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343294 | Bridget Fonda | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bridget%20Fonda | Bridget Fonda
Valley, south of Livingston, Montana. Fonda attended Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles.
# Career.
Fonda became involved with the theatre when she was cast in a school production of "Harvey". She studied method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute as part of New York University's Tisch Sc... | 9,300 |
343294 | Bridget Fonda | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bridget%20Fonda | Bridget Fonda
That same year she appeared in "You Can't Hurry Love" and "Shag".
Her breakthrough role was as a journalist in "The Godfather Part III". After gaining additional work experience in a few theater productions she was cast in the lead in Barbet Schroeder's "Single White Female", followed by a role in Camero... | 9,301 |
343294 | Bridget Fonda | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bridget%20Fonda | Bridget Fonda
She was also reportedly offered the lead, eponymous role in the television series "Ally McBeal" but turned it down to concentrate on her film career.
She starred with Jet Li in the action thriller film "Kiss of the Dragon" in 2001, played the title role in the TV movie "Snow Queen" in 2002 and has not ap... | 9,302 |
343294 | Bridget Fonda | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bridget%20Fonda | Bridget Fonda
Angeles that caused a fracture in her vertebra. In March of the same year, she became engaged to soundtrack composer and former Oingo Boingo frontman Danny Elfman, and they married in November. They have a son named Oliver.
# Award nominations.
- 1990: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a... | 9,303 |
343306 | Pacific Grand Prix | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pacific%20Grand%20Prix | Pacific Grand Prix
Pacific Grand Prix
The Pacific Grand Prix () was a round of the Formula One World Championship twice in the mid-1990s. Both races were held at the Tanaka International Aida circuit (now Okayama International Circuit), a slow, twisty track deep in the countryside in Aida (near Kobe), Japan. Following... | 9,304 |
343306 | Pacific Grand Prix | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pacific%20Grand%20Prix | Pacific Grand Prix
Schumacher overtook Senna into the first corner and was never threatened for the lead from that point onward. Schumacher could have lapped second placed Gerhard Berger in the last third of the race, but chose not to. The fastest lap was set on lap 3. The race was notable for the Jordan team and Ruben... | 9,305 |
343306 | Pacific Grand Prix | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pacific%20Grand%20Prix | Pacific Grand Prix
his second World Championship in 2006. Alonso's record was in turn surpassed by Sebastian Vettel in 2011.
This race made Japan one of only seven countries (the others being Great Britain, Spain, Germany, Italy, France and the USA) to ever host more than one Formula One event in the same year. It was... | 9,306 |
343306 | Pacific Grand Prix | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pacific%20Grand%20Prix | Pacific Grand Prix
between Fuji and Suzuka from 2009 onward although the alternation was cancelled as Toyota, the current Fuji Speedway owner discontinued further F1 races at Fuji, having pulled out of F1 at the end of 2009.
# Sponsors.
- 1994: Foster's Pacific Grand Prix
# Winners of the Pacific Grand Prix.
## Rep... | 9,307 |
343306 | Pacific Grand Prix | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pacific%20Grand%20Prix | Pacific Grand Prix
ued further F1 races at Fuji, having pulled out of F1 at the end of 2009.
# Sponsors.
- 1994: Foster's Pacific Grand Prix
# Winners of the Pacific Grand Prix.
## Repeat winners (drivers).
"A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship."
## Repeat ... | 9,308 |
343305 | Hyesan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyesan | Hyesan
Hyesan
Hyesan () is a city in the northern part of Ryanggang province of North Korea. It is a hub of river transportation as well as a product distribution centre. It is also the administrative centre of Ryanggang Province. As of 2008, the population of the city is 192,680.
# Area.
Around 1940s, this city cor... | 9,309 |
343305 | Hyesan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyesan | Hyesan
problem, South Korea has a conflict with the People's Republic of China because of Baekdu Mountains. The mountain is actually divided in two: the south parts are ruled by North Korea while the north parts are ruled by the PRC. However, South Korea still claims the northern parts. It is not officially claimed, bu... | 9,310 |
343305 | Hyesan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyesan | Hyesan
elevation-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification "Dwb"). It is located in the coldest area of Korea, which holds a record low temperature of -42 °C (-44 °F) in 1915.
# Administrative divisions.
Hyesan City is divided into 25 "tong" (neighbourhoods) and 4 "ri" (villages):
# Economy... | 9,311 |
343305 | Hyesan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyesan | Hyesan
and doesn't have electricity. Residents of the city reputedly wash their clothes in the river because homes have no running water.
First explored in the 1960s, Hyesan Mine produces 10,000 tons of copper concentrates annually. This area has 80% of North Korea's available copper, and the North had estimated that ... | 9,312 |
343305 | Hyesan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyesan | Hyesan
the workers at the mine did their best to pump the water, they could not stop the water flowing into the mine at a speed of 480㎥/hour. In 1996, during the North's 'Arduous March', electricity was not provided to the mine, leading to flooding in the mineshafts in January 1997. Hyesan Mine flooded again, as did ot... | 9,313 |
343305 | Hyesan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyesan | Hyesan
in Hyesan include Hyesan High School and Hyesan Girls' School. Higher education institutions include the Hyesan Medical University, the Hyesan University of Agriculture and Forestry, Kim Jŏng-suk College of Education, the Hyesan College of Light Engineering, and the Hyesan University of Industry.
The countrysid... | 9,314 |
343305 | Hyesan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyesan | Hyesan
Hot Spring and Mount Paektu.
# Notable people.
- Park Yeon-mi (b. 1993), activist and defector, escaped North Korea in 2007.
- Lee Hyeon-seo (b. 1980), activist and defector, escaped North Korea in 1997.
# See also.
- List of cities in North Korea
- Administrative divisions of North Korea
- Changbai–Hyesa... | 9,315 |
343314 | Pennant | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pennant | Pennant
Pennant
Pennant may refer to:
# Flag or banner.
- Pennon (or pennant), a narrow, tapering flag commonly flown by ships at sea
- Pennant (commissioning), the traditional sign of a warship, flown from its masthead while the ship is in commission
- Broad pennant, flown from the masthead of a British Royal Nav... | 9,316 |
343314 | Pennant | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pennant | Pennant
in a regular baseball season
- Pennant, a reference to Flag and pennant patterns in technical analysis of a stock market chart
# Places.
- Pennant, Ceredigion, Wales
- Pennant, Powys, Wales
- Pennant, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Pennant Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
#... | 9,317 |
343314 | Pennant | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pennant | Pennant
nant, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Pennant Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
# Other.
- Pennant, the common name of the dragonfly genus "Celithemis"
- Pennant (automobile) (1924–25), manufactured by the Barley Motor Car Co. in Kalamazoo, Michigan, US
- "The Pennant", a newsp... | 9,318 |
343309 | Felicitas Corrigan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Felicitas%20Corrigan | Felicitas Corrigan
Felicitas Corrigan
Dame Felicitas Corrigan OSB (6 March 1908 – 7 October 2003) was an English Benedictine nun, author and humanitarian.
She was born Kathleen Corrigan into a large Liverpool family, and developed a talent as an organist. In 1933, she entered Stanbrook Abbey in Worcestershire as a nu... | 9,319 |
343309 | Felicitas Corrigan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Felicitas%20Corrigan | Felicitas Corrigan
Waddell was awarded the 1986 James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Her book, "The Nun, the Infidel, and the Superman", inspired by the life of Laurentia McLachlan, was turned into a play by Hugh Whitemore and later became a film for television starring Wendy Hiller. She also wrote about other figures in w... | 9,320 |
343309 | Felicitas Corrigan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Felicitas%20Corrigan | Felicitas Corrigan
ok, "The Nun, the Infidel, and the Superman", inspired by the life of Laurentia McLachlan, was turned into a play by Hugh Whitemore and later became a film for television starring Wendy Hiller. She also wrote about other figures in whom she was interested, including Hildegard of Bingen and the poet C... | 9,321 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
Nicholas Grimald
Nicholas Grimald (or Grimoald) (1519–1562) was an English poet and dramatist.
# Life.
Nicholas Grimald was born to a modest yeoman family of farmers in 1519–20. His parents are unknown, despite the popular belief that his father was Giovanni Baptista Grimaldi. The poem "A funeral so... | 9,322 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
in the 16th century do not show a place that could be Brownshold. What was found was an estate named Leighton Bromswold. This is the closest match to how Grimald describes his home in the poem "A funeral song, upon the death of Annes his moother".
The Grimald family was seen to be living in Leighton B... | 9,323 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
my have admired, Carie Day and Mistress Damascene Awdley. These verses show a debate on if marriage has the desired result that is wanted.
Grimald's connection to Nicholas Ridley, bishop of London, brought him under suspicion, and he was imprisoned in the Marshalsea. It is said that he escaped the pen... | 9,324 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
was fifteen years old, he started showing signs of poetic talent. His mother, who placed an emphasis on education, sent him to continue his education at Cambridge. This separation was hard for Grimald's mother, as he was the only boy in the family.
In 1539–40, Grimald graduated from Christ's College w... | 9,325 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
of the school, along with other teachers and students who were eager to participate in the arts. The play was the Latin resurrection play "Christus Redivivus". Grimald dedicated his work to Smith. It was written in 1541, but was published two years later in Germany in 1543.
At twenty-three years old i... | 9,326 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
in 1548. Grimald was licensed as a lecturer in 1552 by Richard Sampson, this allowed him to preach at Eccles. The next year he was appointed chaplain to Nicholas Ridley, bishop of London. Ridely's high opinion of Grimald was shown when the bishop chose him to deliver a Latin address in April 1553, "Ora... | 9,327 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
Bishop appointed Grimald to deliver the Latin address in April 1553, at an assembled bishops' meeting on absentee clergy.
The possible apostasy under Mary I put considerable strife on their relationship, and ultimately lead to its demise. Following Ridley's successful recommendation for Grimald to be ... | 9,328 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
the Catholic authority and consequently led to Grimald's imprisonment at Marshalsea in 1555.(Stephen;Lee 1917).
Grimald's imprisonment was brief, and many speculated the poet's apostate to Catholicism. Originally, Grimald quelled the accusations. In response to rumours of Grimald's collusion with the ... | 9,329 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
reconciliation prior to Ridley's execution.
# Works.
Upon arriving at Oxford, Grimald began his first major work; the Latin resurrection and tragicomedy "Christus Redivus" or "The Resurrection of Christ". His motivation for starting the play was to redeem not being able to perform his studies because... | 9,330 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
performed for Christmas. "Christus Redivus" was dedicated to the Archdeacon of Peterborough; Gilbert Smith and eventually published in 1543 at Cologne.
It cannot be determined whether Grimald was familiar with George Buchanan's "Baptistes" (1543), or with Jakob Schöpper's "Johannes decollatus vel Ectr... | 9,331 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
but in general his style is more artificial, and his metaphors more studied than is the case with the other contributors to the "Miscellany". His classical reading shows itself in the comparative terseness and smartness of his verses.
"Archipropheta" or "The Archprophet" published in 1548, was a Latin... | 9,332 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
"Vox Populi", or "The People's Complaint", published in 1549. The piece of writing criticised Church officials for failing to carry out their jobs correctly According to Merrill, the work revolves around "those rectors, vicars, archdeacons, deans, prebendaries, etc., who spend their lives far from thei... | 9,333 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
at Oxford the year before, and "Christus redivivus" (Cologne, 1543), edited by JM Hart (for the Modern Language Association of America, 1886, separately issued 1899).
Grimald contributed forty poems to the original edition (June 1557) of "Songes and Sonettes" (commonly known as Tottel's "Miscellany").... | 9,334 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
feared that Grimald's recantation would cause book sales to decline, and thus decided to omit many of Grimald's original works from the updated version. All of Grimald's more personal works were left out of the second edition, and only his initials were used to signify his authorship of the nine remain... | 9,335 |
343315 | Nicholas Grimald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas%20Grimald | Nicholas Grimald
dition, and only his initials were used to signify his authorship of the nine remaining poems.
# Bibliography.
- "Christus Redivus" (1543)
- "Archipropheta" (1548)
- "Vox Popli" (1549)
- "Marcus Tullius Ciceroes thre bokes of duties" (Translation of Cicero's "De Officiis") (1556)
- Contributed po... | 9,336 |
343318 | Tyseley | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tyseley | Tyseley
Tyseley
Tyseley is a district in the southern half of the city of Birmingham, England, near the Coventry Road and the districts of Acocks Green, Small Heath and Yardley. It is located near the Grand Union Canal.
# Etymology.
Tyseley means "Tyssa's clearing" with "-ley" meaning woodland clearing.
# Education... | 9,337 |
343318 | Tyseley | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tyseley | Tyseley
a thriving industrial area with thousands of people working in the area for major companies such as TI Reynolds (formally Reynolds Tubes) and Corona, attracting a large number of bicycle and motorcycle manufacturers to the area, and component suppliers. Other companies based in the area in the past include Abin... | 9,338 |
343318 | Tyseley | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tyseley | Tyseley
the heritage of the area and the city. There is now a large incineration plant, the Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant, which burns rubbish and in the process produces electricity for the National Grid.
Much of Tyseley remains industrial, with many companies, including Klaxon, SCC, Western Pegasus Limited and Bak... | 9,339 |
343318 | Tyseley | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tyseley | Tyseley
lands, serve the Tyseley area.
Tyseley railway station was a predominant junction for the ex-Great Western Railway mainline between Birmingham Snow Hill and London Paddington, with the North Warwickshire Line (via Shirley to Stratford upon Avon) diverging here. Tyseley is on the Chiltern Main Line between Lond... | 9,340 |
343322 | Embrace (American band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Embrace%20(American%20band) | Embrace (American band)
Embrace (American band)
Embrace were a short-lived hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C., which lasted from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986. Along with Rites of Spring, and Beefeater, it was one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement, and was one of the first ba... | 9,341 |
343322 | Embrace (American band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Embrace%20(American%20band) | Embrace (American band)
The band played their first show in July 28, 1985 at Food for Thought, a former restaurant and music venue located on Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Circle; their ninth and final show was held at the in March 1986. The only recording released by the quartet was their posthumous 1987 self-titled album... | 9,342 |
343322 | Embrace (American band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Embrace%20(American%20band) | Embrace (American band)
post-hardcore outfit One Last Wish, while Bald moved on to the band Ignition. MacKaye eventually directed his energy and creativity toward the forming of Fugazi in 1987, and Ivor Hanson would pair up with Hampton again in 1988 for Manifesto.
During the band's formative years, some fans started ... | 9,343 |
343322 | Embrace (American band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Embrace%20(American%20band) | Embrace (American band)
Bald moved on to the band Ignition. MacKaye eventually directed his energy and creativity toward the forming of Fugazi in 1987, and Ivor Hanson would pair up with Hampton again in 1988 for Manifesto.
During the band's formative years, some fans started referring to them and fellow innovators Ri... | 9,344 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
Emperor Zhang of Han
Emperor Zhang of Han (; 57 – 9 April 88) was an emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty from 75 to 88. He was the third emperor of the Eastern Han.
Emperor Zhang was a hardworking and diligent emperor. He reduced taxes and paid close attention to all affairs of state. Zhang also r... | 9,345 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
leadership of General Ban Chao, progressed far west while in pursuit of Xiongnu insurgents harassing the trade routes now collectively known as the Silk Road.
The Eastern Han dynasty, after Emperor Zhang, would be plagued with internal strife between royal factions and eunuchs struggling for power... | 9,346 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
Liu Zhuang and one of his consorts, Consort Jia, in 57. As Crown Prince Zhuang's favorite, Consort Ma – Consort Jia's aunt (her mother's sister) – had no sons, at Crown Prince Zhuang's instruction, Consort Ma adopted Prince Da as her own son. Prince Da therefore grew up considering Consort Ma as hi... | 9,347 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
though he had four brothers older than he was.
# As crown prince.
Not much was recorded about Crown Prince Da's career as crown prince, other than he was taught of the Confucian classics at a young age and was encouraged in his studies by his adoptive mother, Empress Ma, with whom he had a close ... | 9,348 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
and he himself lived thriftily. He was generally humble and honored the senior officials who had served his grandfather and father faithfully in accordance.
In 76, at the suggestion of his advisor Yang Zhong (楊終) and prime minister Diwu Lun (第五倫), Emperor Zhang ordered that his father's Xiyu (mode... | 9,349 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
This was initially rebuffed by Empress Dowager Ma, who found this inappropriate. In 79, however, he created them marquesses over her objection and over their requests to only be made acting marquesses.
In 77, Emperor Zhang took a daughter of his cousin, the Princess Piyang (沘陽公主), and great-grandd... | 9,350 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
Zhang continued to be a diligent emperor, but within the palace, there was much struggle between Empress Dou and the other imperial consorts, which would create political instability down the road.
While Empress Dowager Ma was alive, she selected two daughters of Song Yang (宋楊) as consorts for Emp... | 9,351 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
she plotted, along with her mother Princess Piyang and her brothers, to have her adopted son made crown prince. After Empress Dowager Ma's death, she put her plan into action. She had her brothers collect dossiers on faults of the Song clan while bribing the servants and eunuchs of Consorts Song to... | 9,352 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
interrogated by the eunuch Cai Lun. The Consorts Song saw that they were in deep straits, and they committed suicide by poison. Crown Prince Qing was deposed and created the Prince of Qinghe instead; he was replaced by Prince Zhao as crown prince. Prince Zhao, however, was friendly to his brother, ... | 9,353 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
Zhao's birth mother, Consort Liang, and her sister, also an imperial consort, and they lost Emperor Zhang's favor. In 83, the Dous further submitted false anonymous accusations against the Consorts Liang's father Liang Song (梁竦), causing him to die in prison. The Consorts Liang died of sadness and ... | 9,354 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
time in Han history that the empress' clan, rather than the empress dowager's clan, was the most powerful consort clan. This trend held sway for the rest of Eastern Han Dynasty and a would prove to be a source of corruption.
# Late reign.
However, Emperor Zhang himself remained fairly diligent an... | 9,355 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
and while the Qiang were pacified fairly quickly, this would be bad omen for the decades to come, as the Qiang, mistreated frequently by Han officials, would constantly rebel throughout the rest of the Eastern Han Dynasty and become a major factor in the decline of the Han Empire.
In 88, Emperor Z... | 9,356 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
Empress Gonghuai, of the Liang clan (; 61–83)
- Liu Zhao, Emperor Xiaohe (; 79–106), fourth son
- Empress Jingyin, of the Song clan (; 58–78)
- Liu Qing, Emperor Xiaode (; 78–106), third son
- "Guiren", of the Shen clan ()
- Liu Shou, Prince Hui of Jibei (; d. 120), fifth son
- Liu Kai, Emper... | 9,357 |
343319 | Emperor Zhang of Han | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor%20Zhang%20of%20Han | Emperor Zhang of Han
(; 58–78)
- Liu Qing, Emperor Xiaode (; 78–106), third son
- "Guiren", of the Shen clan ()
- Liu Shou, Prince Hui of Jibei (; d. 120), fifth son
- Liu Kai, Emperor Xiaomu (; d. 131), sixth son
- Unknown
- Liu Kang, Prince Zhen of Qiancheng (; d. 93), first son
- "Liu Quan, Prince Dao of Ping... | 9,358 |
343324 | Edison Disc Record | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edison%20Disc%20Record | Edison Disc Record
Edison Disc Record
The Edison Diamond Disc Record is a type of phonograph record marketed by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. on their Edison Record label from 1912 to 1929. They were named Diamond Discs because the matching Edison Disc Phonograph was fitted with a permanent conical diamond stylus for playing... | 9,359 |
343324 | Edison Disc Record | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edison%20Disc%20Record | Edison Disc Record
the shellac disc records (later called 78s because of their typical rotational speed in revolutions per minute) made by competitors such as the Victor Talking Machine Company. Victor and most other makers recorded and played sound by a lateral or side-to-side motion of the stylus in the record groove... | 9,360 |
343324 | Edison Disc Record | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edison%20Disc%20Record | Edison Disc Record
also briefly produced a high-quality series of thin electrically recorded lateral-cut "Needle Type" disc records for use on standard record players.
# Historical background.
The record industry began in 1889 with some very-small-scale production of professionally recorded wax cylinder records. At f... | 9,361 |
343324 | Edison Disc Record | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edison%20Disc%20Record | Edison Disc Record
available and becoming a fixture in middle-class homes. The record industry boomed. At the same time, the Berliner Gramophone Company was marketing the first crude disc records, which were simpler and cheaper to manufacture, less bulky to store, much less fragile, and could play louder than contempor... | 9,362 |
343324 | Edison Disc Record | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edison%20Disc%20Record | Edison Disc Record
cylinder records, the sound in a Diamond Disc's groove was recorded by the vertical method, as variations in the depth of the groove cut. At that time, with the notable exception of Pathé Records, which used yet another incompatible format, a disc's groove was normally of constant depth and modulated... | 9,363 |
343324 | Edison Disc Record | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edison%20Disc%20Record | Edison Disc Record
all were about ten inches in diameter, but they used a finer groove pitch (150 threads per inch, or "TPI") and could play longer than lateral ten-inch records—up to minutes per side.
Among their advantages over the competition, they were played with a permanent conical diamond stylus, while lateral-... | 9,364 |
343324 | Edison Disc Record | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edison%20Disc%20Record | Edison Disc Record
that states that the groove of the record itself is what propelled the reproducer across the surface of the record via the needle. The playing speed for Diamond Discs was specified at exactly 80 revolutions per minute, at a time when other makers' recording speeds had not been standardized and could ... | 9,365 |
343324 | Edison Disc Record | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edison%20Disc%20Record | Edison Disc Record
Victrolas and similar record players could not play Diamond Discs (at best, only very faint sound would be heard, while the crude steel needle seriously damaged the groove) and Edison Diamond Disc Phonographs could not play Victor or other lateral-cut discs, third-party suppliers came up with adapter... | 9,366 |
343324 | Edison Disc Record | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edison%20Disc%20Record | Edison Disc Record
ball stylus hill-and-dale format that used a vertical groove that was U-shaped in cross-section, but Edison discouraged all such alternatives by cautioning on some of his record sleeves: "This Re-Creation should not be played on any instrument except the Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph and with the Ed... | 9,367 |
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replaced that stress on its records.
# Rise and fall.
Diamond Discs enjoyed their greatest commercial success from the mid-1910s to the early 1920s, with sales peaking in 1920. Although they arguably had better audio fidelity, they were more expensive than and incompatible with other makers' produc... | 9,368 |
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Age" 1920s got underway. It was not until mid-decade that he reluctantly ceded control to a younger generation, his sons.
In 1926, an attempt at reviving interest in Edison records was made by introducing a long-playing Diamond Disc which still rotated at 80 rpm but tripled the standard groove pitch... | 9,369 |
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of that of the regular Diamond Discs), and a failure to exploit the format by releasing a limited number of discs. Only 14 different Edison Long Play discs were issued before they were discontinued.
In August 1927, electrical recording began, making Edison the last major record company to adopt it, ... | 9,370 |
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vailable from dealers until the company left the record business in late October 1929, the last vertically cut direct masters were recorded in the early summer of that year. Priority had been redirected to introducing a new line of Edison lateral or so-called Needle Type thin shellac records, compati... | 9,371 |
343308 | Bayeux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayeux | Bayeux
Bayeux
Bayeux () is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.
Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England. It is also known as the first major town secured by the Allies during Operation Overlord. Charles de Gau... | 9,372 |
343308 | Bayeux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayeux | Bayeux
is located at the crossroads of RN 13 and the train route Paris-Caen-Cherbourg. The city is the capital of the Bessin, which extends north-west of Calvados.
# Etymology.
The city was known as Augustodurum in the Roman Empire. It means the "durum" (Celtic word "duro-" 'door', 'gate', Welsh ', Breton ' 'door', '... | 9,373 |
343308 | Bayeux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayeux | Bayeux
Bessin. "Bodiocassi" has been compared with Old Irish "" 'with blond locks'.
# History.
## Origins.
Founded as a Gallo-Roman settlement in the 1st century BC under the name Augustodurum, Bayeux is the capital of the former territory of the Baiocasses people of Gaul, whose name appears in Pliny's Natural Histo... | 9,374 |
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found on the nearby Mount Phaunus indicating the area as a Druid centre. Titus Sabinus, a lieutenant of Julius Caesar, subjected the Bessin region to Roman domination. The 5th-century "Notitia provinciarum et civitatum Galliae" mentions Suevi that had been officially settled here ("laeti").
The town is mentione... | 9,375 |
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been found, attesting to the adoption of Roman culture. In 1990 a closer examination of huge blocks discovered in the cathedral in the 19th century indicated the presence of an old Roman building. Bayeux was built on a crossroads between Lisieux and Valognes, developing first on the west bank of the river. By th... | 9,376 |
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and a Roman legion was stationed there.
## Middle Ages.
The city was largely destroyed during the Viking raids of the late 9th century but was rebuilt in the early 10th century under the reign of Bothon. In the middle of the 10th century Bayeux was controlled by Hagrold, a pagan Viking who defended the city ag... | 9,377 |
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it was dedicated in 1077. However the city began to lose prominence when William placed his capital at Caen. When King Henry I of England defeated his brother Robert Curthose for the rule of Normandy, the city was burned to set an example to the rest of the duchy. Under Richard the Lionheart, Bayeux was wealthy ... | 9,378 |
343308 | Bayeux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayeux | Bayeux
replaced those decimated by war and these built some 60 mansions scattered throughout the city, with stone supplanting wood.
## Post-medieval.
The area around Bayeux is called the Bessin, which was the bailiwick of the province Normandy until the French Revolution. During the Second World War, Bayeux was the f... | 9,379 |
343308 | Bayeux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayeux | Bayeux
its memorial includes the largest British cemetery dating from the Second World War in France. There are 4,648 graves, including 3,935 British and 466 Germans. Most of those buried there were killed in the invasion of Normandy.
Royal British Legion National, every 5 June at 1530 hrs, attends the 3rd Division Ce... | 9,380 |
343308 | Bayeux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayeux | Bayeux
and parade. Details can be found at www.rblsomme.org
The French town of Bayeux is also the home of a memorial to all of the journalists who have lost their lives while reporting. The memorial was designed by Samuel Craquelin, who is a French architect. The memorial lists the names of 1,889 journalists killed be... | 9,381 |
343308 | Bayeux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayeux | Bayeux
is narrow in places like the centre of Bayeux, higher surface speeds are generated. In the centre of Bayeux near the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, pH levels were measured at 8.35 and the electrical conductivity of water was tested at 37 microsiemens per centimetre. Turbidity was measured at 13 centimetres by the Secch... | 9,382 |
343308 | Bayeux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayeux | Bayeux
visitors for the Bayeux tapestry, made to commemorate events in the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. According to the legend, the tapestry was made by Reine Mathilde, wife of William the Conqueror. In fact, it may have been designed and woven in England. It is displayed in a museum in the town centre. The lar... | 9,383 |
343308 | Bayeux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayeux | Bayeux
(born 1965), writer
- Berengar II of Neustria (died 896 AD), Count of Bayeux
- Roger Bésus (1915–1994), sculptor and writer
- Frédéric Née (born 1975), footballer
- Alain Chartier (1392–1430), politician and poet
- Pierre Du Bosc (1623–1692), preacher
- Franck Dumas (born 1968), footballer and coach Stade ... | 9,384 |
343308 | Bayeux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayeux | Bayeux
painter and member of Bayeux
- Jean Grémillon (1901–1959), film director
- Joachim Rupalley (1718–1780) painter
- Édouard Lair de Beauvais, (1790–1851), architect
- Alfred Lair de Beauvais (1820–1869), organist and composer
- Robert Lefèvre (1755–1830), painter
- Lionel Lemonchois (born 1960), navigator
-... | 9,385 |
343308 | Bayeux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayeux | Bayeux
wn for the healing of scrofula
- Éric Navet (born 1959), jockey
- Poppa of Bayeux, wife of Rollo
- Saint Vigor (died 537 AD), bishop of Bayeux from 513 to 537, destroyed a pagan temple in Bayeux
- William the Conqueror (1028-1087), Duke of Normandy, King of England
- Exuperius, (end of 4th century– died c. ... | 9,386 |
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Copy editing
Copy editing (also copyediting, sometimes abbreviated ce) is the process of reviewing and correcting written material to improve accuracy, readability, and fitness for its purpose, and to ensure that it is free of error, omission, inconsistency, and repetition. In the context of publication i... | 9,387 |
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in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world that follow British nomenclature, the term "copy editor" is used, but in newspaper and magazine publishing, the term is subeditor (or sub-editor), commonly shortened to "sub". The senior subeditor of a publication is frequently called the "chief subeditor"... | 9,388 |
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medium, and heavy. Depending on the budget and scheduling of the publication, the publisher will let the copy editor know what level of editing to employ. The type of editing one chooses (light, medium, or heavy) will help the copy editor prioritize their efforts.
Within copy editing, there is mechanical ... | 9,389 |
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and endnotes. Content editing, also known as substantive editing, is the editing of material, including its structure and organization, to correct internal inconsistencies and discrepancies. Content editing may require heavy editing or rewriting as compared to mechanical editing.
In addition, copy editing... | 9,390 |
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house style. According to Einsohn, mechanical editors work with such things as the following:
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Additional elements, such as charts, tables, and graphs
- Capitalization
- Footnotes and endnotes
- Hyphenation
- Italicization and boldfaced type
- Numbers and numerals
- Pu... | 9,391 |
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recognized style manual such as "The Chicago Manual of Style" or "The Associated Press Stylebook". Companies that produce documents and reports but do not consider themselves publishers in the usual sense, tend to rely on in-house style guides or on the judgment of the copyeditor.
## Grammar and usage.
T... | 9,392 |
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be respected. This practice is complicated further by constantly evolving language conventions as recorded by books on grammar and usage. Additionally, the authors of such books often disagree.
## Content editing.
Content editing consists of reorganizing or restructuring the content of a document. This i... | 9,393 |
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any information they know to be incorrect, such as year discrepancies or misleading ideas. This type of fact checking is acceptable for copyeditors that know the document's subject matter.
The copyeditor must also point out any biased language without infringing on the author's meaning. This includes mate... | 9,394 |
343323 | Copy editing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Copy%20editing | Copy editing
and permissions.
Most manuscripts will require the copyeditor to correlate the parts within it. Copyeditors must carry out the following tasks in this process:
- Verify any cross-references that appear in the text
- Check the numbering of footnotes, endnotes, tables, and illustrations
- Specify the pla... | 9,395 |
343323 | Copy editing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Copy%20editing | Copy editing
may require special cross-checking. For example, in a how-to text, a copyeditor might need to verify that the list of equipment or parts matches the instructions given within the text.
Typecoding is the process of identifying which sections of the manuscript are not regular running text. These portions of... | 9,396 |
343323 | Copy editing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Copy%20editing | Copy editing
asked to pencil in the typecodes in the left margin of the manuscript. On-screen copyeditors may be asked to insert typecodes at the beginning and end of each element.
Finally, if the manuscript contains long quotations from a published work that is still under copyright, the copyeditor should remind the ... | 9,397 |
343323 | Copy editing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Copy%20editing | Copy editing
text (marking), a process for querying the author and the editorial coordinator (querying), a method for keeping track of editorial decisions (recordkeeping), and procedures for incorporating the author's review of the copyediting into a final manuscript or electronic files (cleanup). These systems were or... | 9,398 |
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or hard-copy editing, is still important because screening tests for employment may be administered in hard copy. Also, the author whose text the copy editor is editing may prefer hard-copy markup, and copy editors need to know traditional markup in case documents and materials cannot be exchanged electron... | 9,399 |
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