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512315 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20College%20at%20Brockport,%20State%20University%20of%20New%20York | The College at Brockport, State University of New York
in 1969 at a cost of $4,000,000 and is the location of the college union. Seymour Union holds the Barnes & Noble bookstore, a commuter's cafeteria, study areas, the BSG (Brockport Student Government) Offices, the WBSU campus radio station, the ballroom, campus even... | 12,500 |
512315 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20College%20at%20Brockport,%20State%20University%20of%20New%20York | The College at Brockport, State University of New York
Henry Seymour. James moved to Rochester when the newly organized county of Monroe appointed him Sheriff in 1820. He later moved to Michigan.
His brother William, who had been employed by James in Clarkson and Brockport, continued the family mercantile business unt... | 12,501 |
512315 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20College%20at%20Brockport,%20State%20University%20of%20New%20York | The College at Brockport, State University of New York
in Cortland, New York and received his Doctorate of Philosophy degree at Syracuse University in 1887. He wanted to establish a close working relationship between the alumni, faculty and students. Dr. Smith studied law in his father's office and was admitted to the ... | 12,502 |
512315 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20College%20at%20Brockport,%20State%20University%20of%20New%20York | The College at Brockport, State University of New York
Hall was built in 1958 and is home to freshmen, graduate, adult, and international students. The building also contains a conference center for the occasional meeting.
It was named after Alfred Thomspon, principal of the school from 1910 to 1936. Thompson was born... | 12,503 |
512315 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20College%20at%20Brockport,%20State%20University%20of%20New%20York | The College at Brockport, State University of New York
departments. The Tower has many art studios, galleries, classrooms, photography laboratories, and a theater for student productions. There is a unique permanent exhibit currently under construction that is to house the largest collection of E. E. Cummings paintings... | 12,504 |
512315 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20College%20at%20Brockport,%20State%20University%20of%20New%20York | The College at Brockport, State University of New York
offices, pools, exercise facilities, and racquetball courts.
Ernest Tuttle was a graduate of Springfield College and had an M.A. from the University of Rochester. He originally taught at Brockport Central High School for four years, before coming to the Normal sch... | 12,505 |
512315 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20College%20at%20Brockport,%20State%20University%20of%20New%20York | The College at Brockport, State University of New York
Mortimer, "preceptress," i.e. head, of the "female department," 1841-1844. A pioneer of higher education for women, assisted Catherine Beecher in starting the Milwaukee Female Seminary.
# Notable alumni.
- John Faso, (B.A. Political Science and History, 1974) Rep... | 12,506 |
512315 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20College%20at%20Brockport,%20State%20University%20of%20New%20York | The College at Brockport, State University of New York
of the Baltimore Orioles
- Stan Van Gundy (B.A. English/B.S. Physical Education, 1981), head coach and president of the NBA's Detroit Pistons
- Joe Torres (B.S. Communications) news anchor WABC-TV
- William Fichtner (B.A. Criminal Justice, 1978), actor, well kno... | 12,507 |
512315 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20College%20at%20Brockport,%20State%20University%20of%20New%20York | The College at Brockport, State University of New York
New York State Special Olympic Games. Soon after, the college was chosen to be the site of the 1979 fifth International Special Olympic Games.
Famous Supporters
- Julius Erving – Basketball
- Mrs. Rosalynn Carter, spouse of President Jimmy Carter – Honorary Chai... | 12,508 |
512315 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20College%20at%20Brockport,%20State%20University%20of%20New%20York | The College at Brockport, State University of New York
and Hank Aaron.
Post-Olympic Events
On October 8, 1982 The College at Brockport held a dedication ceremony for the new Special Olympics Park. The park contains a bronze sculpture and fountain created by Zurab Tsereteli entitled Happiness to the Children of the Wo... | 12,509 |
512315 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20College%20at%20Brockport,%20State%20University%20of%20New%20York | The College at Brockport, State University of New York
ics Park. The park contains a bronze sculpture and fountain created by Zurab Tsereteli entitled Happiness to the Children of the World for the purposes of celebrating the Special Olympics and the International Year of the Child. Tsereteli was a visiting professor a... | 12,510 |
620917 | HMS Southampton | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS%20Southampton | HMS Southampton
HMS Southampton
Six Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS "Southampton". All were named after Southampton, a port on the south coast of England.
- was a 48-gun fourth rate launched in 1693. The ship was rebuilt in 1700, hulked at Jamaica in 1728 and finally broken up in 1771.
- was a 32-gun fifth ... | 12,511 |
620917 | HMS Southampton | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS%20Southampton | HMS Southampton
in 1812.
- was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1820. In 1867 the ship was lent to the Hull Committee, finally being sold in 1912.
- was a cruiser, launched in 1912 and sold in 1926. She fought at the Battle of Jutland.
- was a cruiser, launched in 1936 and sunk off Malta on 11 January 1941.
- was a... | 12,512 |
512302 | Faustina the Elder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faustina%20the%20Elder | Faustina the Elder
Faustina the Elder
Annia Galeria Faustina, sometimes referred to as Faustina I (Latin: Faustina Major; born on February 16 around 100 CE; died in October or November of 140 CE), was a Roman empress and wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. The emperor Marcus Aurelius was her nephew and later bec... | 12,513 |
512302 | Faustina the Elder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faustina%20the%20Elder | Faustina the Elder
Marcus Annius Verus. Her maternal aunts were Roman Empress Vibia Sabina and Matidia Minor. Her paternal grandfather was named Marcus Annius Verus, like her father, while her maternal grandparents were Salonia Matidia (niece of Roman Emperor Trajan) and suffect consul Lucius Scribonius Libo Rupilius F... | 12,514 |
512302 | Faustina the Elder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faustina%20the%20Elder | Faustina the Elder
sepulchral inscription has been found at the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome. He is commemorated by a high-quality series of bronze coins, possibly struck at Rome, though their language is Greek.
- Aurelia Fadilla (died in 135); she married Aelius Lamia Silvanus or Syllanus. She appears to have had no ... | 12,515 |
512302 | Faustina the Elder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faustina%20the%20Elder | Faustina the Elder
there were rumours while Antoninus was proconsul of Asia that Faustina conducted herself with "excessive frankness and levity".
# Empress.
On July 10, 138, her uncle, the emperor Hadrian, died and her husband became the new emperor, as Antoninus was Hadrian's adopted son and heir. Faustina became R... | 12,516 |
512302 | Faustina the Elder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faustina%20the%20Elder | Faustina the Elder
been taken as an index of the latter's devotion to her.
After Antoninus Pius' accession to the principate, the couple never left Italy; instead, they divided their time between Rome, Antoninus' favourite estate at Lorium, and other properties at Lanuvium, Tusculum, and Signia.
Faustina's personal s... | 12,517 |
512302 | Faustina the Elder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faustina%20the%20Elder | Faustina the Elder
to her in her own lifetime.
# Death and legacy.
Faustina died near Rome in 140, perhaps at Antoninus Pius' estate at Lorium. Antoninus was devastated at Faustina's death and took several steps to honor her memory. He had the Senate deify her (her "apotheosis" was portrayed on an honorary column) an... | 12,518 |
512302 | Faustina the Elder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faustina%20the%20Elder | Faustina the Elder
He also established a charity called "Puellae Faustinianae" ("Girls of Faustina") to assist orphaned Roman girls and created a new "alimenta" (see Grain supply to the city of Rome). Her remains were interred in the Mausoleum of Hadrian. Certain cities struck coin issues in honour of the "divine Faust... | 12,519 |
512302 | Faustina the Elder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faustina%20the%20Elder | Faustina the Elder
and Aeternitas, among others; and an eagle (or less often a winged genius) bearing a figure aloft, with the legend (i.e. Faustina's ascension into heaven). Coins of Faustina were sometimes incorporated into jewellery and worn as amulets.
The posthumous cult of Faustina was exceptionally widespread, ... | 12,520 |
512302 | Faustina the Elder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faustina%20the%20Elder | Faustina the Elder
ancestors. Faustina also appears on the at Ephesus commemorating members of the imperial family. Bergmann and Watson have characterized the commemoration of Faustina as central to Antoninus Pius' political persona. One larger-than-life statue, discovered "in situ" near the Termini railway station at ... | 12,521 |
512302 | Faustina the Elder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faustina%20the%20Elder | Faustina the Elder
their example. This was evidently the case in Ostia, and probably so in Rome.
The Temple of Faustina is thought to have been dedicated in 144 CE. It is a grand hexastyle structure with Corinthian columns, possibly designed originally to be a temple of Ceres. Depictions on coins appear to show a cult... | 12,522 |
512302 | Faustina the Elder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faustina%20the%20Elder | Faustina the Elder
dominant motif in her gold coinage. Herodes Atticus venerated Faustina as the “new Demeter” (the Greek equivalent of Ceres) at a private sanctuary he established outside Rome, now the church of Sant'Urbano. In addition to Ceres, Vesta and Juno feature prominently in Faustina's coinage. She was also a... | 12,523 |
512302 | Faustina the Elder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faustina%20the%20Elder | Faustina the Elder
ustina's coinage. She was also associated with the Magna Mater and at Cyrene with Isis; at Sardis she was worshipped conjointly with Artemis.
Ten years after Faustina's death, a new commemorative coinage was introduced, featuring the legend Aeternitas ('eternity'); such coins may have been introduce... | 12,524 |
620920 | Glock-guitar | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glock-guitar | Glock-guitar
Glock-guitar
A glock-guitar () is a percussion instrument in the idiophone instrument family. The glock-guitar is composed of a large, flat wooden board with a smaller handle known as the "akkordboard". The akkordboard usually has four round peg holes for attaching three-chime chord block sets, often maki... | 12,525 |
620925 | Monroe's motivated sequence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monroe's%20motivated%20sequence | Monroe's motivated sequence
Monroe's motivated sequence
Monroe's motivated sequence is a technique for organizing persuasive speeches that inspire people to take action. It was developed in the mid-1930s by Alan H. Monroe at Purdue University.
# Steps.
Monroe's motivated sequence states that on the first step is to ... | 12,526 |
620925 | Monroe's motivated sequence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monroe's%20motivated%20sequence | Monroe's motivated sequence
motivates action. Go beyond establishing that there is a significant problem. There are many problems that are not particularly relevant to your audience. Show that the need will not go away by itself. Use statistics, examples, etc. Convince your audience that they each have a personal need ... | 12,527 |
620925 | Monroe's motivated sequence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monroe's%20motivated%20sequence | Monroe's motivated sequence
of Monroe's motivated sequence. Here is an example description by Dominic Spencer, an instructor at the University of Central Florida in 2011:
- 1. Attention: Hey! Listen to me, you have a PROBLEM!
- 2. Need: Let me EXPLAIN the problem.
- 3. Satisfaction: But, I have a SOLUTION!
- 4. Vis... | 12,528 |
620925 | Monroe's motivated sequence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monroe's%20motivated%20sequence | Monroe's motivated sequence
Listen to me, you have a PROBLEM!
- 2. Need: Let me EXPLAIN the problem.
- 3. Satisfaction: But, I have a SOLUTION!
- 4. Visualization: If we IMPLEMENT my solution, this is what will happen. Or, if we don't implement my solution, this is what will happen.
- 5. Action: You can help me in ... | 12,529 |
620936 | Ian Smith (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian%20Smith%20(disambiguation) | Ian Smith (disambiguation)
Ian Smith (disambiguation)
Ian Smith (1919–2007) was the Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979.
Ian Smith or Iain Smith may also refer to:
# Sportspeople.
## Cricket.
- Ian Smith (South African cricketer) (1925–2015), South African test cricketer
- Ian Smith (New Zealand crickete... | 12,530 |
620936 | Ian Smith (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian%20Smith%20(disambiguation) | Ian Smith (disambiguation)
United
- Ian Paul Smith (born 1976), English footballer for Burnley, Oldham Athletic, Hartlepool United and Sheffield Wednesday
- Ian Smith (footballer, born 1998), Costa Rican footballer
## Rugby.
- Ian Smith (Scottish rugby player born 1903) (1903–1972)
- Ian Smith (New Zealand rugby p... | 12,531 |
620936 | Ian Smith (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian%20Smith%20(disambiguation) | Ian Smith (disambiguation)
Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Fife
# Others.
- Iain Crichton Smith (1928–1998), Scottish poet and critic
- Ian William Murison Smith (1937–2016), professor of chemistry, University of Birmingham
- Ian Smith (actor) (born 1938), ... | 12,532 |
620936 | Ian Smith (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian%20Smith%20(disambiguation) | Ian Smith (disambiguation)
–2016), professor of chemistry, University of Birmingham
- Ian Smith (actor) (born 1938), Australian actor
- Ian Smith (photographer), Scottish photographer
- Iain R. Smith (born 1939), reader in history at the University of Warwick
- Iain Smith (producer) (born 1949), Scottish film produ... | 12,533 |
620914 | London After Midnight (band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London%20After%20Midnight%20(band) | London After Midnight (band)
London After Midnight (band)
London After Midnight is a project formed in the 1990s by songwriter and instrumentalist Sean Brennan.
London After Midnight has a following worldwide, with a large fan base in the goth subculture. However, in interviews Brennan has shunned the use of this lab... | 12,534 |
620914 | London After Midnight (band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London%20After%20Midnight%20(band) | London After Midnight (band)
formed in Los Angeles, California and played at several clubs in the area starting in late 1990, with a debut concert at Los Angeles gothic rock club, Helter Skelter.
In the early days London After Midnight had various temporary members who joined Brennan when performing live, but did not ... | 12,535 |
620914 | London After Midnight (band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London%20After%20Midnight%20(band) | London After Midnight (band)
Magnet".
# Early performance line-ups.
After garnering a fanbase aided by the release of a self-titled demo, London After Midnight released their debut album "Selected Scenes from the End of the World" in 1991. Special effects artist Nick Benson played bass guitar in an early lineup of th... | 12,536 |
620914 | London After Midnight (band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London%20After%20Midnight%20(band) | London After Midnight (band)
live on bass from 1990-1992.
## Touring and releases.
In the earliest days the live band played mainly on the West Coast of the United States. Following the release of the self-titled debut, LAM gradually expanded their Californian fan base, eventually traveling to Mexico in 1994 (somethi... | 12,537 |
620914 | London After Midnight (band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London%20After%20Midnight%20(band) | London After Midnight (band)
headlined the Whitby Gothic Weekend in England, among other concerts in the UK, Europe, Mexico and the US. At this time, Brennan had begun to expand musically. The project continued on with a third album titled Oddities released in 1998, featuring a cover of a track named "Sally's Song" fro... | 12,538 |
620914 | London After Midnight (band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London%20After%20Midnight%20(band) | London After Midnight (band)
Day. LAM has since toured the world extensively playing alongside other popular bands such as Green Day, HIM (who have cited LAM as an influence), Rammstein, Soft Cell, and others, headlining and co-headlining to crowds of over 30,000 in Latin America, the US and Europe.
# Recent times.
T... | 12,539 |
620914 | London After Midnight (band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London%20After%20Midnight%20(band) | London After Midnight (band)
trailer for London After Midnight's fourth studio album "Violent Acts of Beauty" was released on the band's official website and LAM's YouTube page. The trailer stated that the album was due for a Spring/Summer 2007 release. The album itself was released in Fall 2007 (North America).
# Liv... | 12,540 |
620914 | London After Midnight (band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London%20After%20Midnight%20(band) | London After Midnight (band)
After Midnight' demo, 1991, 'Selected Scenes From The End Of The World', 1994 (1&2)(1989–2003)
- Joe S. - drums (live and recorded for Violent Acts of Beauty & Saw II Soundtrack) (2001–2008)
- Trouble Valli – live guitar (one concert only) (2008)
- Eddie Hawkins – live guitar (1989–1990,... | 12,541 |
620914 | London After Midnight (band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London%20After%20Midnight%20(band) | London After Midnight (band)
From The End Of The World', 1994 (1&2) (1992–2005)Rejoined on bass 2018-current
- William Skye – live guitar, recorded on 'Selected Scenes From The End Of The World', 1994 (1) (1992–1999)
# Discography.
## Albums.
- "Selected Scenes from the End of the World" (1992) (re-release with bon... | 12,542 |
620914 | London After Midnight (band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London%20After%20Midnight%20(band) | London After Midnight (band)
he World', 1994 (1&2) (1992–2005)Rejoined on bass 2018-current
- William Skye – live guitar, recorded on 'Selected Scenes From The End Of The World', 1994 (1) (1992–1999)
# Discography.
## Albums.
- "Selected Scenes from the End of the World" (1992) (re-release with bonus tracks 2003 an... | 12,543 |
620929 | Pierre Nord Alexis | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierre%20Nord%20Alexis | Pierre Nord Alexis
Pierre Nord Alexis
Pierre Nord Alexis (2 August 1820 – 1 May 1910) was President of Haiti from 21 December 1902 to 2 December 1908.
# Early life.
He was the son of a high-ranking official in the regime of Henri Christophe, and Blézine Georges, Christophe's illegitimate daughter. Alexis joined the ... | 12,544 |
620929 | Pierre Nord Alexis | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierre%20Nord%20Alexis | Pierre Nord Alexis
was finally ousted in a revolt. The new president, Florvil Hyppolite, gave him an important military position in the north, but when President Tirésias Simon Sam resigned, he joined Anténor Firmin in a march on Port-au-Prince in an effort to seize control of the government.
The new president, howeve... | 12,545 |
620929 | Pierre Nord Alexis | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierre%20Nord%20Alexis | Pierre Nord Alexis
situation by negotiating with the United States and declaring himself in support of American interests in the Caribbean. The U.S. responded by imposing a naval blockade on the two centers still loyal to Firmin, paving the way for Alexis to seize control of the government for himself.
# Presidency.
... | 12,546 |
620929 | Pierre Nord Alexis | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierre%20Nord%20Alexis | Pierre Nord Alexis
condemned. In January 1908, Alexis, already in his eighties, decided to have himself proclaimed President for Life. This reunited the supporters of Firmin, who launched a new revolt against Alexis. While the revolt was crushed, it exacerbated the country's existing economic problems. A famine in the ... | 12,547 |
620929 | Pierre Nord Alexis | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierre%20Nord%20Alexis | Pierre Nord Alexis
iots and a new rebellion, this time from the south, led by General François Antoine Simon.
# Exile.
Ousted from power on 2 December 1908, Alexis went into exile in Jamaica and later relocated to New Orleans with his family, where he died on 1 May 1910. He is buried in St. Louis Cemetery #2 in New O... | 12,548 |
620937 | Blood pheasant | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blood%20pheasant | Blood pheasant
Blood pheasant
The blood pheasant ("Ithaginis cruentus") is the only species in genus "Ithaginis" of the pheasant family. This relatively small, short-tailed pheasant is widespread and fairly common in eastern Himalayas, ranging across India, Nepal, Bhutan, China and northern Myanmar. Since the trend of... | 12,549 |
620937 | Blood pheasant | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blood%20pheasant | Blood pheasant
of various coloured feathers. The colour of the plumage above is dark ash, with white shafts, the coverts of the wings various tinged with green, with broad strokes of white through the length of each feather, the feathers of the chin deep crimson; on the breast, belly and sides feathers are lance-shaped... | 12,550 |
620937 | Blood pheasant | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blood%20pheasant | Blood pheasant
subspecies. Females are more uniformly colored, being overall dull brown and often with some gray to the nape. Although some of the subspecies that have been described are highly distinctive, others are not, and some variation appears to be clinal. Consequently, the number of valid subspecies is disputed... | 12,551 |
620937 | Blood pheasant | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blood%20pheasant | Blood pheasant
- north central China
- "I. c. berezowskii" - Berezovski's blood pheasant - mountains of central China
- "I. c. clarkei" - Clarke's blood pheasant - southwest China
- "I. c. cruentus" - Himalayan blood pheasant - northern Nepal to northwestern Bhutan
- "I. c. geoffroyi" - Geoffroy's blood pheasant - ... | 12,552 |
620937 | Blood pheasant | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blood%20pheasant | Blood pheasant
a and northeast Myanmar
- "I. c. michaelis" - Bianchi's blood pheasant - north central China
- "I. c. rocki" - Rock's blood pheasant - southwestern China
- "I. c. sinensis" - David's blood pheasant - central China
- "I. c. tibetanus" - Tibetan blood pheasant - eastern Bhutan and southern Tibet
# Dis... | 12,553 |
620938 | Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian%20Smith%20(New%20Zealand%20cricketer) | Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)
Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)
Ian David Stockley Smith (born 28 February 1957) is a New Zealand cricket commentator and former cricketer. He played as a wicket-keeper for New Zealand throughout the 1980s and part of the 1990s.
# International career.
Smith has one of the highest... | 12,554 |
620938 | Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian%20Smith%20(New%20Zealand%20cricketer) | Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)
New Year Honours, Smith was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to cricket.
# After cricket.
Currently Smith works a radio announcer on Radio Live SPORT as a breakfast host and is also a commentator for SKY Sport (in New Zealand, commentating on both rugby ... | 12,555 |
620938 | Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian%20Smith%20(New%20Zealand%20cricketer) | Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)
British Empire, for services to cricket.
# After cricket.
Currently Smith works a radio announcer on Radio Live SPORT as a breakfast host and is also a commentator for SKY Sport (in New Zealand, commentating on both rugby union and cricket). As a cricket commentator he has also worke... | 12,556 |
620950 | Robert L. Mills | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert%20L.%20Mills | Robert L. Mills
Robert L. Mills
Robert Lee Mills (November 13, 1916 – January 16, 2006) was an American educator who was the longest-serving president of Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky.
Dr. Mills served for 19 years, from 1959 to 1978, as president of Georgetown College. During his presidency, the Asher S... | 12,557 |
620950 | Robert L. Mills | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert%20L.%20Mills | Robert L. Mills
e. During his presidency, the Asher Science Center, the Cralle Student Center and most of the south campus were built. He was a native of Erlanger, Kentucky and earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at the University of Kentucky. He received an honorary degree from William Jewell College.... | 12,558 |
620952 | Queenscliff | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Queenscliff | Queenscliff
Queenscliff
Queenscliff may refer to:
- Queenscliff, New South Wales
- Queenscliff, Victoria | 12,559 |
620941 | Hapkeite | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hapkeite | Hapkeite
Hapkeite
Hapkeite is a mineral discovered in the Dhofar 280 meteorite found in 2000 in Oman on the Arabian peninsula. The meteorite is believed to originate from the Moon; specifically, it appears to be a fragment of lunar highland breccia. Hapkeite's composition is of silicon and iron, and it is similar to o... | 12,560 |
620941 | Hapkeite | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hapkeite | Hapkeite
molten or vaporized material into orbit.
Due to its 1:2 composition of silicon-iron, hapkeite was given the chemical formula FeSi. It occurs as opaque, yellowish to silvery microscopic isometric crystals.
It is named after Bruce Hapke, who predicted the presence and importance of vapor-deposited coatings on ... | 12,561 |
620951 | HMS Gurkha (F122) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS%20Gurkha%20(F122) | HMS Gurkha (F122)
HMS Gurkha (F122)
HMS "Gurkha" was a of the Royal Navy. She was named after an ethnic group located in Nepal, and who continue to serve in the British Army.
# Royal Navy service.
"Gurkha" was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company, of Woolston, Hampshire, at a cost of £4,865,000 She was launched on... | 12,562 |
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carrying out patrol operations in the Persian Gulf, returning to Rosyth on 14 May 1968.
In 1975, "Gurkha" deployed to the West Indies, where the ship performed various duties. In 1976, "Gurkha" supported Royal Navy efforts against Iceland during the Third Cod War. She sustained superficial damage on ... | 12,563 |
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she was part of the 1st Frigate Squadron.
Gurkha was reduced to the reserve in 1980, being placed in the Standby Squadron. Although she had been put on the disposal list, "Gurkha" was removed from the reserve during the Falklands War and prepared for active service. "Gurkha" remained in home waters, ... | 12,564 |
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the Standby Squadron. Although she had been put on the disposal list, "Gurkha" was removed from the reserve during the Falklands War and prepared for active service. "Gurkha" remained in home waters, fulfilling duties in the absence of ships that were operating in the South Atlantic. The following yea... | 12,565 |
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Mystery!
Mystery! (also written MYSTERY!) is a television anthology series produced by WGBH Boston for PBS in the United States.
The series was created as a mystery, police and crime drama spin-off of the already established PBS show "Masterpiece Theatre". From 1980-2006, "Mystery!" aired mostly British crim... | 12,566 |
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companies.
In 2008 PBS combined "Mystery!" with its predecessor "Masterpiece Theatre" under the umbrella title "Masterpiece", which includes the sub-brands "Masterpiece Classic", "Masterpiece Mystery!", and "Masterpiece Contemporary".
# Edward Gorey, Derek Lamb, and the "Mystery!" opening sequence.
"Mystery... | 12,567 |
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at creating a storyboard of the opening was estimated to run 10 minutes. Because executive producer Joan Wilson was looking for a 75-second sequence, Gorey was eventually asked to hand over the drawings and allow animators to use his work as inspiration. Gorey, known for his eccentric and stubborn nature, reco... | 12,568 |
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and slightly more colorful. For the Hillerman episodes, the American flag was worked into the opening title sequence.
Today, the "Masterpiece" opening sequence is almost identical across the sub-brands. Each opening fades in and out of scenes of popular characters from each series. The "Mystery!" version stil... | 12,569 |
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with high-profile British series, including "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" and "Elizabeth R". By 1979, WGBH was bringing in a diverse array of British programming, to the point that Mobil saw an advantage to creating a unique time slot for the crime/police drama genre.Mobil spent 2.3 million in 1979 and 3.2 mil... | 12,570 |
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"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" starring Jeremy Brett in the title role, "Inspector Morse" with John Thaw, "Brother Cadfael" starring Derek Jacobi, and "Prime Suspect" starring Helen Mirren. Agatha Christie sleuths Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) and Miss Marple (at various times Joan Hickson, Geraldine McEw... | 12,571 |
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sophisticated, crafty conundrums that are darkly diabolical or amusing adventures with introductions that suddenly seem alarmingly alliterative.” Shalit left the show in 1981.
Vincent Price took the reins in "Mystery!"’s second year. Price’s introductions included haunted house gags, including walking through... | 12,572 |
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mystery series in which she was the star: "Mother Love" and "The Mrs Bradley Mysteries". Rigg had previously won a BAFTA Award for her work on "Masterpiece Theater"’s 1985 "Bleak House" adaptation. She left "Mystery!" in 2003.
Beginning in 2004, "Mystery!" aired without a host. When the show was re-branded un... | 12,573 |
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to see the audience gently or not so gently erode over the weeks," executive producer Rebecca Eaton said, citing last year's "Middlemarch" as an example.".
Although Mobil had been experiencing restructuring, cutting 1,250 employees, the company refused to blame its actions on cost cutting. The company announc... | 12,574 |
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requests for more robust representation on the channel. Mobil swore that the decision had nothing to do with PBS’s hesitancy in implementing 30-second advertising sports for its underwriters. Since 1980, Mobil had covered the entire cost of acquiring, repackaging and promoting British dramas for PBS, which had... | 12,575 |
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in the U.S. as well as England, so PBS re-ran Series 4 on "Masterpiece Theater" during the 1995-1996 season.
PBS shifted "Mystery!" in 2002 from its Thursday prime-time slot during the regular American TV season to Sunday nights in the summer. "Mystery!" continued as a summer series from 2002 to 2004 with sho... | 12,576 |
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by Alan Cumming.
Rebecca Eaton reflected on the 2008 changes in an interview with Diane Rehm, citing Mobil’s departure, a competitive media landscape, and trouble branding "Masterpiece Theater" and "Mystery!" to new audiences. Eaton said:
“I realized that this ship of whom I was the captain was at risk of go... | 12,577 |
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it very highly. They weren't watching it so much anymore. They thought it was too hard to find...And a lot of people were put off by the title. They thought, oh it sounds like it will be very challenging. It sounds like homework...We didn't change the content because we realized whenever anybody, particularly ... | 12,578 |
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name was always said twice), a pastiche of Vincent Price.
- The 1990s "Mystery!" opening was parodied on a 1998 episode of fellow WGBH program "Arthur" entitled "Binky Rules."
# American Mystery! Specials.
The American Mystery! Specials featured three stories set in the United States. They were based on Ton... | 12,579 |
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(2012). "Network Nations: A Transnational History of British and American Broadcasting." Routledge.
- Knox, Simone (2012). “Masterpiece Theatre and British Drama Imports on US Television: Discourses of Tension.” "Critical Studies in Television" 7:1 (29-48).
- Miller, Ron (1996). "MYSTERY!: A Celebration", WG... | 12,580 |
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American Broadcasting." Routledge.
- Knox, Simone (2012). “Masterpiece Theatre and British Drama Imports on US Television: Discourses of Tension.” "Critical Studies in Television" 7:1 (29-48).
- Miller, Ron (1996). "MYSTERY!: A Celebration", WGBH Educational Foundation, 1996. .
- Neves, Sheron (2013). “Runn... | 12,581 |
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Water dispenser
A water dispenser, known as water cooler (if used for cooling only), is a machine that cools and dispenses water with a refrigeration unit. It is commonly located near the restroom due to closer access to plumbing. A drain line is also provided from the water cooler into the sewer syste... | 12,582 |
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large bottles from vendors. Bottled water coolers can be top-mounted or bottom-loaded, depending on the design of the model.
Bottled water coolers typically use 5 or 10-gallon dispensers commonly found on top of the unit. Pressure coolers are a subcategory of water coolers encompassing water fountains ... | 12,583 |
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water, and to the building's waste disposal system to dispose of unused water. Wall-mounted water coolers are frequently used in commercial buildings like hospitals, schools, businesses, and other facilities where a facility manager is present to monitor its installation and maintenance.
In the standar... | 12,584 |
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Newer machines may not have a button at all; instead, a sensor that detects when someone is near and activates the water. Water is delivered in a stream that arches up, allowing the user to drink directly from the top of the stream of water. These devices usually dispense water directly from the municip... | 12,585 |
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have the water supply vessel mounted at the top of the unit. Bottom-load water dispensers have the vessel mounted at the bottom of the unit to make loading easier.
## Tabletop water dispenser.
There are also smaller versions of the water dispensers where the dispenser can be placed directly on top of ... | 12,586 |
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more hygienic than bottled water coolers, provided the end user has access to clean water sources.
## Freestanding.
A freestanding design generally involves bottles of water placed spout-down into the dispensing machine.
Tabletop or kitchen worktop versions are available which utilize readily availab... | 12,587 |
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industry.
Water will flow faster when the handle is in the upright position. The water is aerated which allows the water to come through the spout at a faster rate.
# Water source.
Water dispensed from water coolers may originate from many different sources, but are often classified into two major ca... | 12,588 |
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based on natural source protection, total dissolved solids, and the amount of processing the water may undergo prior to bottling.
## Purified water.
Purified water is water from groundwater or municipal water supply and is produced by any one of several methods of purification including reverse osmosi... | 12,589 |
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be heated or chilled, depending on the model of the water Modern versions include hybrid models that are able to utilize both methods.
## Bottled water coolers.
To install the bottle, the bottle is tipped upside down and set onto the dispenser; a probe punctures the cap of the bottle
and allows the w... | 12,590 |
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bottles are exchanged for full ones. In developing markets, PET is often used for large bottles despite shrinkage and lower washing temperature will lead to making it a more challenging material to use.
The bottle size varies with the size of the unit, with the larger versions in the US using bottles. ... | 12,591 |
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dispenses the water into a cup held beneath the spigot. When the water container is empty, it is lifted off the top of the dispenser, and automatically seals to prevent any excess water still in the bottle from leaking.
### Material.
For many years and throughout the 20th century, glass was the main m... | 12,592 |
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such as new blow and injection molding techniques have reduced the wall thickness and weight of bottles while improving durability and increasing service life.
## Direct plumbed.
Directly plumbed water coolers use tap water and therefore do not need bottles due to their use of the main water supply. U... | 12,593 |
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pores, passing HO while preventing larger molecules such as salts, carbonates, and other micro-organisms from passing through it. If there is insufficient energy to naturally force the water through the membrane, a powerful pump is required, resulting in potential high energy costs. In addition, RO unit... | 12,594 |
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of electricity.
Inactivated carbon, raw materials such as lignite, coal, bone charcoal, coconut shells, and wood charcoal are used, developing pores during activation when partly burning away carbon layers. In most cases, activated carbon is a single-use material as regeneration is often not possible o... | 12,595 |
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of killing 99.999% of a specific bacterial test population within 30 seconds at 25°C (77°F). Sanitizers may or may not necessarily destroy pathogenic or disease-causing bacteria. The sanitizer used must comply with regulations applicable in the geographic location. In the US, sanitizers are regulated by... | 12,596 |
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that of a sanitizer. If these micro-organisms are not destroyed, the bottled water being produced may be contaminated.
UVGI (Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation) is a commonly used disinfection method to kill or inactivate micro-organisms and leaving them unable to perform vital cellular functions. Draw... | 12,597 |
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using vapor compression refrigeration come in one of the following systems:
- Reservoir System - A tank where water is held, to be used for cooling or heating and is fitted with a float mechanism to prevent overflowing.
- Removable Reservoir - a removable reservoir is an open-end tank with cooling coi... | 12,598 |
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A similar technology can be found in many modern water dispensers and coffee machines.
- Stainless Steel - open end tank with cooling coils that come into contact with the external tank surface
- Pressure Vessel Direct Chill System - The combination of a pressure vessel, which protects the water in th... | 12,599 |
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