that made use of solid state phase angle controllers coupled to mercury arc ignitron rectifiers and higher powered motors. Like the Pioneer |
Ronnie Lee Gardner | Death penalty debate | and teach the infinite and all-encompassing atonement of Jesus Christ, which makes forgiveness of sin and salvation possible for all people.
Other denominations voiced their opposition to the use of capital punishment. Reverend David Henry of the First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City said, "Violence breeds violence ... . It doesn't work. It's ineffective, and it's brutalizing all of us." Cardinal Keith O'Brien of the Roman Catholic Church later used Gardner's cases to describe the "culture of vengeance" in the United States.
According to polls, support for capital punishment had been steadily declining since the 1990s, but the majority of people |
St. John the Martyr Church (New York City) | History & Buildings & Artifacts | for $39,000 ($1,090,000 and refitted for the use of St. John’s congregation. The Order of Carmelites appointed to run the parish in 2007. Buildings The former Knox Presbyterian Church, at 252 East 72nd Street, was purchased September 25, 1904 for $39,000 and refitted as a Catholic church that year. The building had been built 1887 to the designs of notable Protestant ecclesiastical architect Robert Henderson Robertson Artifacts "Among the paintings presented to the church are the "Three Marys at the Tomb of Christ" (valued at $10,000) by Albert Zimmermann and "St. John Nepomucene" by Alphonse Mucha. The chime of ten |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau | Cathedral | Gatineau-Hull, it had two co-cathedrals, St. John Vianney Church in Gatineau and St. Joseph Church in Hull. In 2005, when it became the Archdiocese of Gatineau, it ceased to have co-cathedrals as St. Joseph Cathedral became the cathedral for the whole archdiocese. |
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge | Wetlands & Tree rows | waterfowl, shorebirds and wading birds. In addition, specified impoundments are managed as permanent wetlands to provide critical nesting and year-round habitat for the endangered Yuma clapper rail. Refuge wetlands provide nesting habitat for a variety of other species, including the least bittern, white-faced ibis, black-necked stilt and American avocet. All wetlands are flooded from water supplied by the Imperial Irrigation District. This water is termed "class 1" irrigation water, which is free of fertilizers, toxic pesticides and high levels of salts that are common in agricultural drain water. Tree rows The refuge manages tree rows for native species and biodiversity. Species |
South Carolina Highway 24 | Route description & History | Airport. In West Anderson, the highway passes Lakeside Middle School and intersects SC 28. About one mile (1.6 km) later, it enters the city limits of Anderson. Just under 4,000 feet (1,200 m) later, it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 29 Business (US 29 Bus.)/US 76/US 178/SC 28 Bus./SC 81 (Murray Avenue). History The first SC 24 was an original state highway, which operated as a spur from SC 12 in Hibernia, to Ninety Six. By 1926, SC 24 was extended southeast on new primary routing through Pelion to SC 6 in North. In 1928, SC 24 was extended south, from North, to SC 64 in Olar. In 1929, |
Spartan Aircraft Ltd | History | had acquired a substantial holding in Saunders Roe Ltd. and arising out of this investment Spartan was effectively merged into Saunders Roe. Spartan Aircraft's final product was the Spartan Cruiser a three-engined light airliner developed from the Saro-Percival Mailplane. |
Slickline | Stem & Pulling tools | action to the tool string which in turn allows the jars to transmit the force given by the movement of the stems bars. Depending on well conditions, either extra small OD stems are use or extra large. The range can be from .75" to 3.50" OD and the stems normally come in 2 ft, 3 ft or 5 ft lengths. The connection to the rope socket or other tools can be a threaded connection or a QLS system (quick connect). Pulling tools These are tools designed for fishing other wireline components which have been dropped or placed in the well |
Rauheneck Castle (Ebern) | Safety work & Gallery | given an internal steel support frame.
The masonry of the exposed enceinte, with its opus spicatum infill, was made safe, as was the top of the chapel walls. The architectural details lost in recent times (chapel and palas, cross-wall to the castle courtyard) were not, however, reconstructed. Gallery The ruins of Rauheneck just before and during emergency repair work in 2006 and 2007. |
Ruslan Tarpan | Business activity | construction of socially significant infrastructure and transportation system projects:
- construction of a marine deepwater sewage discharging high diameter pipe system in Odessa Bay ,,;
- construction of the drainage systems for sanitary sewage output in four cities of Ukraine;
- reconstruction of port facilities and berths, dredging works and territories aggradation activities in the waters of the Black Sea ports;
- construction, reconstruction and maintenance of drainage systems and irrigation canals in the territory of Ukraine;
- construction and renovation of administrative buildings throughout the country on the contract with the Government of Ukraine, the State Employment Service of Ukraine, the State Tax Administration |
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge | History & Geography | of the original Refuge area has been inundated. At present, only about 2,200 acres (8.9 km²) manageable remain suitable for farming and wetland development. Geography The topography of the refuge is flat, except for Rock Hill, which is located at the refuge headquarters. The refuge is bordered by the Salton Sea on the north and intensively farmed agricultural lands on the east, south and west.
The refuge is composed of two disjunctive units, separated by 18 miles (29 km) of private lands. Each unit contains managed wetland habitat, agricultural fields, and tree rows. The courses of the New and Alamo rivers run through |
Province of Toledo | Demography & Provincial government | Province of Toledo Demography Of the province's 711,228 people (2012), only about 1/9 live in the capital, Toledo, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. The most populated municipalities in the province are Toledo and Talavera de la Reina with 83,741 and 83,303 inhabitants each (INE, 2017).
The province contains 204 municipalities. The smallest municipality in Spain, Illán de Vacas, with a population of 8, is in Toledo province. See List of municipalities in Toledo. Provincial government The government body of the province is the Provincial Deputation of Toledo. Its seat is located at Toledo. The members of the |
Scott Campbell (ice hockey, born 1986) | Playing career | return to the Wranglers. Campbell also signed a tryout contract with the Texas Stars of the AHL on February 18, 2012 where he played 12 games scoring no points, before being returned again to the Wranglers.
Campbell signed an extension with the Wranglers on August 14, 2012 to play in Las Vegas for the 2012–13 ECHL season, however he was signed to a tryout contract by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on December 18, 2012. Campbell was successful in his tryout and signed a standard player contract with the team on February 13, 2013.
The Boston Bruins invited Campbell to their |
Sergio Kokis | Biography | has primarily published novels, although he has also published several collections of short stories and a volume of poetry. |
Smallest organisms | Arachnids & Echinoderms & Sea urchins & Starfish & Vertebrates | The smallest arthropods are mites of the family Microdispidae, Cochlodispus minimus, 79 µm long. Echinoderms The smallest sea cucumber, and also the smallest echinoderm, is Psammothuria ganapati, a synaptid that lives between sand grains on the coast of India. Its maximum length is only 4 mm. Sea urchins The smallest sea urchin, Echinocyamus scaber, has a test only 6 mm across. Starfish Patiriella parvivipara is the smallest starfish, at only 5 mm across. Vertebrates The smallest vertebrates (and smallest amphibians) known are Paedophryne amauensis frogs from Papua New Guinea, which range in length from 7.0–8.0 mm (0.28–0.31 in), and average 7.7 mm (0.30 in). Previously, the title |
SS Kowloon No.1 | Description & Second World War | SS Kowloon No.1 Description The ship was built in 1943 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon. She was yard number 447.
The ship was 327 feet 10 inches (99.92 m) long, with a beam of 46 feet 6 inches (14.17 m). She had adepth of 20 feet 10 inches (6.35 m), and a draught of 20 feet 9 ¹⁄₂ inches (6.337 m). As built, she was assessed at 2,942 GRT, 1,668 NRT.
The ship was propelled by a 268 nhp triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 20 inches (51 cm), 31 inches (79 cm) and 55 inches (140 cm) diameter by 39 inches (99 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon. Second World War Empire |
Sapta Puri | History & Haridwar | urban centers are well connected by road, rail and air transport with the rest of the country. Haridwar "Haridwar", also written as "Hardwar", literally means "gateway to god Vishnu (Hari)" or "gateway to god Shiva (Har)". It is the holiest city in the state of Uttarakhand. It is strategically located (29.96°N 78.16°E) on the western bank of the river Ganges as it emerges into the plains at the exact location where the Har-Ki-Pauri ghat has been built to facilitate pilgrims to take a holy bath. It is thus also called the Gangadwara, the place where the Ganges descends to the |
Racetrack (film) | Plot | Racetrack (film) Plot Horse racing bookmaker Joe Tomasso (Leo Carrillo) becomes involved with homeless waif Jackie Curtis (Junior Coughlan) whose mother abandoned him some years before. Tomasso acts as the young boy's unofficial guardian and agrees to allow him to become a jockey with the stipulation that all his races must be honest ones. Jackie's mother Myra shows up and wants them to be a family again. She becomes upset over her son's involvement in the sport of racing. Tomasso deliberately creates a situation to drive a wedge between himself and Jackie so that the youth will return to his |
Silverliner | Silverliner V | Center, Jefferson, and Temple University). They also feature wider aisles and seats, and dedicated areas for wheelchairs and power scooters. In place of the glass-reinforced plastic placards denoting the train route, the train route and destination are displayed on new colored LED panels on both the front and sides of the train, and improved PA systems allows the automated system to announce station names. The new trains feature enhanced security, with CCTV cameras that are able to broadcast over a proprietary wireless network to the Command Center at SEPTA's headquarters. There are three basic Silverliner V car types: 38 single |
Spud Murphy | Equal Interval System (EIS) | courses based upon the EIS system are taught at Pasadena City College. Many notable composers and arrangers have been students of the Equal Interval System, such as Tom Chase, Gerald Wiggins, Jimmie Haskell, Richard Firth, Mary Ekler, David Blumberg, Steve Marston, Clair Marlo, Dan Sawyer, Don Novello, Don Peake, Danny Pelfrey, Craig Sharmat, Scott Paige, James L. Venable, Marcos Valle and Oscar Peterson. |
Richard Winkler | Biography & Collection | Gods. Since his days at the Beckman's School of Design in Stockholm, Winkler has experimented with various forms of human body. His superior knowledge on the subject results in an artistic expression that reflects his distinctive style. Today, his name conjures up images of tubular human figures and colorful paddy fields in a tropical Balinese setting. Collection Bali has been an important influence to Winkler's works. His earlier paintings were focused on the abstract lines and curves of the human body, the exaggerated curves of the limbs, in particular. These later became more and more human likes-after his move to |
Same-sex marriage in Campeche | Injunctions & Statistics & Public opinion | the Mexican Supreme Court finalised the ruling in the adoption case against Campeche and issued a nationwide jurisprudence which binds all lower court judges to rule in favor of same-sex couples seeking adoption and parental rights. Campeche's ban on same-sex adoption was lifted on 26 September. Statistics Same-sex marriage rates have remained relatively constant over the years. In 2017, 27 same-sex marriages took place in Campeche. In 2018, this number was 32. Public opinion A 2017 opinion poll conducted by Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica found that 42% of Campeche residents supported same-sex marriage, one of the lowest in the nation. |
Siviriez | Education | students. There were no upper Secondary classes or vocational classes, but there were 34 upper Secondary students and 84 upper Secondary vocational students who attended classes in another municipality. The municipality had no non-university Tertiary classes, but there were 6 non-university Tertiary students and 3 specialized Tertiary students who attended classes in another municipality.
As of 2000, there were 2 students in Siviriez who came from another municipality, while 67 residents attended schools outside the municipality. |
Special stage (rallying) | Special stage | usually referred to as the flying finish, and is the point at which timing for the stage ends. The name comes from the fact that a car will be traveling at full racing speeds when it passes this post. Several hundred meters further along the stage is the stop control point, where the car must come to a halt in order for officials to record their time and check paperwork. Approximately 50 meters after the stop point is the end of the special stage restrictions.
The cars must travel between special stages on public roads, often known as transport stages. While |
Shakespeare in Love | Reception & Stage adaptation | played by Colin Firth, and asked his mother Queen Elizabeth II to be given the title of Earl of Wessex instead.
In recent years, the film win over Saving Private Ryan for the Best Picture Oscar has resulted in much criticism, with many considering it as one of the worst winners in the ceremony's history. Many attributed to Harvey Weinstein's aggressive campaign for the film. Stage adaptation In November 2011, Variety reported that Disney Theatrical Productions intended to produce a stage version of the film in London with Sonia Friedman Productions. The production was officially announced in November 2013. Based on |
Sri Lanka's Killing Fields | Soldiers' video | cameraman pans around to show other dead naked bodies, all with blindfolds and hands tied behind their backs. A live naked, blindfolded man with his hands tied behind his back is brought to the area by a soldier and sat down on the ground. The soldier takes a few steps back before shooting the naked man in the head, killing him. "Shoot! Shoot! I've shot as well. Shoot!", a soldier is heard shouting in the background as more shots are heard in the background. "These are our state property. Let's shoot!" the soldier laughs. Another soldier is shown shooting a |
Scouring pad | History | still is, used as an abrasive scrubbing pad, however, it is becoming less common, as it removes non-stick surfaces off pans.
In 1988, the first scouring pad made of out sponge material was patented by Hans J. Hartmann. This enabled the scouring pad to float. To achieve this, he used a technique to thread the metal mesh through the sponge and wrap it around the outside. This was meant to stop the scouring pad from dropping to the bottom of the sink.
In 1973, the plastic needle surface (now more commonly used) was invented by Edward Mednick, who invented the new surface |
Sockpuppet (Internet) | null | Sockpuppet (Internet) A sockpuppet is an online identity used for purposes of deception. The term, a reference to the manipulation of a simple hand puppet made from a sock, originally referred to a false identity assumed by a member of an Internet community who spoke to, or about, themselves while pretending to be another person.
The term now includes other misleading uses of online identities, such as those created to praise, defend or support a person or organization, to manipulate public opinion, or to circumvent a suspension or ban from a website. A significant difference between the use of a pseudonym |
Sri Lanka Tennis Association | History & Tennis in Sri Lanka | administrative head of the British colony, as its President. The first Sri Lankan to become CLTA president was Dr. C. H. Gunasekara in 1947 until 1949. It takes pride as being the oldest national tennis association in Asia. Tennis in Sri Lanka Tennis as a sport has not garnered the popular support of the common folk in Sri Lanka, whose first love in sports is still cricket but SLTA is contributing all its resources to make tennis a popular game. They strive towards developing tennis as a professional sport, encouraging all citizens to play tennis for better health in life |
Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google, Inc. | Functionality & Contributory infringement | to analyze functionality is in relation to how the trademark relates to the functionality of the actual product not whether it makes Google's computer program function better. Contributory infringement Contributory infringement occurs when a manufacturer or distributor intentionally induces another to infringe a trademark, or if it continues to supply its product to one whom it knows or has reason to know is engaging in trademark infringement. Under these situations, the manufacturer or distributor is contributorily responsible for any harm done as a result of the deceit. General knowledge is not enough; the defendant must supply its product or services |
Scott Campbell (ice hockey, born 1986) | Playing career | season with UMass Lowell Campbell signed a professional tryout contract with the Houston Aeros and played 6 games without scoring a point.
The 2011–12 season saw Campbell sign with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL where he played 51 regular season games, scoring 31 points. In the playoffs, he played 18 games scoring 10 points helping the Wranglers to the Western Conference championship, coming up 3 games short of a Kelly Cup Championship. On December 21, 2011 the Rochester Americans signed Campbell to a professional tryout contract, he played 1 game for the Americans before being released to |
Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet | Family | Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet Sir Oswald Mosley of Ancoats, 4th Baronet (25 September 1848 – 10 October 1915), was a British baronet. Family Mosley was born in Staffordshire in 1848 the eldest son of Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Baronet, of Ancoats (9 July 1813 – 28 April 1890), who succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats, on 24 May 1871, and wife Catherine Wood (died 22 April 1891), daughter of The Reverend John Wood of Swanwick, Derbyshire and Emily Susanna Bellairs (daughter of Abel Walford Bellairs and Susannah Lowley). His younger brother was Tonman Mosley, |
SM UB-65 | Rediscovery & Previous beliefs regarding loss | as UB-65 the wreck was given protected place status under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 on 1 November 2006. Previous beliefs regarding loss The identification of the Padstow U-boat wreck corrected the earlier accepted version of UB-65's loss. According to official German Naval records the boat was presumed lost following a premature explosion of one of her own torpedoes on 10 July 1918, south of the Irish coast.
According to United States Navy records it was reported that, whilst returning from patrol and near Fastnet Rock, the U.S. submarine L-2 observed what the captain (named Forster) first took to |
Shout Out to My Ex | Live performances | on The One Show, minus Jade Thirlwall, and also promoted it on Good Morning Britain, on Belgian TV show Jonas Van Geel, at the BBC Teen Awards, on the Norwegian program Senkveld, in a non-singing appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show and also performed it on The X Factor Australia, after the contestants performed their 2012 debut single "Wings", on Italian X Factor on 24 November, and at LOS40 Music Awards 2016 in Barcelona. The song was part of Little Mix's setlist whilst supporting Ariana Grande on the North American leg of her Dangerous Woman Tour. |
Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion | Formations | each other may optionally combine into Formations. A single element is referred to as a Dagger, while a formation consisting of two elements is called a Deuce. The largest formation possible, a Trine, consists of three elements of the same type. Elements such as the Cardani Dartelves occupy a two-by-two grid-space and are referred to as Swarms. Naturally, swarms are not allowed to break or form formations.
Deuce and trine formations often gain formation bonuses and additional abilities over daggers. However, this come at the cost of having reduced maneuverability and increased vulnerability to flanking. As such, players must break and |
Spasmodic dysphonia | History | Initial surgical efforts to treat the condition were published in 1976 by Herbert Dedo and involved cutting of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. |
Report on a Plan for the Further Support of Public Credit | Seigniorage and Sequestration & Credit | it? In many cases indeed the income or annuity is the property itself: And though general usage may controul the principle, it can only be as far as the usage clearly goes. It must not be extended by analogy.” Credit Hamilton reminded Congress that the United States was still quite young, and needed to maintain its vitality and energy through the "invigorating principle" of credit to compete with the European Powers rather than subject itself to their whims through the necessity of their manufactures. "It is impossible for a Country to contend on equal terms, or to be secure against |
Smita Patil | Career | conventional background of male-dominated cinema (films like Bhumika, Umbartha and Bazaar). Smita Patil was a women's rights activist and became famous for her roles in films that portrayed women as capable and empowered.
I remained committed to small cinema for about five years ... I refused all commercial offers. Around 1977–78, the small cinema movement started picking up and they needed names. I was unceremoniously dropped from a couple of projects. This was a very subtle thing but it affected me a lot. I told myself that here I am and I have not bothered to make money. I have turned |
Sistema de Radiodifusoras Culturales Indígenas | History & Defunct stations | Montaña", in Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero. The network was initially managed by the National Indigenist Institute (INI), an agency of the federal government In 2003, the INI was dissolved and replaced by the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI), which consequently assumed control over the network. The CDI was in turn replaced by the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (INPI) in late 2018.
Until 2019, the station was known as the Sistema de Radiodifusoras Culturales Indigenistas (Indigenist Cultural Broadcasting System). Defunct stations Between 1982 and 1990, the SRCI system included a station at Nacajuca, Tabasco, XENAC-AM 1440. That |
Seyi Rhodes | Early life & Education | Seyi Rhodes Early life Rhodes was born in London in 1979 and spent part of his childhood in Nigeria. Education Rhodes was educated at Monkton Combe School, an independent school in the village of Monkton Combe near Bath in Somerset, South West England, between 1991 and 1996, boarding at Farm House. He says: "I have to say I have very fond memories of my time at the school.... During the time I spent there, I felt safe and secure, which for me was really important". After Monkton Combe School, Rhodes went to the University of the West of England in |
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