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Syrian Virtual University [SEP] While today not a problem,One of the issues which the SVU faced during its launch phase was the lack of a proper broad-band Internet infrastructure in Syria. This can be viewed as a strategic problem, as it hinders potential students.
Syrian Virtual University [SEP] Faced with the terrible performance of the teleconferencing software on Dial-Up (then the only available option), the university created a number of telecenters (at a great expense) in various Syrian governorates so that students who didn't have broadband Internet (virtually all of them) could attend their lessons comfortably. With the introduction of ADSL and ISDN in 2004, it was hoped that the severity of the problem would be ameliorated.
Syrian Virtual University [SEP] Unfortunately, the situation has not improved much: up to the end of 2007, ADSL is not yet available to students and the general public. Subscriptions are fewer than 5000 in number all over Syria and the cost for any potential adopter is too high (the actual going rate for an ADSL line is almost $1000, due to unavailability and very great demand by Internet Cafes).
Syrian Virtual University [SEP] ISDN, while difficult to attain in many areas, is more publicly available than ADSL, and thus is the only option for Syrian SVU students who wish to attend lessons from their homes. Most Syrian SVU students, however, attend their lessons from a local telecenter.
Chambercombe Manor [SEP] Chambercombe Manor is a Norman manor house located near Ilfracombe, Devon, which dates back to the 11th century and was recorded in the Domesday Book. It is said to be one of the most haunted buildings in the United Kingdom. The Manor was owned by the Champernon family until the 15th century, when it passed through various families until 1979 when it was donated to the Chambercombe Manor Trust. The house lost its status as an estate at some point, and for a long time it was used as a farmhouse.
Chambercombe Manor [SEP] However, it did not lose its former grandeur during this period, and today the manor is open to the public. The house contains eight period rooms available to view, ranging from Elizabethan to Victorian. The manor's most infamous ghost originated in a room known as the "Haunted Room". This room adjoins the Lady Jane Grey Room, who herself descended from the Champernon family.
Chambercombe Manor [SEP] It was discovered in 1865 when the owner at the time was making some roof repairs and noticed the outline of a window that did not have a room associated with it inside. After exploring the building in the area where the window was, he and his wife knocked through a wall and discovered a large four poster bed, and on it was a skeleton. Legend has it the skeleton was the remains of Kate Oatway.
Chambercombe Manor [SEP] In the 18th century, the house was lived in by William Oatway, whose daughter Kate had married an Irish captain named Wallace, and they lived in Dublin. Oatway did not own the property, but it was his great desire to. However, he did not have the money to pay for it. Oatway's father, Alexander who had lived on the same site had been a notorious "ship-wrecked", by falsely guiding the ships on to the rocks and stealing any valuables that may have been carried.
Chambercombe Manor [SEP] William had married a Spaniard whom he had saved from such an incident and did not follow his father's activities. However, one stormy night as he was watching out to see if any ships were in distress he noticed a young woman who was badly injured, lying on the rocks. He carried her back to the house, and he and his wife tried to save her but she died soon afterwards.
Chambercombe Manor [SEP] As they searched her for some kind of identity, Oatway noticed she carried enough money and jewels to enable him to buy the manor, so he took the money from her. It was soon revealed to him that the young woman was Kate, and Oatway was so guilt-stricken he boarded up the body in a secret room which you can see through a strange hole in the staircase.
Chambercombe Manor [SEP] Other ghosts at Chambercombe include two little girls who have been seen in the upstairs children's bedroom and a lady seen by the pond near the café. There are also cold spots throughout the house, including on an old staircase.[4] The house made an appearance on Most Haunted in 2006.[5]
Gertrud Bäumer [SEP] Gertrud Bäumer (12 September 1873, Hagen-Hohenlimburg, Westphalia – 25 March 1954, Bethel) was a German politician who actively participated in the German civil rights feminist movement. She was also a writer, and contributed to Friedrich Naumann's paper "Die Hilfe". From 1898, Bäumer lived and worked together with the German feminist and politician Helene Lange. Gertrud Bäumer studied in Berlin and received her Ph.D. in 1905. Her dissertation was on Goethe's "Satyron".
Gertrud Bäumer [SEP] Bäumer edited the "Handbuch der Frauenbewegung" [Handbook of the Women's Movement] from 1901–1906. From 1916–1920 she was in charge of the Social Pedagogical Institute with Marie Braun. Bäumer was a member in close contact with the board of the national umbrella group of German women's organizations, the "Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine" (Federation of German Women's Associations) and during World War I she helped found the "Nationaler Frauendienst" [National Women's Service].
Gertrud Bäumer [SEP] As such, Bäumer was aggressively opposed to the feminist-pacifist women supporting internationalism in Germany and elsewhere; stating: "We mustn't ever forget that it is not just military training that is being put to the test out there in the trenches and at sea, at the gun emplacements and in the air, but also German mothers' upbringing and German wives' care." After the war she joined the German Democratic Party, for which she was a Reichstag member between 1919 and 1932.
Gertrud Bäumer [SEP] Also during this time she was a delegate for youth politics at the League of Nations in Geneva. Gertrud Bäumer's published works as cited by "An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers". Novels and short stories: Autobiography: Essays, studies and letters: Editions: Periodicals edited:
World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum [SEP] The World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum ("Verdensarvsenter for bergkunst – Alta Museum") is located at Alta in Finnmark, Norway. World Heritage Rock Art - Alta Museum is situated in Hjemmeluft, a small bay in the Altafjord at a site of early settlement of Finnmark dating from around 11,000 years ago. In 1973, the first rock carvings in Hjemmeluft were found. To date over 3,000 figures have been registered here. In the municipality as a whole over 6000 figures have been registered.
World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum [SEP] The museum opened in June 1991 and won the European Museum of the Year Award in 1993. Alta Museum is northern Norway's most-visited summer museum, with more than 1,000 visitors each day. It is the second most visited attraction in Finnmark County. It presents exhibitions on local culture and historic industries including the nearby prehistoric rock carvings that form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] Louis XIII () is a cognac produced by Rémy Martin, a company headquartered in Cognac, France, and owned by the Rémy Cointreau Group. The name was chosen as a tribute to King Louis XIII of France, the reigning monarch when the Rémy Martin family settled in the Cognac region. He was the first monarch to recognize cognac as a category in its own right in the world of eaux-de-vie.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] Louis XIII cognac is produced in the Grande Champagne region of Cognac, from the growing of the grapes to the distillation and aging of the eaux-de-vie. The final blend is composed of up to 1,200 individual eaux-de-vie from Grande Champagne vineyards, ranging from at least 40 years to 100 years in age. The origins of Louis XIII cognac begin with the founding of the House in the Cognac region in the early 1700s.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] In 1841, after more than a century of producing cognac, Paul-Emile Rémy Martin assumed control of the business and began selling the House’s cognacs under the family name. Paul-Emile broke from tradition and began bottling his cognacs rather than continuing to sell them by the barrel. In 1874, he began selling a blend of his best 100% Grande Champagne cognacs in an ornate decanter.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] While originally designated "Grande Champagne Very Old – Age Unknown," this particular blend and its decanter later became known as Louis XIII. The eaux-de-vie for Louis XIII are still exclusively sourced from the Grande Champagne "cru" of Cognac. This region in Cognac is distinguished for its limestone composition that is considered ideal for the grapes employed in the production of cognac.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] The ageing process takes place exclusively inside 100-150 year-old "tierçons," thin-walled French oak casks originally designed for maritime transport that are no longer being produced. Since 1874, each generation of cellar master has selected the oldest and best eaux-de-vie for Louis XIII from the House’s cellars. As the cellar master may never taste the final blend for which some of these eaux-de-vie are intended, each cellar master must also carefully train a successor.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] The House’s current cellar master, Baptiste Loiseau, joined as an apprentice to the previous cellar master, and then assumed the position of cellar master in 2014 at the age of 34. The concept for the decanter of Louis XIII originated in 1850, when Paul-Emile Rémy Martin came across a metal flask originally recovered from the site of the Battle of Jarnac (1569). He purchased the metal flask and registered the rights for its reproduction.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] In 1874, in honour of the House’s 150th anniversary, he designed a glass replica of the flask to use as the vessel for his best cognac. Today, each crystal decanter is handmade by French crystal manufacturers: Baccarat, Saint-Louis, and Cristallerie de Sèvres. Louis XIII is bottled in several sizes: Classic (700 ml or 750ml [USA]), Magnum (1.5L or 1.75L [USA]), Miniature (50ml), Jeroboam (3L), and Mathusalem (6L) formats.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] Rare Cask 42.6 is distinguished by its alcohol content at 42.6% ABV rather than the expected 40%. Rare Cask 43.8 was produced from a single cask with a higher alcohol content (43.8% ABV) than the other Louis XIII tierçons. Black Pearl was created as an homage to the origins of Louis XIII. The colour of the crystal was inspired by the original metal flask found at the site of the battle of Jarnac.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] Black Pearl Anniversary Edition was created to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the brand. L’Odyssée d’un Roi was released as a collaboration with three French luxury houses, Hermès, Puiforcat, and Saint-Louis. Hermès created a bespoke leather trunk, Puiforcat forged a white gold serving pipette, and Saint-Louis hand-blew and engraved a unique version of the decanter with a map of Louis XIII’s journey around the world.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] Only three were made, and were auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York, Hong Kong, and London, with the proceeds benefitting The Film Foundation’s preservation efforts. The Origin is named in tribute to the original decanter created in 1874. The Legacy is a direct collaboration between four generations of cellar masters. Offered in Magnum format, each is individually signed by the four cellar masters.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] In November 2015, Louis XIII partnered with actor John Malkovich and director Robert Rodriguez to create a film entitled "100 Years – The Movie You Will Never See," which will not be released until the year 2115, mirroring the 100 years it takes to create the final blend of Louis XIII cognac. The film highlights the uncertainty of the future and the variables that contribute to a single decanter of Louis XIII.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] The film is housed in a safe designed by Fichet-Bauche, kept at the Cellars of Louis XIII in Cognac, France, set to automatically open on 18 November 2115. In November 2017, Louis XIII partnered with Pharrell Williams to create "100 Years – The Song We’ll Only Hear If We Care" to be released in 2117. The song is a collaborative effort intended to draw attention to environmental issues and the unpredictability of the future.
Louis XIII (cognac) [SEP] Pharrell’s track was recorded on a disc made out of clay from the chalky soil of Cognac, France, and played once for an audience of 100 in Shanghai, China. The disc was then locked in a specially designed Fichet-Bauche safe that protects it against everything except water from potential rising tides, which would dissolve the clay disc.
Provadiya (river) [SEP] The Provadiya (Провадийска река, "Provadiyska reka", takes its name from the town of Provadiya) and is a river in northeastern Bulgaria. It is 119 km long and has a drainage basin of 2,132 km². The river takes its source from close to the village of Dobri Voynikovo in Shumen Province, flowing southeast and then making a sharp turn northeast to empty into Lake Devnya at Devnya.
Provadiya (river) [SEP] It is part of the Black Sea drainage area, as Lake Devnya is connected to Lake Varna and it to the Black Sea.
Battle of Buceo [SEP] The Battle of Buceo was a decisive naval battle which took place on 14–17 May 1814, during the Argentine War of Independence between an Argentine fleet under William Brown and a Spanish fleet under Admiral Sienna off the coast of Montevideo, in today's Uruguay. Five Spanish ships were burned and two were captured on 17 May. The other surrendered later and 500 prisoners were taken. Argentine forces lost four men killed in action and one ship. William Brown was given the rank of admiral because of this victory.
Battle of Buceo [SEP] "Hercules" 32 (flag) br "Zephyr" 18 (King)br "Nancy" 10 (Leech)br "Julietta" 7 (McDougald)br "Belfast" 18 (Oliver Russell)br "Agreeable" 16 (Lemare)br "Trinidad" 12 (Wack) "Hyena" 18 (flag)br "Mercurio" 32br "Neptuno" 28 - Captured by "Belfast" 16 Maybr "Mercedes" 20br "Palomo" 18 - Captured 16 Maybr "San Jose" 16 - Captured 16 Maybr "Cisne" 12br 6 schooners Batalla naval de Buceo/Montevideo (spanish)
James Miln [SEP] James Miln (1819–1881) was a Scottish antiquary who excavated many sites around the French village of Carnac in Brittany from around the 1860s. He worked on Roman military camps and other Roman antiquities including the Bosseno Roman villa, but is remembered today for his studies of the Carnac stones. These had long been the subject of myth, and from the 1720s various people showed increasing interest in these features, but Miln was one of the first to carry out extensive excavations of the stones.
James Miln [SEP] Miln was fascinated by these ancient monuments, and wrote "one is tempted to ask how it is that the Romans, masters of the world, came and disappeared, whilst the race of the rude constructors still remains". Towards 1875, he engaged a local boy, (1864-1939), as his assistant to carry his drawing materials as he surveyed the excavations, and Zacharie learnt archaeology on the job. Miln published his results, "Excavations at Carnac", in 1877 and 1881.
James Miln [SEP] After Miln's death in Glasgow, he left the results of his excavations to the town of Carnac, and the "James Miln Museum" was established there by his brother Robert to house the artefacts. Zacharie became the director of the Museum and an internationally recognised expert on megaliths in the region. He too left the results of his work to the town, and the museum is now named "Le Musée de Préhistoire James Miln – Zacharie le Rouzic".
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad [SEP] ‘Abdul-Basit ‘Abdel-Samad (1927 – 30 November 1988) (Arabic; عبد الباسط عبد الصمد), was an Egyptian Qari. His mother was an Egyptian Arab and his father was of Kurdish descent. He had won three world Qira'at competitions in the early 1970s. ‘ Abdus-Samad was one of the first huffaz to make commercial recordings of his recitations, and the first president of the Reciters' Union in Egypt.
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad [SEP] At 10, Abdul Basit finished learning the entire Quran by heart in his village. He also learned 7 styles of Quran recitation by the age of 12 and the 10 styles by 14. His rise to fame in Egypt soon took place across the Muslim world. He gained the reputation of being called the "Golden Throat" and the "Voice of Heaven" due to his melodious style, remarkable breath control and unique tone in which the listener is able to feel the words being recited.
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad [SEP] His legacy remains unmatched in the Muslim world, as Qur'an reciters attempt to imitate his unique style. Abdul-Basit travelled extensively outside Egypt; in 1961, he recited at the Badshahi Masjid, in Lahore, Pakistan as well as reciting in one of the biggest Madrasash's. He died of an illness, not due to an accident. Most sources claim he died in a car crash, which has been disproved.
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad [SEP] Seven days before his death, 'Abdus-Samad was admitted to one of the best hospitals in London. The burial attracted thousands of people and was attended by officials from Islamic countries. The exact date of his death has been confirmed to be on 30 November 1988, and he has been survived by his three sons (from oldest to the youngest): Yasir, Hisham, and Tariq. Following his father's footsteps, Yasir also became a Qari.
Immaculate Heart High School (Los Angeles) [SEP] Immaculate Heart High School and Middle School is a private, Catholic, college preparatory day school for young women grades 6-12. The school is located in the Los Feliz neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Western Avenue. There are approximately 200 students in the middle school (grades 6–8) and over 550 in the high school (grades 9–12). The school is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Immaculate Heart High School (Los Angeles) [SEP] It was founded by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1906 as a girl's day and boarding school. Although the school remains on its original site, much of the original Spanish Mission style convent, classrooms and boarders' dormitories were torn down in 1973. The graduation ceremony for the senior class is traditionally held at the Hollywood Bowl. By far the majority of its more than 10,000 graduates have continued their education at colleges and universities across the country.
Immaculate Heart High School (Los Angeles) [SEP] They have served as artists, musicians, educators, journalists, doctors, lawyers, judges, and stars of stage and screen.
EHF Champions League [SEP] The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's competition is the VELUX EHF Champions League, since the VELUX Group began their title sponsorship of the competition in the 2010/11 season. The EHF coefficient rank decides which teams have access and in which stage they enter. Each year, the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations.
EHF Champions League [SEP] The first 27 nations are allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion. The national federations are allowed to request extra places or upgrades from the EHF Cup. The EHF Champions League is divided into five stages. Depending on the ranking of their national federation and of the criteria list, teams can enter the competition in either qualification or the group phase. The current playing system will change in 2020/21. Groups of four teams are formed. The number of groups can vary each season.
EHF Champions League [SEP] Teams from each group play semi-finals and finals, in a single venue over a weekend. The winning team from each group advance to the group phase, while teams from lower ranks continue in the Men's EHF Cup. Since the 2015/16 season, the format sees four groups formed, with eight teams each in Group A and B and six each in Group C and D. All the teams in each group play each other twice, in home and away matches.
EHF Champions League [SEP] The first teams in Groups A and B advance directly to the quarter-finals, while teams from positions two to six in each of these groups proceed to the Last 16. Only the two best teams in Group C and D continue in the C+D elimination knockout round, played in a home and away format, where the winner of Group C meets the second-ranked team from Group D and vice versa. The six winners of the Last 16 stage join the Group A and B winners in the quarter-finals.
EHF Champions League [SEP] The pairings for the Last 16 are decided by the placement of the teams at the end of the group phase. The two winners of the C+D knockout round face the second-ranked teams from Group A and B in the Last 16. Each pairing is decided via a home and away format, with the aggregate winners over the two legs advancing to the quarter-finals. The pairings for the quarter-finals are also decided by the placement in the group phase.
EHF Champions League [SEP] The ties are decided through a home and away format, with the four winners over the two legs played in each pairing advancing to the EHF FINAL4. The official name for the men's EHF FINAL4 is the VELUX EHF FINAL4. The participating VELUX EHF FINAL4 teams are paired for the semi-finals through a draw and play the last two matches of the season over a single weekend at one venue.
EHF Champions League [SEP] The two semi-finals are played on a Saturday, with the third-place game and final on the Sunday. The current anthem for the EHF Champions League is "Hymn of the Champions", exclusively written by Austrian film composer Roman Kariolou in 2007. The recording played during the entry ceremony before every game was performed by the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Hernando. European Champions Cup (organised by IHF) EHF Champions League
E. T. Hooley [SEP] Edward Timothy Hooley (1842 – 3 August 1903), usually known as E. T. Hooley or Tim Hooley, was an explorer in Western Australia, who in 1866 pioneered an overland stock route from Geraldton to the Ashburton River. He entered politics in later life, serving nearly three years as a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, then nearly six years in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] E. T. Hooley was born at sea in 1842, on board the "Bolivar", which was en route from London to Launceston, Tasmania. According to his birth certificate he was born on 30 September, but this was not registered until 19 November, and most other historical records list his date of birth as 3 October. His birth certificate also lists his name as Timothy Bolivar Hooley, but if Hooley ever used the name he had dropped it in favour of Edward Timothy Hooley by 1866.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] His father, Daniel Hooley, was a farmer who had emigrated to Tasmania to take up an offer of work at a sheep and cattle station there. His mother was Ellen née Barry. The Hooley family remained in Launceston until January 1846, when they moved to Portland, Victoria. Edward Hooley was educated there, becoming a farmer and sheep and cattle dealer, before marrying an Irish immigrant named Jane Maze on 23 November or 4 December 1861. They would have two sons and five daughters.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] In July 1864, Hooley joined with a number of other Victorian pastoralists in forming the Camden Harbour Pastoral Company, which aimed to form a settlement and claim extensive pastoral land at Camden Sound Western Australia. Arriving on board the "Stag" in December, Hooley and the other pioneers found the land to be virtually useless for agricultural and pastoral purposes. Hooley and some other members of the company explored the area around the Prince Regent River but found the land was no better.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] By April the following year, the company had dissolved, and Hooley and others sailed south to the Tientsin Bay settlement (later known as Cossack). From there the men made a number of exploring expeditions. First they explored the Harding and Sherlock Rivers, but found no land worth claiming. They then made a second expedition, south through the Hamersley Range as far as the Ashburton River, where they found good pastoral land.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] Hooley travelled to Perth to apply for a pastoral lease over the land, and was eventually granted a lease over 100,000 acres (400 km²). Unable to afford the cost of sea freight for his stock, Hooley then undertook to find an overland stock route to his lease. He first tried to find a route along the coast, but gave up the attempt after months of hardship. He then attempted an inland route.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] Leaving Geraldton with four teamsters, two native guides and nearly 2000 sheep on 26 May 1865, he travelled up the Murchison River, then north through the watersheds of the Murchison, Gascoyne, Ashburton and Fortescue Rivers, arriving at the Fortescue after a journey of around three months. He had found good stock feed throughout the journey, but felt that it would be a difficult route in drought. During this expedition Hooley named both the Henry River and Frederick River.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] By opening up an overland stock route connecting Perth and Roebourne, Hooley had found a cheap and safe way to transport stock to the northern stations, thus securing their future as a pastoral area. Within a year of his discovery of the route, 5.8 million acres (23,000 km²) of pastoral land had been leased in the north west.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] When Hooley returned to Perth to announce his discovery, he was widely acclaimed; some settlers even presented him with an engraved gold watch (which is now held by the Western Australian Museum). In 1867, Hooley bought land in Roebourne and was awarded the first pastoral lease on the Ashburton River. The following year he briefly returned to Victoria, to accompany his wife and children to Western Australia.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] Hooley retained the lease for only two years, abandoning it in the face of great hostility from the indigenous people of the area. They initially moved to Hooley's lease on the Fortescue River, but a year later Hooley was declared bankrupt and the family moved to Perth. The family settled at Guildford, and Hooley accepted work as overseer for Thomas Gull at Boraning. He later joined his family at Guildford, managing the Barker and Gull store and being elected to the Guildford Municipal Council in 1878.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] On 13 February 1880 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for the seat of Swan, but resigned after only two months. In 1881, Hooley returned to the north west of Western Australia, taking up a lease at Mount Mortimer. In 1884 he took up a cattle station on the Henry River. Within a few years he returned to Perth, becoming manager for John Henry Monger's store. This was sold to Dalgety in 1888, and Hooley continued as Dalgety and Co.'s first manager.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] Hooley wrote extensively during his time in Perth. He wrote many newspaper articles under the name "Bucolic", and he also wrote a novel entitled "Tarragal, or, Bushlife in Australia". He became involved in several business ventures, becoming a director of Equitable Life Insurance, the Swan Brewery, and the Lady Shenton Gold Mining Company. He was a member of the Menzies syndicate, and was for some time the President of the West Australian Turf Club.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] E. T. Hooley became a Justice of the Peace in 1890, and the following year was appointed to the first Native Protection Board. He was a nominated Member of the Legislative Council from 12 December 1891 to June 1894, when it became elective. He then contested the Central Province seat in the election of 16 July 1894, but was unsuccessful. Three months later he won the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Murchison in a by-election occasioned by the resignation of Everard Darlot.
E. T. Hooley [SEP] He held the seat until the election of 26 April 1897, in which he instead contested and won the seat of De Grey. He resigned on 28 May 1900 due to illness. In 1900, Hooley travelled to England for medical advice on a condition then described as "creeping paralysis". With no help available, he spent the next three years travelling throughout Europe, dying in Vevey, Switzerland on 3 August 1903.
Ursviken [SEP] Ursviken () is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 3,977 inhabitants in 2010.
Vinslöv [SEP] Vinslöv () is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,984 inhabitants in 2010. In 1999, a documentary film portraying some of the town's inhabitants was produced. The documentary was called "Plötsligt i Vinslöv" (All of a sudden in Vinslöv).
Belchite [SEP] Belchite is a municipality and village in the province of Zaragoza, Spain, about 40 km southeast of Zaragoza. It is the capital of Campo de Belchite "comarca" (administrative region) and is located in a plain surrounded by low hills, the highest of which is Lobo. The area around Belchite is one of the most arid places of Aragon. In 1122 Alfonso the Battler founded the Confraternity of Belchite to defend the frontier.
Belchite [SEP] On June 15, 1809, French and Spanish forces in the Peninsular War fought the Battle of María near Belchite. Between August 24 and September 7, 1937, loyalist Spanish Republican and rebel General Franco's forces in the Spanish Civil War fought the Battle of Belchite in and around the town. After 1939 a new village of Belchite was built adjacent to the ruins of the old, which remain a ghost town as a memorial to the war.
Belchite [SEP] The remains of the old village have been used as filming locations in films including Terry Gilliam's 1988 film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" and Guillermo del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth". The ruins of the town were also used in the opening scene of the 1983 ITV documentary "The Spanish Civil War".
Brunete [SEP] Brunete () is a town located on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain with a population of 10,730 people. The Battle of Brunete was fought in the area during the Spanish Civil War. The battle ended in a stalemate but was seen as a tactical victory for the Spanish Nationalist Forces. In 2013 the local council launched a system to tackle a perceived dog excrement problem, which involved identifying offending dogs and posting the excrement to the homes of their owners.
Brunete [SEP] Initial results showed that the amount of dog faeces in the town reduced by 70 per cent. The town is located from the centre of Madrid.
Estadio Arsenio Erico [SEP] Estadio Arsenio Erico is a multi-use stadium in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción, Paraguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Nacional. The stadium holds 5,000 people. It is named after famous Paraguayan footballer Arsenio Erico.
Hydrophyllum virginianum [SEP] The Virginia waterleaf or eastern waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum, often misspelled as "virginicum") is an herbaceous perennial plant native to Eastern North America. The plant sometimes spreads by rhizomes to form large colonies in wooded areas. It can also spread by seeds. The seedling usually appear early to mid-spring. Flowers are blue, white, or purple, appearing in mid to late spring. Flowers exposed to sunlight bleach rapidly.
Hydrophyllum virginianum [SEP] Often the newer leaves are solid green with white spots appearing as they age and later disappearing in early summer. It prefers shade.
Frode Haltli [SEP] Frode Haltli (born 15 May 1975 in Levanger), is a Norwegian accordion player. Haltli started to play the accordion at the age of seven and over the following few years he won several national competitions and scholarships and was awarded first prize in Norwegian TV's "" "1991". He studied the accordion at The Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo from 1994 and at the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music in Copenhagen, where he debuted with a concert in 2000.
Frode Haltli [SEP] He was awarded the Young Soloist of the Year prize 2001 by the Norwegian Concert Institute at the Bergen International Festival 2000, as well as second prize in the prestigious International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition in the Netherlands. His debut album "Looking on Darkness" (2002) was awarded Spellemannprisen (a Norwegian Grammy) for the best contemporary music album. He also received the French Prix Gus Viseur in 2004 for the same album. His next album "Passing images" (2007) featured his own interpretations of Norwegian folk.
Frode Haltli [SEP] He was joined by Arve Henriksen, Garth Knox and Maja Ratkje on this album. Frode currently (2015) lives in Svartskog, close to Oslo but frequently tours abroad, in Europe, Russia, America and Asia. He has performed as a soloist with major orchestras around the world and is actively working with chamber music—the trio POING taking up much of his time currently. The trio, with Rolf-Erik Nystrøm on the saxophone and Håkon Thelin on the double bass, mainly performs contemporary music.
Frode Haltli [SEP] He also often plays with Trygve Seim (with whom he released the CD 'Yeraz' on ECM in 2008), the Norwegian folk group Rusk, with singer Unni Løvlid and fiddler Vegar Vårdal, as well as in a duo with fiddler Gjermund Larsen and in trio with Ragnhild Furebotten and Emilia Amper.
Coronel Bolognesi [SEP] Coronel Bolognesi Fútbol Club is a Peruvian football club located in the city of Tacna. It was founded on 27 May 1998 as Club Sport Bolito, a secondary branch of Club Deportivo Bolognesi, another Peruvian club founded on 18 October 1929 and also named after Francisco Bolognesi.
Coronel Bolognesi [SEP] The club quickly surpassed its older counterpart's achievements and, following its success in 2001 Copa Perú, the president's club Elena Martorell (Fernando Martorell's sister, then president of CD Coronel Bolognesi), decided to change the club's name to Coronel Bolognesi Fútbol Club, in order to further identify both clubs's identities and share their successes. The identity confusion escalated since Coronel Bolognesi FC's international performances in the 2000s and 2010s, and hence generated much controversy about whether they're the same club or not.
Coronel Bolognesi [SEP] Coronel Bolognesi has had a long-standing rivalry with CD Alfonso Ugarte and CD Mariscal Miller. Coronel Bolognesi play their home games at the Estadio Jorge Basadre, located in the city of Tacna. Peruvian players Foreign players
Estadio Lito Pérez [SEP] Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel "Lito" Pérez Treacy nicknamed “Olla Mágica” is a multi-use stadium in Puntarenas Centro, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Formerly known as Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas. In 1974, then mayor Lorgio Álvarez proposed to rename the stadium after Puntarenas native football star "Lito" Perez. The motion was approved by the municipal council and the stadium took its new name.
Estadio Lito Pérez [SEP] It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Puntarenas F.C., S.A.D and A.D. Municipal Puntarenas F.C. The stadium holds 4,105 people. In 2009, Score One Soccer was granted a 10-year contract by Municipalidad de Puntarenas to operate the stadium. In late 2009 and early 2010, the stadium's locker and press rooms were renovated, field lighting was improved and it is believed to be the best stadium lighting in Central America.
Bryncoch [SEP] Bryncoch is a suburb of the town of Neath in Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The name derives from the Welsh 'red hill' ("bryn" is hill, "coch" is red), originally the name of a nearby farm. Bryncoch is divided into two wards: Bryncoch North and Bryncoch South.
Bryncoch [SEP] The area is one of the most affluent parts of the county borough, with 29% and 35% of households in the Bryncoch North and Bryncoch South respectively earning more than £40,000 per year. Historically the village of Bryncoch was centred on Main Road and a few adjacent streets, but the village expanded considerably in the 1960s with the building of the Furzeland Drive and Elias Drive developments.
Bryncoch [SEP] This area makes up the council ward of Bryncoch North, which has only one small street of social housing at Heol Pant Glas, named after a nearby farm located at the furthest northern corner of the ward. The council ward of Bryncoch South includes the distinct areas of the Rhyddings, Gilfach, Penywern, Leiros Parc, and the large social housing estate of Caewern. There are two village primary schools: Blaenhonddan and the Bryncoch Church in Wales school. There is also a special school, Ysgol Hendre.
Bryncoch [SEP] The nearest secondary school is Dwr y Felin Comprehensive. Many village children also attend the Welsh-language secondary Ysgol Gyfun at Ystalyfera and the Welsh-language Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Castell-nedd. Bryncoch was once the principal site of the Main Colliery Company, an important coal mining employer in the area up until 1928. This was the scene of a major disaster on 6 April 1859, when 26 men and boys were drowned by an inflow of water, as reported in The Cambrian newspaper.
Bryncoch [SEP] The philanthropist Howel Gwyn MP lived, from 1854, at the now demolished Dyffryn mansion on the outskirts of the village and built the parish church of St Matthew on his estate in 1871. The renowned scientist Alfred Russel Wallace lived at Bryncoch Farm and studied Red Admiral butterfiles while working as a surveyor for the Great Western Railway company around 1843. He developed the theory of evolution alongside Charles Darwin.
Bryncoch [SEP] There are two pubs in or close to the village: the Bryncoch Inn at Ty'n yr Heol Road is near the social housing area of Caewern, while the Dyffryn Arms is on the A474 just north of Bryncoch. Bryncoch Rugby Club, located on Farmers Road, play in the WRU Division 3 South West. Neath Branch of The Pony Club meet on their own field at Fforest Goch, nearby on the A474.
Bryncoch [SEP] They have previously won the prestigious Gymkhana team games competition at the Royal Welsh Show (The largest Agricultural show in Europe) The village's third pub, the Lamb and Flag, which was perhaps the oldest in the area, closed in March 2017 and has been replaced by a Co-op supermarket.
Reginald Bacon [SEP] Admiral Sir Reginald Hugh Spencer Bacon, (6 September 1863 – 9 June 1947) was an officer in the Royal Navy noted for his technical abilities. He was described by the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jacky Fisher, as the man "acknowledged to be the cleverest officer in the Navy". Reginald was born at Wiggonholt in West Sussex, the son of the parish rector, Rev. Thomas Bacon, and his wife, Lavinia Emma, the daughter of George Shaw of Teignmouth in Devon.
Reginald Bacon [SEP] Rev. Thomas was the nephew of the industrialist, Anthony Bushby Bacon of Elcot Park in Berkshire and the grand-uncle of the historian, Emma Elizabeth Thoyts, of Sulhamstead House, also in Berkshire. Reginald entered the Navy in 1877, qualified as a torpedo lieutenant, and first came to wider notice as commander of a flotilla of torpedo boats in the British naval manoeuvres of 1896.
Reginald Bacon [SEP] In 1897 he served as a member of the British punitive expedition to Benin, and on his return from active service wrote the book "Benin, the City of Blood" (1897), describing the campaign. Promoted to captain in 1900, he left the Mediterranean Station and, was appointed to the new position of Inspecting Captain of Submarines and given the task of introducing and developing the Royal Navy's earliest submarine boats.
Reginald Bacon [SEP] In August 1901 came the accompanying appointment as captain of , which had recently been converted into the world´s first submarine depot ship. He was the acknowledged possessor of a fine technical brain, and Fisher's enthusiasm for his hardly hindered his career. That the Admiralty shared Fisher's impression of Bacon is evident not only in its decision to appoint so junior a captain to a comparatively senior position, but also in the laudatory minutes that attached themselves to Bacon's official reports.
Reginald Bacon [SEP] In early 1901 he was appointed by King Edward to take part in a special diplomatic mission to announce the King´s accession to the governments of Austria-Hungary, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey. Bacon was well-qualified for his new work with submarines, having served in the torpedo branch of the navy throughout the 1890s. He had spent several years on the staff of HMS Vernon, Britain's main torpedo school, and his character was dominated by a pronounced flair for things mechanical.
Reginald Bacon [SEP] Later in his career Bacon made a significant contribution to the design of the revolutionary all-big-gun battleship "Dreadnought", developed siege guns for the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 and mastered the technical complexities required to implement his proposal for a North Sea Mine Barrage. After his retirement, he settled down to write books with titles such as "A Simple Guide to Wireless for All Whose Knowledge of Electricity is Childlike".
Reginald Bacon [SEP] Historian Mike Dash observes that while "there is no doubt that [his] mastery of the technology with which he dealt reinforced the independence of the submarine branch, he was a remote and stubborn centraliser who rarely admitted he needed help from anybody". Another trait which became increasingly significant in Bacon's naval career was "the unfortunate knack which [he] developed of polarising the opinions others held of him."
Reginald Bacon [SEP] He was not, like his nemesis Roger Keyes, who succeeded him as both ICS and commander of the Dover Patrol, a friend to all men.
Reginald Bacon [SEP] To Maurice Hankey, during the war, Bacon was "the one officer with offensive spirit"; to the notoriously offensive-minded Reginald Tyrwhitt, commander of the Harwich Force, he was a worse enemy than the Germans, unwilling to take risks and "our bugbear... the Streaky One has obsessed everyone at the Admiralty and does exactly what he pleases with them... You will understand me when I say he is not a white man."