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620905 | Exploitation film | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exploitation%20film | Exploitation film
of "Billy Jack", or characters in blaxploitation films such as "Coffy", or people from small towns who go to larger cities in pursuit of runaway relatives, as in "Hardcore" (1979) and "Trackdown" (1976). There are "vigilante cop" movies about policemen who feel thwarted by the legal system, as in the ... | 12,700 |
620905 | Exploitation film | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exploitation%20film | Exploitation film
"Straw Dogs" (1971), Clint Eastwood's "The Outlaw Josey Wales", Joel Schumacher's "Falling Down", and F. Gary Gray's "Law Abiding Citizen".
- ZAxploitation: The exploitation films of South Africa.
# See also.
- Aestheticization of violence
- B movie
- Cult film
- Midnight movie
- Video nasty
-... | 12,701 |
620905 | Exploitation film | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exploitation%20film | Exploitation film
the Academy: Taste, Excess, and an Emerging Politics of Cinematic Style", "Screen" vol. 36 no. 4, winter 1995, pp. 371–393.
- Cathal Tohill and Pete Tombs, "", 1994. .
- V. Vale and Andrea Juno, "RE/Search no. 10: Incredibly Strange Films". RE/Search Publications, 1986. .
- Ephraim Katz, "The Film ... | 12,702 |
620905 | Exploitation film | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exploitation%20film | Exploitation film
- Benedikt Eppenberger, Daniel Stapfer. "Maedchen, Machos und Moneten: Die unglaubliche Geschichte des Schweizer Kinounternehmers Erwin C. Dietrich." Mit einem Vorwort von Jess Franco. Verlag Scharfe Stiefel, Zurich, 2006, .
# External links.
- The Grindhouse Cinema Database. International & classic... | 12,703 |
621000 | Eugenio Calabi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eugenio%20Calabi | Eugenio Calabi
Eugenio Calabi
Eugenio Calabi (born 11 May 1923 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian-born American mathematician and professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in differential geometry, partial differential equations and their applications.
Calabi was a Putnam Fellow as an undergradua... | 12,704 |
621000 | Eugenio Calabi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eugenio%20Calabi | Eugenio Calabi
n-born American mathematician Hans Rademacher, he was appointed to the Thomas A. Scott Professorship of Mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania in 1967. He won the Steele Prize from the American Mathematical Society in 1991 for his work in differential geometry. In 1994, Calabi assumed emeritus sta... | 12,705 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
Yugi Mutou
, known as Yugi Muto in the English anime, is a fictional character who was created by Kazuki Takahashi and is the main character of the manga series "Yu-Gi-Oh!". Yugi is introduced as a friendless teenager who is solving an ancient Egyptian puzzle known as the Millennium Puzzle, hoping it will g... | 12,706 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
in games and becomes a hero when playing them. According to Takahashi, through this trait, Yugi emphasizes the series' themes; friendship and the enjoyment of games. Yami Yugi was created as a hero who would appeal to young children through his strong characterization.
Critical reception to Yugi has been mi... | 12,707 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
in them as an adult. He considered the player of a game becomes a hero. He decided to base the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" series around such games and used this idea as the premise. Yugi was a weak, childish boy who became a hero when he played games. Friendship is one of the major themes of "Yu-Gi-Oh!"; Takahashi based th... | 12,708 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
and losers. For example, the author believes the regular Yugi and Katsuya Jonouchi (known as Joey Wheeler in the English anime) to have more potential as characters because they only focus on enjoying games. He felt Yami Yugi and Seto Kaiba are weaker characters despite the former's heroic traits. As a resul... | 12,709 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
like one of the most difficult scenes to write because of the pair's rivalry.
In the first anime adaption of the manga, Megumi Ogata voiced the main character and Shunsuke Kazama replaced her for the following one. Dan Green was Yugi's and Yami Yugi's voice actor in U.S. anime episodes. Ogata recalls that t... | 12,710 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
the acting.
# Appearances.
## In "Yu-Gi-Oh!".
Yugi Mutou is the main protagonists of the story. During the manga's first chapter, he tries to complete the , one of the seven Millennium Items and an ancient Egyptian artifact, in hopes it will grant his wish of obtaining friends. However, he is bullied by t... | 12,711 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
possessed by another person. The second personality inhabiting Yugi's body, often referred to in the manga by such epithets as the . helps Yugi whenever he's in trouble, challenging bullies and criminals to occult judgment games called and enforces to enact justice (the default powers of a Millennium Item wi... | 12,712 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
game known as Duel Monsters. He takes the Blue-Eyes White Dragon card of Sugoroku Mutou (Solomon Muto in the English anime), Yugi's grandfather; Sugoroku considers the card his most precious treasure he got from a friend. After Kaiba destroys the card and psychologically tortures the grandfather, Yugi and hi... | 12,713 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
In order to lure him out, Pegasus steals Sugoroku's soul with his Millennium Eye. Yugi and Jonouchi go to the tournament, with the latter seeking to use the prize money to use it for an operation to restore his sister's eyesight. Accompanied by Tea and Taylor, Yugi and Jonouchi defeat multiple duelists but Y... | 12,714 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
for the medical treatment of his sister, Shizuka Kawai (Serenity Wheeler).
Some time after Pegasus' tournament, Dark Yugi learns from a woman named Ishizu Ishtar that he was once a Pharaoh but his memory was erased during a conflict. Shortly after this, Kaiba announces his own tournament – Battle City – whe... | 12,715 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
earns Slifer. He later uses it to defeat Yami Bakura and once again to confront Kaiba in a rematch, as his rival uses the second God Card: Obelisk the Tormentor. Yugi defeats Kaiba and obtains Obelisk. In the finale, Yugi faces Marik's own darker alter-ego who has the third God Card: The Winged Dragon of Ra.... | 12,716 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
search for a way to aid him. At the end of the manga, it is revealed that his name as Pharaoh was , who sealed his soul into the Puzzle along with the Great God of Evil, Zorc Necrophades. The group is finally able to defeat Zorc and his avatar, Dark Bakura, once and for all in the memory world (which reenact... | 12,717 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
and his friend Joey Wheeler to face Tenma's RA Project and the duel professors.
He is also present "Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters" where Yugi goes with his friends to find the missing Solomon Moto. In their journey, Yugi realizes that somehow they have been transported into the world of Capsule Monsters.
The ... | 12,718 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
do in the future. They are antagonized by Kaiba who wishes to face the Pharaoh who has left to the afterlife. Nevertheless, in the final duel the Pharaoh makes a brief appearance to assist Yugi in defeating the corrupted Aigami.
The video game "Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories" follows the Pharaoh's daily life ... | 12,719 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
game they soon find themselves trapped within it, and they must summon the help of the game's characters and monsters in order to defeat the game's villain, Emperor Heishin, and ultimately stop the plans of the game's designer, Scott Irvine, to control the three Egyptian God cards. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links" als... | 12,720 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
"super hero". In 2013, Thompson again noted Yami's behavior when playing "Penalty Games" on criminal or bullies; he was similar to Batman and Superman because he does not kill enemies but gives them gruesome fates. Fred Ladd also noted Yugi's weakness is due to his inhability to deal with bullies and that hi... | 12,721 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
advantages when playing the game. Briana Lawerence from Mania Entertainment was harsher towards Yugi's actions in the series; she found that Yugi was so nearly unbeatable at Duel Monsters that it was almost pointless for new duelists to challenge him.
THEM Anime Reviews criticized Yugi's characterization an... | 12,722 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
ridiculous, "Fandom Post" still enjoyed the character's actions; the reviewer praised Yami's origins and actions as a Pharaoh, and the way he engages Bakura. The origins of the Pharaoh and his relationship with the priest Seto, Kaiba's previous life, were also praised. For the final duel between the two Yugi... | 12,723 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
felt young children should be warmed of it. While enjoying the duel between the protagonists and the villain in "Bonds Beyond Time', "UK Anime Network found the three duelists perform moves necessary to introduce their most iconic characters. While reviewing "Dark Side of Dimensions", IGN praised Yugi's grow... | 12,724 |
620989 | Yugi Mutou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugi%20Mutou | Yugi Mutou
racter, he is overshadowed by Kaiba. Anime News Network said the emotional impact of the split between Yugi and the Pharaoh was impactful, the latter's cameo during the finale left a good impression. The Fandom Post criticized the obsessive relationship between Kaiba and the Pharaoh, which came across as rom... | 12,725 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
International studies
International Studies (IS) generally refers to the specific university degrees and courses which are concerned with the study of ‘the major political, economic, social, and cultural issues that dominate the international agenda’. Predominant topics are politics, economics an... | 12,726 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
more directly on the relationship between countries, whereas International Studies can encompass all phenomena which are globally oriented.
# History.
The history of the discipline of International Studies is strongly linked with the history of the study of international relations, as described ... | 12,727 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
Studies Association, which was established in 1959 by a ‘group of academics and practitioners’ with the aim of ‘seeking to pursue mutual interests in world affairs through the organization of a professional association’. The establishment of the association reflected the increasing interest in glo... | 12,728 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
and intellectually stimulating International Studies now is in Australia’’.
The increasing popularity of the discipline in Australia led to the International Studies Association to establish an Asia-Pacific Regional Section of the ISA at the University of Queensland in 2009’, which was seen as an... | 12,729 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
and phenomena which have arisen in an increasingly globalized world. As such, most education providers justify the need for the degrees by relating the increasing importance of the discipline with real-world situations and employment opportunities.
For example, the University of Technology Sydney... | 12,730 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
describes the relevance for International Studies; ‘as the world globalizes and nations and economies become more integrated, it is important to understand our world and the ideas and beliefs of our neighbors and trading partners. In order to compete in the international marketplaces of products, ... | 12,731 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
often offered as a postgraduate degree as an honors or masters as a progression from the undergraduate degrees offered by the various institutions.
# Types of studies.
The International Studies discipline is usually offered as either part of an arts degree or as a specialist arts degree. As such... | 12,732 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
government
- the international movement of people as immigrants, refugees, workers, students, tourists and investors
- the role of international organizations
- the globalization of the world economy
- foreign languages
- history
# Different countries' approaches.
## Australia.
As discusse... | 12,733 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
at Simon Fraser University, the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, the Balsillie School of International Affairs, the Centre for Global Studies at Huron University College, Centre d'études et de Recherches Internationales de l'Université de Montréal, International Studies ... | 12,734 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
four core areas: International Relations, Methodology, International Trade, and Defense and Security. This programme has also been recognized through the participation of their students in different simulations of the United Nations System, like the National Model of United Nations NMUN in New Yor... | 12,735 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
de Chile open a same programm in cooperation between different academic units like Facso and
## United Kingdom.
In the UK the British International Studies Association (BISA) develops and promotes the study of International Studies, Global Politics and related subjects through teaching, research... | 12,736 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
tied to the discipline of International Relations, rather than addressing them as separate entities.
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS)] based in Sussex, is a leading global charity for international development research, teaching, and communications.
## United States.
There exist a num... | 12,737 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
center based at Stanford University which is a ‘primary center for innovative research on major international issues and challenges’. Both institutions focus primarily on the study of international affairs and relations in relation to US foreign policy, and therefore differ in the Australian appro... | 12,738 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
prospects for graduates. The University of Melbourne has stated that graduates of its International Studies major will be ‘attractive to prospective employees in the public and private sectors including international inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations’. Similarly, RMIT Universit... | 12,739 |
620985 | International studies | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20studies | International studies
s occurring as a result of globalisation; ‘Opportunities for positions requiring international knowledge and skills are increasing and have created a need for graduates who are highly skilled, interculturally attuned and able to think and act globally/locally, as well as being bilingual’.
# See a... | 12,740 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
Virginia Intermont College
Virginia Intermont College (VI) was a private, four-year liberal arts college in Bristol, Virginia. Founded in 1884 to create additional education opportunities for women, the College had been coeducational since 1972. It experienced significant financial difficult... | 12,741 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
college was founded as Southwest Virginia Institute in Glade Spring, Virginia, on September 17, 1884, by Reverend J.R. Harrison, a Baptist minister, as a means to bring higher education opportunities to women in southwest Virginia. Instructing both boarding and day students, the school steadi... | 12,742 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
movement and the college became the first two-year institution to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
During the 1960s, five new buildings were constructed to accommodate the school's growth. In the early 1970s, Virginia Intermont became a four-year institution... | 12,743 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
academic and athletic programs for the 2012-13 academic year.
## Decline and closure.
In January 2014, faced with declining enrollment, the college announced plans to merge with Webber International University in Babson Park, Florida, but this measure failed in April. On May 4, 2014, facult... | 12,744 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
The board of trustees placed the day-to-day leadership of the college with Compass Executives of Nashville with Art Rebrovick serving as interim president and restructuring agent. The College set up teach out programs so it might be possible for students to complete their undergraduate educat... | 12,745 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
was sold for $3.3 Million to Chinese businessman George Xu, as a representative for U.S. Magis International Education Center, a New York-based Chinese owned company. Magis intends to open it as a college at a future date. A health-care concern had reportedly agreed to pay a far higher price ... | 12,746 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
Bachelor of Social Work. Virginia Intermont's accreditation was reaffirmed in early December 2011, but the College was issued a one-year warning for not meeting the agency's financial standards. In December 2012, the college's accreditation was not renewed and the college was placed on probat... | 12,747 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
consisted of the main hall (which featured a dining hall, room for 200 boarders, a gymnasium, and indoor pool) as well as a fine arts building and two out buildings which housed classrooms. The original structure, which only consists of the main hall today, was added to the National Register ... | 12,748 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
until the early 1960s when Intermont Hall, Science Hall, the student center, Harrison-Jones Auditorium, and the Worrell Fine Arts Center were constructed.
In summer 2011, VI's largest classroom building, Science Hall, was totally renovated adding state-of-the-art labs and equipment, and upda... | 12,749 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
structures. Major buildings and facilities are described below.
- The Turner Student Center, completed in 1959, is named for Dr. Floyd V. Turner, president of Virginia Intermont from 1956 to 1979.
- The Worrell Fine Arts Center was completed in 1961. The center contains the Dorothy Cigrand ... | 12,750 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
and faculty office building.
- Harrison-Jones Memorial Hall, completed in 1967, serves as a chapel-auditorium. It seats 982 people in the air-conditioned space, which also houses the college's Flentrop organ. The structure is named for the Rev. J. R. Harrison, founder of the college, and his... | 12,751 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
housing is concentrated in the following buildings: The Main Complex, Hodges Hall, East Hall, Intermont Hall, Prader Hall, and West Hall.
- The Smith-Canter Gymnasium, built in 1928, is named for Mary Lou Smith, an alumna and long-time faculty member of the college, and Virginia Canter, who ... | 12,752 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
library, while online access is provided to over 97,000 electronic books.
- The Old Manse houses classrooms, faculty offices for the English department, and the Writing Center. The Writing Center was funded in 1995 by the Jessie Ball du Pont Foundation.
- The Riding Center is located six mi... | 12,753 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
and printing as well as a laboratory for experimental processes and specialized techniques.
- The Math Lab is in the Science Hall.
- Van Dyke–Davis Alumni House is on Moore Street. It is named after Mary Van Dyke ‘44 and Mary Coomer Davis ‘47; they helped organize the donation of all the fu... | 12,754 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Bachelor of Science degree, and Bachelor of Social Work degree were offered.
# Honors program.
The college offered an honors program built on the following goals:
- To offer inquisitive and intellectually curious students an atmosphere which broadens their out... | 12,755 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
academic experience which enhances the overall intellectual environment of the campus.
# Athletics.
Virginia Intermont athletic teams, nicknamed athletically as the Cobras, were part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Appalachian Athl... | 12,756 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
teams had a long history of competitive success with more than 15 national championships. The riding program, along with the college's top-rated equine studies program, attracted students from across the U.S. Emory & Henry College acquired the assets of the program in June 2014.
On April 16,... | 12,757 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
Association
- Student Activities Committee
- Student Government Association
# School traditions.
The College's long-held tradition of May Day eventually transitioned to May Court, a time to recognize seniors selected by their classmates for an honor court which occurred each year during g... | 12,758 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
competing with a song demonstrating pride in the institution. The music for the song was taken from a song called "The Gaudeamus" which was sung in the musical "The Student Prince". The school songwriting tradition ended when the school became coeducational in 1972.
# Noted alumni.
- Presto... | 12,759 |
620992 | Virginia Intermont College | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia%20Intermont%20College | Virginia Intermont College
pride in the institution. The music for the song was taken from a song called "The Gaudeamus" which was sung in the musical "The Student Prince". The school songwriting tradition ended when the school became coeducational in 1972.
# Noted alumni.
- Preston Gannaway (2000), 2008 Pulitzer Pri... | 12,760 |
621010 | Fan convention | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fan%20convention | Fan convention
Fan convention
Fan convention (also known as con or fan meeting), a term that predates 1942, is an event in which fans of a particular film, television series, comic book, actor, or an entire genre of entertainment, such as science fiction or anime and manga, gather to participate and hold programs and ... | 12,761 |
621010 | Fan convention | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fan%20convention | Fan convention
The World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) since 1953).
At commercial events, performers often give out autographs to the fans, sometimes in exchange for a flat appearance fee, and sometimes may perform songs that have no relevance to the shows or otherwise entertain the fans. Commercial convention... | 12,762 |
621010 | Fan convention | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fan%20convention | Fan convention
maintain a less caste-like differentiation between professional and fan.
Anime conventions, gaming conventions, filk-music conventions, and furry conventions may all be considered derivatives of science-fiction conventions, which began in the late 1930s.
Different conventions, use different methods, to... | 12,763 |
621010 | Fan convention | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fan%20convention | Fan convention
dramatically in the 1970s, with many of the largest conventions in the modern era being established during the latter decade. Impeti for further establishment of local fan conventions include:
- The return of superhero characters and franchises during the Silver Age of Comic Books (1956-1970).
- Scienc... | 12,764 |
621010 | Fan convention | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fan%20convention | Fan convention
ming.
- The growth in home taping (starting with VHS in the late 1970s) of television broadcasts, including popular serials.
- The growth of computerized communication, including the Internet and Internet-dependent applications in the 1980s and 1990s.
# See also.
- Science fiction fandom
- Fantasy f... | 12,765 |
621009 | Wanhua District | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanhua%20District | Wanhua District
Wanhua District
Wanhua District, known in Taiwanese Hokkien as Báng-kah khu and historically as "Monga" or "Monka", is a district in Taipei, Taiwan. It is Taipei's oldest district. The district is home to historic buildings such as the Manka Longshan Temple, an iconic historic temple, and the Red House... | 12,766 |
621009 | Wanhua District | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanhua%20District | Wanhua District
be divided into three sections: northern, central, and southern. The northern area, including Ximending, has become home to many shopping centers and is popular among the younger generation. Central Wanhua is known for its historical sites like Lungshan Temple, Qingshui Temple, Qing Shan Gong and Bopili... | 12,767 |
621009 | Wanhua District | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanhua%20District | Wanhua District
has a higher concentration of Mainland Chinese. Nevertheless, this district continues to be treasured by many as it is representative of some of Taipei's richest historical cultures. An example would be the annual temple rituals held at Qing Shan Gong, also known as the Qing Shan King Sacrificial Ceremo... | 12,768 |
621009 | Wanhua District | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanhua%20District | Wanhua District
word "bangka" "outrigger canoe". This is also attributed to the location of Wanhua, which is beside the Tamsui River and was once a prosperous trading port.
# History.
## Qing rule.
In the late Qing era, Hobe (modern-day Tamsui District) was the treaty port of northern Taiwan, whereas the trade was c... | 12,769 |
621009 | Wanhua District | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanhua%20District | Wanhua District
century, with a population of about 27,000, "Banka" was Taiwan's third most populous city, following the nearby suburb of "Daitōtei". Both cities were part of the "Taihoku" (Taipei) capital area but outside of the city proper, which was occupied mainly by the Japanese official class.
# Tourism and Shop... | 12,770 |
621009 | Wanhua District | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanhua%20District | Wanhua District
among both tourists and locals alike as they present a wide array of local delicacies at affordable prices.
Ximending, another main attraction of Wanhua, serves as a trendy shopping center and as Taipei's main movie theater district.
Night markets, a staple of Taiwanese culture, are everywhere. Night ... | 12,771 |
621009 | Wanhua District | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanhua%20District | Wanhua District
First Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market, Taipei First Poultry Wholesale Market, and Taipei Fishery Wholesale Market. It can be said to be Taipei's center for fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats.
Other tourist attractions including Heritage and Culture Education Center of Taipei City.
# Education.
... | 12,772 |
621009 | Wanhua District | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanhua%20District | Wanhua District
Junior High School
- Dali Junior High School
- Liren Private Junior High School
## Elementary schools.
- Xinhe Elementary School
- Shuangyuan Elementary School
- Dongyuan Elementary School
- Dali Elementary School
- Xiyuan Elementary School
- Wanda Elementary School
- Huajiang Elementary Schoo... | 12,773 |
621009 | Wanhua District | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanhua%20District | Wanhua District
in the district, Wanhua Station.
Important roads, highways, and bridges include:
- Provincial Highway 1 (台一線)：Zhongxiao Bridge, Zhongxiao Road West (忠孝橋、忠孝西路)
- Provincial Highway 3 (台三線)：Huajiang Bridge, Heping W. Rd, Zhonghua Road (華江橋、和平西路、中華路)
- Zhongxing Bridge (中興橋)
- Wanban Bridge (萬板橋)
- H... | 12,774 |
621009 | Wanhua District | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanhua%20District | Wanhua District
ng W. Rd, Zhonghua Road (華江橋、和平西路、中華路)
- Zhongxing Bridge (中興橋)
- Wanban Bridge (萬板橋)
- Huacui Bridge (華翠大橋)
- Guangfu Bridge (光復橋)
- Huazhong Bridge (華中橋)
# Notable natives.
- Hannah Quinlivan, actress and model
- Kingone Wang, actor, singer and host
- Lin Chia-lung, Mayor of Taichung (2014-20... | 12,775 |
621023 | Mosquito hawk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mosquito%20hawk | Mosquito hawk
Mosquito hawk
Mosquito hawk can mean:
- Chuck-will's-widow
- Crane fly
- Damselfly
- Dragonfly
- A type of fishing fly | 12,776 |
621016 | Sidelifter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sidelifter | Sidelifter
Sidelifter
A sidelifter is a specialised vehicle or semi-trailer used to hoist and transport ISO standard intermodal containers over longer distances.
# Overview.
The sidelifter loads and unloads containers via a pair of hydraulic powered cranes mounted at each end of the vehicle chassis. The cranes are d... | 12,777 |
621016 | Sidelifter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sidelifter | Sidelifter
chassis to be able to pick up either one 20', one 40', or two 20' ISO containers at a time.
As the Sidelifter is suitable for travelling on general roads for large distances and able to quickly load and unload without additional equipment, it is often used for delivering and picking up shipping containers f... | 12,778 |
621016 | Sidelifter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sidelifter | Sidelifter
or Hammarlift
- Boxmover or Boxloader
- SelfLifter
- Container picker or Sidepicker
- Swinglift or Swing lifter
# History.
The sidelifter was invented during the 1960s by Kaspar Klaus who was granted a number of patents for the equipment manufactured by Klaus Transport-systeme GmbH of Germany, with a f... | 12,779 |
621016 | Sidelifter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sidelifter | Sidelifter
in intermodal facilities worldwide. The principal alternative to the costly machinery of the sidelifter is the use of swap body containers, which are too light to be stacked but can be unloaded from a truck by means of foldable legs.
# Design.
Sidelifters generally have the following attributes:
- Lifting... | 12,780 |
621016 | Sidelifter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sidelifter | Sidelifter
cylinders or hydraulic motors in order to load varying container lengths.
- A power source. While typically the cranes are powered by a trailer mounted diesel engine or gasoline engine, the cranes are sometimes powered via a PTO from the truck or tractor.
- Stabilizing legs. These are fitted with hydraulic... | 12,781 |
621016 | Sidelifter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sidelifter | Sidelifter
Chains, which are attached from the top of the cranes to the corner castings at the base of the container(s) during lifting operations. There is a special linking device that when placed between two 20 ft containers allows the user to lock two 20 ft (2 TEUs) containers together allowing the sidelifter to lif... | 12,782 |
621016 | Sidelifter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sidelifter | Sidelifter
compressed air for the trailer brakes and also additional stability for the lifting operation.
- The chassis, which bears the weight of the container when loaded, as well as supports the cranes.
- The remote control, a device with joysticks & buttons typically attached via a multi-pair electric wire or via... | 12,783 |
621016 | Sidelifter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sidelifter | Sidelifter
tilt the chassis using the stabilising legs which provides a limited ability to operate on non-level ground.
Some sidelifters have a telescopic chassis, sometimes called trombone chassis, allowing the unit to expand and contract in order to accommodate 20 ft, 40 ft or even 45 ft containers. These Trombone u... | 12,784 |
621016 | Sidelifter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sidelifter | Sidelifter
exceed these specifications. Sidelifter units have been known to overturn like any other crane, especially when lifting weights that are heavier than the maximum allowed weight or when operating at a radius that is bigger than the maximum allowed radius. Sidelifter units must always be operated only by train... | 12,785 |
621016 | Sidelifter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sidelifter | Sidelifter
nts can include top and bottom reflector gear including a green or orange reflector vest and hard hat. In some jurisdictions safety goggles are required to protect against debris that can fall from containers.
# Alternatives.
A Rubber tyred gantry crane is another device for loading containers on to trucks... | 12,786 |
621029 | OOIOO | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OOIOO | OOIOO
OOIOO
OOIOO is a Japanese experimental rock band. It began as a fictitious band for a photo shoot for a magazine in 1996. The four-piece ensemble was founded by Boredoms drummer and occasional trumpeter and vocalist Yoshimi P-We. When she was asked to do a photo shoot for a magazine she invited a few of her girl... | 12,787 |
621029 | OOIOO | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OOIOO | OOIOO
has been described as having "a majestic ebb and flow that suggests natural wonders" or a "witchy, tribal side". Either way, at any one time it may incorporate chanting and punchy drums, dancey polyrhythms atonal composition or psychedelia.
# Discography.
## Albums.
- "OOIOO" (1997)
- "Feather Float" (1999)
... | 12,788 |
621029 | OOIOO | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OOIOO | OOIOO
the Chick Corea/Flora Purim jazz fusion song
- "COCOCOOOIOO: The Best of Shock City 1997–2001" (2004)
- highlights from their first three albums, with a remixed track from the "Shock City Shockers 2" compilation
# Personnel.
## Current members.
- YOSHIMIO (Vocal, Guitar)
- KayaN (Guitar, Vocal)
- AyA (Bass... | 12,789 |
621029 | OOIOO | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OOIOO | OOIOO
he Best of Shock City 1997–2001" (2004)
- highlights from their first three albums, with a remixed track from the "Shock City Shockers 2" compilation
# Personnel.
## Current members.
- YOSHIMIO (Vocal, Guitar)
- KayaN (Guitar, Vocal)
- AyA (Bass, Vocal)
- MISHINA (Drums)
## Former members.
- Ai — drums
... | 12,790 |
621020 | The Mauritius Command | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Mauritius%20Command | The Mauritius Command
The Mauritius Command
The Mauritius Command is the fourth naval historical novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1977.
Aubrey is married and the father of twin girls, owner of a cottage with a fine observatory he built. He is more than ready to be back at sea.... | 12,791 |
621020 | The Mauritius Command | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Mauritius%20Command | The Mauritius Command
graceful writer but sees a difficulty with the novel's structure, building to climaxes that do not occur. Others writing at that time saw the novel more as part of the long series, with humour, erudition and "impeccable period detail".
# Plot summary.
Jack Aubrey and Sophia Williams are married ... | 12,792 |
621020 | The Mauritius Command | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Mauritius%20Command | The Mauritius Command
orders are delivered from the port Admiral. He is given command of the 38-gun frigate HMS "Boadicea". At Plymouth, he picks up orders and Mr R T Farquhar, a political gentleman. He is to sail to the station at Cape Town where the ships of a convoy will meet. Not long away from home, they meet with... | 12,793 |
621020 | The Mauritius Command | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Mauritius%20Command | The Mauritius Command
and gives Maturin and Farquhar time to develop strategies.
On arrival, Aubrey meets Admiral Bertie who confirms Aubrey's position as Commodore and authorises him to hoist his broad pendant ('broad pennant' in some editions). He receives formal instructions to disrupt French interests in the regio... | 12,794 |
621020 | The Mauritius Command | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Mauritius%20Command | The Mauritius Command
flogging captain. Bertie advises Aubrey that Clonfert and Corbett are not on good terms with each other.
For the first 2,000 miles of the voyage to the islands, Aubrey switches his pendant to the elderly 64-gun ship of the line HMS "Raisonnable". The "Caroline" is taken; Corbett sails her, christ... | 12,795 |
621020 | The Mauritius Command | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Mauritius%20Command | The Mauritius Command
her full message.
La Réunion capitulates almost without loss after a landing by Army troops joined by sepoys under the British East India Company, all under the active and decisive Lieutenant Colonel Harry Keating, with ships of the convoy on both sides of the island. Their path is eased by Matur... | 12,796 |
621020 | The Mauritius Command | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Mauritius%20Command | The Mauritius Command
on Mauritius to continue his work. A small group of ships, under the command of Captain Pym, puts soldiers on Mauritius to staff the fort. The French appear with three ships "Bellone", "Minerve", "Victor" and two Indiamen "Ceylon" and "Windham". They boldly attack the fort and then sail into the p... | 12,797 |
621020 | The Mauritius Command | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Mauritius%20Command | The Mauritius Command
messenger vessel, with Maturin aboard, reaches La Réunion to inform Aubrey of the losses and the failed attack on Port Southeast.
"Boadicea" sails through the night to check Île de la Passe, to see it under French control, then chases "Manche" and "Vénus" in a vain attempt to separate them. After... | 12,798 |
621020 | The Mauritius Command | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Mauritius%20Command | The Mauritius Command
men. The French capture the "Africaine", but leave it dismasted when the "Boadicea" bears down on them; "Astrée" refuses an engagement. Joined by the "Otter" and "Staunch", the flotilla reaches La Réunion where refit of the "Africaine" is the Commodore's top priority.
Maturin and Bonden return fr... | 12,799 |
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