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1100 | "Temple City, California"
the property, at Las Tunas Drive and Rosemead Boulevard, be returned to the city because of the delays after two groundbreaking ceremonies. Wong, 55, the city's first Asian council member, was elected in 2003, was re-elected in 2007, and served as the city's first Asian mayor in 2007. Capra pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of failure to report a campaign contribution and agreed to resign as a condition for no prison time. Nine months after being indicted on charges of bribery and perjury, Wong resigned from office in March 2010; Wilson, now 78, was voted out of office in |
1101 | "Temple City, California"
spring 2009. In May 2010, Wong accepted a plea agreement of no contest for 10 counts of bribery and perjury. Wong is serving a 16-month sentence at Chowchilla after pleading no contest to 10 felony counts of bribery, solicitation of bribery and perjury, and she is required to pay $16,700 in restitution to developer Randy Wang. She will have to pay about $16,300 in fines and fees. The judge denied a request from Wong's attorney seeking probation for the one-time politician. Cathe Wilson is charged with three counts each of perjury and bribery. The perjury charges included one count of |
1102 | "Temple City, California"
lying to the Los Angeles County Grand Jury in 2008 and two counts of submitting false material in Fair Political Practices reports. Although she maintains her innocence, she chose not to plea, and her case was continued. On March 30, 2011, Wilson pleaded innocent to all charges. ""Oh, yes, I've got to prove my innocence,"" Wilson, 78, said at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center when asked if she was going forward with the trial. ""I wouldn't put my life savings … if I didn't believe in my innocence. It's all a crock."" In May 2011 she was convicted |
1103 | "Dead cat bounce"
exclusively to refer to securities or stocks that are considered to be of low value. First, the securities have poor past performance. Second, the decline is ""correct"" in that the underlying business is weak (e.g. declining sales or shaky financials). Along with this, it is doubtful that the security will recover with better conditions (overall market or economy). Some variations on the definition of the term include: A ""dead cat bounce"" price pattern may be used as a part of the technical analysis method of stock trading. Technical analysis describes a dead cat bounce as a continuation pattern that looks |
1104 | "Dead cat bounce"
in the beginning like a reversal pattern. It begins with a downward move followed by a significant price retracement. The price fails to continue upward and instead falls again downwards, and surpasses the prior low. Dead cat bounce In finance, a dead cat bounce is a small, brief recovery in the price of a declining stock. Derived from the idea that ""even a dead cat will bounce if it falls from a great height"", the phrase, which originated on Wall Street, is also popularly applied to any case where a subject experiences a brief resurgence during or following a severe |
1105 | "Temple City, California"
present, 686 (5.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 404 (3.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 65 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,973 households (17.0%) were made up of individuals and 844 (7.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03. There were 9,005 families (77.6% of all households); the average family size was 3.39. The population was spread out with 7,549 people (21.2%) under the age of 18, 2,887 people (8.1%) aged 18 to 24, 8,983 people (25.3%) aged 25 to 44, 10,778 people (30.3%) |
1106 | "The Peninsula Hong Kong"
1924 opening, the hotel opened its doors in December 1928. The hotel was located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong at the junction of Nathan Road and Salisbury Road, directly opposite the quays where ocean liner passengers disembarked. Kowloon was also the last stop on the trans-Siberian rail link that brought travellers from Europe. On 25 December 1941, at the end of the Battle of Hong Kong, British colonial officials led by the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Aitchison Young, surrendered in person at the Japanese headquarters on the third floor of The Peninsula. The Governor was confined |
1107 | "The Peninsula Hong Kong"
for two months in one of the hotel suites before being transferred to a prison in Shanghai. The resort was then renamed , and the rooms were reserved for Japanese officers and high-ranking dignitaries, while Hong Kong sank into misery and destitution. In his book ""God Is My Co-Pilot"", Colonel Robert Lee Scott, Jr., USAAF, commander of the 23d Fighter Group, China Air Task Force, described in detail an aerial raid he led on the Japanese shipping anchored in Hong Kong harbour, conducted 25 October 1942, and the lone attack he personally made in his Curtiss P-40K Warhawk (nicknamed ""Old |
1108 | "The Peninsula Hong Kong"
Exterminator"") upon the famous Peninsula Hotel: """"So I looped above Victoria Harbor and dove for the Peninsula Hotel. My tracers ripped into the shining plateglass of the penthouses on its top, and I saw the broken windows cascade like snow to the streets, many floors below. I laughed, for I knew that behind those windows were Japanese high officers, enjoying that modern hotel. When I got closer I could see uniformed figures going down the fire escapes, and I shot at them...I turned for one more run on the packed fire escapes filled with Jap soldiers, but my next burst |
1109 | "The Peninsula Hong Kong"
ended very suddenly. I was out of ammunition."""" It was restored to its original name after Japan was defeated and the British regained control of the colony. The hotel today is part of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels group headed by Sir Michael Kadoorie, is the flagship property of The Peninsula Hotels group. In 1994, an extension was added to the original hotel in the form of a 30-storey tower, which is topped off by a helipad. In 1994, the hotel was expanded with a 30-storey tower of a similar architectural style as the existing building. The facade of the |
1110 | "The Peninsula Hong Kong"
existing hotel building was preserved, including the forecourt, the lobby and the front facade. The hotel remained in operation while construction took place. The new Peninsula Tower is topped with a helipad, one of only two private rooftop helipads in the territory. The other is located on top of the Shun Tak Centre. It is used to transport VIP guests to the Hong Kong International Airport, a seven-minute flight away. World-record holding Australian helicopter pilot Dick Smith, accompanied by Director-General Peter K N Lok of the Civil Aviation Department, piloted the inaugural certifying helicopter flight onto the helipad in 1994. |
1111 | "Temple City, California"
City is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Temple Station in Temple City. History: In 1944 a contest held by the Woman's Club of Temple City brought forth a slogan ""Temple City, Home of Camellias"", from which stemmed the annual Camellia Festival. It was in recognition of the significance of family life that the Camellia Festival was founded. The festival, which has attracted national recognition in ensuing years, is sponsored by the City of Temple City. Its purpose is to encourage every youngster in the community to belong to |
1112 | "Temple City, California"
one of recognized youth organizations and to participate in the affairs of their community. Only members of recognized organizations are eligible to enter the Camellia Festival Parade. The Royalty Coronation of two first graders is held the first Friday of February. The annual Temple City Camellia Festival takes place the last weekend in February. A parade begins the celebration on Saturday morning. The parade commences at the corner of Las Tunas Drive and Rosemead Blvd. Commercial floats are not allowed in the parade, all work is done by the youth and carry the theme of the year. A carnival is |
1113 | "Temple City, California"
part of the three-day festivities, where the public may enjoy the hometown atmosphere in Temple City Park, while they participate in games booths and food booths, manned by local service and youth organizations. Varied Cultural entertainment events are open to the community and welcomed guests. What began in 1944 started by the Women’s Club of Temple City as a small parade of youngsters who tossed camellia blossoms to parade watchers, has now become a signature event in Temple City attracting an estimated 5000 children and more than 20,000 visitors to Temple City each year. The Camellia Festival is held on |
1114 | "Temple City, California"
the last weekend in February which is only a part of the three-day festival. A carnival in Temple City Park as well as an Art show. The annual Saint Luke's Parish Fiestal takes place at the St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church in April. Located at Broadway and Cloverly Avenue, for three days, game booths, rides and food stalls are open to the community. Today, approximately 900 volunteers, young and old, work in the food and game booths throughout the weekend. Many of the volunteers worked when the first bazaars began more than 50 years ago. Every year, approximately 10,000 |
1115 | "The Peninsula Hong Kong"
fleet of Rolls-Royce Silver Spurs. It has been recognised as an internationally leading hotel, including in ""Condé Nast Traveler"" magazine and ""Travel + Leisure"". The hotel is mentioned in the James Bond film ""The Man with the Golden Gun"" starring Roger Moore, where the hotel's fleet of Rolls-Royce Silver Shadows is mentioned. The hotel was featured in the TV series Dynasty (Season 6, 1986). It was also prominently displayed in the 1988 NBC television miniseries ""Noble House"". In the same year, Michael Palin visited the Hotel for the BBC's """". In 2007, The Peninsula was used for a scene in |
1116 | "The Peninsula Hong Kong"
the superhero film ""The Dark Knight"", involving actors Morgan Freeman and Chin Han, who played Lucius Fox and Lau, respectively. The hotel was chosen, as it was one of the only two private helipads in the SAR and the producers preferred the roof of The Peninsula over that of Shun Tak Centre. The Peninsula Hong Kong The Peninsula Hong Kong (), located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, is the flagship property of The Peninsula Hotels group, part of the Hong Kong And Shanghai Hotels Group. The hotel opened in 1928, and was the first under The Peninsula brand. |
1117 | "Enterprise (computer)"
Enterprise (computer) The Enterprise is a Zilog Z80-based home computer first produced in 1985. It was developed by British company Intelligent Software and marketed by Enterprise Computers. Its two variants are the Enterprise 64, with 64 kilobytes (KB, 1024 bytes) of Random Access Memory (RAM), and the Enterprise 128, with 128 KB (131,072 bytes) of RAM. The Enterprise has a 4 megahertz (MHz) Z80 Central processing unit (CPU), 64 KB (65,536 bytes) or 128 KB of RAM, and 32 KB (32,768 bytes) of internal read-only memory (ROM) that contains the EXOS operating system and a screen editor / word processor. |
1118 | "Enterprise (computer)"
The BASIC programming language was supplied on a 16 KB ROM module. Two application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chips take some of the workload off of the central processor. They are named ""Nick"" and ""Dave"" after their designers, Nick Toop, who had previously worked on the Acorn Atom, and Dave Woodfield. ""Nick"" manages graphics, while ""Dave"" handles sound and memory paging (bank switching). A bank switching scheme allows the memory to be expanded to a maximum of 4 megabytes (4,194,304 bytes). The highest 2 address lines from the Z80 are used to select one of the four 8-bit Page Registers in |
1119 | "Enterprise (computer)"
the Dave chip. The output from the selected register is used as the highest 8 bits of the 22-bit address bus, while the lowest 14 bits come directly from the Z80 address bus. Effectively, the 64 KB address space of the Z80 processor is divided into four 16k sections. Any 16k page from the 4 MB address space can be mapped to any of these sections. The lowest two pages (pages 0 and 1) of the 4 MB address space contain system ROM. The next four pages (2 to 5) are reserved for a ROM cartridge (max 64 KB). The |
1120 | "Enterprise (computer)"
top four pages (pages 252 to 255, totaling 64 KB) are used as video RAM, but can be used for storage of program code and data as well. On the 128k model, the additional 64 KB of ram is mapped on pages 248 to 251. The remaining memory space can be used by external devices and memory modules connected to the expansion bus. The case is unusual in that it contains both a full-sized keyboard with programmable function keys, and a joystick. Its distinctive shape was due to the designers' desire to break away from customary designs. The low-profile keyboard |
1121 | "Enterprise (computer)"
is constructed with mechanical keycaps on top of a rubber membrane and has a standard layout, but the feel of the keys was disliked by many, or even most people, because the keys weren't ""full travel"", but had a squishy feel, similar to a Sinclair QL or Spectrum+. The joystick replaces the normal cursor keys, and allows the cursor to be moved diagonally. Royal College of Art graduates Geoff Hollington and Nick Oakley were responsible for the design. Enterprise has five graphics modes: 40- and 80-column text modes, Lo-Res and Hi-Res bit mapped graphics, and attribute graphics. Bit mapped graphics |
1122 | "If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980–96"
spirit about which he sings as well. Beautifully remastered, and supplemented with a limited edition 1993 DVD documentary, ""Hacklebarney Tunes"" by Jeffrey Ruoff. If I Had Known is the perfect launching point into the work one of American’s most gifted songwriters."" All songs by Greg Brown. If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980–96 If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980–96 is a two-disc retrospective of music recorded by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown. The seventeen tracks have all been previously released and remastered. The second disc is a 46-minute limited-edition DVD containing a 1993 documentary on Brown and his music, |
1123 | "Ge'alya"
Ge'alya Ge'alya, sometimes written Galia (), is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain and covering 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In it had a population of . The moshav was founded in 1948 by immigrants from Bulgaria, on land belonging to the Palestinian village of Qubayba, which was depopulated in 1948. It is located south of the ancient site of Tel Shalaf, where Iron Age artifacts have been found. Tel Shalaf, is identified by some but not all scholars with the city of Eltekeh. Eltekeh appeared in Sennacherib's Annals |
1124 | "Enterprise (computer)"
255 phases to be specified for each envelope. On each phase, the envelope can adjust the sound's pitch and stereo balance. The Enterprise came included an array of connectors far beyond what was common on home computers of the time. There is an RGB output, a RS232 / RS423 serial port, a Centronics printer port, two external joystick ports, two cassette interfaces, a ROM cartridge slot, and an ordinary expansion port. To save expense, many of the connectors did not use sockets, but instead had simple edge connectors that used the exposed traces at the edge of the printed circuit |
1125 | "Torrance, California"
is about southwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Torrance Beach lies between Redondo Beach and Malaga Cove on Santa Monica Bay. The southernmost stretch of Torrance Beach, on a cove at the northern end of the Palos Verdes peninsula, is known to locals as Rat Beach (Right After Torrance). An urban wetlands, the Madrona Marsh, is a nature preserve on land once set for oil production and saved from development, with restoration projects enhancing the vital habitat for birds, wildlife, and native plants. A Nature center provides activities, information, and classes for school children and visitors of all ages. Torrance has |
1126 | "Gustav Naan"
Gustav Naan Gustav Naan (, ""Gustav Iogannovich Naan""; 17 May 1919 near Vladivostok – 12 January 1994 in Tallinn) was an Estonian physicist and philosopher. According to the Estonian Encyclopedia's definition, he ""wrote plenty of irritating publicist articles"". Gustav Naan was born in Russian SFSR in a village near Vladivostok to a family of Estonian settlers. He graduated from the Leningrad State University in 1941. He took part in World War II and joined the CPSU in 1943. Having settled to Estonia after the USSR annexed Estonia, Gustav Naan, a loyal communist and graduate of the Higher Party School of |
1127 | "Torrance, California"
Gloom or May Gray"", which sometimes brings overcast or foggy skies in the morning on the coast, followed by sunny skies by noon during late spring and early summer. The 2010 United States Census reported that Torrance had a population of 145,438. The population density was 7,076.1 people per square mile (2,732.1/km²). The racial makeup of Torrance was 74,333 (51.1%) White, 50,240 (34.5%) Asian, 3,955 (2.7%) African American, 554 (0.4%) Native American, 530 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 7,808 (5.4%) from other races, and 8,018 (5.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23,440 persons (16.1%), while |
1128 | "Gustav Naan"
who followed Naan's article into discussion were almost universally critical of Naan's position. In 1952, which was the most intense year of the debate, three different authors published against Naan in the 1952 first issue of ""Voprosy filosofii"" alone. Naan was the director of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Estonian SSR (1950–1951), Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences of the Estonian SSR (1951–1964). From 1964, Naan worked at the Institute of Astrophysics and Atmosphere Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Estonian SSR. Having turned to theorizing on cosmology, cybernetics and demography, he |
1129 | "Gustav Naan"
often rejected taboos of both the 'traditional' world-view and orthodox communist opinions on such matters. He often juxtaposed what he saw as a science-based world-view with a trivial thinking (Estonian: ""argimõtlemine""), which he saw both among common people, the intelligentsia as well as the ruling classes. He later claimed to have been one of the promoters of the theory of relativity at the time this was still considered pseudoscience by the Soviet authorities. The influential 1968 article ""Võim ja vaim"" (roughly ""The Power and the Mind"") was widely read among the liberal intelligentsia, who interpreted it as a critique of |
1130 | "Gustav Naan"
the administrative/bureaucratic socialism and command economy. His articles such as this enjoyed popularity in Russia, too. In 1960s and 1970s he often held lectures either in the assembly hall of the Tallinn Polytechnical Institute or (as initiated on his own initiative) in Tõravere as seminars of philosophy, often balancing between the permissible by the authorities and impermissible. He also proposed the Symmetric Universe hypothesis, according to which, side by side with the ordinary world, there is an anti-world. His ideas have been characterized as ""viewpoints that have been recognized as valuable from the scientific point of view"". Naan was editor-in-chief |
1131 | "Gustav Naan"
of ""Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia"" (literally: ""Estonian Soviet Encyclopedia""), the first edition of which started in the late 1960s. The encyclopedia was highly successful in Estonia. In terms of political affiliations, Naan remained a staunch supporter of the Soviet system (initially an enthusiastic supporter of Perestroika though) and was a devote opponent of Estonia's pro-independence movement; Naan supported the (pro-Moscow) Internationalist Movement. Having gained much public support in the 1970s for his relatively bold opinion pieces on topics like family, the rising divorce rate (that he argued was more or less a normal development), morals and sex (the importance of which, |
1132 | "Equine anatomy"
which produce a current that flows toward the uterus. Each oviduct attaches to one of the two horns of the uterus, which are approximately in length. These horns attach to the body of the uterus ( long). The equine uterus is bipartite, meaning the two uterine horns fuse into a relatively large uterine body (resembling a shortened bicornuate uterus or a stretched simplex uterus). Caudal to the uterus is the cervix, about long, which separates the uterus from the vagina. Usually in diameter with longitudinal folds on the interior surface, it can expand to allow the passage of the foal. |
1133 | "Equine anatomy"
The vagina of the mare is long, and is quite elastic, allowing it to expand. The vulva is the external opening of the vagina, and consists of the clitoris and two labia. It lies ventral to the rectum. The mare has two mammary glands, which are smaller in maiden mares. They have two ducts each, which open externally. The stallion's reproductive system is responsible for his sexual behavior and secondary sex characteristics (such as a large crest). The external genitalia include the urethra; the testes, which average long; the penis, which, when housed within the prepuce, is long and in |
1134 | "Equine anatomy"
diameter with the distal end and when erect, increases by 3 to . The internal genitalia accessory sex glands are the vesicular glands, prostate gland, and bulbourethral glands, which contribute fluid to the semen at ejaculation, but are not strictly necessary for fertility. A horse's teeth include incisors, premolars, molars, and sometimes canine teeth. A horse's incisors, premolars, and molars, once fully developed, continue to erupt throughout its lifetime as the grinding surface is worn down through chewing. Because of this pattern of wear, a rough estimate of a horse's age can be made from an examination of the teeth. |
1135 | "Equine anatomy"
Abnormal wear of the teeth, caused by conformational defects, abnormal behaviors, or improper diets, can cause serious health issues and can even result in the death of the horse. The hoof of the horse encases the second and third phalanx of the lower limbs, analogous to the fingertip or toe tip of a human. In essence, a horse travels on its ""tiptoes"". The hoof wall is a much larger, thicker and stronger version of the human fingernail or toenail, made up of similar materials, primarily keratin, a very strong protein molecule. The horse's hoof contains a high proportion of sulfur-containing |
1136 | "Jack Gardner (musician)"
early in the 1940s, where he led his own group. In 1944 he recorded with Baby Dodds. He spent much of his later life playing in Dallas, Texas. Gardner's compositions include the song ""Bye, Bye, Pretty Baby"". Jack Gardner (musician) Francis Henry ""Jumbo Jack"" Gardner August 14, 1903, Joliet, Illinois – November 26, 1957, Dallas, Texas) was an American jazz pianist. Gardner played locally in Denver in the early 1920s, including with Doc Becker's Blue Devils and Boyd Senter's band. He moved to Chicago in 1923, where he led his own band in addition to playing with musicians like Wingy |
1137 | "Equine anatomy"
store minerals, and are the site of red blood cell formation. The bones of the horse are the same as those of other domestic species, but the third metacarpal and metatarsal are much more developed and the second and fourth are undeveloped, having the first and fifth metacarpal and metatarsal. Ligaments attach bone to bone or bone to tendon, and are vital in stabilizing joints as well as supporting structures. They are made up of fibrous material that is generally quite strong. Due to their relatively poor blood supply, ligament injuries generally take a long time to heal. Tendons are |
1138 | "You Have to Burn the Rope"
You Have to Burn the Rope You Have to Burn the Rope is a 2008 online Flash game developed by Swedish student Kian Bashiri under the name Mazapán. ""You Have to Burn the Rope"" is a platform game in which the player must guide a character through a short level through which text on how to beat the game is clearly visible. At the end of the level, the player has a boss fight against the ""Grinning Colossus"". To beat the boss, the player must jump to one of the torches on the wall and use it to burn the |
1139 | "You Have to Burn the Rope"
rope attaching a chandelier to the ceiling, dropping it on the boss. The character can throw axes which lower the Grinning Colossus' health bar. However, the health bar regenerates too fast for the player to drain it completely. At the end there is a short section of credits which includes the all-original song ""Now You're A Hero"", composed by Henrik Nåmark. The entirety of the game is often shorter than the credits song itself, which runs for 2:13. The current speedrun world record is held by ""LordSaradoc"" at 26s 866ms. Despite the simplicity of the game, both a text and |
1140 | "You Have to Burn the Rope"
video walkthrough have been released. ""You Have to Burn the Rope"" was a finalist for the Innovation Award at the 2009 Independent Games Festival. Joystiq praised the game for its ""stunning character design, addictive gameplay, and breathtaking soundtrack,"" calling the game ""a smörgåsbord of top-notch writing, programming, and design."" Dan Hopper of ""Best Week Ever"" said """"You Have To Burn The Rope"" Is By Far The Greatest Online Game I Have Ever Played."" On the online website Kongregate, there has been a badge entitled """"You have to earn the badge"""". This is earned by defeating Grinning Colossus. The MMORPG World |
1141 | "You Have to Burn the Rope"
of Warcraft added a quest titled """"You Have to Burn the Ropes"""" in the expansion. You Have to Burn the Rope You Have to Burn the Rope is a 2008 online Flash game developed by Swedish student Kian Bashiri under the name Mazapán. ""You Have to Burn the Rope"" is a platform game in which the player must guide a character through a short level through which text on how to beat the game is clearly visible. At the end of the level, the player has a boss fight against the ""Grinning Colossus"". To beat the boss, the player must |
1142 | "Sztuka i Naród"
Sztuka i Naród Sztuka i Naród (; ""Art and Nation"") was a Polish monthly published covertly in Warsaw, occupied Poland during World War II. It was supported by the resistance group ""Konfederacja Narodu."" It was published from April 1942 to Warsaw Uprising in August 1944. 16 issues were published. It was the only Polish underground publication, dedicated to cultural matters, that was regularly published for such a long period of time. Editors-in-chief: Most of activists of SiN were related to the underground Warsaw University. Notable writers publishing in SiN included: Bernard Wojciech Mencl, Zdzisław Leon Stroiński, Stanisław Marczak-Oborski, Jerzy Zagórski |
1143 | "Philosophy of sex"
are important questions in the philosophy of sex. Throughout much of the history of Western philosophy, questions of sex and sexuality have been considered only within the general subject of ethics. There have, however, been deviations from this pattern out of which emerge a tradition of speaking of sexual issues in their own right. The ""Society for the Philosophy of Sex and Love"" is a professional group within the membership of the American Philosophical Association. Moral evaluations of sexual activity are determined by judgments on the nature of the sexual impulse. In this light, philosophies fall into two camps: A |
1144 | "J. Max Bond Sr."
J. Max Bond Sr. J. Max Bond Sr. (1902–1991) was an American educator who was President of the University of Liberia during the 1950s. Bond was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of a Congregational minister named James Bond and Jane Alice Bond (née Brown). He attended Roosevelt College in Chicago, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Southern California. He was married to Ruth Clement Bond (née Ruth E. Clement), and their collected papers are held at Columbia University's Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Bond had three children, Jane Emma Bond, J. Max Bond Jr. and George Clement |
1145 | "J. Max Bond Sr."
Bond. Son J. Max Bond Jr. was a notable architect, and son George Clement Bond was the William F. Russell Professor of Anthropology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Bond's brother was University president Horace Mann Bond and his nephew was the civil-rights leader Julian Bond. Bond was Dean of Dillard University from 1938 to 1940, and an Administrator at the Tuskegee Institute from 1940 to 1944. He then ran the Inter-American Educational Foundation from 1944 to 1947, and the School of Education at Clark Atlanta University before becoming President of the University of Liberia, a post he held |
1146 | "J. Max Bond Sr."
from 1950 to 1954. J. Max Bond Sr. J. Max Bond Sr. (1902–1991) was an American educator who was President of the University of Liberia during the 1950s. Bond was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of a Congregational minister named James Bond and Jane Alice Bond (née Brown). He attended Roosevelt College in Chicago, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Southern California. He was married to Ruth Clement Bond (née Ruth E. Clement), and their collected papers are held at Columbia University's Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Bond had three children, Jane Emma Bond, J. Max Bond |
1147 | "STV Black Jack"
STV Black Jack STV ""Black Jack"" is a brigantine operated by the Ottawa-based youth charity Bytown Brigantine, Inc. Black Jack sails on the Ottawa River between Brittania Yacht Club and Quyon, Quebec. On May 2, 2004, STV ""Black Jack"" was designated """"Ottawa's Signature Tall Ship"""". ""Black Jack"" was the first ship in service with Bytown Brigantine, Inc., a charitable organization devoted to providing sail training adventure for youth. This brigantine is home to 15 youth between the ages of 12 and 15 during the summer months. The program is designed to develop character and foster leadership, confidence and self-reliance in |
1148 | Kanganpur
Kanganpur Kanganpur (), is a city in Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Chunian Tehsil and is located at 30°46'0N 74°7'60E with an altitude of 177 metres (583 feet). It is about 64 kilometres (40 mi) away from Kasur, 42 kilometres (26 mi) away from world-famous forest Changa Manga, and 115 kilometres (71 mi) away from Lahore the capital of Punjab Province. It is frontier town adjoining with Indian city Firozpur from east and Okara from west. In 2015, town committee Kanganpur was upgraded to municipal corporation Kanganpur. Kanganpur has total 11 electoral wards |
1149 | Kanganpur
for municipal corporation committee. Kanganpur Kanganpur (), is a city in Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Chunian Tehsil and is located at 30°46'0N 74°7'60E with an altitude of 177 metres (583 feet). It is about 64 kilometres (40 mi) away from Kasur, 42 kilometres (26 mi) away from world-famous forest Changa Manga, and 115 kilometres (71 mi) away from Lahore the capital of Punjab Province. It is frontier town adjoining with Indian city Firozpur from east and Okara from west. In 2015, town committee Kanganpur was upgraded to municipal corporation Kanganpur. Kanganpur has |
1150 | "Maravarman Sundara Pandyan"
Maravarman Sundara Pandyan Maravarman Sundara Pandyan I was a Pandyan king, who ruled regions of South India between 1216–1238 CE. He laid the foundation for the Pandya revival, after being dominated by the Cholas for several centuries. Sundara Pandyan came to power in 1216 CE after his elder brother Jatavarman Kulasekara Pandyan. Kulasekara Pandyan was a vassal of the Chola King Kulothunga Chola III. He had opposed and been defeated by Kulothunga Chola III in 1205 CE, when the victorious Chola armies burned down the ancient Pandyan coronation hall in Madurai. This sowed the seed for revenge when Sundara Pandyan |
1151 | "33rd G8 summit"
various groups and political parties. The main demonstration took place 2 June 2007 in the nearby city of Rostock and was the starting event for a week of protests and blockades. Organizers spoke of up to 80,000 participants (10.000 Black Bloc), while police put the figure at an estimated 25,000. Towards the end of the 2 June protest, violent clashes occurred between protesters and the police, essentially limited to a small area at the harbor. Initially, these drew wide media overstatement, with initial reports claiming nearly 1000 people injured (433 German police officers, 30–33 of them requiring hospitalisation, and 520 |
1152 | "33rd G8 summit"
protesters, 20 requiring hospitalisation). Later, these figures were disputed, and the number of police requiring hospitalization was corrected to 2. According to police estimates, 2,000 autonomists led the riots, setting fire to a total of 3 cars and setting up makeshift barricades; many peaceful protesters fled the action and ensuing police response in panic. Over 1,000 protesters were detained, and nine of them were tried and condemned during the summit. Hundreds were expelled. According to the European Democratic Lawyers NGO: The evidence collected in this manner was absolutely inconsistent and as previously noted everybody detained was released after brief periods |
1153 | "Maravarman Sundara Pandyan"
over Cholas are described in the ""Thirukkolur"" (in present-day Tirunelveli district) inscriptions. Kulothunga made his formal submission to Pandyan rule in 1217 CE at Pon Amaravathi, ending nearly three centuries of Chola domination in the Tamil country and other major parts of South India. This was the beginning of the Pandyan revival and the second Pandyan empire was born and between 1215-1345 AD the Pandyas were the paramount power in South India. During the following five decades from 1215 AD, following their defeat to the Pandyas, the Cholas experienced a constant decline in terms of extent of territory, political importance, |
1154 | "Maravarman Sundara Pandyan"
prestige and remained largely subordinate and subservient to the Pandyas. The Cholas also became dependent on the Hoysalas with whom they had marital relations. Kulothunga Chola III died in 1218 CE, shortly after his defeat by Maravarman Sundara Pandyan and his son successor Rajaraja Chola III proved to be an incapable and incompetent ruler under whose rule the Chola kingdom hurtled from one ignominy to the other, and the process of its decline hastened. In 1225 CE Sundara Pandyan defeated and drove away a company of Odda (Oriya) Soldiers who had invaded the Chola heartland and occupied Srirangam. He allied |
1155 | "Bruce Thompson (California politician)"
Bruce Thompson (California politician) Bruce C. Thompson (born 1953) is a Republican politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly, representing the 66th Assembly district from 1994 until he was termed out in 2000. Prior to serving in the Assembly, Thompson owned and operated several successful businesses, including a marble import company, importing construction marble tiles and slabs from Malaysia. He served on the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District board from 1992 until his election to the State Assembly. He served on the Riverside, CA Rubidoux Community Services District board from 1980-88. Thompson won the Republican primary by |
1156 | "Maravarman Sundara Pandyan"
made between the warring Chola, Hoysala, Kadava and Pandyan kingdoms and sealed by dynastic marriages. Under Sundara Pandyan, the Pandyan revival began and the second Pandyan empire rose. Before him, the Pandyas were the vassals of the Cholas and he laid the strong foundations for Pandyan dominance in the later parts of the 13th century. According to the Thiruvandipuram inscriptions he awarded himself the titles of ""Kaliyugaraman"" and ""Adisayapandiyadevan"". The coins issued by him also bear the title of ""sonadugondan"" (Conqueror of Chola Country). He celebrated his victory over Cholas by adding the title to his meikeerthi. His meikeerthi begins |
1157 | "Maravarman Sundara Pandyan"
with the words and ends with . Sundara Pandiyan is the protagonist of the Tamil historical novel ""Kayalvizhi"" by Akilan. In ""Maduraiyai meeta sundara pandiyan"", the film version of the novel, he was portrayed by M. G. Ramachandran Maravarman Sundara Pandyan Maravarman Sundara Pandyan I was a Pandyan king, who ruled regions of South India between 1216–1238 CE. He laid the foundation for the Pandya revival, after being dominated by the Cholas for several centuries. Sundara Pandyan came to power in 1216 CE after his elder brother Jatavarman Kulasekara Pandyan. Kulasekara Pandyan was a vassal of the Chola King Kulothunga |
1158 | "Bruce Thompson (California politician)"
the following Chinese universities: Peking University, Tsinghua University, University of International Business and Economics, and Central University of Finance and Economics. He was also invited to speak at the only Chinese government think tank “Development Research Center of the State Council” (DRCSC) on US Small Business Policies and SBA in 2011. His presentation received strong positive feedback and has made significant impact on Small Business legislation in China. The Thompsons live in Fallbrook, CA and have eight married adult children and 30 grandchildren. They are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Regional Centers Holding Group, Inc. |
1159 | "Bruce Thompson (California politician)"
Management Bruce Thompson (California politician) Bruce C. Thompson (born 1953) is a Republican politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly, representing the 66th Assembly district from 1994 until he was termed out in 2000. Prior to serving in the Assembly, Thompson owned and operated several successful businesses, including a marble import company, importing construction marble tiles and slabs from Malaysia. He served on the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District board from 1992 until his election to the State Assembly. He served on the Riverside, CA Rubidoux Community Services District board from 1980-88. Thompson won the Republican primary |
1160 | "Daw Mill"
Daw Mill Daw Mill was a coal mine located near the village of Arley, near Nuneaton, in the English county of Warwickshire. The mine was Britain's biggest coal producer. It closed in 2013 following a major fire. It was the last remaining colliery in the West Midlands. Daw Mill mined a five-metre thick section of the Warwickshire Coalfield (known as the ""Warwickshire Thick"") in the north of the county. It was owned and operated by UK Coal and in 2008 employed 680 people. The two shafts that served Daw Mill were first sunk between 1956 and 1959, and 1969 and |
1161 | "33rd G8 summit"
communiqué issued on Thursday 7 June, it was announced that the G8 nations would 'aim to at least halve global CO emissions by 2050'. The details which would enable this salutatory goal to be achieved were left to be negotiated. It was anticipated that the G8 Environment ministers would work together within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in a process that would also include the major emerging economies. Groups of countries would also be able to reach additional agreements on achieving the goal outside and in parallel with the United Nations process. The G8 also announced their |
1162 | "33rd G8 summit"
desire to use the proceeds from the auction of emission rights and other financial tools to support climate protection projects in developing countries. The agreement was welcomed by British Prime Minister Tony Blair as 'a major, major step forward'. French president Nicolas Sarkozy would have preferred a binding figure for emissions reduction to have been set. This was apparently blocked by U.S. President George W. Bush until the other major greenhouse gas emitting countries, like India and China, make similar commitments. En route to the summit, U.S. president George Bush attempted to assuage Russian concerns over U.S. plans to construct |
1163 | "Daw Mill"
extinguished. It was initially estimated that remedial work to the colliery could take between three and six months, making a return to production subject to a further review, resulting in the possible immediate closure of the mine. On 14 March 2012 it was reported that UK Coal had begun a consultation process as part of plans for a company restructure which could see the closure of the mine in 2014. The Coal Authority stated in a 2012 report that if High Speed 2 were to be built, then Daw Mill would be forced to close due to associated development and |
1164 | "Daw Mill"
the effects on local groundworks. On 7 March 2013 UK Coal announced the closure of the mine, due to the destructive fire which had extensively damaged it, with the plan to make most of the 650 staff redundant. In July 2013, the ownership of the Daw Mill site was transferred to property redevelopment firm Haworth Estates after UK Coal went into insolvency. Haworth subsequently submitted plans to North Warwickshire Borough Council to turn the land into a business park, which included proposals for an HGV depot, but withdrew their application in October 2014 after encountering opposition from local residents and |
1165 | "33rd G8 summit"
chat with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In her written memoirs, former U.S. First Lady Laura Bush suggests that members of the United States delegation, including President and Mrs. Bush, may have been poisoned while at the summit. Heiligendamm is situated on the Baltic near the city Rostock, and is the oldest seaside resort in Germany, developed in 1793 as the seaside meeting place of nobility and high society close to Frederick Francis I, Duke of Mecklenburg. It was selected as the location for the G8 summit due to its isolated location, in anticipation of protests such as those in Gleneagles |
1166 | "33rd G8 summit"
and St Petersburg. The summit site was fenced off by 12 km long barrier, costing an approximate EUR 12.4 million. Heiligendamm used to be the summer getaway of the Russian imperial family, who were related to the Dukes of Mecklenburg. For the occasion of the G8 summit, a former summer residence of the imperial family was demolished to make space for a media centre, however it was reconstructed in 2010. For some, the G8 summit became a profit-generating event; as for example, the official ""G8 Summit"" magazines which have been published under the auspices of the host nations for distribution |
1167 | "Daw Mill"
Haworth announced that it would appeal the decision. The Court of Appeal ruled in 2018 that there could be no further appeals and that the land must be restored to green field within the greenbelt. Daw Mill Daw Mill was a coal mine located near the village of Arley, near Nuneaton, in the English county of Warwickshire. The mine was Britain's biggest coal producer. It closed in 2013 following a major fire. It was the last remaining colliery in the West Midlands. Daw Mill mined a five-metre thick section of the Warwickshire Coalfield (known as the ""Warwickshire Thick"") in the |
1168 | Cherunniyoor
Cherunniyoor Cherunniyoor is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. India census, Cherunniyoor had a population of 37219 with 17184 males and 20035 females. The village is about 4 km to the south of Varkala, an important pilgrim centre and beach resort in Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) District of the Indian state of Kerala. The village has government-run primary, upper primary and high schools, a post office, bank, agriculture office and the local ""panchayat"" (local government) offices. A substantial number of people, especially the young, are employed in the Middle East. Cherunniyoor has developed spectacularly in population and |
1169 | Cherunniyoor
infrastructure in the late 1990s. The noted Sastha Temple is located about one kilometre from Cherunniyoor Junction. The population comprises a broad spectrum of Hindus, Muslims and a small number of Christians. Two Lower primary schools, one upper primary school and one High school and one higher Secondary School are there in the Cherunniyoor Panchayat Area. The nearest railway station is Varkala, 5 km away.This place is beautiful for its nature beauty.Redstar is the major information and career center located in Cherunniyoor. Another famous cultural club MSSC is here at Mudiyacode, where the first Upper Primary School, St. Sebastian UPS, |
1170 | Cherunniyoor
is also located. Moongodu lake, a branch of Anchuthengu Lake, borders the south-east of Cherunniyoor. When the Assembly constituencies were reorganised, Cherunniyoor, which hitherto had been part of Varkala Constituency, became a part of Attingal Constituency. Cherunniyoor Cherunniyoor is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. India census, Cherunniyoor had a population of 37219 with 17184 males and 20035 females. The village is about 4 km to the south of Varkala, an important pilgrim centre and beach resort in Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) District of the Indian state of Kerala. The village has government-run primary, upper primary and |
1171 | "World Karate Federation"
World Karate Federation The World Karate Federation (WKF) is the largest international governing body of sport karate with 191 member countries. It was formed in 1990, is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than ten million members. Gōjū-ryū, Shitō-ryū, Shotokan and Wadō-ryū. Karate was introduced into Europe around the 1950s by Japanese masters, mainly from the Japan Karate Association (JKA). In 1961, Jacques Delcourt was appointed President of French Karate Federation, which was at that stage an associated member of the French Judo Federation. In 1963 he invited the six other known European |
1172 | "World Karate Federation"
federations (Italy, Great Britain, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Spain) to come to France for the first-ever international karate event, and Great Britain and Belgium accepted the invitation. In December of that year, six of the seven federations gathered in Paris, in what was to be the first European Karate Congress, with the aim of improving and organising karate tournaments between their countries. It was noted that the unification of the different karate styles was impossible, and so they decided to unify the refereeing. By 1965 the European Karate Union was created, with Jacques Delcourt voted in as President. The following |
1173 | "World Karate Federation"
year the first European Karate Championships were held, in Paris. The event drew roughly three hundred spectators and was shown on live TV; however, it drew criticisms for being too violent as there were many facial injuries. The EKU council had differing opinions about the source of the injuries, with opinions ranging from excessive rules violations to lack of conditioning and blocking skill. This problem was addressed in some part at the first referee course, held in Rome. Here, the refereeing rules were harmonised using the JKA rules as a basis. In 1970, the International Karate Union (IKU) was formed |
1174 | "Sacred Oath"
Sacred Oath Sacred Oath is an American heavy metal band from Bethel, Connecticut. Sacred Oath was originally formed in 1985 by Rob Thorne and Pete Altieri while the two were classmates at Bethel High School. The band recorded their first demo in 1985 and quickly sold hundreds of them through local stores like Record Broker and Phoenix Records, developing a loyal following referred to as the ""Oathbangers."" They signed a recording contract with the Mercenary Records label in 1986, shortly after recording their second demo ""Shadow Out Of Time"". By then the band was becoming known internationally in an underground |
1175 | "World Karate Federation"
WUKO tried to unify with the International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF) in 1990 to form the WKF; however, this attempt failed and the WUKO group left to form the WKF on their own. In the early 1990s, Hidetaka Nishiyama's refusal to align his ITKF organization with the World Union of Karate-Do Organizations (WUKO) caused the International Olympic Committee to suspend its recognition of WUKO as amateur karate's international governing body. The ITKF and WUKO had been due to merge and form a unified karate organization, but this did not eventuate. The WUKO eventually became the World Union of Karate-Do Federations |
1176 | "World Karate Federation"
in late 2008. In August 2016 it was announced Karate would be in the 2020 Summer Olympics. World Karate Federation The World Karate Federation (WKF) is the largest international governing body of sport karate with 191 member countries. It was formed in 1990, is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than ten million members. Gōjū-ryū, Shitō-ryū, Shotokan and Wadō-ryū. Karate was introduced into Europe around the 1950s by Japanese masters, mainly from the Japan Karate Association (JKA). In 1961, Jacques Delcourt was appointed President of French Karate Federation, which was at that stage |
1177 | "Manikonda Chalapathi Rau"
Manikonda Chalapathi Rau Manikonda Chalapathi Rau (also known as MC and Magnus) (1910 - 25 March 1983) was an Indian journalist and an authority on the Nehruvian thought. Rau was editor of the English-language daily National Herald of Lucknow for over thirty years from 1946. The National Herald was founded by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1938. He wrote several books on Indian journalism, politics and personalities. During the independence struggle he was part of the underground press movement. He was the first president of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (in 1950) and continued to be so till 1955. He was |
1178 | "Manikonda Chalapathi Rau"
the leader of the Indian Press Delegation, which accompanied Nehru on his historic 1955 tour of the USSR, Poland and Yugoslavia. He was a member of the Indian government's goodwill mission to China in 1952. He was a member of the UNESCO Press Experts Committee and also worked on various UNESCO Commissions. He was India's representative to the United Nations General Assembly (1958). He was also a member of the Initiating Committee of the International Press Institute. Rau, a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, died on 25 March 1983. Manikonda Chalapathi Rau Manikonda Chalapathi Rau (also |
1179 | "Johnnie O. Jackson"
Johnnie O. Jackson Johnnie Otis Jackson (born January 30, 1971 in Hammonton, New Jersey) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder and powerlifter. Jackson has been said to have one of the best developed upper bodies in professional bodybuilding in the world. He is known for training in Arlington, Texas, with fellow American IFBB pro competitor Branch Warren. Due to his strength, he has sometimes been referred to (especially in 2009) as the world's strongest bodybuilder. Jackson first competed in an NPC (National Physique Committee) in 2001, where he won the NPC USA. His first IFBB competition was the GNC Show |
1180 | "Johnnie O. Jackson"
of Strength (now defunct) of 2002, where he placed 10th. His first IFBB Night of Champions was in 2003, where he placed 5th. Later that same year he competed in the Ironman Pro Invitational, where he placed 9th. In 2003, he competed in his first Mr. Olympia, where he placed 11th. His first Arnold Classic was in 2006, where he placed 13th. Jackson regularly competes in powerlifting events and often incorporates this type of training into his workouts. Jackson lives in Fort Worth, Texas, and trains at Metroflex Gym in Arlington, Texas, with training partner Branch Warren. Both have trained |
1181 | "Johnnie O. Jackson"
with Janae Kroc. Jackson is one of the few professional bodybuilders who has consistently competed in the ""Mr. Olympia"" competition for over 13 years, only sitting out in 2009 when he competed in the ""Mr. Olympia 2009 World's Strongest Professional Bodybuilder"". Johnnie Jackson competed in the 2008 United States Powerlifting Federation (USPF) National Powerlifting Championships in Warwick, Rhode Island on June 29, 2009. He opened the bench press competition with an easy first attempt of 465 lbs (232 kg) unaided by a bench shirt. His next two lifts were disqualified although he was able to handle the heavy weight, including |
1182 | "Johnnie O. Jackson"
a close miss at 600 lb with bench press shirt. Jackson set a USPF World Record on his first attempt at deadlift with a pull of 345 kg (760 lbs) in a deadlift suit, which was followed by two close misses of 372.5 kg (821 lbs), whereby he pulled his left hamstring during the third and last attempt. In 2009, Jackson earned the title ""Mr. Olympia 2009 World's Strongest Professional Bodybuilder"" by benching 523 lbs (237 kg) in an old polyester blast bench shirt and deadlifting 815 lbs (370 kg) in a champions deadlift suit for a 1,338 lb push/pull |
1183 | "Johnnie O. Jackson"
total defeating Ben White, who bench pressed 573 lbs and deadlifted 633 lbs for a 1,206 lb total in the same equipment. This record was surpassed a year later by Stan Efferding in the Mr. Olympia 2010 World's Strongest Professional Bodybuilder contest with a 1,428 lb total (628 lb + 800 lb). Jackson competed in the Raw Unity Deadlift Competition on January 22, 2012. He deadlifted 771 lbs raw on his first attempt, missed his second at 832 lbs, but easily pulled the 832 lbs raw on the third attempt for his all-time personal best at age 40 as a |
1184 | "Zarif (singer)"
Winehouse"". ""Touch"" Magazine said Zarif ""exudes the kind of delicious, chocolaty tones and gut-wrenching melodies that Scott, Stone and even Wonder would applaud"" and Hot Press said she has ""a voice like a 21st century Diana Ross."" She is often compared to Amy Winehouse, however Zarif has said, ""People are always going to try and find a comparison. I think our music's actually very different,"" to Digital Spy, ""Obviously we're both kind of retro, but [my music is] a lot more upbeat and eclectic whereas [Amy Winehouses'] is more influenced by Motown. I can definitely see the similarities but I |
1185 | "Paul Boutelle"
Paul Boutelle Kwame Montsho Ajamu Somburu (born Paul Benjamin Boutelle; October 13, 1934 – May 3, 2016) was the Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. Vice President in 1968. He and presidential candidate Fred Halstead were on the ballot in 19 states. Boutelle toured throughout the United States during that campaign and appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including William F. Buckley, Jr.'s ""Firing Line"", and in interviews with Joey Bishop and Dick Cavett. He spoke at numerous community meetings, universities, forums, conferences, and other venues. Boutelle also toured internationally during the campaign to Canada, England, Scotland, and France. |
1186 | "All the Good Shit"
All the Good Shit All the Good Shit: 14 Solid Gold Hits 2000-2008 (known as 8 Years of Blood, Sake and Tears: The Best of Sum 41 2000-2008 in Japan) is a greatest hits album by Sum 41. The Japanese version was released on November 26, 2008, and the worldwide version was released on March 17, 2009. This is the band's first greatest hits album. It includes singles from each of the band's studio albums, as well as a previously unreleased song, ""Always"". The release also includes a bonus DVD with all of the band's music videos (excluding ""Some Say"" |
1187 | "Italian invasion of Egypt"
won control of the Eastern Mediterranean and were able to bombard Italian coastal positions and transport supplies along the coast to Matruh and beyond. On 17 June, using the headquarters of the British 6th Infantry Division, the headquarters of the WDF (Lieutenant-General O'Connor) was formed to control all troops facing the Italians in Cyrenaica, about with aircraft, tanks and guns. O'Connor was to organise aggressive patrolling along the frontier and set out to dominate no-man's land by creating ""jock columns"", mobile combined-arms formations based on units of 7th Armoured Division. These small well-trained regular forces made the first attacks on |
1188 | Indosiar
Indosiar Indosiar is an Indonesian television station. It broadcasts nationwide on UHF and is able to be received throughout the Indonesian archipelago on analog PAL television sets, established on January 11, 1995. It is owned by Elang Mahkota Teknologi since 2011 and eventually operated under its subsidiary, Surya Citra Media since May 1, 2013. The station has a strong focus on cultural programming, such as a program dedicated to wayang performance. It has recently broadened its horizon with reality shows, talk shows and drama series, particularly ""sinetron"" soap operas with themes such as love and family. Indosiar shows some Korean, |
1189 | "Italian invasion of Egypt"
captured the 10th Army Engineer-in-Chief, General Lastucci. Italian reinforcements arrived at the frontier, began to conduct reconnaissance patrols, improved the frontier defences and recaptured Fort Capuzzo. On 13 August, the British raids were stopped to conserve the serviceability of vehicles; the Support Group of the 7th Armoured Division took over to observe the wire for from Sollum to Fort Maddalena, ready to fight delaying actions if the Italians invaded Egypt. XXIII Corps (General Annibale Bergonzoli) was to lead the 10th Army attack into Egypt to Sidi Barrani along the coast road with non-motorised and motorised formations. The corps had been |
1190 | "Mikell's"
Stevie Wonder and Joe Cocker. In early 1980, the club served for rehearsals for Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Big Band, which included Wynton Marsalis, and which would result in the live album ""Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Big Band - Live at Montreux and North Sea"" (1980). Other artists appearing at the club in the 1980s included Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Cedar Walton and Mickey Roker (June 1983), Paquito D'Rivera (January 1984). Mikell's closed in 1991. Stuff ""Live in NY"" Recorded live in 1980 by David Hewitt on the Record Plant Black Truck Mikell's Mikell's was a |
1191 | "Italian invasion of Egypt"
Division ""Pescatori"". The II Medium Tank Battalion was with the Maletti Group, which had three fully motorised Libyan infantry battalions. On 9 September, the activity of the increased and bombers from 55 Squadron, 113 Squadron and 211 Squadron RAF retaliated with attacks on airfields, transport, supply dumps and a raid on Tobruk by Later in the day, fighters made a sweep over Buq Buq and the RAF flew more sorties against Italian airfields. British air reconnaissance revealed much ground movement at Bardia, Sidi Azeiz, Gabr Saleh and towards Sidi Omar from the west, which was interpreted as the beginning of |
1192 | "Walter Landor Dickens"
held a celebratory party. The guests included Elliotson, Landor, Maclise, Macready, Stanfield and Talfourd. Walter was educated at Wimbledon. Nicknamed 'Young Skull' by his father, Walter Dickens showed early signs of aspiring to be an author like his father, but Charles Dickens instructed Walter's tutor to encourage him to not write, stating ""The less he is encouraged to write the better, and the happier he will be."" Instead, through the influence of Angela Burdett-Coutts, Walter became a cadet in the East India Company, leaving England for India in 1857 aged 16 at the start of the Indian Mutiny. At this |
1193 | "Walter Landor Dickens"
time there was no single unified army in India. Each of the three Presidencies of India had its own army, and, in addition, a limited number of British Army units were also stationed in India. After seeing Walter off at Southampton with his oldest son Charley, Charles Dickens was very upset for a few days but soon recovered and was satisfied that he had provided a career for his son, even though Walter was not suited to the life his father had chosen for him. Charles Dickens wrote, ""A sad trial, thank God it is over. The dear boy bore |
1194 | "Walter Landor Dickens"
it a great deal better than we could have hoped."" Walter never returned home and his father was never to see him again. Following the introduction of direct rule in India in the wake of the mutiny, the armed forces were reorganized. A notice published in the ""London Gazette"" dated 1 March 1864 granted all those serving with ""Her Majesty's Indian Forces on the 18th February 1861"" rank in the British Army; Walter Dickens was amongst those listed with the rank of lieutenant. He served in the 26th Native Infantry Regiment, and was attached to the 42nd Regiment of Foot |
1195 | "Italian invasion of Egypt"
move down the escarpment to the port. On the inland plateau, an Italian advance towards Halfaya Pass was opposed by a covering force of a 3rd Coldstream company, a Northumberland Fusilier platoon and some artillery, which began to withdraw in the afternoon, as more Italian infantry and tanks arrived. During the evening, two columns of the 2nd Libyan Division Pescatori, the 63rd Infantry Division ""Cirene"" and the Maletti group from Musaid and the 62nd Infantry Division ""Marmarica"" from Sidi Omar, converged on the pass. Next day the Italian units on the escarpment began to descend through the pass, towards the |
1196 | "Indo-Pakistani War of 1965"
armour, performed better than the overly complex Pattons. Naval operations did not play a prominent role in the war of 1965. On 7 September, a flotilla of the Pakistan Navy under the command of Commodore S.M. Anwar, carried out a bombardment of the Indian Navy's radar station coastal down of Dwarka, which was south of the Pakistani port of Karachi. Operation Dwarka, as it is known, is a significant naval operation of the 1965 war contested as a nuisance raid by some. The attack on Dwarka led to questions being asked in India's parliament and subsequent post-war modernization and expansion |
1197 | "Indo-Pakistani War of 1965"
of the Indian Navy, with an increase in budget from Rs. 35 crores to Rs. 115 crores. According to some Pakistani sources, one submarine, , kept the Indian Navy's aircraft carrier besieged in Bombay throughout the war. Indian sources claim that it was not their intention to get into a naval conflict with Pakistan, and wished to restrict the war to a land-based conflict. Moreover, they note that the Vikrant was in dry dock in the process of refitting. Some Pakistani defence writers have also discounted claims that the Indian Navy was bottled up in Bombay by a single submarine, |
1198 | "Indo-Pakistani War of 1965"
instead stating that 75% of the Indian Navy was under maintenance in harbour. The Pakistan Army launched a number of covert operations to infiltrate and sabotage Indian airbases. On 7 September 1965, the Special Services Group (SSG) commandos were parachuted into enemy territory. According to Chief of Army Staff General Muhammad Musa, about 135 commandos were airdropped at three Indian airfields (Halwara, Pathankot and Adampur). The daring attempt proved to be an ""unmitigated disaster"". Only 22 commandos returned to Pakistan as planned, 93 were taken prisoner (including one of the Commanders of the operations, Major Khalid Butt), and 20 were |
1199 | "F.C. Carlow"
F.C. Carlow F.C. Carlow () was an Irish association football club based in County Carlow. Between 2009 and 2011 the club played in the A Championship. They also fielded teams in the League of Ireland U20/U19 Division. They were the first and to date so far, the only association football club from County Carlow to play in a senior national level league. During this time, the club also competed in the FAI Cup, the League of Ireland Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup. F.C. Carlow developed from the South East Development Academy, a youth football academy that recruited players from |
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