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1403333 | Little Armenia, Los Angeles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Armenia,%20Los%20Angeles | Little Armenia, Los Angeles
Avenue
- Progressive Student Learning Academy, 1518 North Alexandria Avenue
- Canyon Oaks School, 1414 North Catalina Street
# Notable places.
- Barnsdall Art Park
- Hollyhock House
- Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
- Zankou Chicken's first American restaurant
- Armenian... | 54,600 |
1403333 | Little Armenia, Los Angeles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Armenia,%20Los%20Angeles | Little Armenia, Los Angeles
1518 North Alexandria Avenue
- Canyon Oaks School, 1414 North Catalina Street
# Notable places.
- Barnsdall Art Park
- Hollyhock House
- Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
- Zankou Chicken's first American restaurant
- Armenian Genocide Memorial Square, "not yet finished"
#... | 54,601 |
1403343 | William Stevenson (judge) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Stevenson%20(judge) | William Stevenson (judge)
William Stevenson (judge)
William Alexander Stevenson, OC (born May 7, 1934) was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1990 to 1992.
# Early life.
Stevenson was born in Edmonton, Alberta to Alexander Lindsay Stevenson and Eileen Harriet Burns. In 1956, he graduated from the U... | 54,602 |
1403343 | William Stevenson (judge) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Stevenson%20(judge) | William Stevenson (judge)
1963, he became a teacher at the University of Alberta, serving as a full-time professor from 1968 until 1970 when he returned to his firm. In 1975, he was the first Chairman of the Legal Education Society of Alberta.
## Justice.
In 1975, he was appointed to the District Court of Alberta and... | 54,603 |
1403343 | William Stevenson (judge) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Stevenson%20(judge) | William Stevenson (judge)
Judicial Centre in the late 1980s, and is seen as a pioneer of continuing education for Canadian judges.
On September 17, 1990, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, however, he retired only two years later on June 5, 1992 for health reasons. Between October 1990 and April 1992 he ... | 54,604 |
1403343 | William Stevenson (judge) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Stevenson%20(judge) | William Stevenson (judge)
entre in the late 1980s, and is seen as a pioneer of continuing education for Canadian judges.
On September 17, 1990, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, however, he retired only two years later on June 5, 1992 for health reasons. Between October 1990 and April 1992 he published ... | 54,605 |
1403284 | Norman Newell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norman%20Newell | Norman Newell
Norman Newell
Norman Newell (25 January 1919 – 1 December 2004) was an English record producer, mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as co-writer of many notable songs. As an A&R manager for EMI he worked with musicians such as Shirley Bassey, Dalida, Claude François, Vera Lynn, Russ Conway, Bet... | 54,606 |
1403284 | Norman Newell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norman%20Newell | Norman Newell
of EMI's Columbia label for many of the label's most successful years. He was also a much sought-after lyricist, sometimes writing under the pen-name David West, responsible for co-writing songs that included "My Thanks To You" (music by Noel Gay) and "Portrait of My Love" (music by Cyril Ornadel), a hit ... | 54,607 |
1403284 | Norman Newell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norman%20Newell | Norman Newell
Gilbert Bécaud); "Born to sing" ("Mourir sur scène", by Dalida); "Monday Morning Again" ("Le lundi au soleil", by Claude François) and "Never, Never, Never" ("Grande, Grande Grande"). He also wrote with the composer, Philip Green, the United Kingdom's 1963 Eurovision Song Contest entry, "Say Wonderful Thi... | 54,608 |
1403284 | Norman Newell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norman%20Newell | Norman Newell
The song "Forget Domani" from the film "The Yellow Rolls-Royce" (1964), with lyrics by Newell to music by Riz Ortolani won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
Newell also wrote English-language lyrics to Vicky Leandros's 1972 Eurovision Song Contest winning entry, "Après Toi" ("Come What May"). ... | 54,609 |
1403284 | Norman Newell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norman%20Newell | Norman Newell
albums of many American shows opening in London. Newell also wrote the lyrics for the West End musical, "Mister Venus" (music by Russ Conway), but the show was not a success.
Newell continued working as a producer into the 1980s, including on Shirley Bassey's hit album with the London Symphony Orchestra,... | 54,610 |
1403284 | Norman Newell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norman%20Newell | Norman Newell
– 1987 Royal Shakespeare Company Cast" (starring Paul Jones, Nichola McAuliffe and Fiona Hendley), and "South Pacific – 1988 London Cast" (starring Gemma Craven and Emile Belcourt).
In 1999, Newell's song, "Portrait of My Love", originally recorded by Matt Monro in 1960, was honoured at the BMI Awards in... | 54,611 |
1403284 | Norman Newell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norman%20Newell | Norman Newell
" (starring Gemma Craven and Emile Belcourt).
In 1999, Newell's song, "Portrait of My Love", originally recorded by Matt Monro in 1960, was honoured at the BMI Awards in London for having two million radio plays.
His songs have been covered by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion and Aretha Franklin... | 54,612 |
1403359 | Andy Connell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andy%20Connell | Andy Connell
Andy Connell
Andrew John "Andy" Connell (born 26 July 1961) is an English musician and composer. Along with Corinne Drewery, he is part of the duo that makes up Swing Out Sister.
Born in Manchester, England, Connell played in the Manchester post-punk band The Immediates, before joining new wave funk pion... | 54,613 |
1403359 | Andy Connell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andy%20Connell | Andy Connell
Connell and Jackson teamed up with Corinne Drewery. Since the band's establishment, he has been the main composer and arranger for Swing Out Sister's music, including the UK and US top ten hit, "Breakout".
Apart from his work with Swing Out Sister, Connell has produced and arranged music for other artists... | 54,614 |
1403359 | Andy Connell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andy%20Connell | Andy Connell
akout".
Apart from his work with Swing Out Sister, Connell has produced and arranged music for other artists, and recently he wrote the musical score for a short film called "The Knickerman", directed by Sonja Phillips. He also contributed to Quando Quango's album, "Pigs & Battleships"..
Most recently, C... | 54,615 |
1403377 | Lemuel Harris | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lemuel%20Harris | Lemuel Harris
Lemuel Harris
Lemuel (Lem) Harris (December 15, 1907 in Wales – July 24, 1996) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1959 to 1969, representing the social democratic CCF and its successor, the NDP.
Harris moved with his family to Canada at a young age. He... | 54,616 |
1403377 | Lemuel Harris | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lemuel%20Harris | Lemuel Harris
cratic CCF and its successor, the NDP.
Harris moved with his family to Canada at a young age. He worked for the Burns meat packing plant in Winnipeg. He was from a trade-union background, and represented a strongly working-class constituency during his time in office.
He was elected for the riding of Lo... | 54,617 |
1403378 | Corinne Drewery | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Corinne%20Drewery | Corinne Drewery
Corinne Drewery
Corinne Drewery (born 21 September 1959 in Nottingham, England) is an English singer-songwriter and fashion designer, best known for being the lead vocalist of the band Swing Out Sister.
# Early life.
Drewery grew up in Nottingham and the Lincolnshire village of Authorpe and went to S... | 54,618 |
1403378 | Corinne Drewery | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Corinne%20Drewery | Corinne Drewery
Northern soul tracks during an extensive interview on BBC Radio Nottingham. Her mother, Elaine Drewery, is the founder of Hedgehog Care in Authorpe.
# Music.
Drewery moved to London after leaving school in 1976 to study fashion at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and eventually beca... | 54,619 |
1403378 | Corinne Drewery | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Corinne%20Drewery | Corinne Drewery
hion at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and eventually became a fashion designer. But she also sang for short periods with bands such as Working Week.
She first met Andy Connell and Martin Jackson in 1984 and together they formed Swing Out Sister. In 1986-87 the group achieved chart... | 54,620 |
1403394 | Ľudovít Lačný | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ľudovít%20Lačný | Ľudovít Lačný
Ľudovít Lačný
Ľudovít Lačný (born December 8, 1926) is a Slovak chess problem composer and judge.
He was born in Banská Štiavnica and studied mathematics, working as a teacher, and as a computer programmer.
In 1956 he was appointed an International Judge of Chess Compositions and in 2005 was awarded th... | 54,621 |
1403374 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Davenport | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport () is a diocese of the Catholic Church for the southeastern quarter of the U.S. state of Iowa. There are within the diocese. The diocese's eastern border is at the Mississippi River; the northern border comp... | 54,622 |
1403374 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Davenport | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
History.
Before 1881, the Diocese of Dubuque's territory comprised the entire state of Iowa. Previous divisions had taken territory outside the state of Iowa from the Diocese to give to other newly created Dioceses. Eventually, Bishop John Hennessy became convinced that the Dubuque ... | 54,623 |
1403374 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Davenport | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
Fr. John McMullen, a priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago was chosen to be the first Bishop. Bishop McMullen was consecrated by Archbishop Patrick Feehan of Chicago, Bishop John Hennessy of Dubuque, and Bishop John Lancaster Spalding of Peoria.
The Diocese of Davenport was split in ... | 54,624 |
1403374 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Davenport | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
Davenport filed for Chapter 11 protection. By November 27, 2007, $37 million had been allocated to 156 persons.
# Higher education.
From its very beginning the diocese has a history of supporting higher education. At one time there were four Catholic colleges within the boundaries ... | 54,625 |
1403374 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Davenport | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
The school grew steadily over the years and in 1987 it became St. Ambrose University.
The Congregation of the Humility of Mary founded two schools in the diocese. The first school was established at their motherhouse when it was in Ottumwa. Founded as Visitation Academy in 1864, it ... | 54,626 |
1403374 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Davenport | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
the woman’s division of St. Ambrose in 1939. By the 1950s it had become a separate institution, and it started admitting men in 1969. The school, however, started to decline in enrollment as well as financially. In 1990, Marycrest became affiliated with the Teikyo Yamanashi Education... | 54,627 |
1403374 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Davenport | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
senior citizens. It has no affiliation with the diocese.
The Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi established Mt. St. Claire College for women in 1918 in Clinton. The college began offering graduate courses over the internet in 2002 and changed its name to The Franciscan University. In ... | 54,628 |
1403374 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Davenport | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
Center at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
# Coat of arms.
The coat of arms for the Diocese of Davenport was designed after the arms used by members of the Davenport family in England. The family's arms are described as, "Argent (white or silver), a chevron sable (black) betwee... | 54,629 |
1403374 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Davenport | Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
lack cross crosslets fitchée. The black chevron is replaced with a black crenellated tower.
# Historic Structures.
The following structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Some of the structures are no longer part of the diocese but are listed here because o... | 54,630 |
1403415 | Rambaldi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rambaldi | Rambaldi
Rambaldi
Rambaldi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Benvenuto Rambaldi da Imola (1320–1388), Italian scholar and historian
- Carlo Rambaldi (1925–2012), Italian special effects artist
- Carlo Antonio Rambaldi (1680–1717), Italian painter
- Francesco Rambaldi (born 1999), It... | 54,631 |
1403385 | National Football League Rookie of the Year Award | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Football%20League%20Rookie%20of%20the%20Year%20Award | National Football League Rookie of the Year Award
National Football League Rookie of the Year Award
Various entities present a National Football League Rookie of the Year Award each season to the top rookie(s) in the National Football League (NFL). The NFL considers the rookie of the year awards by the Associated Pres... | 54,632 |
1403385 | National Football League Rookie of the Year Award | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Football%20League%20Rookie%20of%20the%20Year%20Award | National Football League Rookie of the Year Award
the Week award, and the winner is determined by fan voting online. Those results are used to help determine the finalists for the Rookie of the Year award. Voting occurs throughout the postseason and concludes the week before the Super Bowl. More than 350,000 votes were... | 54,633 |
1403385 | National Football League Rookie of the Year Award | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Football%20League%20Rookie%20of%20the%20Year%20Award | National Football League Rookie of the Year Award
to an offensive and defensive rookie in the NFL since 1969, except in 1985. In 2013, PFWA began selecting an overall NFL rookie of the year in addition to its offensive and defensive honors. The winners are chosen by "Pro Football Weekly" writers/editors and PFWA member... | 54,634 |
1403385 | National Football League Rookie of the Year Award | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Football%20League%20Rookie%20of%20the%20Year%20Award | National Football League Rookie of the Year Award
From 1960 to 1969 the awards went to a rookie from the NFL and American Football League (AFL), and after the AFL–NFL merger in 1970, the awards went to a rookie from the National Football Conference (NFC) and American Football Conference (AFC).
## NEA NFL ROTY Award.
... | 54,635 |
1403385 | National Football League Rookie of the Year Award | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Football%20League%20Rookie%20of%20the%20Year%20Award | National Football League Rookie of the Year Award
otball League (AFL), and after the AFL–NFL merger in 1970, the awards went to a rookie from the National Football Conference (NFC) and American Football Conference (AFC).
## NEA NFL ROTY Award.
The NEA NFL Rookie of the Year award was founded in 1964 by the Newspaper ... | 54,636 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
Schulich School of Business
The Schulich School of Business is the business school of York University located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The institution provides undergraduate and graduate degree and diploma programs in business administration, finance, accounting, business analytics, pub... | 54,637 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
J. Horváth, was first appointed in 1988, making his tenure one of the longest at any business school in the world. The School is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). According to Forbes and CNN Expansión, Schulich has the best full... | 54,638 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
Schulich offers undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate business degrees that lead to careers in the private, public and nonprofit sectors, and has more than 29,000 alumni working in approximately 90 countries. Schulich pioneered Canada’s first International MBA (IMBA) and International BBA... | 54,639 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
of the Seymour Schulich Building on the Keele Campus in 2003, the school was run from a York University building, currently renamed as Health, Nursing & Environmental Studies Building. In 1995, following a major monetary donation from Canadian billionaire Seymour Schulich, the school underwe... | 54,640 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
Executive Learning Centre houses Peter F. Bronfman Business Library, Executive Dining Room, Robert R. McEwen Auditorium, educational facilities of York Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Tuchner's Eatery (restaurant/bar), Starbucks, a multi-storey hotel, and a number of small lecture ha... | 54,641 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
Hyderabad, India. The campus, to be named the Schulich GMR Campus, is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the inaugural class began in September 2013. During the first 8 months of students study in Hyderabad to develop a strong foundation in business manag... | 54,642 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
of Philosophy in Business Administration
- MBA - Master of Business Administration
- IMBA - International Masters of Business Administration is an MBA program with a strong emphasis on International Business.
- EMBA - Schulich offers a joint Executive MBA program with the Kellogg School o... | 54,643 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
MBAN - Master of Business Analytics
- MMgt - Master of Management
- MREI - Master of Real Estate and Infrastructure (Jan. 2017)
The Schulich School also offers two Graduate diploma programs:
- Post MBA, Advanced Management - Open only to individuals who hold an accredited North America e... | 54,644 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
Overview.
Schulich offers two undergraduate programs:
- BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration
- iBBA - International Bachelor of Business Administration
In 2013–2014, the iBBA program will be in its 14th class, and the BBA program will be in its 36th.
## Admissions.
The Schulich Sc... | 54,645 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
are only a limited number of spaces reserved for the delayed entry stream and prospective applicants must meet specific degree requirements to qualify. Students applying to the BBA/iBBA program must have at least a low 90s average to remain competitive; the cut-off line for undergraduate app... | 54,646 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
written portion. All undergraduate applicants must take at least 6 U and M courses, but cannot take more than 2 M courses in the same discipline. Applicants must also take Grade 12 English (U) and Grade 12 Advanced Functions and either Grade 12 Data Management or Grade 12 Calculus (Calculus ... | 54,647 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
Business, Marketing, Organization Studies or Operations Management & Information Systems, and Strategic Management. iBBA students are also required to complete one semester of study abroad at one of Schulich's partner schools and to take a foreign language course every year. The most popular... | 54,648 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
a full academic year only in cases where a full year option is available as per the information on individual partner schools. Exchange term could either be the second semester of Year 3, or first and second semester of Year 4. Schulich partners with 56 exchange partner universities in 28 di... | 54,649 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
iBBA students, and the rest of the spots are for students studying in either undergraduate designation.
# Rankings.
## Global rankings.
- 8th in the 2017 International MBA ranking, by Forbes. 1st in Canada.
- 56th in the 2016 MBA ranking, by the Economist. 1st in Canada.
- 66th in the 2... | 54,650 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
Times" of London, up one spot from the previous list.
- 41st in the 2014 MBA rankings, by the "Economist".
- 22nd in the world in the 2013 Best Global MBAs ranking, conducted by Expansión, a Time Warner publication based in Mexico City
- 27th in the 2016 ranking Of The Best International ... | 54,651 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
MBA programs incorporating social and environmental leadership into the main curriculum, conducted by the Aspen Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based leadership think tank
# Notable faculty.
- Dezsö Horvath, CM, Dean and 2004 Academy of International Business "Dean of the Year"
- Gareth Mor... | 54,652 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
Explorations. Founder and former Chairman and CEO of Goldcorp
- Richard E. Waugh, President and CEO of Scotiabank
- Craig Kielburger, Founder of Free The Children
- David Wilson, Chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission
- Vikas Kohli, Founder of Fatlabs Recording Studio in Mississau... | 54,653 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
Canada, MP of Richmond Hill
- Kim Parlee, VP of Wealth Management at TD Canada Trust
- Colleen Johnston, former CFO of TD Canada Trust
- Frank Vettese, former Chief Executive and Managing Partner of Deloitte Canada
# Student clubs.
There are two student government bodies responsible for... | 54,654 |
1403376 | Schulich School of Business | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulich%20School%20of%20Business | Schulich School of Business
f Deloitte Canada
# Student clubs.
There are two student government bodies responsible for the student experience at Schulich.
- On the undergraduate level, students can participate in annual elections to become representatives in the Undergraduate Business Society (UBS).
- Graduate stud... | 54,655 |
1403369 | Yanka Kupala | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yanka%20Kupala | Yanka Kupala
Yanka Kupala
Yanka Kupala (also spelled Jánka Kupála or Janka Kupała, ; – June 28, 1942) – was the pen name of Iván Daminíkavich Lutsévich ("Ivan Daminikavič Łucevič", ), a Belarusian poet and writer. Kupala is considered one of the greatest Belarusian-language writers of the 20th century.
# Biography.
... | 54,656 |
1403369 | Yanka Kupala | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yanka%20Kupala | Yanka Kupala
Kupala worked a variety of short-term jobs, including as a tutor, a shop assistant, and a record keeper.
Kupala's first serious literary attempt was "Ziarno", a Polish-language sentimental poem which he completed around 1903–1904 under the pseudonym "K-a." His first Belarusian-language work ("Мая доля") w... | 54,657 |
1403369 | Yanka Kupala | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yanka%20Kupala | Yanka Kupala
moved to Vilnius in 1908, where he continued with his career as a poet. The same year the first published collection of his poems, "Жалейка" ("The Little Flute") brought on the ire of the czarist government, which ordered the book confiscated as an anti-government publication. The order for Kupala's arrest... | 54,658 |
1403369 | Yanka Kupala | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yanka%20Kupala | Yanka Kupala
in St. Petersburg in July 1910. "Сон на кургане" ("Dream on a Barrow")– completed in August 1910 –symbolised the poor state of Kupala's Belarusian homeland. Kupala left St. Petersburg and returned to Vilnius in 1913. Among those influencing Kupala in the 1910s was Maxim Gorky.
## During the Soviet period.... | 54,659 |
1403369 | Yanka Kupala | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yanka%20Kupala | Yanka Kupala
of the Belarusian People's Republic, who exhorted that he join them in exile in Czechoslovakia during a trip abroad in 1927. At home, the newly established authorities considered him with some distrust–at times, criticism of Kupala in the press mounted insofar as Kupala's activities were regarded as too or... | 54,660 |
1403369 | Yanka Kupala | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yanka%20Kupala | Yanka Kupala
partisans fighting against Nazi Germany. He died in Moscow in 1942, aged 59, having fallen down the stairwell in Hotel Moskva.
# Legacy.
Kupala became recognised as a symbol of culture of Belarus during the Soviet era. A museum, organised in Minsk through the efforts of his widow in 1945, is the leading ... | 54,661 |
1403369 | Yanka Kupala | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yanka%20Kupala | Yanka Kupala
e of Belarus during the Soviet era. A museum, organised in Minsk through the efforts of his widow in 1945, is the leading literary museum in Belarus. Hrodna State University was named after Yanka Kupala. There is also a park named after him with a monument to the poet, a theatre and a metro station (Kupala... | 54,662 |
1403395 | Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Ethiopia,%20Los%20Angeles | Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles
Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles
Little Ethiopia is located in the Mid-Wilshire District of Central Los Angeles. It is known for its collection of Ethiopian restaurants, coffee shops, boutiques and thrift stores.
The neighborhood is also home to The Little Ethiopia Cultural and Resource Cente... | 54,663 |
1403395 | Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Ethiopia,%20Los%20Angeles | Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles
Drive in Los Angeles, California.
It is located northeast of Faircrest Heights, northwest of Picfair Village, east of Carthay Square and west of Wilshire Vista.
# History.
The area has a high concentration of Ethiopian businesses and restaurants, as well as a significant concentration of... | 54,664 |
1403409 | Battle of Ezra Church | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle%20of%20Ezra%20Church | Battle of Ezra Church
Battle of Ezra Church
The Battle of Ezra Church, also known as the Battle of Ezra Chapel and the Battle of the Poor House was fought on July 28, 1864, in Fulton County, Georgia, during the American Civil War. Part of the Atlanta Campaign, the battle featured Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Union A... | 54,665 |
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during the war. The Battle of Peachtree Creek had just taken place, forcing General Hood to withdraw in defeat to the final defenses behind Atlanta by July 21, 1864. Sherman believed that Hood was evacuating the city, and sent McPherson to the southeast towards Decatur. Hood sent Hardee's corps to... | 54,666 |
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The Battle of Ezra Church.
Sherman's army stretched in an inverted U around the northern defenses of Atlanta. Sherman's movements were determined by the plan to cut off the railroad supply lines from Macon, Georgia, into Atlanta, thus forcing the defending army to withdraw without a direct assaul... | 54,667 |
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troops were outnumbered by the main Union army, he calculated that a surprise attack against an isolated portion of the enemy could succeed.
The armies met on the afternoon of July 28 at a chapel called Ezra Church. Unfortunately for Hood, there was no surprise for Howard, who had already reached... | 54,668 |
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falling back before the Union army's improvised breastwork of logs and rails. The rebels were defeated, although they managed to stop Howard from reaching the railroad line. In all, about 3,642 men were casualties; 3,000 on the Confederate side and 642 on the Union side. Among the wounded was gene... | 54,669 |
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wounded, from capture".
# See also.
- Atlanta in the Civil War
# External links.
- Battle of Ezra Church historical marker
# Further reading.
- Ecelbarger, Gary L. "Slaughter at the Chapel: The Battle of Ezra Church 1864". Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2016. .
- Foote, Shelby. "The ... | 54,670 |
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". Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2016. .
- Foote, Shelby. "The Civil War, A Narrative: Red River to Appomattox", Random House, 1974, .
- Hood, John Bell. "Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate States Armies". Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press,... | 54,671 |
1403413 | Lord of Argyll | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord%20of%20Argyll | Lord of Argyll
Lord of Argyll
The sovereign or feudal lordship of Argyle was the holding of the senior branch of descendants of Somhairle, this branch becoming soon known as Clan MacDougall
Construction of the Lordship of Argyll-Lorne essentially started with Donnchadh mac Dubhgaill, son of Dubgall mac Somairle.
Dur... | 54,672 |
1403413 | Lord of Argyll | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord%20of%20Argyll | Lord of Argyll
In this context, Alexander II, the King of Scotland, led expeditions into Argyll in 1221 and 1222, expeditions which led to Donnchadh being recognised or appointed to the Lordship of Lorne. Donnchadh remained a strong supporter of the Scottish crown against the interests of Ruaidhri mac Raghnaill and Amh... | 54,673 |
1403413 | Lord of Argyll | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord%20of%20Argyll | Lord of Argyll
and his descendants would use to identify themselves among the higher nobility of Scotland.
In 1229, the Manx king, Raghnall mac Gofraidh, was killed. Fear of Galwegian or Scottish royal intervention led the Manxmen to appeal to the Norwegian crown. The Norwegian expedition, led by Óspakr-Hákon, probabl... | 54,674 |
1403413 | Lord of Argyll | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord%20of%20Argyll | Lord of Argyll
, ravished Kintyre and in 1230 attacked the Stewart controlled Isle of Bute. This expedition was unsuccessful and led to Uspak's death. Donnchadh remained firmly in possession of his Argyll lordship.
The "Mormaerdom" or "Kingdom of Argyll" was also a lordship in High Medieval Scotland.
# Mormaers of Ar... | 54,675 |
1403349 | 1998 NBA Finals | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998%20NBA%20Finals | 1998 NBA Finals
1998 NBA Finals
The 1998 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1998 playoffs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the conclusion of the 1997–98 NBA season. The Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls played against the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz, with the Jazz holding ho... | 54,676 |
1403349 | 1998 NBA Finals | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998%20NBA%20Finals | 1998 NBA Finals
sixth NBA championship and sixth Finals MVP award in six full basketball seasons. Until 2014, it was the last consecutive Finals rematch between two teams.
The 1998 Finals garnered the highest Nielsen TV ratings in NBA history at 18.7, and even surpassed the Nielsen ratings for the 1998 World Series, m... | 54,677 |
1403349 | 1998 NBA Finals | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998%20NBA%20Finals | 1998 NBA Finals
of sweeping the two-game regular season series with the Bulls despite both teams finishing at 62 wins. In the playoffs, the Jazz were pushed to the brink by the Houston Rockets before winning Game 5 in Utah, and then overcame Rookie of the Year Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs 4–1. They then swept t... | 54,678 |
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2.
Unlike the 1997 Finals, the Jazz and Bulls entered this series as equals. The Jazz had won both regular season meetings with the Bulls, and many analysts predicted a hard-fought seven-game series. The two teams entered the Finals on completely different notes; the Jazz uneventfully swept the Los Ang... | 54,679 |
1403349 | 1998 NBA Finals | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998%20NBA%20Finals | 1998 NBA Finals
championship were strengthened with their 88–85 Game 1 victory in overtime in Utah, with Scottie Pippen just missing a 3-pointer at the buzzer. True to form, the Bulls tied the series in Game 2 while putting together a huge fourth-quarter run to silence the Delta Center and holding on to win 93–88, fina... | 54,680 |
1403349 | 1998 NBA Finals | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998%20NBA%20Finals | 1998 NBA Finals
the lowest number of points scored in any NBA game (since eclipsed by a score of 49 from the Bulls on April 10, 1999) since the inception of the shot clock.
Chicago won Game 4 86-82, and Utah took Game 5 83–81 despite nearly blowing a seven-point lead in the last two minutes. Karl Malone had his best g... | 54,681 |
1403349 | 1998 NBA Finals | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998%20NBA%20Finals | 1998 NBA Finals
only 8 points the whole game. To keep pace with Utah, the Bulls were forced to rely almost entirely on Jordan, who scored 23 points in the first half. Emotions ran high at the Delta Center when the Jazz suffered a critical shot clock violation in the second quarter. Referee Dick Bavetta ruled that Howar... | 54,682 |
1403349 | 1998 NBA Finals | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998%20NBA%20Finals | 1998 NBA Finals
Jordan made a layup to make it 86–85, the Bulls needed to stop the Jazz from scoring again. When John Stockton passed the ball to Karl Malone, Jordan stole the ball away and dribbled down the court. Guarding him was Bryon Russell, one of the Jazz's best defenders. With 10 seconds remaining, Jordan start... | 54,683 |
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Chicago Bulls
| align="left" | || 2 || 0 || 3.5 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 1.0
- Utah Jazz
| align="left" | || 6 || 0 || 21.0 || .500 || .333 || .818 || 2.7 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 7.3
# Media coverage.
The Finals were televised in the United States by NBC, with Bob Cost... | 54,684 |
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NBC on September 25, 1997 for sodomizing a woman.
The 1998 NBA season documentary "Unforgettabulls" was the first of five narrated by Will Lyman through NBA Entertainment, which recaps the entire Bulls' season. Rick Telander narrates on the opening credits. Marv Albert narrates the timeline of Michael ... | 54,685 |
1403349 | 1998 NBA Finals | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998%20NBA%20Finals | 1998 NBA Finals
the Eastern Conference top seed until 2011.
Phil Jackson declined an offer from the team president to coach another season. He would come back as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1999, winning five NBA titles in two separate stints with the team before retiring in 2011. This would give Jackson 1... | 54,686 |
1403349 | 1998 NBA Finals | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998%20NBA%20Finals | 1998 NBA Finals
seasons with the team. However, neither season ended with a playoff appearance. Scottie Pippen was traded to the Houston Rockets during the offseason and played his last season (2003–04) with the Bulls. Dennis Rodman, released by the Bulls in the offseason, signed with the Lakers mid-season, playing onl... | 54,687 |
1403349 | 1998 NBA Finals | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998%20NBA%20Finals | 1998 NBA Finals
until 2003, John Stockton's last season, and next made the Western Conference Finals in 2007 but lost in five games to the Spurs. The following three seasons, the Jazz made the postseason but each time were eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers. Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan resigned in February 2011.
Ant... | 54,688 |
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NBA of these former members of the 1998 Finals teams: Howard Eisley, Greg Ostertag, Shandon Anderson, Bryon Russell, and Toni Kukoč. Eisley remained with the Jazz the next two seasons and ended his career with the Denver Nuggets. In July 2006, the Nuggets traded Eisley to the Chicago Bulls, but the Bull... | 54,689 |
1403349 | 1998 NBA Finals | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998%20NBA%20Finals | 1998 NBA Finals
the Sacramento Kings in 2004-05. In his second season with the team and final season of his career, Anderson won an NBA championship with the Miami Heat in 2006. Like Eisley, Russell played his final NBA season with the Denver Nuggets in 2005–06; Russell played three years afterward with teams in the Am... | 54,690 |
1403419 | Rod Clement | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod%20Clement | Rod Clement
Rod Clement
Rodney Stewart Clement (September 30, 1919 – March 9, 1969) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1949 to 1959 and again from 1966 to 1968. Initially elected as an Independent, Clement ended his career as a member of the Manitoba Libe... | 54,691 |
1403419 | Rod Clement | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod%20Clement | Rod Clement
owned helicopter in Manitoba. Clement was a member of the United Church of Canada.
# Legislator.
Clement was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1949 election for the riding of Russell as an Independent, supporting the coalition government of Douglas L. Campbell.
He was re-elected in the 195... | 54,692 |
1403419 | Rod Clement | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod%20Clement | Rod Clement
of Birtle-Russell.
In the 1959 election, he lost to Progressive Conservative Robert Smellie by 224 votes. He did not contest the 1962 election, but returned to defeat Smellie by 245 votes in the 1966 provincial election. The Progressive Conservatives were returned with a majority government provincially, a... | 54,693 |
1403419 | Rod Clement | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod%20Clement | Rod Clement
959 election, he lost to Progressive Conservative Robert Smellie by 224 votes. He did not contest the 1962 election, but returned to defeat Smellie by 245 votes in the 1966 provincial election. The Progressive Conservatives were returned with a majority government provincially, and Clement served as the cri... | 54,694 |
1403387 | Moses Horowitz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moses%20Horowitz | Moses Horowitz
Moses Horowitz
Moses Ha-Levi Horowitz (February 27, 1844 – March 4, 1910), also known as Moishe Hurvitz, Moishe Isaac Halevy-Hurvitz, etc., was a playwright and actor in the early years of Yiddish theater. Jacob Adler describes him as an "authorit[y] on dramaturgy", but also remarks that before being pa... | 54,695 |
1403387 | Moses Horowitz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moses%20Horowitz | Moses Horowitz
he turned out his plays (usually in no more than three days), he would sometimes start actors rehearsing the first two acts of a play while he wrote the third backstage.
# Life.
Horowitz was born in Stanislau, eastern Galicia (then a province of Austria-Hungary, now in Ukraine). He received the usual J... | 54,696 |
1403387 | Moses Horowitz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moses%20Horowitz | Moses Horowitz
he converted back to Judaism and, having been turned down as a playwright by Goldfaden, who wrote all of his own company's plays, Horowitz (along with Joseph Lateiner) began to write plays for Israel Grodner and Sigmund Mogulesko after they left Abraham Goldfaden's troupe. A favorite of Bucharest intelle... | 54,697 |
1403387 | Moses Horowitz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moses%20Horowitz | Moses Horowitz
(lowbrow) genre.".
Horowitz soon put together a troupe of his own, including actor Abba Schoengold, with which he toured eastern Romania. He went to New York City either in 1884 or at the end of 1886, taking with him a company of his own. At the Roumanian Opera House, he presented "Tisa Eslar, oder, Di ... | 54,698 |
1403387 | Moses Horowitz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moses%20Horowitz | Moses Horowitz
Encyclopedia", among his more successful plays are: "Schlome Chochom", "Kuzri", "Chochmath Noshim", "Ben Hador", and "Jizius Mizrujym". Israil Bercovici also singles out his "Sabbatai Zvi" and "Tragedy of Tisza-Eszlar", both from 1884. Most of Horowitz's plays were historical, but he also wrote ""zeit pi... | 54,699 |
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