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206620 | Johann Gottfried Galle | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johann%20Gottfried%20Galle | Johann Gottfried Galle
n 1897 Galle returned to Potsdam, where he died in 1910 at the age of 98. He was survived by his wife and two sons, Andreas Galle and Georg Galle (1860–1946).
The town of Gräfenhainichen, which is close to his birthplace, erected a memorial to him in 1977.
Two craters, one on the Moon and the "... | 5,200 |
206635 | Walter M. Miller Jr. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter%20M.%20Miller%20Jr. | Walter M. Miller Jr.
Walter M. Miller Jr.
Walter Michael Miller Jr. (January 23, 1923 – January 9, 1996) was an American science fiction writer. He is known primarily for "A Canticle for Leibowitz" (1959), the only novel he published in his lifetime. Prior to its publication he was a writer of short stories.
# Early ... | 5,201 |
206635 | Walter M. Miller Jr. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter%20M.%20Miller%20Jr. | Walter M. Miller Jr.
Haldeman reported that Miller "had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for 30 years before it had a name", and that Miller displayed a photograph he had taken of Ron Kovic prominently in his living room.
After the war, Miller converted to Catholicism. He married Anna Louise Becker in 1945 and they had ... | 5,202 |
206635 | Walter M. Miller Jr. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter%20M.%20Miller%20Jr. | Walter M. Miller Jr.
in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction" in 1955, 1956 and 1957. The novel, entitled "A Canticle for Leibowitz", was published in 1959.
"A Canticle for Leibowitz" is a post-apocalyptic novel revolving around the canonisation of Saint Leibowitz and is considered a masterpiece of the genre. ... | 5,203 |
206635 | Walter M. Miller Jr. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter%20M.%20Miller%20Jr. | Walter M. Miller Jr.
two parts was broadcast in the UK by the BBC in 1992. Further details can be found on the BBC Genome Project.
# Later years.
In Miller's later years, he became a recluse, avoiding contact with nearly everyone, including family members; he never allowed his literary agent, Don Congdon, to meet him... | 5,204 |
206635 | Walter M. Miller Jr. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter%20M.%20Miller%20Jr. | Walter M. Miller Jr.
Saint Leibowitz series.
The series includes Miller's two novels, published almost 40 years apart.
- "A Canticle for Leibowitz" (J. B. Lippincott, 1959)
- Fiat Homo, revised version of "A Canticle for Leibowitz", 1955
- Fiat Lux, revision of "And the Light Is Risen", 1956
- Fiat Voluntas Tua, r... | 5,205 |
206635 | Walter M. Miller Jr. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter%20M.%20Miller%20Jr. | Walter M. Miller Jr.
"The View from the Stars"
- "The Best of Walter M. Miller Jr." (1980) - omnibus of "Conditionally Human" and "The View from the Stars" plus two added stories, "The Lineman" and "Vengeance for Nikolai"
- "Conditionally Human and Other Stories" (1982) - 6 stories from the 1980 omnibus
- "The Darfs... | 5,206 |
206635 | Walter M. Miller Jr. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter%20M.%20Miller%20Jr. | Walter M. Miller Jr.
Vorhu" (1951)
- "The Soul-Empty Ones" (1951)
- "The Space Witch" (1951)
- "The Big Hunger" (1952)
- "Big Joe and the Nth Generation" (1952; also known as "It Takes a Thief")
- "Bitter Victory" (1952)
- "Blood Bank" (1952)
- "Cold Awakening" (1952)
- "Command Performance" (1952, also known a... | 5,207 |
206635 | Walter M. Miller Jr. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter%20M.%20Miller%20Jr. | Walter M. Miller Jr.
"The Sower Does Not Reap")
- "I, Dreamer" (1953)
- "The Yokel" (1953)
- "Wolf Pack" (1953)
- "Check and Checkmate" (1953)
- "Death of a Spaceman" (1954, also known as "Memento Homo")
- "I Made You" (1954)
- "The Ties that Bind" (1954)
- "The Will" (1954)
- "Way of a Rebel" (1954)
- "A Can... | 5,208 |
206635 | Walter M. Miller Jr. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter%20M.%20Miller%20Jr. | Walter M. Miller Jr.
"The Last Canticle" ("The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", February 1957; revised into "A Canticle for Leibowitz")
- "The Lineman" (1957)
- "Vengeance for Nikolai" (1957; also known as "The Song of Marya")
## Anthologies.
- "Beyond Armageddon: Twenty-One Sermons to the Dead", eds. Martin... | 5,209 |
206635 | Walter M. Miller Jr. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter%20M.%20Miller%20Jr. | Walter M. Miller Jr.
enberg and Miller (Donald I. Fine, 1985)
# Works about Miller.
- Roberson, W. H. (2011). "Walter M. Miller Jr.: A Reference Guide to His Fiction and His Life".
- Roberson, W. H., and Battenfeld, R. L. (1992). "Walter M. Miller Jr.: A Bio-Bibliography".
- Secrest, Rose (2002). "Glorificemus: A S... | 5,210 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
Gruffudd ap Cynan
Gruffudd ap Cynan (c. 1055 – 1137), sometimes written as Gruffydd ap Cynan, was King of Gwynedd from 1081 until his death in 1137. In the course of a long and eventful life, he became a key figure in Welsh resistance to Norman rule, and was remembered as King of all Wales. As a desc... | 5,211 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
until his death. Gruffudd laid the foundations which were built upon by his son Owain Gwynedd and his great-grandson Llywelyn the Great.
# Life.
Unusually for a Welsh king or prince, a near-contemporary biography of Gruffudd, "The history of Gruffudd ap Cynan", has survived. Much of our knowledge of... | 5,212 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
clearly translations of a Latin original. It is usually considered that the original Latin version has been lost, and that existing Latin versions are re-translations from the Welsh. However Russell (2006) has suggested that the Latin version in Peniarth MS 434E incorporates the original Latin version... | 5,213 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
Gwynedd from 1023 to 1039. When Gruffudd first appeared on the scene in Wales the Welsh annals several times refer to him as "grandson of Iago" rather than the more usual "son of Cynan", indicating that his father was little known in Wales. Cynan ap Iago seems to have died while Gruffudd was still you... | 5,214 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
his many struggles to gain the kingship of Gwynedd, Gruffudd received considerable aid from Ireland, from the Hiberno-Norse at Dublin, the Isles and Wexford and from Muircheartach Ua Briain, because he was also descendant through his mother from Brian Boru, High King of Ireland.
## First bid for the ... | 5,215 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
an ally of Trahaearn who held Llŷn, then defeated Trahaearn himself in the battle of Gwaed Erw in Meirionnydd and gained control of Gwynedd.
Gruffudd then led his forces eastwards to reclaim territories taken over by the Normans, and despite the assistance previously given by Robert of Rhuddlan attac... | 5,216 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
with Rhys ap Tewdwr, prince of Deheubarth. Rhys had been attacked by Caradog ap Gruffudd of Gwent and Morgannwg, and had been forced to flee to St David's Cathedral. Gruffudd this time embarked from Waterford with a force composed of Danes and Irish and landed near St David's, presumably by prior arra... | 5,217 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
Gruffudd was thus able to seize power in Gwynedd for the second time.
He was soon faced with a new enemy, as the Normans were now encroaching on Gwynedd. Gruffudd had not been king very long when he was enticed to a meeting with Hugh, Earl of Chester and Hugh, Earl of Shrewsbury at Rhug, near Corwen.... | 5,218 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
reappeared on the scene years later, having escaped from captivity. According to his biography he was in fetters in the market-place at Chester when Cynwrig the Tall, on a visit to the city, saw his opportunity when the burgesses were at dinner. He picked Gruffudd up, fetters and all, and carried him ... | 5,219 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
1093, considering that Gruffudd was involved at the beginning of the Welsh uprising in 1094. K.L. Maund on the other hand favours 1097, pointing out that there is no reference to Gruffudd in the contemporary annals until 1098. D. Simon Evans inclines to the view that Ordericus Vitalis' date of 1088 co... | 5,220 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
However his army was unable to bring the Welsh to battle and returned to Chester without having achieved very much. King William mounted a second invasion in 1097, but again without much success. The "History" only mentions one invasion by Rufus, which could indicate that Gruffudd did not feature in t... | 5,221 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
in Ireland accepted a better offer from the Normans and changed sides.
## King for the fourth time and consolidation.
The situation was changed by the arrival of a Norwegian fleet under the command of King Magnus III of Norway, also known as Magnus Barefoot, who attacked the Norman forces near the e... | 5,222 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
in Gwynedd, as much by diplomacy as by force. He met King Henry I of England who granted him the rule of Llŷn, Eifionydd, Ardudwy and Arllechwedd, considerably extending his kingdom. By 1114, he had gained enough power to induce King Henry to invade Gwynedd in a three-pronged attack, one detachment le... | 5,223 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
and later Cadwaladr. The cantrefs of Rhos and Rhufoniog were annexed in 1118, Meirionnydd captured from Powys in 1123, and Dyffryn Clwyd in 1124. Another invasion by the king of England in 1121 was a military failure. The king had to come to terms with Gruffudd and made no further attempt to invade Gw... | 5,224 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
years before, since Gruffudd and King Henry could not agree on a candidate. David went on to rebuild Bangor Cathedral with a large financial contribution from Gruffudd.
Owain and Cadwaladr, in alliance with Gruffudd ap Rhys of Deheubarth, gained a crushing victory over the Normans at Crug Mawr near C... | 5,225 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
king and defender and pacifier of all Wales". He was buried by the high altar in Bangor Cathedral which he had been involved in rebuilding. He also made bequests to many other churches, including one to Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin where he had worshipped as a boy. He was succeeded as king of Gwyne... | 5,226 |
206627 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd%20ap%20Cynan | Gruffudd ap Cynan
ain Gwynedd (Owain ap Gruffudd), married (1) Gwladus (Gladys) ferch Llywarch, daughter of Llywarch ap Trahaearn (2) Cristin ferch Goronwy, daughter of Goronwy ab Owain
- Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd, married Alice de Clare, daughter of Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare
- Cadwallon ap Gruffudd
- Mareda/Marared... | 5,227 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
George O. Abell
George Ogden Abell (March 1, 1927 – October 7, 1983) taught at UCLA. He worked as a research astronomer, administrator, as a popularizer of science and of education, and as a skeptic. He earned his B.S. in 1951, his M.S. in 1952 and his Ph.D. in 1957, all from the California Institute o... | 5,228 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
an asteroid, a periodic comet, and an observatory are all named in his honor. His teaching career extended beyond the campus of UCLA to the high school student oriented Summer Science Program, and educational television. He not only taught about science but also about what is not science. He was an orig... | 5,229 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
of the Hollywood Humanist Society. Annamarie was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1896, and studied to be a librarian, worked for a short while as a librarian but eventually became a social worker. George Ogden Abell was named for his mother's brother, George Ogden.
Theodore and Annamarie divorced when... | 5,230 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
all As in all math and science courses that he took.
As a youth, Abell held many part-time jobs, he had a newspaper delivery as well as mail route, worked in a bowling alley, a restaurant, grocery store, and did home maintenance work.
# Military service.
Abell enlisted in the US Army Air Corps after ... | 5,231 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
school, however, that would have entailed becoming an officer and staying in the army longer. Since the war was over, getting out of the army as soon as possible seemed more important to him, so he opted to forego forecasting school. Instead he was sent to Japan where he served as an Air Corps weatherma... | 5,232 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
a sophomore he switched majors to astronomy. As an undergraduate student, Abell lived in Caltech's Fleming House and bowled on the Fleming House bowling team. Abell participated in the Drama Club, and was president of the club for one year. He also wrote the music column for Caltech's weekly newspaper, ... | 5,233 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
Observatory as a lecturer.
# Career.
## Palomar sky survey.
Abell's first professional astronomical occupation came as a Caltech grad student when he was an observer on the National Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey. Several scientific advances came out of this work including,
- Th... | 5,234 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
Abell 39.
- Recognition that planetary nebulae derive from red giant stars, together with Peter Goldreich, of UCLA,
- With Robert G. Harrington discovered periodic comet 52P/Harrington-Abell.
An extended version of the clusters of galaxies catalogue was published after Abell's death in 1987 under the... | 5,235 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
an outstanding and brilliant teacher. He believed that the cornerstone of teaching science is to present how and why the facts are known to be facts; and not in the mere presentation of facts that might amaze, sensationalize, entertain but not enlighten the listener.
Abell chaired the UCLA Astronomy De... | 5,236 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
active member and organizer of the unofficial Committee for Responsible University Government. This was due to his belief that faculty and administration standards were weakening as a result of the unrest.
### Summer science program.
Abell was a leader and teacher in the Summer Science Program for tal... | 5,237 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
small colleges that lacked astronomy departments. He also strove to bring the stories of science and astronomy to the people through public lectures.
He wrote several books including "Exploration of the Universe" a textbook widely used in undergraduate astronomy courses.
He helped produce educational ... | 5,238 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
mechanics, relativity, and the large scale structure of the universe.
## Skepticism.
Abell was not just a teacher of astronomy and science, he also taught about popular topics with no scientific evidence. He was a debunker of astrology, pseudoscience, and the occult. In a tribute to Abell in "The Quar... | 5,239 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
State University of New York at Buffalo, professor of philosophy
- Editor of The Humanist
- Marcello Truzzi
- Eastern Michigan University, professor of sociology
- Authority on witchcraft and exorcism
- Isaac Asimov, writer
- Bart Bok, University of Arizona, astronomer
- Brand Blanshard, Yale Uni... | 5,240 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
to the organization's journal "Skeptical Inquirer".
# Astronomical namesakes.
There are several astronomical bodies named for George Abell, as well as an earthbound observatory.
- The Abell Galaxy, discovered by Abell was the largest known astronomical object for many years
- Asteroid (3449)Abell
-... | 5,241 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
Astronomical Society, elected a Fellow in 1970
- International Astronomical Union
- Cosmology Commission, President
- Organized symposia on the large-scale structure of the universe
- UCLA – 1979
- Crete – 1982
- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member of the governing board
-... | 5,242 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
Caltech. His first wife was a school teacher and they had two sons together named Anthony and Jonathan. This marriage ended after 19 years with the sons remaining with their father. Abell's second wife, Phyllis, was a painter who studied three years at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art but did not g... | 5,243 |
206631 | George O. Abell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George%20O.%20Abell | George O. Abell
ing his lifetime such as, softball, bowling, music concerts and grand opera (on which he was considered an authority), record collecting, and literature. He was an avid baseball fan, frequently in attendance at Los Angeles Dodgers games.
Abell died at home on October 7, 1983 after suffering a heart att... | 5,244 |
206636 | USS Langley (CVL-27) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Langley%20(CVL-27) | USS Langley (CVL-27)
USS Langley (CVL-27)
USS "Langley" (CVL-27) was an light aircraft carrier that served the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947, and French Navy as from 1951 to 1963.
# Career.
"Langley" was named for Samuel Pierpont Langley, American scientist and aviation pioneer. She carried on the name and tr... | 5,245 |
206636 | USS Langley (CVL-27) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Langley%20(CVL-27) | USS Langley (CVL-27)
on 31 August 1943, Captain W.M. Dillon in command. After shakedown in the Caribbean Sea, "Langley" departed Philadelphia on 6 December 1943 for Pearl Harbor, where she participated in training operations.
## 1944.
On 19 January 1944, she sailed with Task Force 58 (TF 58) for the attack on the Mar... | 5,246 |
206636 | USS Langley (CVL-27) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Langley%20(CVL-27) | USS Langley (CVL-27)
New Guinea to take part in the capture of Hollandia on 25 April. A mere 4 days later, the carrier engaged in the 2‑day strike against the Japanese bastion Truk. During the raid, "Langley" and her aircraft accounted for some 35 enemy planes destroyed or damaged, while losing only one aircraft hersel... | 5,247 |
206636 | USS Langley (CVL-27) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Langley%20(CVL-27) | USS Langley (CVL-27)
and sortied with TF 38, under the command of Adm. William F. Halsey for air assaults on Peleliu and airfields in the Philippines as the preliminary steps in the invasion of the Palaus from 15 to 20 September 1944. During October, she operated off Formosa and the Pescadores Islands. Later in the mon... | 5,248 |
206636 | USS Langley (CVL-27) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Langley%20(CVL-27) | USS Langley (CVL-27)
units temporarily retired. The following day, upon word of Japanese aircraft carriers north of Leyte, TF 38 raced to intercept. In the ensuing Battle off Cape Engaño, the Japanese lost four carriers, two battleships, four heavy cruisers, one light cruiser, and five destroyers. "Langley"s aircraft a... | 5,249 |
206636 | USS Langley (CVL-27) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Langley%20(CVL-27) | USS Langley (CVL-27)
the carrier withdrew to Ulithi for reprovisioning.
## 1945.
During January 1945, "Langley" participated in the South China Sea raid supporting Invasion of Lingayen Gulf. Raids were made against Formosa, French Indochina, and the China coast from 30 December 1944 to 25 January 1945.
"Langley" nex... | 5,250 |
206636 | USS Langley (CVL-27) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Langley%20(CVL-27) | USS Langley (CVL-27)
and deadly attacks.
After touching Ulithi and Pearl Harbor, she steamed to San Francisco, arriving on 3 June for repairs and modernization at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. She departed 1 August and reached Pearl Harbor on 8 August 1945. While there, word arrived that hostilities had ended. She... | 5,251 |
206636 | USS Langley (CVL-27) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Langley%20(CVL-27) | USS Langley (CVL-27)
antic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group, on 31 May 1946. "Langley" was decommissioned on 11 February 1947.
# Transfer to France.
"Langley" was taken out of "mothballs", refurbished and transferred to France under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program on 8 January 1951. After more than a decade of... | 5,252 |
206639 | Messinia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Messinia | Messinia
Messinia
Messinia (; "Messinia", ) is a regional unit ("perifereiaki enotita") in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messinia was a prefecture ("nomos") covering the same territory. The capital and largest city of Mes... | 5,253 |
206639 | Messinia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Messinia | Messinia
north and the Pamisos in central Messinia.
Off the south coast of the southwesternmost point of Messinia lie the Messinian Oinousses islands. The largest of these are Sapientza, Schiza and Venetiko. The small island Sphacteria closes off the bay of Pylos. All these islands are virtually uninhabited.
Climate ... | 5,254 |
206639 | Messinia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Messinia | Messinia
2010, Messinia has been a perifereiake enoteta (regional unit) containing only 6 municipalities, but with the same population, as it did not change area in the reorganization. Some 25 municipalities and communities were incorporated politically into the other 6 according to the table below, becoming municipal ... | 5,255 |
206639 | Messinia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Messinia | Messinia
reform". Some of the enlarged municipalities ("demoi") created in 2011 have a territory similar to the former provinces.
## Population.
The main cities and towns of Messinia are (ranked by 2011 census population):
- Kalamata 54,567
- Filiatra 6,791
- Messini 6,287
- Kyparissia 5,784
- Gargalianoi 5,569
... | 5,256 |
206639 | Messinia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Messinia | Messinia
by a small amount of stockbreeding products (beef, milk, sfela cheese, honey) and fish from the Gulf of Messinia.
The tourist development observed is mainly attributable to the promotion of important archaeological sites, such as the Palace of Nestor, Ancient Messene, and the Venetian castles of Pylos, Koroni... | 5,257 |
206639 | Messinia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Messinia | Messinia
products as well as a number of enterprises devoted to wood processing, furniture manufacturing, and metal construction. The Karelia tobacco company is based in Kalamata.
## Transport.
The main airport in Messinia is Kalamata International Airport (KLX).
The main highways in Messinia are:
- Greek National ... | 5,258 |
206639 | Messinia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Messinia | Messinia
Greece Television)
- Best TV,
- Mesogeios TV
# History.
## Ancient period.
Messinia is mentioned in the oldest work of European literature, the "Iliad". The name undoubtedly goes back to at least the Bronze Age, but its origins are lost in the world of mythology. The region was one of the largest that was... | 5,259 |
206639 | Messinia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Messinia | Messinia
Venetian period.
Much of Messinia fell into the hands of the Ottoman Turks, a part of the area remained with the Venetian Republic. In 1534 a group of families, known as the 'Coroni', settled in Piana degli Albanesi in Sicily. They were Arvanites and Greeks from Koroni.
During the 1680s, the whole of Messini... | 5,260 |
206639 | Messinia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Messinia | Messinia
famous naval Battle of Navarino took place near present Pylos in 1827, and was a decisive victory for Greece and its allies. The population in the area of Kalamata and Messine increased from 30,000 before World War II up to nearly 80,000 in the present day. Messinia suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest f... | 5,261 |
206639 | Messinia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Messinia | Messinia
ettlements in Messinia
- Messinia (constituency)
# Bibliography.
- . The previous Kapodistrias organization of all the communities in Greece. The populations are from the Census of 2001.
- . Part 2 of the Kallicratis Plan law, No. 3852, by the Hellenic Parliament (Βουλή), publishing a table of all the offi... | 5,262 |
206644 | William Feller | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Feller | William Feller
William Feller
William "Vilim" Feller (July 7, 1906 – January 14, 1970), born Vilibald Srećko Feller, was a Croatian-American mathematician specializing in probability theory.
# Early life and education.
Feller was born in Zagreb to Ida Oemichen-Perc, a Croatian-Austrian Roman Catholic, and Eugen Vikt... | 5,263 |
206644 | William Feller | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Feller | William Feller
for the saint day of his birthday.
# Work.
Feller held a docent position at the University of Kiel beginning in 1928. Because he refused to sign a Nazi oath, he fled the Nazis and went to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1933. He also lectured in Sweden (Stockholm and Lund). As a refugee in Sweden, Feller report... | 5,264 |
206644 | William Feller | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Feller | William Feller
104 papers and two books on a variety of topics such as mathematical analysis, theory of measurement, functional analysis, geometry, and differential equations in addition to his work in mathematical statistics and probability.
Feller was one of the greatest probabilists of the twentieth century, who is... | 5,265 |
206644 | William Feller | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Feller | William Feller
theory and its applications was called "the most successful treatise on probability ever written" by Gian-Carlo Rota. By stimulating his colleagues and students in Sweden and then in the United States, Feller helped establish research groups studying the analytic theory of probability. In his research, F... | 5,266 |
206644 | William Feller | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Feller | William Feller
theorem. Feller made fundamental contributions to renewal theory, Tauberian theorems, random walks, diffusion processes, and the law of the iterated logarithm. Feller was among those early editors who launched the journal "Mathematical Reviews".
# Notable books.
- "An Introduction to Probability Theory... | 5,267 |
206644 | William Feller | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Feller | William Feller
alks, diffusion processes, and the law of the iterated logarithm. Feller was among those early editors who launched the journal "Mathematical Reviews".
# Notable books.
- "An Introduction to Probability Theory and its Applications, Volume I, 3rd edition" (1968); 1st edn. (1950); 2nd edn. (1957)
- "An ... | 5,268 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue () is an on-island suburb located at the western tip of the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is the second oldest community in Montreal's West Island, having been founded as a parish in 1703. The oldest, Dorval... | 5,269 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
as well as about of farmland which separates the small town from neighbouring Baie-d'Urfé.
# History.
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue was established on a location once known and frequented by both the Algonquin and Iroquois peoples. Situated between two important lakes (Lac des Deux-Montagnes... | 5,270 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
1663, the Saint-Louis Mission was founded in the west end of Montreal Island at Pointe-Caron (site of the present-day Baie-d'Urfé yacht club), and was led by François-Saturnin Lascaris d'Urfé. At that time, the mission included the entire area form the tip of Montreal Island to Pointe-Cl... | 5,271 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
also called Saint-Louis-du-Haut-de-l'Île, was founded. Jean de Lalonde was the first church warden. One September 30, 1687, Lalonde and four other parishioners were killed in a skirmish with the Iroquois. In 1703, the parish was closed and its registers moved to Lachine because of the co... | 5,272 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Tourtes Island ("Île aux Tourtes"). Two years later, the parish was reestablished and took the name Sainte-Anne-du-Bout-de-l'Île.
From the early 1800s the town became a place of literary pilgrimage after Thomas Moore the famous Irish composer wrote one of his most celebrated works "Cana... | 5,273 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
the Municipality of Bout-de-l'Isle. This was abolished two years later, but in 1855, it was reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Anne-en-l'Isle-de-Montréal. In 1878, the main settlement was incorporated as a separate village municipality, and the parish municipality was ren... | 5,274 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
in 1964, linking Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue with Île Perrot. One of Canada's earliest Garden City experiments was undertaken in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue by John James Harpell, an industrialist, who around 1918 developed the neighbourhood of Gardenvale. The neighbourhood was granted its own p... | 5,275 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
However, after a change of government and a 2004 referendum, it was re-constituted as an independent city on January 1, 2006.
# Government.
The current mayor of Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue is Paola Hawa. There are six city councilors.
- 1. Dana Chevalier (District 1)
- 2. Ryan Young (Dist... | 5,276 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Cypihot, 1900, 1921–1922
- J.A. Aumais, 1906
- Guis. Daoust, 1906, 1917–1920
- Bruno Lalonde, 1907–1908, 1913–1914
- J.S. Vallée, 1911–1912
- L.J. Boileau, 1923–1931, 1933–1934
- A.R. Demers, 1932, 1935–1938
- E.E. Deslauriers, 1939–1951
- Philippe Godin, 1951–1965
- J.L. Paquin... | 5,277 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
For every 100 females there were 112.8 males. For every 100 females age 15 and over, there were 116.8 males.
There were 1,930 households out of which 29.8% had children living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female lone-parent as a householder, and 30.6... | 5,278 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
income for a household in the city was $44,092, and the median income for a family was $65,637. Males had an average income of $41,619 versus $28,026 for females. About 5.7% of the labour force was unemployed. The largest occupation categories were 21.2% employed in business, finance, an... | 5,279 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
it to Île Perrot.
For public transit, the town is served by the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue commuter train station on the Vaudreuil-Hudson Line. It also covered by the bus network of the Société de transport de Montréal.
It is planned that Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue would be the westernmost t... | 5,280 |
206640 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,%20Quebec | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
métropolitain rapid transit system on the island of Montreal.
# Education.
The Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys operates Francophone public schools. It operates the École primaire du Bout-de-l'Isle.
The Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) operates Anglophone public schools ... | 5,281 |
206650 | Oswald von Nell-Breuning | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oswald%20von%20Nell-Breuning | Oswald von Nell-Breuning
Oswald von Nell-Breuning
Oswald von Nell-Breuning SJ (8 March 1890 – 21 August 1991) was a Roman Catholic theologian and sociologist.
Born in Trier, Germany into an aristocratic family, Nell-Breuning was ordained in 1921 and appointed Professor of Ethics at the Sankt Georgen Graduate School o... | 5,282 |
206650 | Oswald von Nell-Breuning | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oswald%20von%20Nell-Breuning | Oswald von Nell-Breuning
iologist.
Born in Trier, Germany into an aristocratic family, Nell-Breuning was ordained in 1921 and appointed Professor of Ethics at the Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology in 1928. He was instrumental in the drafting of Pope Pius XI's social encyclical "Quadragesimo anno... | 5,283 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
Zakk Wylde
Zachary Phillip Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt; January 14, 1967) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and as the founder, lead singer, and guitarist of the heavy metal band Black Label Society. His s... | 5,284 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
January 14, 1967. He started playing guitar at the age of eight, but did not become serious about it until his early teenage years. At the age of 14, he worked at Silverton Music in Silverton, New Jersey. He grew up in Jackson, New Jersey, where he attended Jackson Memorial High School, graduating in 1985. H... | 5,285 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
co-writer for Ozzy Osbourne. Wylde was hired to replace Jake E. Lee, who replaced Brad Gillis, who had himself replaced the deceased Randy Rhoads. Rhoads remains Wylde's foremost guitar-playing and stagecraft influence.
Wylde gravitated toward a particular Les Paul guitar, which has become known as "The Gra... | 5,286 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
into the humbucker pickups backs. He contacted Wylde's former webmaster Randy Canis to arrange its return to Wylde. Grateful, Wylde gave the fan his signature model in exchange. In 1995, Wylde auditioned for Guns N' Roses.
Wylde was replaced in Osbourne's band by Joe Holmes from 1995 until his return in 200... | 5,287 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
"Brew-tality" for a guitar magazine, discussing his techniques and equipment, as well as transcribing riffs and solo sections. After auditions in 2004/2005, Ozzy Osbourne announced Wylde as the official guitarist for his album, "Black Rain", which was released in 2007. On stage with Osbourne, Wylde has been ... | 5,288 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
also joined Ozzy Osbourne for the Ozzy and Friends Tour in replacement of the Black Sabbath tour scheduled for the summer of 2012, playing a range of European dates including Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium.
Black Label Society released 'The Song Remains Not the Same' on May 10, 2011 on E1. Wylde also play... | 5,289 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
drummer's seat in between, in September 2017. The band tours intermittently, and has released a single, three-track vinyl-only live 12" in 2016.
Wylde, Steve Vai, Nuno Bettencourt, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Tosin Abasi were featured on the Generation Axe tour in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
On April 28, 2017, it was ... | 5,290 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
Yankees fan. As of 2011, he has partnered with Blair's Sauces and Snacks to produce "Berserker" Hot Sauce and several variations. Wylde also promotes Death Wish Coffee via his Instagram page, as they have used his name in marketing their line, "Odinforce Blend".
In August 2009, Wylde was hospitalized due to... | 5,291 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
used to differentiate himself visually from Randy Rhoads – who was also frequently identified by his cream Les Paul Custom, the guitar he has used since he was 12 years old. The "bulls-eye" paint job was originally supposed to look like the spiral from the Alfred Hitchcock movie "Vertigo", but when it came b... | 5,292 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
bulls-eye model, an orange "buzz-saw" model, the pattern on which was inspired by a design on a Zippo lighter, and a "camo" bulls-eye model with mother of pearl neck inlays and a green camouflage paint scheme. His original bulls-eye Les Paul was purchased from one of the owners of Metaltronix Amplification. ... | 5,293 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
Razorback with custom Bulls-eye graphics ordered for him specially by Dimebag Darrell shortly before his murder; since receiving the guitar, he has only ever used it on stage to play "In This River", Zakk's personal tribute to Dimebag.
In practice, Wylde uses Marshall MG Series practice combos ranging in wa... | 5,294 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
pedal board) Dunlop Wylde Wah Dunlop Wylde Rotovibe MXR ZW Phase 90 MXR Wylde Overdrive MXR Carbon Copy Delay (to a back stage pedal board) MXR EVH Flanger MXR Black Label Chorus split signals, one to each distorted amp into the High Gain input.
A detailed gear diagram of Wylde's 1988 Ozzy Osbourne ... | 5,295 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
a guitar solo on Britny Fox's track "Six Guns Loaded" from their 1991 release, "Bite Down Hard".
- He guested on Blackfoot's 1994 album "After The Reign" playing the second solo on the title track.
- He played "White Christmas" on the "Merry Axemas 2" Christmas guitar album.
- He appears as guest vocalist... | 5,296 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
"Black Utopia", "Mythology", "Blood of the Snake" and "Molecular Heinosity".
- Wylde was a judge for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards. His contributions helped assist independent artists' careers.
- In 2010, he played lead guitar on My Darkest Days' first single "Porn Star Dancing", along with guest... | 5,297 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
He contributes a guitar solo on the track Steep Climb on Eric Gales' 2014 album Good For Sumthin.
## Guest live performances.
- On August 1, 1993, at Great Woods Amphitheatre in Mansfield, MA, Wylde appeared on stage with the Allman Brothers on lead guitar since Dickey Betts was unable to make the show, an... | 5,298 |
206646 | Zakk Wylde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakk%20Wylde | Zakk Wylde
On February 1, 2007 Wylde and Nick Catanese began a tour of acoustic shows at the Hard Rock Cafe in various cities across North America. Although Catanese had to leave mid-tour due to unspecified personal reasons, Wylde continued to play shows alone. He performed several songs on both the acoustic guitar and... | 5,299 |
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