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3200 | "Aşk-ı Memnu (TV series)"
Aşk-ı Memnu (TV series) Aşk-ı Memnu () is a Turkish romantic drama television series originally broadcast on Kanal D between 2008 and 2010. It is an adaptation of Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil's 1899 novel ""Aşk-ı Memnu"" set in contemporary Istanbul instead of the novel's late 19th-century setting. A... |
3201 | "Byzantine–Norman wars"
who served in his army with the same consequence. With the death of John Comnenus the Norman Principality of Antioch rebelled once again, attacking Cyprus and invading Cilicia, which also rebelled. The quick and energetic response of Manuel Comnenus allowed the Byzantines to extract an even more... |
3202 | "Aşk-ı Memnu (TV series)"
no love lost between mother and daughter as Bihter blames her mother for her father's death. Firdevs is also not a favorite of Nihat's father, the rich but cunning businessman Hilmi Önal. Hilmi dislikes Firdevs because she is greedy, cunning and self-centered.; he vows to make her life diffic... |
3203 | "Aşk-ı Memnu (TV series)"
but Adnan ignores him. Bihter begins to settle in the Ziyagil's house and tries to win the friendship of Adnan's two children. Soon, Firdevs comes to live with the family. Adnan offers Nihat a job in his office, to which Nihat agrees and Hilmi becomes furious. He swears to ruin Nihat's and Ad... |
3204 | "Byzantine–Norman wars"
the rest of his reign, despite the gradual divergence of interests between the two empires after Conrad's death. However, while Manuel was in Valona planning the offensive across the Adriatic, the Serbs revolted, posing a danger to the Byzantine Adriatic bases. The death of Roger in February 115... |
3205 | "Byzantine–Norman wars"
existed in the Italian peninsula. He sent Michael Palaiologos and John Doukas, both of whom held the high imperial rank of ""sebastos"", with Byzantine troops, 10 Byzantine ships, and large quantities of gold to invade Apulia (1155). The two generals were instructed to enlist the support of Fred... |
3206 | "Byzantine–Norman wars"
expedition achieved astonishingly rapid progress as the whole of southern Italy rose up in rebellion against the Sicilian Crown, and the untried William I. There followed a string of spectacular successes as numerous strongholds yielded either to force or the lure of gold. William and his army l... |
3207 | "Byzantine–Norman wars"
1157, he sent a fleet of 164 ships carrying 10,000 men to sack Euboea and Almira. In 1158 William made peace with the Greeks. Although the last invasions and last large scale conflict between the two powers lasted less than two years, the third Norman invasions came closer still to taking Consta... |
3208 | "Byzantine–Norman wars"
confident opponent, push the invaders back to Sicily, with the exception of the County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos, the latter remaining in the hands of Norman admiral Margaritus of Brindisi and his successors until 1479. With the Normans unable to take the Balkans, they turned their at... |
3209 | "Byzantine–Norman wars"
death of William II, who was without an heir, threw the kingdom into instability and upheaval, and by 1194 the Hohenstaufen had taken power, themselves being replaced in 1266 by the Angevins. The successive Sicilian rulers would eventually continue the Norman policy of domination over post-Byzan... |
3210 | "Steven Ellery"
Steven Ellery Steven Ellery (born 22 August 1974 in Melbourne) is a retired Australian racing driver known from V8 Supercars. Ellery started racing in karts before graduation to Formula Ford in 1992. After running near the front of the Formula Ford pack racing a Van Diemen in 1993 Ellery moved his famil... |
3211 | "Aşk-ı Memnu (TV series)"
in love with Bihter. She rejects him, but later accepts. Behlül buys a small house on the riverside but only Bihter is aware of it. Bihter often goes there to meet Behlül. Beşir, however, discovers this and secretly captures a video of Behlül and Bihter. But he fears that if he shows this to ... |
3212 | "Steven Ellery"
the 2005, when he was in the Triple Eight Race Engineering team alongside Craig Lowndes. He has since raced a partial season in the 2007 Carrera Cup Championship. Since then he has raced at the V8 Supercar endurance races with teams such as Paul Morris Motorsport and Garry Rogers Motorsport. Steven Elle... |
3213 | "Aşk-ı Memnu (TV series)"
much ratings in Pakistan. Aşk-ı Memnu was dubbed in many languages, including Urdu, Persian, and Arabic. Broadcasters carrying the series include. Aşk-ı Memnu (TV series) Aşk-ı Memnu () is a Turkish romantic drama television series originally broadcast on Kanal D between 2008 and 2010. It is ... |
3214 | "Michael Andretti's World GP"
player to qualify amongst the top four, and ""bump"" his way into the starting grid. Qualifying consists of five timed laps, alone on the track. From a standing start, the player has five laps to record the best single lap time possible. Tire wear influences the speeds, and pitting for tir... |
3215 | "Michael Andretti's World GP"
out the race, and instead watch it through the perspective of the featured driver. Hitting the ""select"" button during qualifying aborts the session. If the player had already registered a lap fast enough to qualify for the race, it is unnecessary to run all five laps. The race begins fro... |
3216 | "Michael Andretti's World GP"
near the halfway point is required to remain competitive. Players are required to compete, and are not allowed to abort the race. If a car is lapped during the race, he will only be scored for the laps he completed. Spinning out during the race is possible, but no incident ever causes a ca... |
3217 | "Michael Andretti's World GP"
next level, the player is required to score the most points and be the champion of the level. If the player does not score the most points in the level, the password given returns the player back to the first race of that level, and he is allowed to replay it from scratch or the player can... |
3218 | "Michael Andretti's World GP"
game is over. This game was the English-language version of ""Nakajima Satoru F1 Hero."" It was an original Formula One videogame released in 1988) and it was very popular in Japan during that decade. And so, Andretti and Nintendo released this game two years later for a North American aud... |
3219 | "Slum tourism"
tourism boom in Harlem. By 2002, Philadelphia began offering tours of blighted inner-city neighborhoods. After Hurricane Katrina, tours were offered in flood-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward, a notoriously violent and poor section of New Orleans. Ghetto or ""urban tourism"" often encompasses travel to destinatio... |
3220 | "Slum tourism"
musical influence, could potentially be included as urban tourism. The Jane-Finch area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada is gaining notoriety as another area in transition. Charleroi, in Belgium, is another example of this phenomenon in a developed country. A 2010 study by the University of Pennsylvania showed... |
3221 | "When the Angels Sing"
When the Angels Sing ""When the Angels Sing"" is a song recorded by German pop group No Angels. It was written by Peter Ries and Charlemaine Thomas-Schmidtner and produced by the former for the band's debut studio album, ""Elle'ments"" (2001). A midtempo pop ballad, ""When the Angels Sind"" featu... |
3222 | "Slum tourism"
a Kenyan, wrote in the ""New York Times"" Op-Ed section, ""They get photos; we lose a piece of our dignity."" Similar critics call the tours voyeuristic and exploitative. Slum tourism critics have also cited the fact that Christmas and Valentine's Day as common times for slum tourism further supporting t... |
3223 | "Slum tourism"
with profit that is earned. Similarly, the argument has been raised that well-off tourists may be more motivated to help as a result. In 2013 controversy arose when a company called ""Real Bronx Tours"" was discovered offering tours of The Bronx, North America, advertised as ""a ride through a real New Y... |
3224 | "Slum tourism"
tours were soon discontinued. Slum tourism Slum tourism, or ghetto tourism is a type of tourism that involves visiting impoverished areas. Originally focused on the slums of London and Manhattan in the 19th century, slum tourism is now becoming increasingly prominent in many places, including South Afric... |
3225 | "Mario Duschenes"
Mario Duschenes Mario Duschenes, CM, LL.D. (27 October 1923 – 31 January 2009) was a Canadian flautist, recorder player, music educator and conductor. Mario Duschenes was born in Altona, near Hamburg, Germany in 1923, the son of Franz and Grete Duschenes. He studied the recorder, sight singing and the... |
3226 | "Mario Duschenes"
Frank Martin, Dinu Lipatti and Isabelle Nef. Duschenes won the Conservatory's Prix de Virtuosité in 1946, and the first prize at the 1947 International Competition for Musical Performers in Geneva. Duschenes toured Europe as soloist with the Ars Antiqua Ensemble, and emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Can... |
3227 | "Mario Duschenes"
e Nuova, the McGill Chamber Orchestra and the Pro Musica Society. He was a founding member of the Baroque Trio of Montreal, which toured extensively, and made more than 30 recordings, including several with his friend and fellow flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal. Between 1970 and 1985, Duschenes hosted """"... |
3228 | "Mario Duschenes"
wed in 1951, and with whom he had five children. He was the author of widely distributed and highly regarded works of musical education, notably the ""Method for the Recorder"" I (1957) and II (1962), the ""School Recorder Method"" (1957), and ""Studies in Recorder Playing"" (1960). He also wrote and ... |
3229 | "Mario Duschenes"
years. Between 1954 and 1970 he also taught at McGill University, and subsequently at the University of Montreal between 1970 and 1973. Duschenes became a conductor of young people's concerts for many professional orchestras across Canada. He performed the role for the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (1969–... |
3230 | "Mario Duschenes"
he manages to achieve an intellectual level that patronises neither the children nor their parents,"""" while that of the Montreal Gazette noted that Duschenes was """"probably doing more for the image of young people's concerts than anyone else in Canada"""". The concerts he hosted and conducted were... |
3231 | "Mario Duschenes"
conductor for other major Canadian orchestras, as well as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in 1987, 1989 and 1990. Aged 85 and following a stroke, Duschenes died in Montreal on 31 January 2009. Duschenes received the Canadian Music Council Medal in 1978 and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada... |
3232 | "World's Largest Cedar Bucket"
World's Largest Cedar Bucket The World's Largest Cedar Bucket is a red cedar bucket. The bucket is approximately tall, with diameters of at its base and at its top. The bucket was built in 1887 by the Tennessee Red Cedar Woodenworks Company from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It was originally ... |
3233 | "World's Largest Cedar Bucket"
Rossville, Georgia amusement park. It was returned to Murfreesboro in 1976 to be displayed at Cannonsburgh Village. On June 19, 2005, the bucket was burned by arsonists. The fire was put out before any adjacent buildings were burned down. Roadside America described the condition of the bu... |
3234 | "World's Largest Cedar Bucket"
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in June, 2005, before it mysteriously burned down the week before the wedding date?"" The answer was James Walters and Jaki Neubauer. On October 22nd, 2011, a refurbished bucket was unveiled at the 35th annual Harvest Days Festival in Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village.... |
3235 | "Keck, Mahin & Cate"
Keck, Mahin & Cate Keck, Mahin & Cate was a law firm based in Chicago, Illinois that was founded in 1886 and stopped operations in 1997. The firm worked in general practice, banking and bankruptcy law, corporate finances, mergers and acquisitions, and the like. By 1985, it employed 95 lawyers. The ... |
3236 | "Keck, Mahin & Cate"
office. Former Governor of Texas Mark White worked in its Houston location after he left office in 1987. By the mid-1990s, Keck, Mahin & Cate had grown rapidly to have some 350 lawyers and faced financial difficulties. In 1994, it was found guilty of having to conspired to defraud investors in a Te... |
3237 | "Keck, Mahin & Cate"
attorneys in four years, and key defections to Chicago rival Rudnick & Wolfe and Chapman and Cutler LLP occurred. The firm considering halting its operations, and vacated its Chicago Loop offices on Wacker Drive. Keck, Mahin & Cate effectively ended later in 1997, as in December 1997 several credit... |
3238 | "Keck, Mahin & Cate"
Bracewell & Patterson successfully defended Keck remnants against a legal malpractice claim dating back to 1992. Keck, Mahin & Cate Keck, Mahin & Cate was a law firm based in Chicago, Illinois that was founded in 1886 and stopped operations in 1997. The firm worked in general practice, banking and ... |
3239 | "Del Bates"
Del Bates Delbert Oakley ""Del"" Bates (June 12, 1940 – September 24, 2009) was a Major League Baseball catcher. Bates played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the season. In 22 career games, he had 8 hits in 60 at-bats. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Bates was born in Kirkland, Washington in ... |
3240 | "Del Bates"
of Seattle. He was active in the International Longshore Union, Local 19 until his retirement in 2004. He died on September 24, 2009. Del Bates Delbert Oakley ""Del"" Bates (June 12, 1940 – September 24, 2009) was a Major League Baseball catcher. Bates played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the season. In ... |
3241 | "Ramkrishna Dalmia"
Ramkrishna Dalmia Ramkrishna Dalmia (7 April 1893 – 26 September 1978) was a pioneer industrialist and founder of the Dalmia-Jain group or Dalmia Group and The Times Group. The name is variously written as Ram Krishan Dalmia and Ram Kishan Dalmia. Ramkrishna Dalmia was born 7 April 1893 in the small... |
3242 | "Ramkrishna Dalmia"
supporting his mother, grandmother, his wife and younger brother Jaidayal fell on him. His maternal uncle, Motilal Jhunjhunwala gave him a job in his bullion business which enabled him to earn just enough to support his whole family. Later he earned himself handsome amount of money by speculation in... |
3243 | "Ramkrishna Dalmia"
Nirmal Kumar Jain of Arrah, a well-known local Zamindar. Simultaneously he set up another sugar factory at Dehri (Dehri-on-Sone), Bihar. This place became known as Dalmianagar. His greatest contribution was in the emergence of the Indian Cement Industry. He entered this field in the year 1936 as a c... |
3244 | "Elizabeth Griffith"
an interesting life and an illustration of the struggles of an ordinary woman of modest means attempting to make a career for herself in the 18th century. While not as well-known to modern times as her contemporaries (like Susanna Centlivre), she was certainly a prolific writer in her own period an... |
3245 | "Adrien Albert"
Adrien Albert Adrien Albert (19 November 1907 in Sydney – 29 December 1989 in Canberra) was a leading authority in the development of medicinal chemistry in Australia. Albert also authored many important books on chemistry, including one on selective toxicity. His father, Jacques Albert, was a businessm... |
3246 | "Adrien Albert"
but soon settled into the Scots College in Sydney where he excelled in both music and science. He graduated in 1924. He was awarded BSc with first class honours and the University Medal in 1932 at the University of Sydney. He gained a PhD in 1937 and a DSc in 1947 from the University of London. His appo... |
3247 | "Adrien Albert"
Medical Research at the Australian National University in Canberra where he established the Department of Medical Chemistry. He was a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. He was the author of ""Selective Toxicity: The Physico-Chemical Basis of Therapy"", first published by Chapman and Hall in 19... |
3248 | "Adrien Albert"
Adrien Albert Lectureship, awarded every two years by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The Royal Australian Chemical Institute established the Adrien Albert award in his honour. Adrien Albert Adrien Albert (19 November 1907 in Sydney – 29 December 1989 in Canberra) was a leading authority in the developm... |
3249 | "Slave Doll"
Slave Doll ""Slave Doll"" tells the story of Aki, is an Android maid created by the Gene Corporation sent to infiltrate the house of the mysterious Kenichi. She disguises herself as an ordinary housekeeper and begins her mission to capture a sample of Kenichi's superior sperm which is made easy by her mast... |
3250 | "Slave Doll"
girl). Bamboo Dong, writing for Anime News Network, disliked the humiliation themes of the OVA. She found the story to be ""standard,"" but ""disjointed and awkward,"" attributing some of this to her dislike. Michael Thomas enjoyed the hints at Aki's past, and enjoyed the allusions to ""Cream Lemon"" and "... |
3251 | "Founders Park"
Founders Park Founders Park, formerly known as Carolina Stadium, is a stadium in Columbia, South Carolina on the banks of the Congaree River. The facility was built for a cost of $35.6 million and is used for college baseball as home to the University of South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team. The dimen... |
3252 | "Founders Park"
sports medicine room. Among the numerous amenities for fans, there are five luxury suites and two club-level seating areas with lounges, a Gamecock store just inside the main entrance in the outfield plaza, along with a picnic terrace that accommodates around 120 people down the left-field line. The sco... |
3253 | "Founders Park"
be viewed as visitors and fans enter onto stadium grounds), celebrating the 2010 CWS Title. In addition, a showcase was built at the base of the wall for the display of the 2010 CWS National Championship Trophy. The mural and trophy case have since been updated to honor both the 2010 and 2011 CWS Champi... |
3254 | "Founders Park"
venue, and received an average rating 4.7 of 5 stars in 7 categories. In 2015, the facility name was officially changed from Carolina Stadium to Founders Park, becoming only the third college baseball stadium in the United States to earn a corporate sponsorship. The stadium was opened on February 21, 20... |
3255 | "Founders Park"
Hootie and the Blowfish and USC alumnus, sang the National Anthem. On May 21, 2010, a stadium record crowd of 8,242 attended a game against Florida; the record has been equaled many times since. The highest attendance for a three-game weekend series (24,726) was set from April 15–17, 2011, as the Gameco... |
3256 | "Vida Dutton Scudder"
Vida Dutton Scudder Julia Vida Dutton Scudder (December 15, 1861 – October 9, 1954) was an American educator, writer, and welfare activist in the social gospel movement. She was born in Madurai, India, in 1861, the only child of David Coit Scudder (of the Scudder family of missionaries in India) a... |
3257 | "Vida Dutton Scudder"
Scudder then entered Smith College, where she received her BA degree in 1884. In 1885 she and Clara French were the first American women admitted to the graduate program at Oxford, where she was influenced by York Powell and John Ruskin. While in England she was also influenced by Leo Tolstoi and ... |
3258 | "Vida Dutton Scudder"
Settlements Association, along with Helena Dudley, Katharine Coman, Katharine Lee Bates, and other women.<ref name=""davis/""></ref> She and Emily Greene Balch were also involved with the establishment of the CSA's third settlement house venture, Denison House in Boston.<ref name=""barbuto/""></re... |
3259 | "Vida Dutton Scudder"
Boston and published ""The Dawn"". In 1893 Scudder was a delegate to the convention of the Boston Central Labor Union. Later, she helped organize the Federal Labor Union, a group of professional people who associated themselves with the American Federation of Labor. Having received a leave of abse... |
3260 | "Bud Bates"
Bud Bates Hubert Edgar ""Bud"" Bates (March 16, 1912 – April 29, 1987) was an American professional baseball player whose 18-year active career took place over a quarter century — between 1931 and 1955. All but 15 of Bates' games played occurred in the minor leagues, however. In his only trial in Major Leag... |
3261 | "Bud Bates"
Giants. Despite Bates' three hits in that game, the Phillies lost, 8–3 — one of 106 losses they would suffer during that season. Born in Los Angeles, Bates batted and threw right-handed. He stood tall and weighed . His long minor league career was interrupted by United States Navy service during World War I... |
3262 | "Bud Bates"
California, at age 75. Bud Bates Hubert Edgar ""Bud"" Bates (March 16, 1912 – April 29, 1987) was an American professional baseball player whose 18-year active career took place over a quarter century — between 1931 and 1955. All but 15 of Bates' games played occurred in the minor leagues, however. In his o... |
3263 | "A Mother of a Problem"
A Mother of a Problem ""A Mother of a Problem"" is the 18th episode in the third season, the 59th episode overall, of the American dramedy series ""Ugly Betty"", which aired on March 12, 2009. The episode was written by Bill Wrubel and directed by Matthew Diamond. As the morning begins, it's Sat... |
3264 | "A Mother of a Problem"
hired help, Betty's determined to make a good impression at Mrs. Hartley's Friday night shindig by going through what Matt calls ""The Victoria Hartley Taste Test"" because of her criticism of Matt's taste in girlfriends. Through Claire's advice, Betty discovers that the topic to be discussed th... |
3265 | "A Mother of a Problem"
on the cover of ""MODE"") and wows the guests. Victoria still insists that Betty get out of Matt's life. Betty starts having doubts and thinks maybe it's better to just bow out, but Matt, furious over his mother's dislike for Betty, gives Victoria a piece of his mind and says that he is standing... |
3266 | "A Mother of a Problem"
into each other on the street. However, Victoria has realised that she wants him to be happy, so she and Betty agree to be civil. As Betty finds herself dealing with one love interest, sister Hilda has her own romantic dilemma to deal with, as the rest of the Suarezes, along with Elena, have con... |
3267 | "A Mother of a Problem"
set-up would be the lamest idea ever. Nevertheless, when he asks her to go on a date as he leaves, she accepts. For Daniel and Wilhelmina, their attempts to lure a photographer for a photo shoot falls through after the client tells them that he wants to be paid in full by Friday or the deal is o... |
3268 | "A Mother of a Problem"
money for the magazine. She even tells Marc she is doing it to get control of the company but this move has Marc fretting the future of his boss when she must downsize by all means, including having been served almonds instead of her usual expensive snacks (champagne and caviar) and conserving e... |
3269 | "A Mother of a Problem"
also deal with the latest wrinkle in his relationship with Molly after she refuses to participate in an experimental clinical study that only has up to a 10 percent success rate, and Daniel can't understand it as Molly tries to talk Daniel out of pressuring her to go through with the procedure a... |
3270 | "Yuri Arbachakov"
Yuri Arbachakov Yuri Arbachakov (born October 22, 1966 in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia) was a boxing champion in the flyweight division. He was the first Russian professional boxing champion. Arbachakov was an amateur boxing star in the Soviet Union. He won both world and European amateur championships dur... |
3271 | "Yuri Arbachakov"
Chakov"", in the bantamweight division. In 1991, his gym changed his ring name to ""Yuri Ebihara,"" (after former world champion Hiroyuki Ebihara) and in July of that year, he won the Japanese flyweight title in his seventh professional bout, by 1st-round knockout. He defended the title once before re... |
3272 | Matrikas
Pleiades, they became quite popular by the seventh century and a standard feature of goddess temples from the ninth century onwards. According to Jagdish Narain Tiwari and Dilip Chakravati, the Matrikas were existent as early as the Vedic period and the Indus Valley civilization. Seals with rows of seven femin... |
3273 | "Yuri Arbachakov"
fight. His professional record was 23-1-0 (16KOs). Yuri Arbachakov Yuri Arbachakov (born October 22, 1966 in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia) was a boxing champion in the flyweight division. He was the first Russian professional boxing champion. Arbachakov was an amateur boxing star in the Soviet Union. He wo... |
3274 | Storyworks
Storyworks Storyworks is a literary magazine published in the United States by Scholastic Inc., for students in grades 3-6 and their teachers. The magazine was founded in 1993 by Scholastic editor Tamara Hanneman. It is published six times during the academic year. Each issue features fiction, nonfiction, po... |
3275 | Matrikas
or Seven Divine Mothers, which is an integral part of the Shakta religion, may be of Dravidian inspiration. The Sapta-Matrikas were earlier connected with Skanda (Kumara) and in later times, associated with the sect of Shiva himself. During the Kushana period (1st to 3rd century), the sculptural images of the ... |
3276 | "Cruising rod"
Cruising rod A cruising rod is a simple device used to quickly estimate the number of pieces of lumber yielded by a given piece of timber. Similarly to a yardstick, it is a rod with markings. The estimation is carried out as follows. Standing at arm's length from the tree, estimate its average diameter b... |
3277 | Matrikas
The Gupta kings Skandagupta and Kumaragupta I (c. second half of fifth century) made Skanda (Kumara) their model and elevated the position of Skanda's foster mothers, the Matrikas from a cluster of folk goddesses to court goddesses. Since the fourth century, Parhari, Madhya Pradesh had a rock-cut shrine been s... |
3278 | Matrikas
12th century A.D.). The Chalukyas claimed to have been nursed by the Sapta Matrikas. It was a popular practice to link South Indian royal family lineage to a Northern kingdom in ancient times. During the Chalukya period (11th to 13th century), all Matrikas continued to figure among the deity sculptures of this... |
3279 | Matrikas
were identified as matrikas, albeit some references indicate eight or even sixteen Matrikas. Laura K. Amazzone cites: The inconsistency in the number of Matrikas found in the valley [Indus] today (seven, eight, or nine) possibly reflects the localization of goddesses [.] Although the Matrikas are mostly groupe... |
3280 | "Stennes Revolt"
Breslau were not able to turn out for inspection in February 1931 because they lacked footwear. He also complained about Röhm's return to run the SA, objecting to the Chief of Staff's homosexuality. Even more troubling, the strategy of taking power by force was advocated by Stennes in February articles... |
3281 | Matrikas
the eighth Matrika, created by flames emerging from Shiva's mouth. In Nepal, the eighth Matrika is called Maha Lakshmi or Lakshmi is added omitting Narasimhi. In lists of nine Matrikas, Devi-Purana mentions Gananayika or Vinayaki – the Shakti of Ganesha, characterized by her elephant head and ability to remove... |
3282 | Matrikas
the bodies of the gods – Brahma, Shiva, Skanda, Vishnu, Indra; having form of each, approached Chandika (identified with Devi) with whatever form, ornaments and vehicle the god possessed. In that form, they slaughter the demon army. Thus, the Matrikas are goddesses of the battlefield. They are described as ass... |
3283 | Matrikas
a group of 10 Matrikas. According to latter episode of Devi Mahatmya, Durga created Matrikas from herself and with their help slaughtered the demon army. In this version, Kali is described as a Matrika, who sucked all the blood of demon Raktabija. Kali is given the epithet Chamunda in the text. When demon Shum... |
3284 | "Edward Thornton, 2nd Count of Cacilhas"
at his London residence, 5 Tedworth Sq., after what was described as a lengthy illness. He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery. Edward Thornton, 2nd Count of Cacilhas Sir Edward Thornton (13 July 1817 – 26 January 1906) was a prominent British diplomat, who held posts in Latin Ameri... |
3285 | Matrikas
thus be worshipped by mankind. At the end of the episode, Shiva's terrible form Bhairava is enshrined with the images of the Matrikas at the place where the battle took place. This story is retold in Vishnudharmottara Purana. Vishnudharmottara Purana further relates them with vices or inauspicious emotions lik... |
3286 | "Stennes Revolt"
Collier notes: Ironically the Stennes revolt may have assisted the Nazi rise to power, in that more moderate elements in the German right observed Hitler's adherence to his strategy of legality and gained confidence that he was accordingly ""law-abiding."" The revolt illustrated Hitler's consistent app... |
3287 | "Stennes Revolt"
of Stennes. The real resolution of the Nazi dilemma had to wait until the German Army forced the issue in the summer of 1934, when, with the SA growing restless and Hindenburg on his deathbed, Hitler responded with the murderous Night of the Long Knives. Having left Germany in 1933, Stennes worked as a... |
3288 | "Seventeen (Japanese magazine)"
Seventeen (Japanese magazine) Launched in 1967 as a weekly magazine based on the original American ""Seventeen"", the magazine changed the name to ""SEVENTEEN"" in 1987, and to ""Seventeen"" in 2008. Since the late 1990s, ""Seventeen"" has been the highest-selling teenage fashion magazin... |
3289 | "Massillon Coicou"
pit that held the scraps of Dessalines. A few years later, Madame Inginac erected a modest headstone on which featured the following inscription: “Here lies Dessalines, dead at the age of 48.”' Massillon Coicou Massillon Coicou (, 9 October 1867 – 15 March 1908) was a Haitian poet, novelist, playwrig... |
3290 | Matrikas
and Chamunda. In other accounts of Skanda's birth in Mahabharata, eight ferocious goddesses emerge from Skanda, when struck by Indra's Vajra (thunderbolt). These are Kāki, Halimā, Mālinī, , Āryā, Palālā and Vaimitrā, which Skanda accepted as his mothers, who stole other children – a characteristic of the Matri... |
3291 | Matrikas
be worshipped as great goddesses and permission to torment children as long as they are younger than 16 years and then act as their protectors. These six goddesses as well as the Saptamatrikas are identified or associated with Vedic Krittikas, the constellation Pleiades. The Shalya Parva of the Mahabharata men... |
3292 | "Francesco Benigno"
Film Festival, and the ""Premio Piper"". Both films were set in his native Palermo. Benigno has since performed regularly in cinema, television, and has appeared on stage in two theatrical performances. Benigno appeared on the reality show ""La Fattoria"" in 2005, and has made many television guest ... |
3293 | "New Boss"
New Boss ""New Boss"" is the twentieth episode of the fifth season of the television series ""The Office"", and the 92nd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 19, 2009. In the episode, Michael Scott is disturbed by the arrival of his new no-nonsense superior ... |
3294 | "New Boss"
Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, and directed by Paul Feig. It received generally positive reviews from television critics, particularly for the twist of Michael's resignation, which multiple reviewers said added a fresh new change to the series. According to Nielsen ratings, ""New Boss"" was watched by 7.... |
3295 | Matrikas
(first – on their right and last – on their left). Thus, the Matrikas are considered Saivite goddesses. They are often depicted on the lintel slabs of the main door of a Shiva temple – mainly in Jaunsar-Bawar region, with their respective mounts forming the pedestal. Sometimes, they are occupied by the couple ... |
3296 | Matrikas
near the Shiva cave at Udayagiri, Bhopal. They are also depicted in the Shaiva caves of Elephanta and Ellora (Caves 21, 14, 16 and 22). In sixth century Rameshvara cave (Cave 21) at Ellora, ""With the terrific aspect repressed entirely, the matrikas are depicted as benign and are worshipped in adulation. Sensu... |
3297 | Matrikas
with a child. In eighth century Kailash Temple (cave 16) – dedicated to Shiva – of Rashtrakuta period, the Matrikas appear on the southern boundary of the temple. As the influence of Tantra rose, the fertility area and upper parts of body in the Matrika sculptures were stressed. In each of the four depictions ... |
3298 | "Milltown Malbay"
the annual Willie Clancy Summer School and Festival. The Willie Clancy Summer School (Irish ""Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy"") is Ireland's largest traditional music summer school held annually since 1973 in memory of and to honour the uilleann piper Willie Clancy. Milltown is home to St. Joseph's Mil... |
3299 | Matrikas
born from one or more Matrikas. The derivation of sixty-four Yoginis from eight Matrikas became a common tradition, by mid- 11th century. The Mandala (circle) and chakra of Yoginis were used alternatively. The eighty-one Yoginis evolve from a group of nine Matrikas, instead of seven or eight. The Saptamatrika ... |
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