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13162366 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasueros | Rasueros | Rasueros is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 297 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162372 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riofr%C3%ADo%2C%20%C3%81vila | Riofrío, Ávila | Riofrío () is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 325 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162373 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni%20Battista%20Venanzi | Giovanni Battista Venanzi | Giovanni Battista Venanzi (born 1628) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.
Born in Pesaro, his first training was with Guido Reni in Bologna, then Simone Cantarini, then Benedetto Gennari. He painted a Descent of the Holy Ghost for the church of Saints Gervasius and Protasius in Bologna. He painted a Life of San Antonio for the church of San Antonio at Pesaro.
References
1628 births
17th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Italian Baroque painters
People from Pesaro
Year of death unknown |
13162378 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salobral | Salobral | Salobral is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 120 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162388 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Esteban%20de%20los%20Patos | San Esteban de los Patos | San Esteban de los Patos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 39 inhabitants.
Notable people
Blessed Juan María de la Cruz, priest and martyr
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162391 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Duke%20%281999%20film%29 | The Duke (1999 film) | The Duke is a 1999 comedy film. Its plot concerns a dog, Hubert, inheriting a Scottish country mansion.
Plot
When the kind hearted Duke of Ding wall dies, he leaves his estate and his dukedom to his Black and Tan Coonhound, Hubert, with Charlotte, the Butler's niece, as his guardian. Two greedy relatives however have it in for the dog, as they scheme to take over the manor.
Cast
John Neville as The Duke
James Doohan as Clive Chives
Courtnee Draper as Charlotte
Jeremy Maxwell as Florian
Oliver Muirhead as Cecil Cavendish
Sophie Heyman as Shamela Stewart
Judy Geeson as Lady Fautblossom
Justine Johnston as Mrs. Puddingforth
Lomax Study as Lord Huffbottom
Paxton Whitehead as Basil Rathwood
Frank C. Turner as Parsnip
Carolyn Sadowska as The Queen
References
External links
1999 children's films
1999 direct-to-video films
British direct-to-video films
Canadian direct-to-video films
1999 comedy films
British comedy films
Buena Vista Home Entertainment direct-to-video films
Canadian comedy films
English-language Canadian films
1999 films
1990s English-language films
1990s Canadian films
1990s British films
Films about dogs |
13162394 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Juan%20de%20Gredos | San Juan de Gredos | San Juan de Gredos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 338 inhabitants.
The municipality is formed of three independent hamlets: Navacepeda de Tormes, San Bartolomé de Tormes and La Herguijuela.
In the locality of Navacepeda de Tormes an ancient brown bear claw is found embedded at the church porch.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162400 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Juan%20del%20Olmo | San Juan del Olmo | San Juan del Olmo is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 156 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162416 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Miguel%20de%20Corneja | San Miguel de Corneja | San Miguel de Corneja is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 102 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162431 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanchorreja | Sanchorreja | Sanchorreja is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 138 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162438 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%20Cruz%20de%20Pinares | Santa Cruz de Pinares | Santa Cruz de Pinares is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 200 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162447 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divas%20Live%20%2799 | Divas Live '99 | VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music, aired live from New York's Beacon Theatre on April 13, 1999. It was the second installment in VH1's successful VH1 Divas concert series.
Performers
(in order of appearance)
Tina Turner
Elton John
Cher
LeAnn Rimes
Brandy
Faith Hill
Whitney Houston
Mary J. Blige
Treach
Chaka Khan
Presenters
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Gloria Reuben
Elizabeth Hurley
Ashley Judd
Cheri Oteri (as Mariah Carey)
Ana Gasteyer (as Celine Dion)
Molly Shannon (as Shania Twain)
Claudia Schiffer
Set list
Tina Turner - "The Best"
Tina Turner - "Let's Stay Together" – Not released on CD or DVD
Tina Turner & Elton John - "The Bitch Is Back"
Tina Turner, Elton John, & Cher - "Proud Mary"
Elton John - "I'm Still Standing"
Elton John & LeAnn Rimes - "Written in the Stars" – Not released on CD or DVD
LeAnn Rimes - "How Do I Live"
Elton John - "Like Father Like Son" – Not released on CD or DVD
Cher - "If I Could Turn Back Time"
Cher - "Believe" – Not released on CD or DVD
Brandy - "Have You Ever?"/"Almost Doesn't Count"
Brandy & Faith Hill - "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Faith Hill - "This Kiss"
Whitney Houston - "It's Not Right, But It's Okay" – Not released on CD or DVD; However, audio version now available for download on US iTunes Store
Whitney Houston & Mary J. Blige - "Ain't No Way"
Whitney Houston & Treach - "My Love Is Your Love" – Not released on CD or DVD; However, audio version now available for download on US iTunes Store
Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You"
Whitney Houston & Chaka Khan - "I'm Every Woman"
Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Faith Hill, Brandy, LeAnn Rimes & Mary J. Blige - "I'm Every Woman (reprise)"
CD track listing
Charts and certifications
Charts
Certifications
References
Whitney Houston live albums
1999 live albums
Tina Turner live albums
Various artists albums |
13162448 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%20Mar%C3%ADa%20del%20Cubillo | Santa María del Cubillo | Santa María del Cubillo is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 388 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162458 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%20Mar%C3%ADa%20del%20Ti%C3%A9tar | Santa María del Tiétar | Santa María del Tiétar is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 425 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162468 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago%20del%20Collado | Santiago del Collado | Santiago del Collado is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 260 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162475 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago%20del%20Tormes | Santiago del Tormes | Santiago del Tormes is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 202 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162484 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo%20Domingo%20de%20las%20Posadas | Santo Domingo de las Posadas | Santo Domingo de las Posadas is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 95 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162494 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo%20Tom%C3%A9%20de%20Zabarcos | Santo Tomé de Zabarcos | Santo Tomé de Zabarcos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2023 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 70 inhabitants.
This small town is in the northwestern province of Avila, 30 km from the capital towards Salamanca. In the region called La Morana "Land of the Moors" This town is watered by the rivers Arevalillo and Zapardiel, not too much flow, summer low water under their beds become dry in summer, but its path contains groves and meadows.
Population
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162509 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solana%20de%20%C3%81vila | Solana de Ávila | Solana de Ávila is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 194 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162515 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solosancho | Solosancho | Solosancho is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 1,032 inhabitants. In Solosancho is located Ulaca vetton castro.
Images
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162525 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotalbo | Sotalbo | Sotalbo is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 270 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162531 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotillo%20de%20la%20Adrada | Sotillo de la Adrada | Sotillo de la Adrada is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 4,009 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162539 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolba%C3%B1os | Tolbaños | Tolbaños is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 111 inhabitants.
Gallery
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162549 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Torre | La Torre | La Torre is a municipality composed of the following districts, Balbarda, Blacha, Guareña, Oco and Sanchicorto located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 357 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162556 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbr%C3%ADas | Umbrías | Umbrías is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 152 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162564 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardinghen | Tardinghen | Tardinghen (; ; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Toponymy
Common to many French locales especially in the north, the etymology of Tardinghen is ultimately based in Germanic language roots.
Geography
Tardinghen is situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D249 and D940 roads, on Cape Gris-Nez. Parts of the coastline, forming the northern border of the commune, have receded inland at about per year.
Population
Places of interest
The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
An eighteenth-century manorhouse.
Vestiges of the Atlantic Wall.
Brasserie Artisanale des , local microbrewery.
See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
The history of Tardinghen on Histopale
Communes of Pas-de-Calais |
13162567 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadillo%20de%20la%20Sierra | Vadillo de la Sierra | Vadillo de la Sierra is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 123 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162571 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How%20the%20World%20Sees%20America | How the World Sees America | How the World Sees America is a video blog run by global correspondent Amar C. Bakshi and sponsored by The Washington Post and Newsweek Magazine. It features daily articles, which include text and short video clips, about citizens around the world impacted by the United States politically, economically and culturally.
History
The project launched on May 15, 2007 in England, and wrapped up in Mexico in March 2008.
Countries Covered
How England Sees America
How India Sees America
How Pakistan Sees America
How Turkey Sees America
How Lebanon Sees America
How Israel Sees America
How The Philippines Sees America
How South Korea Sees America
How Venezuela Sees America
How Mexico Sees America
References
External links
How the World Sees America Official Site
NPR Interview
New America Foundation: How World Youth See America
Fareed Zakaria calls it "fascinating and groundbreaking"
Amar Bakshi's Website
American studies
American political blogs
Anti-Americanism |
13162574 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessin%20bei%20Boizenburg | Tessin bei Boizenburg | Tessin bei Boizenburg is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
References
Populated places established in the 13th century
Ludwigslust-Parchim |
13162575 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villafranca%20de%20la%20Sierra | Villafranca de la Sierra | Villafranca de la Sierra is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 176 inhabitants.
Monuments
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church is from the fifteenth century, made of hewn stone, with a single storey nave belfry tower. It sits on an earlier Romanesque temple. The oldest part, possibly from the fourteenth century, is the chapel which is closed in a semicircle. The altarpiece is dated 1690. The apse is circular, with two lateral entrances, rebuilt in 1600. Its single nave has three semicircular arches with rich moldings, with balls in their chapiters, and rather complicated bases. Perhaps the nave did not rest on them, but on armor skirts, but what is visible today are plaster vaults. The main arch is likewise round, rebuilt in the sixteenth century. But the chapel is perhaps older than the nave, closed in a semicircle.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162583 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villanueva%20de%20%C3%81vila | Villanueva de Ávila | Villanueva de Ávila is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2012 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 252 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162584 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnycroft | Sunnycroft | Sunnycroft is a Victorian suburban villa, located in Wellington, Shropshire.
Location
Located in the market town of Wellington, Shropshire, England, and owned by the National Trust as one of their more unusual properties. It is close to the town centre in Wellington, on the B5061 Holyhead Road, originally the Shrewsbury to London road, and formerly part of Watling Street the Roman road from London to Wroxeter.
Suburban villas were almost 'country estates in miniature' that attempted to emulate upper class mansions on a middle class budget. Many have either been modernised, renovated or refurbished out of recognition over the last 60 years or so or have been demolished and replaced with later housing, converted into offices or residential care homes, or have been broken up into flats and smaller residences.
Rare Survivor
Sunnycroft was built in 1880, and extended in 1899. Uniquely the house remained in the same family from its completion in 1899, until it was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1997.
Sunnycroft remains intact, complete with the original interior fixtures and fittings, many of which are still in place and therefore has a unique character and intimacy that is often lacking from larger properties but very evocative of its time and place.
The National Trust summarises Sunnycroft as:
A late 19th-century gentleman's villa – typical creation of Victorian era suburbia
Rare unaltered interior, with an elaborate conservatory
A mini country-estate, with pigsties, stables, kitchen garden and orchards
Colourful borders and summertime flower displays
Superb long avenue of Redwood trees and lime trees
Gallery
See also
Listed buildings in Wellington, Shropshire
External links
Sunnycroft - National Trust
Country houses in Shropshire
Gardens in Shropshire
National Trust properties in Shropshire
Buildings and structures in Telford
Country parks in Shropshire
Historic house museums in Shropshire
Wellington, Shropshire |
13162591 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villanueva%20de%20G%C3%B3mez | Villanueva de Gómez | Villanueva de Gómez is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 143 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162593 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatinghem | Tatinghem | Tatinghem (; , ) is a former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem.
Geography
Tatinghem is located just 2 miles (3 km) west of Saint-Omer, on the D208 road.
Population
Places of interest
The church of Saint Jacques, dating from the seventeenth century.
The eighteenth-century château.
See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
Former communes of Pas-de-Calais |
13162596 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villatoro | Villatoro | Villatoro is a municipality in Spain belonging to the province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. In 2017 it had a population of 178 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162600 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi%C3%B1egra%20de%20Mora%C3%B1a | Viñegra de Moraña | Viñegra de Moraña is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 85 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162608 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapardiel%20de%20la%20Ribera | Zapardiel de la Ribera | Zapardiel de la Ribera is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 125 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila |
13162617 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teneur | Teneur | Teneur () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Teneur lies northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D97 and D94 roads, by the banks of the river Ternoise.
Population
Places of interest
The church of St. Germain, dating from the eighteenth century.
See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
Communes of Pas-de-Calais |
13162627 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954%20Divizia%20A | 1954 Divizia A | The 1954 Divizia A was the thirty-seventh season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
Teams
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
See also
1954 Divizia B
1954 Regional Championship
1954 Cupa României
References
Liga I seasons
Romania
Romania
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1 |
13162644 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear%20Creek%20High%20School%20%28Colorado%29 | Bear Creek High School (Colorado) | Bear Creek High School is located in the southwest corner of Lakewood, Colorado, a suburb of the greater Denver metro area. It is one of 18 high schools in Jefferson County.
The school colors are forest green, gold, and white. The mascot is a bear. The principal is Shannon Vigil. There are 1,634 students as of October 2018, along with 87 full-time teachers. It is a Class 4A Athletic Program and has over 34 clubs and activities.
History
Bear Creek High School was established in 1894 as the Montana School. The school was a single room that served elementary grades one through eight. It was not until 1920 that the neighboring community decided to consolidate, thus giving the region its first high school. Before the school was built, all students planning to continue their education either had to live in or commute to schools in Denver.
The Bear Creek Consolidated school combined five elementary school districts. The four other schools were Montana School, Lakeview, Midway and Mount Carbon.
The first class in 1923 consisted of five graduates. From this point on, the school was known as the Bear Creek Consolidated School.
By 1950, all of the schools in Jefferson County had been consolidated and became the Jefferson County School District R-1.
The class of 1952 became the first to graduate in the newly named Bear Creek High School.
Although a fire in 1959 destroyed the original structure, classes were still held in the gymnasium. The new building was built just east of where the current school stands. This building stood for nearly 57 years until a new building, completed in 2009, was built where the original Consolidated School once stood.
On April 22, 2008, during the construction of the new building, Bear Creek High School students experienced another major fire that damaged a gymnasium and several classrooms. After further investigation, it was determined that the fire was an act of arson by two unnamed Bear Creek students. The cause of the fire was a discarded cigarette which caught an exercise mat on fire. This was the second fire within a year at a Jefferson County school. On June 1 at Weber Elementary School a fire that was determined to also be arson, caused nearly $65 million in total damages.
Notable alumni
Adeline Gray, American women's freestyle wrestler, six-time World Champion and silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Bisi Johnson, NFL wide receiver
Carey Lowell, actress
Julie McCluskie, Member of the Colorado House of Representatives, and Speaker of the House
Dennis Rasmussen, former MLB pitcher
Marc Schiechl, NFL linebacker
Jeremiah Sirles, NFL offensive lineman
References
External links
Educational institutions established in 1920
Public high schools in Colorado
Jefferson County Public Schools (Colorado)
High schools in Lakewood, Colorado
Schools in Jefferson County, Colorado
1920 establishments in Colorado |
13162647 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douzhangzhuang%20railway%20station | Douzhangzhuang railway station | Douzhangzhuang railway station (豆张庄站) is a fourth-class station at 97 km on Jingshan railway.
The station was built in 1907. It is located in Wuqing District, Tianjin.
The station was renamed 414 railway station in 1969 during the 10th anniversary of Mao Zedong's visit of Douzhangzhuang on April 14, 1959. It was renamed back on October 1, 1980.
Railway stations in Tianjin
Railway stations in China opened in 1907
Stations on the Beijing–Shanghai Railway
1907 in Tianjin |
13162661 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternas | Ternas | Ternas () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Ternas lies west of Arras, at the junction of the D8 and D83 roads.
Population
Places of interest
The church of St. Vaast, dating from the sixteenth century.
A sixteenth century manor house.
See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
Communes of Pas-de-Calais |
13162679 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%B6bbelin%2C%20Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wöbbelin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wöbbelin is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The municipality has a seat in the office of Ludwigslust from where it is administered. Wöbbelin consists of three areas: Dreenkrögen, the "Funkamtsiedlung", a housing development and buildings supporting a former radio broadcasting station, and the main town, Wöbbelin.
History
Wöbbelin was first mentioned in 1333 as "Wopelyn". In 1813, Theodor Körner, "Dichter der Freiheitskriege", the "poet of the wars of liberation", who died in Gadebusch on 1813-08-26, was buried in Wöbbelin. The monument to Theodor Körner on his grave was designed by the architect, Gottlob Friedrich Thormeyer, and solemnly opened on 1814-09-23. The grove with the graves of Körner and some family relatives (his sister, Emma) became a patriotic memorial place shortly after Körner's death.
In 1938, a year before the beginning of World War II, the "Theodor-Körner-Gedenkstätte", the Theodor Körner memorial place, became a "nationalsozialistischen Weihestätte", a Nazi 'holy' place. On 1945-02-12, a concentration camp, which was a sub-camp of the Neuengamme concentration camp, Hamburg, was set up in the proximity of the district town of Ludwigslust. As it was located on the road to Wöbbelin, it was named the Wöbbelin concentration camp. The camp was taken by American troops on 1945-05-02 and many victims were buried in the cemetery where the Theodor Körner memorial place is located. In the middle of the cemetery, the former "nationalsozialistischen Weihestätte" serves today as a remembrance and memorial place for Wöbbelin and as the headquarters of a museum. The remembrance and memorial place remembers both the "Dichter der Freiheitskriege", Theodor Körner, and the Wöbbelin concentration camp.
In 1952, Wöbbelin became the location for a broadcasting installation used for transmitting medium wave band broadcasts. Two steel, half-timbered masts, 120 metres high, were used in the antenna system. These were developed from a transmitting mast, which had been located at Königs Wusterhausen and dismantled. During the 1950s, the "Funkamtsiedlung" grew around the broadcasting station. The two transmitting masts were replaced in 1990 by two masts of the same height. The Geneva wave plan of 1975, assigned the frequencies 576 kHz and 999 kHz to Wöbbelin. The latter was emitted over a three corner body antenna and last used by talk radio before being dismantled. The former frequency was used by Megaradio, a privately operated pop music broadcasting station until 2003-04-04. The use of this frequency caused strong disturbances to the reception of SWR, "South West Broadcasting", in Wöbbelin, as SWR operated on the same frequency from Mühlacker. The remaining transmitting masts were demolished November 2005.
Geography and transport
The municipality lies on the federal highway 106 between the cities of Ludwigslust (7 km) and Schwerin (23 km). To the north, Dreenkrögen lies near the junction of the federal motorway 24 for Ludwigslust and a lorry and truck terminal. In Dreenkroegen is a large, 5.95 hectare bathing lake, which resulted from gravel quarrying.
References
External links
Wöbbelin in Mecklenburg
Ludwigslust-Parchim |
13162684 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juozas%20Rimas | Juozas Rimas | Juozas Rimas (born 1942) is a Lithuanian oboist and professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre who has recorded over 150 pieces and played for a number of regional orchestras.
Biography
Juozas Rimas graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1965, and completed his post-graduate studies at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in 1969. He began performing as a soloist in 1961, and has been one of the most active Lithuanian soloists since then. Rimas' performances have frequently been featured on Lithuanian National Radio. He has participated in a number of international festivals, performing in the genres of classical music, jazz, and Lithuanian folk music, as well as premiering about 50 pieces written for the oboe by Georgian, Uzbek, and Russian composers.
In 2004, Rimas was honored with Lithuania's Order of Vytautas the Great (Officer's Cross):lt:Vytauto Didžiojo ordino Karininko kryžius.
References
CV of honorable tutors. Retrieved September 7, 2007.
About Juozas Rimas. Retrieved September 7, 2007.
Biography. Retrieved September 7, 2007.
Juozas Rimas: Lietuviška auletika. Bernardinai.lt, 2005-07-07. Accessed 2011-01-27.
External links
Downloadable MP3s of Juozas Rimas' performances. Retrieved September 7, 2007.
Living people
1942 births
Classical oboists
Lithuanian classical musicians
Lithuanian oboists
Male oboists
Academic staff of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Musicians from Vilnius
20th-century Lithuanian musicians
21st-century Lithuanian musicians
20th-century male musicians
21st-century male musicians
Saint Petersburg Conservatory alumni |
13162688 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Snyder | Edward Snyder | Edward Snyder may refer to:
Ted Snyder (1881–1965), American composer and lyricist
Edward Snyder (cinematographer) (1895–1982), American cinematographer
Eddie Snyder (1919–2011), American composer and songwriter
J. Edward Snyder (1924–2007), U.S. navy officer
Ed Snider (1933–2016), American chairman of Comcast Spectacor
Ted Snyder (economist) (born 1953), American economist |
13162689 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deewana%20Mastana | Deewana Mastana | Deewana Mastana is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Govinda, Anil Kapoor, and Juhi Chawla in pivotal roles. Johnny Lever, Anupam Kher, Reema Lagoo, Shakti Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey, and Kader Khan have supporting roles, while Salman Khan makes a special appearance. This film was dedicated to Manmohan Desai. Johnny Lever received the Filmfare award for Best Comedian for his performance on this film. The film was a success upon its release. The film was remade in Telugu as Nuvva Nena in 2012.
Plot
Raja is a small-time crook who sells railway tickets on the black market at Amirpur Station. Tired of his job he looks for new ways to make a quick buck. One day, along with his friend Ghafoor and a police inspector , he robs Rs 2.5 million from the railway treasury. Later, Raja and Gafoor bump off the inspector and run away with the loot to Mumbai.
At the Mumbai airport, Raja spots Neha Sharma and falls in love at first sight with her. Incidentally, they land up at the same hotel where Raja and Gafoor find out that she is a psychiatrist. Raja assumes the name Raj Kumar and tries to befriend her by lying that he has just returned from America and that his driver Gafoor is suffering from a mental disorder where he regards any beautiful girl as his bhabhi. However, Gafoor cautions Raja not to hurry and be patient in matters of love.
The trouble begins when Bunnu, the son of a wealthy businessman, is sent to Neha for treatment. He has multiple phobias and is terrified of fire, heights, running, and water and is coached by Neha to deal with his issues using "Baby steps". Soon, he too falls for Neha and discovers he has a rival in Raja. Neha has to leave for Ooty with her father to attend her uncle's wedding. She does not leave behind a forwarding address. Both Raja and Bunnu impersonate policemen and intimidate her secretary into revealing where she is. Neha is thrilled to see them in Ooty, but is drawn closer to the ill Bunnu rather than Raja.
Things take an ugly turn when Gafoor tries to kill Bunnu, who escapes. Bunnu contacts a contract killer Pappu Pager to bump off Raja. However, that plan fails. Armed with a gold ring and garland, Neha calls Bunnu and Raja to court, ostensibly with the purpose of marriage. Both are surprised to see the other there. Eventually they find out that Neha is actually marrying Prem (Salman Khan) and Raja and Bunnu end up being witnesses to her marriage.
Cast
Soundtrack
The songs became a huge hit upon release.
Songs like 'Tere Bina Dil Lagta Nahin', 'Head ya tail', 'O Mummy Mummy', and 'Hungama Ho Gaya' had become very popular.
Reception
Syed Firdas Ashraf of Rediff.com opined that "Overall, the film is no different from the earlier masala mixtures ground together by David Dhawan and Govinda". Anupama Chopra of India Today wrote ″You can almost hear the director thinking - "How do I make the audience laugh next?" The appallingly mediocre music, picturised in done-to-death Switzerland locations, doesn't help much either. Still, after a summer of half-baked patriotism and simpering romantic drivel, a film with no pretensions comes as a relief. And Govinda, as always, is an absolute treat.
Award and nominations
Filmfare Best Comedian - Johnny Lever
Star Screen Award Special Jury Award - Govinda
Nominated – Filmfare Best Actor Award - Govinda
Nominated – Star Screen Award for Best Actor - Govinda
Nominated – Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role - Govinda
References
External links
Planet Bollywood review
1990s Hindi-language films
1990s Indian films
1997 films
Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Films directed by David Dhawan
1997 romantic comedy films
Hindi films remade in other languages
Indian romantic comedy films |
13162692 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20College%20of%20Osteopathic%20Internists | American College of Osteopathic Internists | The American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI) is a medical association in the United States representing osteopathic physicians that specialize in internal medicine. The ACOI is one of two professional organizations representing internal medicine physicians in the United States, the other organization is the American College of Physicians. ACOI is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (CME).
History
ACOI was founded in 1923 as the American Society of Osteopathic Internists. In 1941, the organization adopted its current name, American College of Osteopathic Internists.
Fellows
The honor of fellow is bestowed upon members that exhibit dedication to the profession. The recipient receives becomes a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists, which is abbreviated FACOI. Honorary versions of this award are also given. On November 14, 1979, Linus Pauling received an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists by the ACOI for delivering a presentation at the ACOI Convocation.
See also
American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine
American Osteopathic Board of Surgery
References
Osteopathic medical associations in the United States
Medical and health organizations based in Maryland |
13162695 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayamangalam%2C%20Kerala | Rayamangalam, Kerala | Rayamangalam is a village (Grama punchyathu) in the Ernakulam district of Kerala state, India.
Location
Rayamangalam is close to the towns Kuruppampady Pulluvazhy.keezhillam.valayanchirangara. Perumbavoor, Muvattupuzha and Kothamangalam.
Economy
Rayamangalam have a number of rock mining quarries and stone crushers. The surrounding hills are either planted with latex trees, or are being quarried. Another major activity is wood processing to produce plywood, matchsticks and other products. The Punchayath office is located at Nellimolam, on the Keezhillam- Kurichilakkodu road from Aluva Munnar Road (AM road).
Transportation
The main roads passes through this punchayath are MC road and Aluva - Munnar (AM road). A canal, part of the Periyar Valley Irrigation Project, originates from the Periyar River at Boothankettu passes through the heart of the village. The Koottumadam Temple here is known for the Thaipooyam festival of Subrahmanyan, along with the nearby Temple of Siva Perakkattu. In terms of health care, there are two hospitals, and one Primary Health Center at Nellimolam.
Kunnathnadu Tehsil
This village is part of Kunnathnadu taluk of Ernakulam district. Other towns in this area include Kizhakkambalam, Kombanad, Mazhuvannoor, Rayamangalam and thiruvaniyoor.
Landmarks
Peniel Bible Seminary And Missionary Training Centre
JAYAKERALAM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL PULLUVAZHY
Govt.LP School Pulluvazhy
Pulluvazhy Public Library
St.Thomas School Pulluvazhy
Koottumadom Sree Subramanya swami Temple
Perakkattu Sree Mahadeva Temple
Karur Mahavishnu Temple
Moorukavu Bhagavathi Temple.
Ponnidayi Siva Temple.
St. Thomas Catholic Church Pulluvazhy
St. Antony's Chapel and Sr Rany Maria Museum.
St. Thomas Jacobite Syrian church Parethumukal
st.Marys Jacobite syrian church nellimolam
Jerusalem St. Peter's chapel Vaikara
Gvt. UP School Vaikara
Ramapurath are Krishna swami Temple Vaikara
Population
According to the 2011 census of India, Rayamangalam has 6947 households. The literacy rate of the village is 88.34%.
References
External links
Pulluvazhy
Kuruppampady
Villages in Kunnathunad taluk |
13162732 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airtel-Vodafone | Airtel-Vodafone | Airtel-Vodafone Limited is a mobile network operator located in Jersey and Guernsey (Channel Islands), and is a joint venture between Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Group Plc. Airtel-Vodafone was first launched in Jersey in June 2007 and expanded operations to Guernsey in March 2008.
It is regulated by the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities.
See also
Bharti Airtel
Vodafone Group
Telecommunications in Jersey
List of mobile network operators
References
External links
Bharti Airtel
Vodafone
Companies of Guernsey
Telecommunications companies of Jersey |
13162738 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert%20Sch%C3%B6sser | Hubert Schösser | Hubert Schösser (born 11 November 1966 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1990s. He won two silver medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 1993 and 1995.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, Schösser earned his best finish of fourth in the four-man event at Lillehammer in 1994.
He won the four-man Bobsleigh World Cup championship in 1993-4.
References
Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
Austrian Olympic Committee results for bobsleigh
List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985-2007
List of four-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985
List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985
1966 births
Austrian male bobsledders
Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Bobsledders at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Living people
Olympic bobsledders for Austria |
13162755 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue%20Tied%20%28Faber%20Drive%20song%29 | Tongue Tied (Faber Drive song) | "Tongue Tied" is the second single from Faber Drive's debut album, Seven Second Surgery. The song is about a man struggling to keep his relationship together with his girlfriend, and how he cannot find the right words to please her. It did very well on the charts, peaking at number 17 on the Canadian Hot 100, and outperformed the previous single, "Second Chance", which reached number 26. It was number 1 on Musique Plus in Quebec and number 1 on the MuchMusic Countdown.
Music video
In the video, a girl is taking a bath while a boy knocks on her door with flowers. She opens the door, immediately rejects him, and walks into another room down the hall. The boy throws the flowers across the room angrily, and they land in the bathtub. The band is shown playing in the basement of the apartment complex, with water dripping on their instruments. The video cuts back to the girl getting out of the bath. She proceeds to get dressed and go to sit in her room, where she looks at a picture of her and her boyfriend. It cuts back to the band playing in the basement; rose petals are now falling on the instruments along with the water. When it cuts back to the girl, the boy has just opened the door and is standing in the doorway. They make up, and the boy takes out a ring. The two kiss, and the water dripping into the basement recedes back into the bathtub.
Chart performance
Certification
References
External links
Faber Drive songs
2007 singles
Songs written by Chad Kroeger
Songs written by Brian Howes
2006 songs
Universal Records singles |
13162757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric%20Moncassin | Frédéric Moncassin | Frédéric Moncassin (born 26 September 1968) is a French former road racing cyclist. He turned professional in 1990 and retired in 1999. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Moncassin was a strong roadman-sprinter known for his tussles with other riders in the last metres of a race. He clashed with Tom Steels and Mario Cipollini among others. He won 30 races and led the Tour de France for a day in 1996. He also came close to winning the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix. Procycling said when he retired: "It was the 1998 Tour that, in hindsight, probably spelt the end for Fred. Under intense pressure to come up with a stage win, he struggled through the first week, only to see the race collapse around him as the Festina Scandal took hold. His unfashionable criticism of Richard Virenque - "he's an asshole and you can quote me," he told the French paper 'La Dépêche' at the time - allied to his own poor form, and his increasingly public concern that all cyclists were now tarred with the same brush, left him as a fringe character."
His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found suspicious for EPO when retested in 2004.
Retirement
Moncassin was selector for the French national road team from 2004 to 2008, when he was succeeded by Laurent Jalabert.
Major results
1990
1st Stages 2 & 4, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
1st Grand Prix de Denain
1991
1st Grand Prix de Denain
1st Stage 3 Tour d'Armorique
1992
1st Grand Prix du Nord-Pas-de-Calais
1st Stage 3 Étoile de Bessèges
1st Stage 5b Tour Méditerranéen
1993
1st Overall Tour de l'Oise
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Avenir
1994
1st Stage 2 Grand Prix du Midi Libre
1995
1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
1996
1st Stages 1 & 19 Tour de France
1st Stage 1 Paris–Nice
1st Stages 1 & 3 Grand Prix du Midi Libre
1st Stages 1 & 4, Route du Sud
1997
2nd Tour of Flanders
1998
3rd Milan–San Remo
2009
1st Red Bull Road Rage, France
References
External links
Frédéric Moncassin Palmarès by France-cyclisme.com
1968 births
Living people
French male cyclists
French Tour de France stage winners
Sportspeople from Haute-Garonne
Olympic cyclists for France
Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Cyclists from Occitania (administrative region) |
13162761 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bresegard | Bresegard | Bresegard may refer to two municipalities in the district of Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany:
Bresegard bei Eldena
Bresegard bei Picher |
13162763 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%20%28text%20editor%29 | Se (text editor) | se (screen-editor) is also known as the Georgia Tech Screen Editor.
According to the README file in its sources, Se started out as the version of 'ed' that came with the book 'Software Tools', by Kernighan and Plauger, which was written in Ratfor.
Several people, including Dan Forsyth and Arnold Robbins worked on the program, making improvements before and after converting it to C in early 1985. The program was first posted to the comp.sources.unix newsgroup in December 1986. The final version noted in the external links dates from 1987.
There was also a different (and earlier) se screen-based editor for Unix, which was based on ed.
References
External links
se 2.10 and 2.20 source and screenshot
port of se to Xenix
se Homepage
Free text editors
Public-domain software with source code
Free software programmed in C |
13162772 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20sister%20cities%20in%20California | List of sister cities in California | This is a list of sister cities in the United States state of California. Sister cities, known in Europe as twin towns, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.
Many California jurisdictions work with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."
A
Alameda
Dumaguete, Philippines
Jiangyin, China
Varazze, Italy
Yeongdong, South Korea
Alameda County
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Alhambra
Rizhao, China
Sanya, China
Anaheim
Mito, Japan
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Antioch
Chichibu, Japan
Arcadia
Newcastle, Australia
Tripoli, Greece
Taizhou, China
Arcata
Camoapa, Nicaragua
Azusa
Zacatecas, Mexico
B
Bakersfield
Amritsar, India
Bucheon, South Korea
Cixi, China
Partyzanski (Minsk), Belarus
Querétaro, Mexico
Wakayama, Japan
Baldwin Park
Taxco de Alarcón, Mexico
Tototlán, Mexico
Bellflower
Ahome, Mexico
Benicia
Tula de Allende, Mexico
Berkeley
Browning, United States
Gao, Mali
Gongju, South Korea
Haidian (Beijing), China
Jena, Germany
Las Vegas, Honduras
León, Nicaragua
Mathopestad (Rustenburg), South Africa
Oukasie (Madibeng), South Africa
Palma Soriano, Cuba
Sakai, Japan
San Antonio Los Ranchos, El Salvador
Uma Bawang (Padawan), Malaysia
Yondó, Colombia
Beverly Hills
Acapulco, Mexico
Cannes, France
Herzliya, Israel
Pudong (Shanghai), China
Big Bear Lake
Abtenau, Austria
Brea
Anseong, South Korea
Hannō, Japan
Lagos de Moreno, Mexico
Buena Park
Seongbuk (Seoul), South Korea
Burbank
Gaborone, Botswana
Incheon, South Korea
Ōta, Japan
Solna, Sweden
C
Calabasas
Anqing, China
Mevaseret Zion, Israel
Calexico
Mexicali, Mexico
Carlsbad
Futtsu, Japan
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Carson
La Carlota, Philippines
Sōka, Japan
Wanju, South Korea
Cathedral City
Tequila, Mexico
Cerritos
Loreto, Mexico
Chula Vista
Cebu City, Philippines
Irapuato, Mexico
Odawara, Japan
Coloma
Clunes (Hepburn), Australia
Compton
Apia, Samoa
Onitsha, Nigeria
Concord
Kitakami, Japan
Contra Costa County
Taichung, Taiwan
Corona
Ocotlán, Mexico
Costa Mesa
Wyndham, Australia
Covina
Xalapa, Mexico
Crescent City
Rikuzentakata, Japan
Culver City
Capo d'Orlando, Italy
Iksan, South Korea
Kaizuka, Japan
Lethbridge, Canada
Uruapan, Mexico
Cupertino
Copertino, Italy
Bhubaneswar, India
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Toyokawa, Japan
D
Daly City
Quezon City, Philippines
Davis
Huishan (Wuxi), China
Inuyama, Japan
Los Baños, Philippines
Muñoz, Philippines
Qufu, China
Rutilio Grande, El Salvador
Sangju, South Korea
Uman, Ukraine
Delano
Arida, Japan
Asti, Italy
Jacona, Mexico
Kalibo, Philippines
Tangancícuaro, Mexico
Dinuba
Malsch, Germany
Downey
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Efrat, Israel
Fresnillo, Mexico
Guadalajara, Mexico
San Quintín, Mexico
Taghmaconnell, Ireland
Dublin
Bray, Ireland
E
El Cajon
Comondu, Mexico
Sulzfeld, Germany
El Dorado County
Warabi, Japan
El Monte
Zamora, Mexico
Elk Grove
Concepción de Ataco, El Salvador
Encinitas
Amakusa, Japan
Escondido
Itoshima, Japan
Eureka
Kamisu, Japan
Nelson, New Zealand
F
Fairfield
Nirasaki, Japan
Folsom
Jiaohe, China
Pieve del Grappa, Italy
Fort Bragg
Ōtsuchi, Japan
Foster City
Inagi, Japan
Fremont
Fukaya, Japan
Horta, Portugal
Jaipur, India
Lipa, Philippines
Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
Fresno
Châteauroux, France
Kōchi, Japan
Münster, Germany
Taishan, China
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Fullerton
Fukui, Japan
Morelia, Mexico
Yongin, South Korea
G
Garden Grove
Anyang, South Korea
Gardena
Huatabampo, Mexico
Ichikawa, Japan
Gilroy
Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Koror, Palau
Monticelli d'Ongina, Italy
Saint-Clar, France
Takko, Japan
Tecate, Mexico
Glendale
Boeun, South Korea
Gimpo, South Korea
Goseong, South Korea
Gyumri, Armenia
Higashiōsaka, Japan
Kapan, Armenia
Rosarito Beach, Mexico
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Tlaquepaque, Mexico
Glendora
Mooka, Japan
Grass Valley
Bodmin, England, United Kingdom
Limana, Italy
Greenfield
Acámbaro, Mexico
Grover Beach
Narvacan, Philippines
Gustine
Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
H
Half Moon Bay
Kariwa, Japan
Hanford
Setana, Japan
Hayward
Faro, Portugal
Funabashi, Japan
Ghazni, Afghanistan
San Felipe, Mexico
Yixing, China
Hemet
Kushimoto, Japan
Marumori, Japan
Hercules
Tsushima, Japan
Hermosa Beach
Loreto, Mexico
Highland
Lachin, Azerbaijan
Hollister
Katō, Japan
Huntington Beach
Anjō, Japan
Northern Beaches, Australia
Huntington Park
Puebla, Mexico
Rosarito Beach, Mexico
San Julián, Mexico
Yahualica de González Gallo, Mexico
I
Imperial Beach
White Rock, Canada
Irvine
Hermosillo, Mexico
Seocho (Seoul), South Korea
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Tsukuba, Japan
Irwindale
Salvatierra, Mexico
K
Kerman
Kannami, Japan
L
La Cañada Flintridge
Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain
La Mirada
Isehara, Japan
Laguna Beach
Los Cabos, Mexico
Menton, France
St Ives, England, United Kingdom
Laguna Niguel
Al-Qa'im, Iraq
Lathrop
Bacarra, Philippines
Lindsay
Ono, Japan
Livermore
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Snezhinsk, Russia
Yotsukaidō, Japan
Livingston
Jalostotitlán, Mexico
Yingtan, China
Lodi
Kōfu, Japan
Lodi, Italy
Loma Linda
Libertador San Martín, Argentina
Manipal, India
Lomita
Takaishi, Japan
Lompoc
Cheyenne, United States
Inca, Spain
Lake Placid, United States
Locarno, Switzerland
Namwon, South Korea
Long Beach
Mombasa, Kenya
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Qingdao, China
Sochi, Russia
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Yokkaichi, Japan
Los Altos
Greater Bendigo, Australia
Rustington, England, United Kingdom
Shilin (Taipei), Taiwan
Syktyvkar, Russia
Los Angeles
Athens, Greece
Auckland, New Zealand
Beirut, Lebanon
Berlin, Germany
Bordeaux, France
Busan, South Korea
Eilat, Israel
Giza, Egypt
Guangzhou, China
Ischia, Italy
Jakarta, Indonesia
Kaunas, Lithuania
Lusaka, Zambia
Makati, Philippines
Mexico City, Mexico
Mumbai, India
Nagoya, Japan
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Salvador, Brazil
San Salvador, El Salvador
Split, Croatia
Taipei, Taiwan
Tehran, Iran
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Yerevan, Armenia
Los Angeles County
New Taipei, Taiwan
Los Gatos
Listowel, Ireland
Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Mexico
Lynwood
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Talpa de Allende, Mexico
Zacatecas, Mexico
M
Madera
Yilan, Taiwan
Malibu
Lijiang, China
Martinez
Dunbar, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hanchuan, China
Isola delle Femmine, Italy
Milazzo, Italy
Stresa, Italy
Marysville
Beigang (Yunlin), Taiwan
Mendocino
Ōmachi, Japan
Menlo Park
Bizen, Japan
Galway, Ireland
Kochi, India
Xinbei (Changzhou), China
Merced
Albury, Australia
Somoto, Nicaragua
Millbrae
Mosta, Malta
La Serena, Chile
Milpitas
Dagupan, Philippines
Huizhou, China
Tsukuba, Japan
Modesto
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Kurume, Japan
Laval, France
Mengzi, China
Vernon, Canada
Vijayawada, India
Montebello
Ashiya, Japan
Stepanakert, Azerbaijan
Monterey
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Isola delle Femmine, Italy
Kuşadası, Turkey
Lankaran, Azerbaijan
Lleida, Spain
Nanao, Japan
Tainan, Taiwan
Monterey Park
Morelia, Mexico
Nachikatsuura, Japan
Quanzhou, China
Yeongdeungpo (Seoul), South Korea
Yonghe (New Taipei), Taiwan
Moreno Valley
San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico
Morgan Hill
Ameca, Mexico
Headford, Ireland
Mizuho, Japan
San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Italy
San Martín de Hidalgo, Mexico
Seferihisar, Turkey
Mountain View
Hasselt, Belgium
Iwata, Japan
N
Napa
Casablanca, Chile
Iwanuma, Japan
Launceston, Australia
Nevada City
Penzance, England, United Kingdom
Newport Beach
Antibes, France
Ensenada, Mexico
Okazaki, Japan
Norwalk
Hermosillo, Mexico
Morelia, Mexico
Novato
Greater Shepparton, Australia
O
Oakland
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Dalian, China
Da Nang, Vietnam
Fukuoka, Japan
Funchal, Portugal
Livorno, Italy
Nakhodka, Russia
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Oceanside
Fuji, Japan
Kisarazu, Japan
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Ontario
Ahome, Mexico
Brockville, Canada
Jieyang, China
Mocorito, Mexico
Salvador Alvarado, Mexico
Orange
Orange, Australia
Querétaro, Mexico
Timaru, New Zealand
Orange County
Tianjin, China
Orinda
Tábor, Czech Republic
Oxnard
Ocotlán, Mexico
P
Pacifica
Balaguer, Spain
Palm Desert
Gisborne, New Zealand
Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Mexico
Palmdale
Poncitlán, Mexico
Palo Alto
Albi, France
Enschede, Netherlands
Heidelberg, Germany
Linköping, Sweden
Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico
Palo, Philippines
Tsuchiura, Japan
Yangpu (Shanghai), China
Paramount
Tepic, Mexico
Pasadena
Dakar-Plateau, Senegal
Hadano, Japan
Järvenpää, Finland
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Mishima, Japan
Vanadzor, Armenia
Xicheng (Beijing), China
Pico Rivera
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Pittsburg
Isola delle Femmine, Italy
Pohang, South Korea
Shimonoseki, Japan
Yahualica de González Gallo, Mexico
Pleasanton
Blairgowrie and Rattray, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fergus (Centre Wellington), Canada
Tulancingo de Bravo, Mexico
Plymouth
Jocotepec, Mexico
Porterville
La Barca, Mexico
Hamamatsu, Japan
R
Rancho Cordova
Turrialba, Costa Rica
Rancho Palos Verdes
Sakura, Japan
Redlands
Hino, Japan
Linli, China
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Redondo Beach
Ensenada, Mexico
Itoman, Japan
La Paz, Mexico
Zhangjiagang, China
Redwood City
Aguililla, Mexico
Colima, Mexico
Zapotlán el Grande, Mexico
Zhuhai, China
Reedley
Tongyeong, South Korea
Richmond
Regla (Havana), Cuba
Shimada, Japan
Zhoushan, China
Ridgecrest
Tepatitlán de Morelos, Mexico
Rio Vista
Tobishima, Japan
Riverbank
Fuyang (Hangzhou), China
Tamazula de Gordiano, Mexico
Riverside
Cần Thơ, Vietnam
Cuautla, Mexico
Ensenada, Mexico
Erlangen, Germany
Gangnam (Seoul), South Korea
Hyderabad, India
Jiangmen, China
Obuasi, Ghana
Sendai, Japan
Rohnert Park
Hashimoto, Japan
Rosemead
Keelung, Taiwan
Zapopan, Mexico
S
Sacramento
Ashkelon, Israel
Bethlehem, Palestine
Chişinău, Moldova
Hamilton, New Zealand
Jinan, China
Liestal, Switzerland
Manila, Philippines
Matsuyama, Japan
Mexicali, Mexico
Pasay, Philippines
San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua
Yongsan (Seoul), South Korea
Salinas
Cebu City, Philippines
Drogheda, Ireland
Ichikikushikino, Japan
Jerécuaro, Mexico
Guanajuato, Mexico
Seogwipo, South Korea
Söke, Turkey
San Bernardino
Centro, Mexico
Goyang, South Korea
Herzliya, Israel
Ifẹ, Nigeria
Kigali, Rwanda
Mexicali, Mexico
Roxas, Philippines
Tachikawa, Japan
Tauranga, New Zealand
Zavolzhye, Russia
San Bernardino County
Taoyuan, Taiwan
San Bruno
Narita, Japan
San Carlos
Metepec, Mexico
Ōmura, Japan
San Clemente
San Clemente del Tuyú, Argentina
San Diego
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Campinas, Brazil
Cavite City, Philippines
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Jeonju, South Korea
Leon, Mexico
Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Panama City, Panama
Perth, Australia
Taichung City, Taiwan
Tema, Ghana
Tijuana, Mexico
Vladivostok, Russia
Yantai, China
Yokohama, Japan
San Fernando
Tepatitlán de Morelos, Mexico
San Francisco
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Amman, Jordan
Assisi, Italy
Bangalore, India
Barcelona, Spain
Cork, Ireland
Haifa, Israel
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Kiel, Germany
Kraków, Poland
Manila, Philippines
Seoul, South Korea
Shanghai, China
Sydney, Australia
Taipei, Taiwan
Thessaloniki, Greece
Zurich, Switzerland
San Gabriel
Celaya, Mexico
Changhua, Taiwan
San Jose
Dublin, Ireland
Guadalajara, Mexico
Okayama, Japan
Pune, India
San José, Costa Rica
Tainan, Taiwan
Veracruz, Mexico
Yekaterinburg, Russia
San Leandro
Naga, Philippines
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
San Marino
Tamsui (New Taipei), Taiwan
San Mateo
Toyonaka, Japan
San Pablo
Manzanillo, Mexico
San Rafael
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lonate Pozzolo, Italy
San Rafael del Norte, Nicaragua
Santa Barbara
Kotor, Montenegro
Patras, Greece
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
San Juan, Philippines
Toba, Japan
Weihai, China
Santa Clara
Coimbra, Portugal
Izumo, Japan
Limerick, Ireland
Santa Clara County
Florence Metropolitan City, Italy
Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Santa Clarita
Sariaya, Philippines
Tena, Ecuador
Santa Cruz
Alushta, Ukraine
Jinotepe, Nicaragua
Sestri Levante, Italy
Shingū, Japan
Santa Fe Springs
Navojoa, Mexico
Tirschenreuth, Germany
Santa Monica
Fujinomiya, Japan
Hamm, Germany
Mazatlán, Mexico
Santa Rosa
Cherkasy, Ukraine
Jeju City, South Korea
Saratoga
Mukō, Japan
Sausalito
Cascais, Portugal
Sakaide, Japan
Viña del Mar, Chile
Scotts Valley
Nichinan, Japan
Sebastopol
Chyhyryn, Ukraine
Takeo, Japan
Solvang
Aalborg, Denmark
Sonoma
Aswan, Egypt
Chambolle-Musigny, France
Greve in Chianti, Italy
Kaniv, Ukraine
Pátzcuaro, Mexico
Penglai (Yantai), China
Tokaj, Hungary
Sonora
Kirishima, Japan
South El Monte
Gómez Palacio, Mexico
Kunshan, China
South San Francisco
Atotonilco El Alto, Mexico
Kishiwada, Japan
Lucca, Italy
Pasig, Philippines
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France
Stockton
Asaba, Nigeria
Battambang, Cambodia
Empalme, Mexico
Foshan, China
Iloilo City, Philippines
Parma, Italy
Shizuoka, Japan
Sunnyvale
Iizuka, Japan
T
Temecula
Daisen, Japan
Temple City
Hawkesbury, Australia
Magdalena de Kino, Mexico
Thousand Oaks
Qingdao, China
Torrance
Kashiwa, Japan
Tracy
Memuro, Japan
Velas, Portugal
Tulare
Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Inverell, Australia
Tustin
Heyuan, China
U
Union City
Asadabad, Afghanistan
Baybay, Philippines
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Jalandhar, India
Liyang, China
Mulegé, Mexico
Pasay, Philippines
Upland
Caborca, Mexico
Mildura, Australia
V
Vallejo
Akashi, Japan
Bagamoyo, Tanzania
Baguio, Philippines
Jincheon, South Korea
Trondheim, Norway
Ventura
Loreto, Mexico
Visalia
Miki, Japan
Putignano, Italy
W
Walnut
Calamba, Philippines
Yuyao, China
Walnut Creek
Noceto, Italy
Siófok, Hungary
Watsonville
Cavtat (Konavle), Croatia
Jocotepec, Mexico
Kawakami, Japan
Pinghu, China
San Pedro Masahuat, El Salvador
Tangancícuaro, Mexico
West Covina
Fengtai (Beijing), China
Ōtawara, Japan
West Sacramento
Alaminos, Philippines
Whittier
Changshu, China
Woodland
La Piedad, Mexico
Y
Yorba Linda
Huai'an, China
Tongchuan, China
Yountville
Kaštela, Croatia
Todos Santos (La Paz), Mexico
Yuba City
Toride, Japan
References
California
Sister cities
Populated places in California |
13162790 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel%20Areias | Miguel Areias | Miguel Alexandre Areias Lopes (born 2 June 1977), known as Areias, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a left-back.
Club career
After establishing himself as a professional player with S.C. Beira-Mar, Porto-born Areias joined Primeira Liga club FC Porto for the 2004–05 season but, after being rarely used, he was consecutively loaned for the duration of his contract: Boavista FC, Standard Liège (where he teamed up with former Portuguese internationals Sérgio Conceição and Ricardo Sá Pinto) and RC Celta de Vigo; arrived in January 2007 at the latter, he only managed one La Liga appearance during his short spell, a 0–2 home loss against RCD Espanyol.
Released, Areias signed with C.F. Os Belenenses on a free transfer, for the 2007–08 campaign. Unsettled, he switched the following year to newly promoted C.D. Trofense, also in the top division. After featuring rarely as the Lisbon side finished eighth, he could not help prevent the northern newcomers from being relegated in their first season ever.
In the summer of 2010, after one year out of football, the 33-year-old Areias signed with Leixões S.C. of the Segunda Liga. He left at the end of the season, having played less than one third of the league games for the Matosinhos-based team.
Areias retired in 2011, and started working immediately as a players' agent. He returned to Porto four years later, as youth coach.
References
External links
1977 births
Living people
Portuguese men's footballers
Footballers from Porto
Men's association football fullbacks
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
Ermesinde S.C. players
A.D. Ovarense players
S.C. Beira-Mar players
FC Porto players
Boavista F.C. players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
C.D. Trofense players
Leixões S.C. players
Belgian Pro League players
Standard Liège players
La Liga players
RC Celta de Vigo players
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
FC Porto non-playing staff |
13162797 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babyflot | Babyflot | Babyflot is the informal name given to any airline in the former Soviet Union created in the early 1990s from the dissolution of the Soviet airline monopoly held by Aeroflot, at the time of the breakup of the Soviet Union. The word is a portmanteau of baby and Aeroflot (compare Baby Bells).
In 1992 Aeroflot was divided into more than 300 regional and other smaller airlines, with many being single-plane operations. International routes were operated separately as Aeroflot—Russian International Airlines (ARIA). Some airline companies created from the old Aeroflot are now flag carriers of independent post-Soviet countries, such as Uzbekistan Airlines.
Fall of the Babyflots
There were over 846 such airlines at one time with many of them subsequently closing down due to abysmal safety records in 1994. 118 carriers went out of business because fewer passengers could afford to fly in 1995.
By 2000, Russia had only about eight federal air carriers and 40 to 45 regional airlines – down sharply from the current 315 carriers, said Ivan Valov, first deputy chief of the Russian Federal Aviation Service. The government began to restrict licensing and certification and bring air-safety standards into compliance with international standards. The "Babyflot" airlines have been blamed for a sharp decline in Russia's air safety. Many of the crashes that occurred have been blamed on poor maintenance and lax controls at many small carriers, which have neglected flight safety in their run for profit.
The eight hundred-odd "Babyflot" airlines had such poor safety records that in 1994 the International Air Transport Association took the unusual step of recommending train travel as the least life-threatening form of conveyance in the former Soviet Union.
List of babyflots
2nd Arkhangelsk United Aviation Division
2nd Sverdlovsk Air Enterprise
ARP 410 Airlines
ATRAN
Abakan Avia
Abkhazian Airlines
Aeroflot
Air Kazakhstan
Air Kharkov
Air Ukraine
Air Volga
Arkhangelsk Airlines
Baikal Airlines
BAL Bashkirian Airlines
Belavia
Belgorod Air Enterprise
Bravia (Bryansk Air Enterprise)
Bugulma Air Enterprise
Bural
Chitaavia
Dagestan Airlines
Dalavia
Domodedovo Airlines
Donavia
Estonian Air
flyLAL
Georgian Airways
Izhavia
Kazakhstan Airlines
Kazan Air Enterprise
Kemerovo Aviation Enterprise
Komiaviatrans
KrasAir
Kuban Airlines
Latavio
Mavial Magadan Airlines
Nefteyugansk Air Enterprise
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure Air Enterprise
Novosibirsk Air Enterprise
Omskavia
Orenburg Airlines
Perm Airlines
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise
Polar Airlines
Pskovavia
Pulkovo Airlines
SAT Airlines
Samara Airlines
Saransk Air Enterprise
Saravia
Siberia Airlines (now S7 Airlines)
Tajik Air
Tomskavia
Ural Airlines
UTair Aviation
Uzbekistan Airways
Vladivostok Air
Voronezhavia
References
Further reading
Tavernise, Sabrina. "TRAVEL ADVISORY: CORRESPONDENT'S REPORT; Aeroflot Without Fear In Today's Russia." The New York Times. October 20, 2002.
External links
"Russia Says 'Babyflot' Era is Over" Moscow Times. Saturday January 17, 1998.
S7: Bringing Siberia Airlines In From The Cold
An Open Letter to AeroSvit, Ukrainian Airlines
DK World Reports RUSSIA
https://russianplanes.net/Aeroflot
Aeroflot
Former Aeroflot divisions
Airlines of Russia |
13162804 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20countries%20by%20natural%20gas%20production | List of countries by natural gas production | This is a list of countries by natural gas production based on statistics from The U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Natural Gas in this list means dry natural gas; which is used in homes and business for heating, cooling, cooking and electricity generation, it can also be compressed and used as a fuel.
Dry natural gas in mainly composed of methane. In contrast, wet natural gas also contains significant portions of other liquids such as ethane, propane or butane (also known as Natural Gas Liquids). Wet natural gas is used for petrochemicals as well as gasoline (petrol).
In 2022, the United States has led the world in both natural gas production and natural gas exports.
Countries by rank
See also
List of countries by natural gas proven reserves
List of countries by natural gas consumption
Natural gas by country
World energy supply and consumption
List of countries by oil production
References
Energy-related lists by country
List |
13162836 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley%20Adams%20%28whistleblower%29 | Stanley Adams (whistleblower) | Stanley George Adams (born c. 1927) is a former pharmaceutical company executive and corporate whistleblower, whose case was a cause célèbre in the 1970s.
Biography
Born in Malta as Stanislao Formosa, he changed his name to Stanley George Adams by deed poll on 12 May 1950. Adams was a senior executive with the Swiss pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-LaRoche when in 1973 he discovered documents which indicated that the company was involved in price-fixing to artificially inflate the price of vitamins. He passed on the documents to the competition commission of the European Economic Community, aware that Switzerland, while not part of the EEC, had a free trade agreement with it.
The EEC failed to keep his name confidential during its investigation, passing documents containing Adams' name to Hoffman La Roche. Adams was arrested and charged with industrial espionage and theft. Adams' wife was told that he faced a 20-year jail term for industrial espionage. She committed suicide. In the end, Adams served six months in a Swiss prison. When released, he fled to the United Kingdom and, with the assistance of a number of Labour Party MPs, notably John Prescott, later deputy party leader, he attempted to recover compensation from both the Swiss government and the EEC. In 1985 the EEC agreed to pay Adams £200,000, about 40% of his total costs. He documented the saga in Roche vs Adams.
In 1985, he was elected rector of St Andrews University (a student-elected post). In 1994, Adams was convicted of soliciting Tony Cox, a former member of a secret British Army unit in Northern Ireland, to murder his second wife, so that he could claim £500,000 in life insurance. Commenting on his actions after being released from prison, Adams expressed regret that his efforts to have his wife killed had ruined his chances of a seat in the House of Lords. He served five years of a ten-year prison sentence.
In 1985 Director/Producer John Goldschmidt made the TV-Movie A Song for Europe (also known as A Crime of Honour), which was inspired by Adams' story. The film was shown on Channel 4 in the UK, on ZDF in Germany, on SRG in Switzerland and on ORF in Austria. The British actor David Suchet and Goldschmidt won Royal Television Society Awards for the film.
References
1920s births
Possibly living people
Businesspeople in the pharmaceutical industry
Rectors of the University of St Andrews
Maltese people imprisoned abroad
Prisoners and detainees of Switzerland
Swiss whistleblowers
British people convicted of attempted murder |
13162843 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew%20Hill | Matthew Hill | Matthew Joseph Hill (born December 4, 1978) is an American talk show host, businessman, and politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021. Hill briefly served as Deputy Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives under appointment by House Speaker Rep. Glen Casada (January 8, 2019 through August 2, 2019).
Hill sought his own selection by the Tennessee House of Representatives as Tennessee House Speaker following both the drawn-out resignation of Speaker Casada amid an unfavorable no-confidence vote by the Tennessee House Republican Caucus and the widely reported news investigations of Casada's own political and personal scandals. Hill subsequently lost his own 2020 Republican Primary bid in the Tennessee 7th House District "by a nearly two to one margin to political newcomer" Rebecca Alexander.
Early life
Hill was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the eldest son of Evangelical Methodist Church of America Rev. Dr. Kenneth C. Hill and Janet Hill, and grew up in northeast Tennessee, while attending public, private, and home schools at different times as a student. Hill graduated from Tri-Cities Christian High School and then went on to earn an Associate degree from Northeast State Technical Community College during 2001. Hill later completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communication from East Tennessee State University.
Hill participated in the April 17, 1999 Bristol protest rally coordinated with International Action Center international protests against the U.S. military intervention during the Kosovo War.
Hill married registered dental hygienist Amanda Nadine Jenkins in 2003.
At the time of his first campaign for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2004, Matthew Hill worked concurrently as operations manager of the Information Communications Corporation, Inc., while hosting "Good Morning Tri-Cities" on WPWT "PowerTalk" 870 AM for seven years Hill is a children's radio show host of the weekday broadcast of the Bible Buddies WHCB Kid’s Show with Mr. Matthew featuring Christian Rock music and had formerly hosted The Matthew Hill Show nationally syndicated broadcast radio program that was also hosted online by the IRN USA Radio News network as a free archived podcast.
His younger brother Timothy is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 3rd district.
Tennessee State Representative
2004
Hill was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2004 as a member of the Republican Party. Hill was then a member of the Children and Family Affairs Committee, the Transportation Committee, the Domestic Relations Subcommittee, and the Public Safety and Rural Roads Subcommittee.
During the 2004 7th House District election, Hill was quoted by a local newspaper as stating that he "would only vote for an income tax if there was a war."
2005
A 2005 article within Business Tennessee Magazine cited Hill as a "...firebrand political conservative," who "...championed social issues to recently get elected to the state House of Representatives representing Johnson City and Washington County."
2006
Hill was first re-elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2006, defeating Fred Phillips, former Washington County Sheriff and Tennessee Department of Safety Director, in the general election.
Among the 2006 legislation sponsored by Hill in the Tennessee General Assembly is HB2921, authorizing (upon passage) "...the display, in county and municipal public buildings..., of replicas of historical documents and writings" including the Ten Commandments religious displays. Former Rep. Jerome Cochran of Carter County introduced HB2921 in the Tennessee House Constitutional Protections subcommittee – of which Hill is not a standing member – and Hill's HB2921 legislation died peacefully in subcommittee.
Another 2006 bill introduced by Hill, HB2924, would make child rape a capital offense, punishable by death or life imprisonment and would cost Tennessee taxpayers over $15 million each year to carry out the proposal. Hill's HB2924 failed in both the House and the Senate during the 2006 legislative session. The Senate version of Hill's child rape bill, SB2490, was sponsored by State Senator Raymond Finney. Finney has stated since the defeat of both HB2924 and SB2490 within the Tennessee General Assembly that he "...does not plan to continue with his bill."
2009
Hill was among a handful of Tennessee General Assembly Members within the House of Representatives widely reported during 2009 as a "Barack Obama "birther" citizenship conspiracy theorist", demanding that U.S President Barack Obama be compelled to present Hill and other legislators with certified copies of Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate. Hill interviewed the nationally noted "birther" conspiracy advocate Orly
Taitz at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville for a February 10, 2009 segment podcasted online by the IRN USA Radio News network during "The Matthew Hill Show.
2010
The Nashville Scene reported on February 9, 2010 that Hill introduced his HB2683, legislation that "...would transfer all commercial vehicle inspection and enforcement duties from the Safety Department to the Tennessee Regulatory Authority." The Nashville Scene article also observed that as Hill's father is a Tennessee Regulatory Authority Director, Hill's proposed TRA legislation would, "... In addition to all this new revenue from tractor-trailer tickets, the TRA and its directors also would gain fabulous new patronage powers under Hill's bill to fill positions outside of civil service for the next two years."
Hill re-introduced Tennessee workplace legislation during 2010 as HB2685, mandating that employees can only legally speak English at Tennessee workplaces.
2011
During 2011, Hill introduced his HB1705 nullification bill (sponsored in the Tennessee Senate by Senator Stacey Campfield SB1474) that would direct the Tennessee General Assembly to ...appoint a committee to review all federal laws and regulations for constitutionality; requires the committee to submit for a vote of the general assembly all federal laws and regulations it deems to be invalid under the Tennessee or federal constitutions. The U.S. Supreme Court in 1958 (Cooper v. Aaron, 358 U.S. 1) ruled that attempts by state and local officials to nullify federal law amounted to a “war against the Constitution” and cannot be accomplished by an official “without violating his solemn oath to support it.”
2017
In early 2017, Hill and State Senator Bill Ketron garnered national attention by proposing legislation that would free motorists of civil liability for running down political demonstrators.
Hill amended a 2018 bill to strip Memphis of $250,000 after the majority-black city legally circumvented the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act by having opted to sell a parcel of land from a Memphis city park to a non-profit organization that immediately removed the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and statue of Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest from display on the former city-owned property.
2019
According to the Tennessean the entity Dock Haley Gospel Magic online business Hill and his wife reportedly out of their basement is not registered as a business in Tennessee. Hill did not answer questions about if he has been paying taxes on the business. He stated that "'he has never made a dime' ... 'it's mine and my wife's ministry'". According to the executive director of the state Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance, "a lawmaker should be required to disclose the business if it is producing income, even if it is being used to repay the previous business owner. Members of the General Assembly are always required to disclose sources of income over $200".
2020
The Tennessee State Capitol Commission convened on July 9, 2020 and, after consideration of comments made by the public and deliberation among the members, voted for the petition to the Tennessee Historical Commission "for a waiver that would allow for the relocation of the busts of Nathan Bedford Forrest, David Glasgow Farragut and Albert Gleaves from their current locations on the second floor of the Tennessee State Capitol to the Tennessee State Museum". TNGA Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) and Hill, were the only votes against the removal of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the Tennessee General Assembly building.
References
External links
Rep. Matthew Hill's current campaign web site - "Matthew Listens"
Search the Tennessee Online Campaign Finance Database for records filed by Hill.
Search the Tennessee Ethics Commission Database for Statement of Disclosure of Interests (ss-8004 & ss-8005) reports filed by Hill.
Follow The Money:The Institute on Money in State Politics (Rep. Hill 2004)
Project Vote Smart - NPAT Issue Positions (Rep. Hill 2004)
Tennessee Legislative Bills Sponsored and Co-Sponsored By Rep. Matthew Hill
Hilly Boy's Deception (as in the Lovely Tennessee Rep. Matthew Hill).
Tennessee RU-486 Rep. Matthew Hill.
Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
1978 births
Living people
East Tennessee State University alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
Methodists from Tennessee
21st-century American legislators
Politicians from Fort Wayne, Indiana
People from Jonesborough, Tennessee
21st-century Tennessee politicians |
13162849 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-Time%20Mama | Two-Time Mama | Two-Time Mama is a 1927 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
Cast
Tyler Brooke as Mr. Dazzle The Devil
Anita Garvin as Mrs. Dazzle
Glenn Tryon as Mr. Brown
Vivien Oakland - Mrs. Brown
Gale Henry as Nora a.k.a. Snoopy, the Maid
Jackie Hanes
Oliver Hardy as Cop (as Babe Hardy)
See also
List of American films of 1927
Oliver Hardy filmography
External links
1927 films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
1927 comedy films
1927 short films
Films directed by Fred Guiol
Silent American comedy films
American comedy short films
1920s American films |
13162864 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy%20Burwell | Guy Burwell | Guy Burwell (born 1965) is an illustrator and designer based in Portland, Oregon. He is primarily known for making limited edition rock concert posters. Despite the fact that rock posters are a predominantly American art form, Burwell's work is also highly appreciated and collected in Europe.
Burwell's art has been featured in numerous articles, as well as in the definitive books of the genre such as Gig Posters Vol. 1: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century by Clay Hayes and Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion by Paul Grushkin and Dennis King. Guy Burwell also contributed art for the cover of Germany's Low Magazine, Vol. 6 of June 2010 and has been featured in Voice Magazine's 11th volume dedicated to Rock Art. He headlined the Röckaholics II Rock Art Show in Zurich, Switzerland alongside other famous gig poster artists and created the official show poster.
Notable Band Posters Illustrated
Phish
Mudhoney
Bright Eyes
Bad Religion
Jet
The Decemberists
John Doe
The Dandy Warhols
Yo La Tengo
Pernice Brothers
Melvins
Neko Case
Nada Surf
My Morning Jacket
Magnapop
Pearl Jam
Faith No More
Nine Inch Nails
Foo Fighters
References
External links
GuyBurwell.com
American illustrators
Living people
1965 births |
13162883 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova%20Scotia%2C%20Bristol | Nova Scotia, Bristol | The Nova Scotia () is a historic nineteenth century pub on Spike Island adjacent to the Cumberland Basin in Bristol Harbour in Bristol, England. It was originally built as a terrace of three houses and then converted into a pub. It is a grade II listed building. It was a coaching inn and traces of large lanterns and the entrance to the coach yard survive.
The pub serves food and has a range of real ales and traditional cider.
References
Bristol Harbourside
Coaching inns
Commercial buildings completed in the 19th century
Grade II listed pubs in Bristol
Music venues in Bristol |
13162898 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senn%C3%A9 | Senné | Senné may refer to two villages in Slovakia:
Senné, Michalovce District
Senné, Veľký Krtíš District |
13162903 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petworth%20Cottage%20Museum | Petworth Cottage Museum | Petworth Cottage Museum, at 346 High Street, Petworth, West Sussex is a Leconfield Estate worker's cottage. It has been restored and furnished as it might have been in about 1910 when the occupier was a Mrs. Mary Cummings, an Irish Catholic. Mary worked as a seamstress at nearby Petworth House and at home. The collection also includes two oil on canvas paintings by an unknown artist. These show an exterior and an interior view of Petworth Gaol, or House of Correction, in the 1860s.
The museum was opened by Lord and Lady Egremont in May 1996 and is run by an independent charitable trust, the Petworth Cottage Trust. Volunteer staff provide information and guided tours.
References
External links
Petworth Cottage Museum website
Houses in West Sussex
Historic house museums in West Sussex
Museums established in 1996
Petworth |
13162919 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bader%20Al-Kharashi | Bader Al-Kharashi | Bader Al Kharashi [بدر الخراشي in Arabic] (born 13 June 1982) is a Saudi football player. who currently plays for Al-Faisaly.
References
Al Hilal SFC players
1982 births
Living people
Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
Al Raed FC players
Al-Hazem F.C. players
Al Faisaly FC players
Al Taawoun FC players
Al Wehda FC players
Saudi Arabian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards |
13162928 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Register%20of%20Historic%20Places%20listings%20in%20Worcester%2C%20Massachusetts | National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester, Massachusetts | The city of Worcester, Massachusetts, has 289 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Current listings
Because of the large number of listings, the list has been split into three sections. Eastern Worcester is all of the city east of the north-south route of I-190 and I-290. Northwestern Worcester is the part of the city west of those highways and north of Massachusetts Route 122. Finally, southwestern Worcester covers the area south of Route 122 and west of the highways.
Two historic districts have boundaries that cover portions of more than one section of the city: milestones that make up the 1767 Milestones are found in the northwestern and eastern sections, and the Blackstone Canal Historic District extends through all three sections.
References
Buildings and structures in Worcester, Massachusetts
History of Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts-related lists |
13162929 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abronychus | Abronychus | Abronychus () was the son of Lysicles, an Athenian, and was stationed at Thermopylae with a vessel to communicate between Leonidas and the fleet at Artemisium. He was subsequently sent as ambassador to Sparta with Themistocles and Aristeides respecting the fortifications of Athens after the Persian War.
References
5th-century BC Athenians
Athenians of the Greco-Persian Wars |
13162950 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta%20Disk%20Interface | Beta Disk Interface | Beta Disk Interface is a disk interface for ZX Spectrum computers, developed by Technology Research Ltd. (United Kingdom) in 1984 and released in 1985, with a price of £109.25 (or £249.75 with one disk drive).
Beta 128 Disk Interface is a 1987 version, supporting ZX Spectrum 128 machines (due to different access point addresses).
Beta Disk Interfaces were distributed with the TR-DOS operating system in ROM, also attributed to Technology Research Ltd.. The interface was based on the WD1793 chip. Latest firmware version is 5.03 (1986).
The Beta Disk Interface handles single- and double-sided, 40- or 80-track double-density floppy disks, and up to four drives.
Clones
This interface was popular for its simplicity, and the Beta 128 Disk Interface was cloned all around the USSR. The first known USSR clones were ones produced by НПВО "Вариант" (NPVO "Variant", Leningrad) in 1989.
Beta 128 schematics are included in various Soviet/Russian ZX Spectrum clones, but some variants only support two drives. Phase correction of the drive data signal is also implemented differently.
Between 2018 and 2021, Beta Disk clones were produced in the Czech Republic, with the names such as Beta Disk 128C, 128X and 128 mini.
Operating systems support
TR-DOS
iS-DOS
CP/M (various hack versions)
DNA OS
See also
DISCiPLE
References
External links
Virtual TR-DOS
ZX Spectrum
Computer storage devices |
13162975 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry%20of%20Health%20%28Zambia%29 | Ministry of Health (Zambia) | The Ministry of Health is a ministry in Zambia. Its head offices are located in Lusaka.
Operations
Subsidiary organizations include the Central Board of Health and the National Malaria Control Centre.
Healthcare facilities run by the Ministry are categorised into Urban Health Centers and Rural Health Centres (or Health Posts).
Schools operated by the Ministry include the Mansa School of Nursing in Mansa and the Ndola Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Ndola District.
List of ministers
Deputy ministers
References
External links
Official website
Health
Medical and health organisations based in Zambia
Zambia |
13162994 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale%20Henry | Gale Henry | Gale Henry (April 15, 1893 – June 17, 1972) was an American film actress. A prominent comedian, she appeared in more than 230 films between 1914 and 1933.
In 1923, Gale Henry and her husband, Henry East, began training dogs for motion pictures. Spread over two acres on the outer edge of Hollywood, the East kennels trained the most celebrated dog stars in the movies, including Skippy, the terrier who reached stardom as Asta in The Thin Man.
In 1920, Henry owned a film production company that had a contract with Special Pictures Corporation calling for her to make 12 two-reel comedies per year.
Partial filmography
Twelve "Lady Baffles and Detective Duck" short subjects, with Max Asher, produced by Pat Powers, 1915
The Hunch (1921)
Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922)
Night Life in Hollywood (1922)
Held to Answer (1923)
Changing Husbands (1924)
The Fire Patrol (1924)
Merton of the Movies (1924)
Open All Night (1924)
Along Came Ruth (1924)
All Wet (1924 short)
New Lives for Old (1925)
Youth's Gamble (1925)
Declassee (1925)
Mighty Like a Moose (1926 short)
Two-Time Mama (1927)
Love 'em and Weep (1927)
Stranded (1927)
The Love Doctor (1929)
Darkened Rooms (1929)
References
External links
Gale Henry at Women Film Pioneers Project
1893 births
1972 deaths
American film actresses
American silent film actresses
Silent film comedians
Dog trainers
People from Alpine County, California
20th-century American actresses
20th-century American comedians
Comedians from California
People from Palmdale, California |
13162995 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promises%2C%20Promises%20%28Lynn%20Anderson%20song%29 | Promises, Promises (Lynn Anderson song) | "Promises, Promises" is the name of a country song made famous by Lynn Anderson in 1968.
"Promises, Promises" was Anderson's second major hit. The single was released in late 1967 on the Chart Records label, the distributed by RCA Victor, and was publicly debuted on The Lawrence Welk Show in an early December 1967 episode. "Promises, Promises" was Anderson's biggest hit up to that point, hitting number four on the Billboard Country chart and number one on the Cashbox Country chart. Because of the success of the song, an album of the same name was released, which was also a major seller.
Chart performance
References
1967 singles
Lynn Anderson songs
1967 songs
Songs written by Liz Anderson |
13162999 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie%20Gutheil-Schoder | Marie Gutheil-Schoder | Marie Gutheil-Schoder (16 February 1874 – 4 October 1935) was an important German soprano.
Born Marie Schoder in Weimar, she married Gustav Gutheil in 1899, with whom she lived until his death in 1914. In 1920, she married the photographer Franz Xaver Setzer.
She debuted in the secondary role of the First Lady at the Weimar Court Opera in The Magic Flute in her native city of Weimar in 1891. Gustav Mahler engaged her for the Vienna State Opera in 1900, where she remained until 1926. She appeared at the Royal Opera House as Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier in 1913. One of her famous roles was her portrayal of a "strange, Nietzschean" Carmen. She was seen in the 1914 Vienna premiere of Richard Strauss's ballet, Josephslegende as Potiphar's Wife. She created Esmeralda in the world premiere of Franz Schmidt's opera Notre Dame in the same year. She also performed in the title role in Richard Strauss's
opera Salome.
Gutheil-Schoder created the fiercely difficult single role of Arnold Schoenberg's monodrama Erwartung in 1924 in Prague; earlier that year, she performed his Pierrot lunaire. Mahler termed her "a musical genius," and she was highly regarded as a musician and singing-actress, although she seemed to be, as one Viennese critic wrote, "the singer without a voice." In her later career, she became a stage director of opera.
She was a well-known pedagogue as well, one of her students being the mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens. She died at the age of 61, in Ilmenau, Germany.
Recordings
In 1902, she recorded for Gramophone & Typewriter Company Records, in Vienna: Two excerpts from Carmen, an aria from The Merry Wives of Windsor, and duets from La dame blanche and Les contes d'Hoffmann were performed. She is heard in Volume I of EMI's The Record of Singing, in the duet from La dame blanche.
In 2004, Symposium Records issued a Compact Disc entitled Vienna – The Mahler Years. Included are the two duets Gutheil-Schoder recorded (with Franz Naval), along with recordings by Selma Kurz, Leo Slezak, Erik Schmedes, Lilli Lehmann, etc.
References
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera, by John Warrack and Ewan West, Oxford University Press, 1996.
External links
Marie Gutheil-Schoder in an excerpt from Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (1902).
1874 births
1935 deaths
German operatic sopranos
German opera directors
Female opera directors
German voice teachers
People from Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Musicians from Weimar
19th-century German women opera singers
20th-century German women opera singers
German women music educators |
13163010 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pooh%20and%20the%20Philosophers | Pooh and the Philosophers | Pooh and the Philosophers is a 1995 book by John Tyerman Williams, purporting to show how all of Western philosophy from the last 3,000 years was a long preparation for Winnie the Pooh. It was published in 1995 by Dutton in the United States and by Methuen in the United Kingdom, using A. A. Milne's fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh, and is intended to be both humorous and intellectual.
Authorship and content
J. T. Williams explains a number of philosophical theories using many different Milne quotation, such as René Descartes's "I think therefore I am," and distills them down to a very simple level. Williams was a retired schoolteacher of English and history with a Ph.D in philosophy. He died in 2016.
Related works
Pooh and the Magicians (originally Pooh and the Ancient Mysteries)
Pooh and the Psychologists
See also
The Tao of Pooh
The Te of Piglet
Notes
External links
John Tyerman Williams
1995 non-fiction books
Winnie-the-Pooh books
Philosophical fiction |
13163014 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Press | Jim Press | James E. Press is the former deputy CEO of Chrysler Group LLC, having served in that capacity from June to December 2009. Previously, he served as president of sales and marketing operations of Chrysler LLC from September 2007 to June 2009. He also served as senior advisor to Chrysler Financial Company. During this assignment, he assisted Sergio Marchionne in the transition to Fiat. Press was heavily involved in maintaining company operations and product development during the bankruptcy period. Press was also senior advisor to the Renault–Nissan Alliance, working closely with the CEO, Carlos Ghosn. Presently he is senior advisor to Hyundai Motor North America, AMCI Doppler in Torrance, California and Work Truck Solutions in Chico California.
Career
After starting his career at Ford, he joined Toyota in 1970 and rose steadily in the organization, serving in most key executive positions before being named COO of Toyota Motor North America, the consolidating company for all sales, finance, manufacturing, design and engineering activities of one of the largest auto companies in the world. Press served in that role until September 2007. He was also the first non-Japanese member of Toyota's board of directors.
Press served as Executive Vice President/Senior Advisor to The McLarty Companies until December 31, 2020; a fourth-generation family transportation business based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Previously, Press served as a senior executive for three international ventures founded and established by Mark McLarty: Yanjun Auto Group, a leading luxury auto dealership chain in China; Caltibiano McLarty, a multidealer group based in Brazil; and GDV Imports, the Jaguar Land Rover distributor in Mexico. Later, Press was President of RML Automotive, a private, Dallas, Texas-based U.S. automotive dealer group established by Robert L. Johnson, Mack McLarty, Franklin McLarty, and Steve Landers.
Personal life
Press was born in Pasadena, California. After his second marriage ended in divorce, in 2006 he was remarried to Suwichada Busamrong from Thailand. Press and his wife live in Hermosa Beach, California, and have six children; Robert Press, Jason Press, Christopher Press, Elizabeth Press, Guy Press, and Nong Press.
Press is known to be an avid swimmer. He wears a single string on one wrist as a reminder that material wealth is not the most important thing.
References
Chrysler executives
Toyota people
Living people
American chief executives in the automobile industry
American chief operating officers
1946 births |
13163015 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One%20Dozen%20Roses | One Dozen Roses | One Dozen Roses is a 1971 album by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, issued on Motown Records' Tamla label. The penultimate album before lead singer Smokey Robinson departed the group for a solo career, One Dozen Roses features the Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hit single "I Don't Blame You at All". Also included is the group's number-one smash hit "The Tears of a Clown", which was also made available through the reissue of the 1967 Miracles LP Make It Happen as The Tears of a Clown. Both of these songs were also huge hits in the UK, reaching #11 and #1 respectively.
The album's cover depicts Robinson, (with fellow Miracles Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, and Ronnie White), picking a solitary rose for his wife, Miracles member Claudette Robinson, who is pictured on the cover holding the rose given her by her husband.
Other tracks on One Dozen Roses include the charting singles "Satisfaction" and "Crazy About The La La La", both of which peaked below number 40 on the Hot 100, the ballad "That Girl", which served as the "b" side to I Don't Blame You at All, "When Sundown Comes", which was actually earmarked as a single "A" side release (but was withdrawn in favor of "Satisfaction", the topical spoken word song "No Wonder Love's a Wonder", and The Miracles' own cover of The Marvelettes' Top 20 Robinson-composed hit, "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game". Four Tops bass singer Renaldo "Obie" Benson is a contributing co-writer on the song, "Oh Baby Baby I Love You," and Miracle Marv Tarplin co-wrote with Robinson on two songs. The album cover features Miracles background vocalist Claudette Rogers Robinson, wife of Smokey Robinson. This was the first Miracles album to feature her on the cover since 1963's The Fabulous Miracles (and the group's aborted 1964 album I Like It Like That).
As of 2019, this album has not been released on CD.
Track listing
Side one
"When Sundown Comes" (Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin)
"No Wonder Love's a Wonder" (Robinson, Tarplin, Al Cleveland)
"The Tears of a Clown" (Robinson, Hank Cosby, Stevie Wonder)
"Satisfaction" (Robinson)
"Crazy About The La La La" (Robinson)
"Cecilia" (Paul Simon)
Side two
"I Don't Blame You at All" (Robinson)
"That Girl" (Joe Hinton, Cosby, Candice Ghant)
"Faces" (Jack Goga)
"I Love You Dear" (Clay McMurray, John Glover, Pam Sawyer)
"Oh Baby Baby I Love You" (Robinson, Cleveland, Obie Benson)
"The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" (Robinson)
Personnel
The Miracles
Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
Marv Tarplin – guitar
Ronnie White, Bobby Rogers, Warren "Pete" Moore, Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
Other Credits
The Funk Brothers: instrumentation
Producers
Smokey Robinson, producer, Album executive producer
Henry Cosby, producer
References
External links
The Miracles' One Dozen Roses (1971) from the Soul and Funk Music website
1971 albums
The Miracles albums
Tamla Records albums
Albums produced by Smokey Robinson
Albums produced by Henry Cosby
Albums recorded at Hitsville U.S.A. |
13163035 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955%20Divizia%20A | 1955 Divizia A | The 1955 Divizia A was the thirty-eighth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
Teams
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
See also
1955 Divizia B
1955 Regional Championship
1955 Cupa României
References
Liga I seasons
Romania
Romania
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13163036 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorio%20San%20Miguel | Gregorio San Miguel | Gregorio San Miguel Angulo (Valmaseda, December 2, 1940) is a former Spanish road racing cyclist.
Major achievements
1966
Vuelta a España
1st, Stage 14
1st, Gran Premio de la Montaña
1967
1st, Stage 3, Volta a Catalunya
1968
1st, Bordeaux-Saintes
1st, Stage 4, Tour de Suisse
1st, Gran Premio de Villafranca
1st, Prix de Maurs
1st, Campeonato de España de Montaña
4th, Tour de France
1969
1st, Gran Premio Navarra
1st, Stage 17, Vuelta a España
External links
Palmarès by urtekaria.com
1940 births
Living people
Spanish male cyclists
People from Enkarterri
Tour de Suisse stage winners
Cyclists from Biscay |
13163050 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos%20Murciano | Carlos Murciano | Carlos Murciano (Arcos de la Frontera, 1931) is a Spanish poet and prose author, known as well as a musicologist, literary, and art critic.
Awards
He has received several major literary prizes, such as the Spanish National Prize in Poetry (1970, Este claro silencio), or the Spanish National Prize in Children's Literature (1982, El mar sigue esperando), and runner-up to the 1954 Premio Adonáis de Poesía.
References
Living people
1931 births
20th-century Spanish poets
Spanish male poets
20th-century Spanish male writers |
13163054 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Block | West Block | The West Block (officially the Western Departmental Building; ) is one of the three buildings on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario. Since 28 January 2019, it has housed the interim House of Commons Chamber, installed to accommodate the House while the Centre Block is closed. The West Block also houses offices for parliamentarians, a branch of the Library of Parliament, committee rooms, and some preserved pre-Confederation spaces.
Built in the Victorian High Gothic style, the West Block has been extended twice since its original completion in 1865. Though not as renowned as the Centre Block of parliament, the West Block appears on the obverse of the Canadian five-dollar bill.
Characteristics
Designed by Thomas Stent and Augustus Laver, the West Block is an asymmetrical structure built in the Victorian High Gothic style, with load bearing masonry walls, all clad in a rustic Nepean sandstone exterior and dressed stone trim around windows and other edges, as well as displaying a multitude of stone carvings, including gargoyles, grotesques, and friezes, keeping with the style of the rest of the parliamentary complex. The West Block adds to the Ottawa skyline three prominent towers: the Mackenzie Tower (added in 1878), the Laurier Tower (added in 1906), and the Southwest Tower.
History
The Department of Public Works sent out, on 7 May 1859, a call for architects to submit proposals for the new parliament buildings to be erected on Barrack Hill, which was answered by 298 submitted drawings. After the entries were narrowed down to three, then Governor General Sir Edmund Walker Head was approached to break the stalemate and the winner was announced on 29 August 1859. The departmental buildings, Centre Block, and a new residence for the Governor General were each awarded separately and the team of Thomas Stent and Augustus Laver, under the pseudonym of Stat nomen in umbra, won the prize for the first category.
Construction on all three blocks commenced by the end of 1859. By the time the West Block was completed in 1865, the building was three years behind schedule. The first tenants were the offices of the postmaster general, the Ministry of Public Works, and the Crown lands departments. As the number of parliamentary and administrative staff increased with the expansion of the country's area, more space was added to the West Block: the Mackenzie Wing and Tower in 1878 and, in 1906, the Laurier Tower and link.
In the early 2000s, the masonry of the West Block was found to be in a state of severe disrepair. Scaffolding and protective sheeting were erected in order to prevent falling blocks from striking pedestrians and cars below and a restoration project was immediately implemented. The two largest towers were also stabilised with temporary steel structures for fear of stones falling off them.
An $863 million project to completely renovate the West Block began in 2011, and the renovated building opened on 28 January 2019. In preparation for a planned, decade-long renovation of the Centre Block to begin in 2019, the central courtyard of the West Block was transformed into a temporary chamber for the House of Commons. The new chamber is surrounded by formerly exterior stone walls and covered by a glass roof. Multiple underground levels as well as planned tunnel connections to other Parliament Hill buildings were constructed out of dug-out bedrock under the West Block during the extensive renovations. When the renovation of Centre Block is complete and the House returns to its traditional chamber, the new House chamber will be used as committee rooms.
References
External links
Explore the West Block (Parliament of Canada)
Parliament of Canada buildings |
13163068 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trim%C3%B6n | Trimön | Trimön Shap-pe born Norbu Wangyal (1874–1945) was a highly prominent Tibetan aristocrat, conservative politician and governor, a former Finance Minister, and Chief Cabinet Minister of Tibet. (Tsipön; Tibetan: rtsis-dpon). Trimon accompanied Regent Reting who jointly spearheaded the search to lake Lhamo Latso, leading to the discovery of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama in 1935. Trimon is regarded as an eminent personality and significant political figure in modern Tibetan history.
Biography
Trimon Norbu Wangyal was the second son of the eminent Tsi-pa Shakabpa Tenzin Norgye, a distinguished bureaucrat who oversaw the training of cadets that entered government service. A scion of the Shakabpa family, Norbu Wangyal was adopted into the Trimön family. He took the family name upon inheriting the estates of his wife's father at Chetang, near Lhasa although he lived for many years at Sechung House.
Career
In 1912, Trimön, despite no formal military training, was assigned to a post as Assistant Commanders-in-Chief of the Tibetan army during the Chinese conflict at Lhasa. In June of that year, he was conferred the title of Theji.In 1913-1914, he accompanied Lönchen Shatra to India as his personal assistant, to the Tibetan Plenipotentiaries at the Simla Convention and conversed with Lord Hardinge. When he returned to Tibet in 1914, he was appointed the title of Shap-pe.
Throughout the 1920s, Trimön worked as the Commissioner in Eastern Tibet. His position ended in 1931 when Nga-pho Shap-pe was brought in to resume his role. Despite being a competent figure, with substantial literary knowledge, he was unpopular with the National Assembly, and was widely reported to be very conservative, stern and arrogant. He was one of the victims of Lungshar's plot which failed in the summer of 1934. The decision to blind the popular reformist Lungshar came from Trimön, who had been his chief political opponent.
After the 13th Dalai Lama's demise in 1933, in the summer of 1935 - Trimön was amongst eminent officials who set out with the Kashag to find the reincarnated 14th Dalai Lama. The search sent them across Tibet as well as visiting the customary Lhamo La-tso several times, a lake where it is said to offer clues to the whereabouts of the next Dalai Lama.
Resignation
During this time he grew increasingly affected by the government in Tibet, and following the search for the new Dalai Lama ordered his nephew, Tsepon Shakabpa while staying at Tiklo Monastery to draft his resignation. That from his position to the high council stating that "he had advanced in age, and wish to resign, devoting the remainder of his life to religious pursuits." The Regent, the Fifth Reting Rinpoche attempted to get Trimön to change his mind, and believed he should be promoted to lönchen, as he had desired. He stated he would also resign from the cabinet if Trimön quit. Trimön returned to Lhasa in October 1935, and despite Reting's words he resigned officially shortly before the Tibetan New Year in January 1936. Reting did not resign as he had promised, and did not reply straight away. But after the Losar celebrations, Reting responded to Trimön, formally thanking him for his distinguished service to Tibet. He was granted the estate Kaship Nubling.
At this time, concerns increasingly grew in regards to Trimön's mental state, and his behavior became increasingly eccentric. He was perceived to display occasional fits of insanity. He was seen at the market in Lhasa wearing a white Shamthab (a lower dress worn by ascetic lamas) and playing music and dancing. He was reported to have pounded heavily on the doors of the Jokhang temple hollering at the monks to open it. He responded strangely to Reting's offer of Kaship Nubling, and tried to garner support to be reinstated. There is much evidence to suggest that Trimön did not genuinely want to resign from the government, but had become distressed with his position and the situation. Trimön resigned on the grounds that he would still be consulted to offer advice on important affairs. He remained suspicious of the Chinese until his death in 1945, as Reting's regime grew increasingly weak after his departure.
References
1874 births
1945 deaths
Tibetan politicians |
13163074 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Register%20of%20Historic%20Places%20listings%20in%20Southbridge%2C%20Massachusetts | National Register of Historic Places listings in Southbridge, Massachusetts | The following properties in Southbridge, Massachusetts are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Southbridge
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References
Buildings and structures in Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge
Southbridge, Massachusetts |
13163080 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Should%20Men%20Walk%20Home%3F | Should Men Walk Home? | Should Men Walk Home? is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Mabel Normand and featuring Oliver Hardy and Eugene Pallette.
Cast
Mabel Normand as The Girl Bandit
Creighton Hale as The Gentleman Crook
Eugene Pallette as Detective, Intelligence Bureau
Oliver Hardy as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
Edgar Dearing as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Fay Holderness as The Nurse (uncredited)
Blanche Payson as Party Guest (uncredited)
L.J. O’Connor as Bit Role (uncredited)
Clara Guiol as Bit Role (uncredited)
Gloria Lee as Normand's Double (uncredited)
See also
List of American films of 1927
Oliver Hardy filmography
References
External links
1927 films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
1927 comedy films
1927 short films
Silent American comedy films
Films directed by Leo McCarey
American comedy short films
1920s American films |
13163091 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinel%C3%A2ndia | Cinelândia | Cinelândia is the popular name of a major public square in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its official name is Praça Floriano Peixoto, in honour of the second president of Brazil, Floriano Peixoto.
History
In colonial times, the main structure in the Cinelândia area was the Ajuda Convent, built for women around 1750. Today's square started to gain its current shape in the early 20th century, when the Brazilian government considered that Rio de Janeiro, then the capital of the Republic, needed to be completely overhauled.
Beginning in 1904, the centre of the city was remodeled following the latest trends in hygiene and urbanism under the direction of mayor Francisco Pereira Passos. The centrepiece of the reform was a large boulevard – the Avenida Central, now Avenida Rio Branco - which was built crossing the old city centre, passing by the Ajuda Convent. Most of the old colonial houses in central Rio were demolished. The area in front of the Ajuda Convent was turned into a public square.
During the early decades of the 20th century a series of monumental public buildings were built facing the square. These were the Municipal Theatre (Theatro Municipal), the Brazilian National Library (Biblioteca Nacional), the Rio de Janeiro Municipality (Palácio Pedro Ernesto) and the Higher Court (Tribunal Superior). Located nearby were the National Senate (Palácio Monroe, demolished in the 1970s) and the National School of Fine Arts, today Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. The square concentrated a great part of the political and cultural life of Brazil. The buildings surrounding the square, mostly following the French Beaux-Arts architectural style, were a symbol of the modernisation of the city.
In the centre of the square, a monument to Marshal Floriano Peixoto, second president of the Republic, was erected in 1910. The bronze monument, designed by sculptor Eduardo Sá and cast in France, depicts scenes of important events in Brazilian history. Another bronze statue, inaugurated in front of the Municipal Theatre, pays homage to Carlos Gomes, Brazil's foremost 19th century composer.
In 1979 a Rio de Janeiro Metro station was opened in the square. Cinelândia Station was one of the first five stations in the then-new network.
Cinemas
The old Ajuda Convent survived the initial remodeling of the square, but was finally demolished in 1911. In its place, Spanish entrepreneur Francisco Serrador built a series of tall buildings that concentrated the best cinemas of the city. It was due to these theatres that the area became popularly known as Cinelândia ("Cinema land").
Most of the cinemas are now closed, but the region around Cinelândia is still a lively spot in Rio thanks to its bars, restaurants and cultural attractions.
References
See also
Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro)
Fundação Biblioteca Nacional
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
Squares in Rio de Janeiro |
13163095 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teimo | Teimo | Teimo is the second solo album from German Ambient music producer, Thomas Köner. Köner has already fully developed his characteristic drone style here. It is also the record which made Köner known in electronic scene and together with next album, "Permafrost" (which were later re-issued in 1996 on one disc by Mille Plateaux - Teimo & Permafrost) is considered by many critics and fans as his best work. Köner used a variety of techniques to record sound on "Teimo". One of which was recording gongs underwater, thus creating an almost disorienting yet beautiful drone.
Track listing
"Ilira" - 3:25
"Andenes" - 10:06
"Teimo" - 5:14
"Nieve Penitentes 1" - 3:04
"Nieve Penitentes 2" - 4:43
"Nieve Penitentes 3" - 4:27
"Teimo (Schluss)" - 4:22
"Ruska" - 3:40
Notes
"Andenes" is a village in Norway.
Penitentes are a kind of snow formation, found only at high altitudes.
"Schluss" means "closure, conclusion" in German, and "Ruska" is a Finnish word for autumn leaf color. "Nieve" means "snow" in Spanish.
References
External links
Discogs entry
Type Records reissue
1992 albums
Thomas Köner albums
Albums produced by Thomas Köner |
13163100 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrota | Abrota | In Greek mythology, Abrota, Abróte, or Habrotê (Ancient Greek: ) was the daughter of eponymous King Onchestοs of the Boeotian city of Onchestos and sister of Megareus. Nisos, the king of Megara in the time of his reign married her and the supposed mother of his daughters, Scylla, Iphinoe and Eurynome.
Mythology
On the death of his beloved wife, Abrota, Nisos commanded all the Megarian women to wear a garment of the same kind as Abrota had worn, which was called aphábroma () and was still in use in the time of Plutarch.When Nisus, from whom Nisaea acquired its name, was king, he took a wife from Boeotia, Habrotê, daughter of Onchestus, the sister of Megareus, a woman who, as it appears, was both exceptionally intelligent and remarkably discreet. When she died, the Megarians mourned her with one accord, and Nisus, wishing that her memory and her repute should be established everlastingly, ordered the women of the city to wear the garment that she used to wear; and because of her he called the garment aphabroma. Even the god seems to have furthered the repute of this woman, for often, when the Megarian women wished to make a change in their raiment, he prevented them by an oracle.
References
See also
Bell, Robert E., Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-Clio. 1991. .
Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theoi.com
Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, Moralia with an English Translation by Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1936. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Princesses in Greek mythology
Queens in Greek mythology
Women in Greek mythology
Mythological Boeotians
Mythological Megarians |
13163104 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Pietrangelo | Alex Pietrangelo | Alexander Pietrangelo (born January 18, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the St. Louis Blues for parts of twelve seasons, captaining the Blues for his final four seasons with the franchise. Nicknamed "Petro", as a junior, he played with the Niagara IceDogs and Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Pietrangelo is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, winning with the St. Louis Blues in 2019 and the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023.
Pietrangelo has competed with Team Canada at the junior and senior level, winning a gold medal win with Canada's under-20 team at the 2009 World Junior Championships. Individually, he was named Best Defenceman at the 2010 World Junior Championship and 2011 Men's World Championship. Pietrangelo was named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic hockey team and won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Playing career
Minor
Pietrangelo played minor hockey in the Greater Toronto Area when he was growing up. He started to play hockey for the NobleKing Knights, Rep A team and then with the Richmond Hill Stars of the OMHA before playing three years with the Vaughan Kings of the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL). As a novice aged player (nine and under), Pietrangelo and his Toronto Pro Hockey Development teammates participated in the 2000 Brick Super Novice Tournament in Edmonton, Alberta. His teammates included Steven Stamkos, John Tavares, Philip McRae and Michael Del Zotto. Toronto, however, was defeated in the tournament final by the Vancouver Pacific Vipers, on a goal by Jordan Eberle. Pietrangelo was also a member of the All-Ontario Peewee AAA Champion Vaughan Kings team in 2003. He played three years in the Toronto Jr. Canadiens AAA system. The Jr. Canadiens won Ontario's bantam championship in 2005, with Pietrangelo scoring the game-winning goal in the final against the Markham Waxers.
Junior
After his successful minor hockey career, Pietrangelo was drafted third overall by the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Mississauga IceDogs in the first round of the 2006 OHL Priority Selection. He scored at a near point-per-game pace in his rookie season with the IceDogs with 52 points in 59 games, then moved with the team to Niagara as the franchise relocated in 2007.
In September 2007, he was named Canadian Hockey League Player of the Week after recording three goals and four assists in two games. In December 2007, TSN ranked Pietrangelo third overall among eligible skaters for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. International Scouting Services described Pietrangelo as a "tremendous specimen in terms of size and skills" and ranked him fifth among North American draft prospects at mid-season, then sixth in their final rankings leading up to the Draft. Pietrangelo finishing his second OHL season with 53 points in 60 games.
After the Blues lent him to the Canadian under-20 team for the 2010 World Junior Championships, Pietrangelo was returned to the OHL. During the World Juniors, his OHL rights were traded from the IceDogs to the Barrie Colts. Playing half a season with Barrie, he recorded 29 points in 25 games, while adding 14 points in 17 playoff games. Due to his long playoff run with the Colts, he did not have the opportunity to play in the AHL as he did the previous season.
Professional
St. Louis Blues
Pietrangelo was selected fourth overall by the St. Louis Blues at the Entry Draft on June 20, 2008. Coming into training camp, the Blues signed him to an entry-level contract on September 4, 2008. Pietrangelo earned his way onto the team for opening night and played his first NHL game against the Nashville Predators on October 10, 2008. Three days later, however, he suffered a head injury on October 13 in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, when Ryan Hollweg checked him from behind into the boards. Pietrangelo returned shortly, and after playing eight games total for the Blues, he was sent back to his junior team, the Niagara Icedogs. On April 10, 2009, he was assigned to the Blues' top minor league affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League (AHL), after his junior season had ended.
Pietrangelo began the 2009–10 season on the Blues' roster for a second consecutive year, but played in only nine games by December 2009. In 2010–11, Pietrangelo played his first full season with the Blues, leading all team defencemen with 43 points (11 goals and 32 assists) over 79 games. He also led team defencemen in plus-minus (+18) and shots (161), while ranking third in average ice time per game. Due to his previous eight- and nine-game seasons in the NHL, he did not qualify as a rookie. Comparatively, the league's leading scorer among rookie defencemen that season was teammate Kevin Shattenkirk, who was born a year earlier than Pietrangelo; he also recorded 43 points. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Pietrangelo was named to the NHL Second All-Star Team. On September 13, 2013, Pietrangelo agreed to a seven-year, $45 million contract with the Blues. Pietrangelo was again named to the NHL Second All-Star Team during the 2013–14 season.
On August 24, 2016, Pietrangelo was named captain of the Blues. In his second year as captain, he was injured in a game against the Detroit Red Wings on December 9 and was placed on injured reserve until December 19. Despite his setback from injury, Pietrangelo was selected for his first NHL All-Star Game where he won the All-Star passing challenge. Pietrangelo also set a new career-high in points and goals at the conclusion of the regular season. On June 12, 2019, Pietrangelo and the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Pietrangelo scored the cup-winning goal in Game 7 after being set up by Jaden Schwartz. During the 2019 playoffs, Pietrangelo tied with Bruins defenceman Torey Krug for leading the league in assists and lead the league in scoring amongst defenceman.
On December 29, 2019, Pietrangelo got his 326th assist, topping Al MacInnis as the most by a Blues defenseman. Pietrangelo was selected to play in his second All-Star Game, along with Blues teammates Ryan O'Reilly, David Perron and Jordan Binnington.
Vegas Golden Knights
In the final year of his contract with free agency impending, Pietrangelo and the Blues were unable to come to terms on a contract extension, and the two parties ultimately broke off negotiations, making Pietrangelo a free agent for the first time in his career; the main point of contention was that Pietrangelo was looking for a full no movement clause (which was personally important for Pietrangelo as he has four children all under the age of 3 years old and wanted guaranteed stability of not having to move teams via trade or waivers), which Blues general manager Doug Armstrong refused to give (Armstrong has a consistent history of never handing out full no move clauses to any of his players). On October 12, 2020, Pietrangelo signed a seven-year, $61.6 million contract with the Vegas Golden Knights that included a full no move clause for the entirety of the contract.
In 2022, Pietrangelo was named to his third All-Star Game. With help from actor Jon Hamm, Pietrangelo won the Breakaway Challenge portion of the All-Star Skills Competition despite missing both of his shots.
Pietrangelo took time away from the team midway through the 2022–23 season after his daughter was suffering from a brain lesion, and briefly contemplated retirement. However, as her condition improved, he was able to return to play, having missed nine games. Pietrangelo attracted controversy at multiple points during the team's deep run in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, the first coming after he was suspended for one game during the Golden Knights' second round series against the Edmonton Oilers after slashing the arm of Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl. He would in turn accuse the Oilers players of "premeditated" hits on him that were ignored by the officials. Vegas would ultimately reach the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals against the Florida Panthers. Pietrangelo exited the penalty box following the end of Game 4 and became enmeshed in an ongoing brawl, which attracted some speculation as to whether the rules required him to be suspended for ten games. However, ultimately none was applied. The Golden Knights ultimately defeated the Panthers in five games, and Pietrangelo hoisted the Stanley Cup for the second time in his career.
International play
Pietrangelo was picked to play for Team Canada's under-18 team at the 2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, where he served as an alternate captain. The team finished fourth. He played next for the Canadian National Junior Team at the 2009 World Junior Championships and won a gold medal.
The following year, Pietrangelo was loaned by his NHL team, the St. Louis Blues, to play for Team Canada in his second World Junior Championships in 2010. He was selected as an alternate captain to Patrice Cormier. In the final game of the round-robin, Pietrangelo scored a shorthanded game-tying goal against the United States to send the game to overtime. Canada eventually won in a shootout and earned a bye into the semi-final. Advancing to the gold medal game, Canada met the United States in a rematch, but lost 6–5 in overtime. Pietrangelo picked up several individual honours at the conclusion of the tournament. He was named a Tournament All-Star by the media, the Best Defenceman by the directorate and was selected by the coaching staff as one of Canada's top three players.
As the St. Louis Blues failed to make the playoffs in Pietrangelo's first full season in the NHL, he was selected to Canada's men's team for the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia. With two goals and three assists for five points over seven games, he led Canada in defensive scoring, while tying for second overall among all tournament defencemen. Canada advanced to the quarterfinal as the top-ranked team in their pool, but lost 2–1 to Russia. At the end of the tournament, Pietrangelo was chosen as the Best Defenceman by the directorate. Pietrangelo was part of Canada's gold medal-winning 2014 Winter Olympic team. He played in all six of Canada's games, contributing one assist.
On October 3, 2021, Pietrangelo was one of the first three players named to the men's hockey roster for Canada's team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, alongside Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid. However, due to the NHL's subsequent decision not to attend the Beijing Games as a result of the Omicron variant's impacts on scheduling, Pietrangelo was unable to compete.
Personal life
Pietrangelo was born to parents Joe and Edy, and raised along with his older brother David in King City. His father is the cousin of former NHL goaltender Frank Pietrangelo.
Pietrangelo married St. Louis native Jayne in July 2016. In 2017, he and his wife experienced pregnancy loss. They had triplets in July 2018. The couple had their fourth child in September 2020. In September 2022, one of their children developed encephalitis; the ordeal caused Pietrangelo to miss nine games in the 2022–23 season and briefly contemplate retirement, though she made a recovery by the end of the year.
As a child, Pietrangelo's friend died of cancer. As an adult, his niece was diagnosed with Wilms' tumor, but survived. This led him to partner with Friends of Kids with Cancer to raise funds and awareness for youth living with cancer.
Career statistics
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International
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1990 births
Living people
Barrie Colts players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
National Hockey League All-Stars
NHL first-round draft picks
Olympic gold medalists for Canada
Olympic ice hockey players for Canada
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Mississauga IceDogs players
Niagara IceDogs players
Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
Sportspeople from King, Ontario
St. Louis Blues draft picks
St. Louis Blues players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Stanley Cup champions
Vegas Golden Knights players |
13163135 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grab%C5%A1tejn | Grabštejn | Grabštejn () is a castle in Chotyně in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Originally a Gothic castle, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style and later modified in the late Baroque and late Neoclassical styles. It belongs among the most important monuments of the Liberec Region.
History
The original Gothic castle of Grafenstein was founded in the 13th century. In 1562, it was bought by Crown Chancellor Georg Mehl von Strelitz. Between 1566 and 1586, he had rebuilt the castle in the Renaissance style and thus turned it into a representative castle.
Georg Mehl also had a steward's house built below the castle, which was around the year 1830 rebuilt in the Neoclassical style. Shortly before that – around 1818 – Christian of Clam-Gallas had built the New Castle near the Old Castle. The new building was surrounded by a large garden with a number of valuable plants. The Old Castle has preserved its original Renaissance appearance despite a fire which damaged its upper floors in 1843.
The House of Clam-Gallas owned Grabštejn from 1704 until it was confiscated in 1945. After World War II, the castle was open to the public, but in 1953, the whole castle complex was taken over by the Ministry of Defence. The Old Castle's condition significantly deteriorated after the army left in the late 1980s.
Today the castle is owned by the state and offers guided tours. Repairs and restorations began in 1989. Nowadays, Grabštejn is one of the best restored monuments of great importance in the Czech Republic. The castle was opened to the public again in 1993. The tower offers a marvellous view of the three-border-triangle, the castle's northern wing, and the vault. The most touristically attractive part of the castle interior is the St. Barbara chapel decorated with Renaissance fresco paintings from the 16th century. All parts of the ceiling and walls are ornamented in with interlaced figural, animal, and heraldic motifs.
Grabštejn Castle belongs among the most important monuments in the Liberec Region. Since 2008, it has been protected as a national cultural monument.
See also
List of castles in the Liberec Region
Gallery
References
External links
Castles in the Liberec Region
Museums in the Liberec Region
Historic house museums in the Czech Republic
National cultural monuments of the Czech Republic |
13163138 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse%20%28UK%20band%29 | Pulse (UK band) | Pulse were the winners of the BBC reality show, Dance X. Readers of The Sun newspaper chose the band's name. They signed a recording contract with Gut Records, and released their first single, "Dancing in Repeat", (written by Oscar Görres and Swedish popstar Danny Saucedo) as a digital download in August 2007, and as a CD single the following month. It debuted in the UK Singles Chart on 15 September 2007 at #91.
During 2007 they supported Rihanna in the UK leg of her tour.
Claire Mealor, Marie McGonigle, Marquelle Ward, Phoenix and Rana Roy started recording an album, but none was released. Ward and Roy starred in a series of an ITV drama, Britannia High.
Discography
Singles
"Dancing in Repeat" #91 UK
External links
DanceX Official Site
DanceX at bbc.co.uk
Unofficial fansite
English pop music groups
English dance music groups |
13163148 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarom%20Baldiris | Aarom Baldiris | Aarom German Baldiris Pérez (born January 5, 1983) is a former Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers, Orix Buffaloes, and Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions. He batted and threw right-handed.
Career
Minor league career
Bardiris was originally drafted by the New York Mets out of high school at the age of seventeen. He started off at the Rookie-Class Venezuelan Summer League and played there until , and missed the entire season due to an injury. He was called up to Single-A Brooklyn in , then to Double-A Binghamton in . He played for the Texas Rangers organization in . He was acquired by the New York Yankees in and put on their 40-man roster in September 2007.
Career in Japan
Baldiris left the Yankees and signed to play in NPB in . There, the Hanshin Tigers selected him to be on the team's #1 roster. He struggled the first couple of weeks, but as the season went on, his batting average rose. On July 5, 2009 in a game against the Yakult Swallows, Baldiris hit his first NPB Home Run. It was a lead off home run off Masanori Ishikawa. He would later be chosen as one of the "Heroes" of that game along with the Tigers starting pitcher, Yasutomo Kubo. From 2010 to 2013 Baldris played for the Orix Buffaloes.
Samsung Lions
In 2016, Baldiris played for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League.
Coaching career
On June 2, 2024, Baldiris was added to the coaching staff of the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.
References
External links
, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
1983 births
Living people
Arizona League Rangers players
Binghamton Mets players
Brooklyn Cyclones players
Capital City Bombers players
Frisco RoughRiders players
Hanshin Tigers players
KBO League third basemen
Kingsport Mets players
Navegantes del Magallanes players
Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen
Oklahoma City RedHawks players
Orix Buffaloes players
Baseball players from Caracas
Samsung Lions players
St. Lucie Mets players
Tigres de Aragua players
Trenton Thunder players
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Japan
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in South Korea
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
Yokohama DeNA BayStars players |
13163170 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamil%20Susko | Kamil Susko | Kamil Susko (born 6 November 1974) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 16 appearances for the Slovakia national team in 1999 and 2000.
References
External links
1974 births
Living people
Slovak men's footballers
Slovakia men's international footballers
Sepahan S.C. footballers
PAOK FC players
Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
FK Inter Bratislava players
FC Spartak Trnava players
FC Baník Ostrava players
Footballers from Trenčín
Kapfenberger SV players
Slovak First Football League players
Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Iran
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Men's association football goalkeepers
Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic |
13163176 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956%20Divizia%20A | 1956 Divizia A | The 1956 Divizia A was the thirty-ninth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
Teams
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
See also
1956 Divizia B
References
Liga I seasons
Romania
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13163184 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan%20Leturgez | Bryan Leturgez | Bryan Robert Leturgez (born August 3, 1962) is an American football player, track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from 1988 to 1998.
Biography
A native of Indiana, he was born in Terre Haute. His mother and father were in the education field and moved a number of times as opportunities opened up. He graduated from Kankakee Valley High School in 1981, where he had competed in five different sports under eleven coaches. After graduating, he attended Purdue University on a full-ride football scholarship where he stayed for two years before transferring to Indiana State University on a track & field scholarship. He set the school records in the high jump 7' 1" and the 400IM hurdles. He also qualified and competed in the 1986 NCAA Track & Field Championships as well as the 1988 Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 400 IM hurdles. Leturgez's skills in both football and track led him to try out for bobsled in the fall of 1988 when he made the World Cup team and competed for the next ten years.
During those 10 years in bobsled, he earned numerous gold medals throughout his career. His best year came during the 1992–93 season when his 4 man team won 3 gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal in World Cups events and won the bronze in the World Championships in Igls, Austria that team also went on to win the 4 man overall World Cup Championship that season. Leturgez competed in three Winter Olympic Games: 1992 - Albertville, France where he was named team Captain for the 1992 Olympic Bobsled Team in which he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event. He also competed in the 1994 - Lillehammer, Norway, and 1998 - Nagano, Japan games... Leturgez also won 6 World Push Championships Gold medals in Monaco, Monte Carlo hosted by Prince Albert Grimaldi setting world records in the 1994 World Push Championships in both the two-man and four-man events.
Leturgez graduated from Indiana State University in 1991 with a Business Degree then went to work for Anheuser Busch in Riverside, California before moving to Atlanta, Georgia to work for Coca-Cola. After retiring from bobsled, he took a position with Interstate Johnson Lane a regional brokerage firm later named Wachovia Securities in Atlanta, and has been in the securities industry for 20 years. He currently resides in Marshall, Illinois, is the father of two high school daughters, and works at the Indiana State University Foundation as the Director of Corporate Partnerships. In October 2008 he was elected to the Indiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2021, Leturgez was inducted in the first class of the Kankakee Valley High School Hall of Fame.
References
1962 births
American male bobsledders
American male hurdlers
Bobsledders at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Bobsledders at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic bobsledders for the United States
Indiana State University alumni
Living people
Purdue Boilermakers football players
Sportspeople from Terre Haute, Indiana
Track and field athletes from Indiana
Players of American football from Atlanta
Track and field athletes from Atlanta |
13163187 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred%20J.%20Goulding | Alfred J. Goulding | Alfred John "Alf" Goulding (January 26, 1885 – April 25, 1972) was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who became an American film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 180 films between 1917 and 1959 and is credited with having Harold Lloyd wear his trademark glasses.
Biography
He was born on January 26, 1885, in Melbourne, Australia to Francis Thomas Goulding (1860–1940) and Margaret Davies Walsh. He was the youngest brother of the opera singer Elsa Goulding.
As children, he and his brother and sister performed with Pollard’s Lilliputian Opera Company, a popular Australian juvenile opera company that travelled Australasia, the Orient and North America extensively. By 1900 he was regularly singled out in reviews as one of the company’s most entertaining performers: "Master Alf. Goulding came in for a lion's share of applause, and he certainly won it fairly in his comic pieces." By 1907, Goulding was stage managing for the company. He arrived with the Pollard troupe in the US in 1908. According to Brent Walker, Goulding then travelled to Britain where he worked on stage with Stan Laurel, for several years, after which he returned to the US. By 1911 he was performing on stage in North America and directing his own stage shows, sometimes in collaboration with former Pollard performers Daphne Pollard and Harry "Snub" Pollard.
In 1912, he broke into movies, acting and then after 1916, directing two reel comedies for Fox. He then joined Hal Roach, directing many Harold Lloyd shorts. Throughout the 1920s and early 1930s his work output was significant, and he directed the likes of Harry Langdon, Norma Shearer and Fatty Arbuckle, in addition to films starring former Pollard players Daphne Pollard and Snub Pollard Between 1935 and 1938 he worked in Britain again. In 1939 he re-entered the United States illegally and was jailed as an alien.
Goulding directed one of Laurel and Hardy's final films at the Hal Roach Studios, A Chump at Oxford, released in 1940, and wrote and directed a wartime film made in Australia in 1942, A Yank in Australia, which was not a success. His final film was Laffing Time which he directed in 1959. He had by this time, over 180 directorial credits to his name.
He died in Hollywood, California, from pneumonia on April 5, 1972.
Marriages
He married Gladys Watson (1891–1920) on October 28, 1911, in Seattle, Washington. She died on April 19, 1920, in Hollywood, California.
On June 17, 1920, in Glendale, California, he married Hazel Marcella O'Brien (1892–1935) and they divorced around 1925.
His third marriage was on December 8, 1925, when he married Audrey H. Faught (1910–1972) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was 25 years younger than him. They divorced in 1933; she claimed that he beat her and drank excessively. She was awarded custody of their three children.
He married actress Diana Seaby (1914–1963) (born Dorothea Lillian Siglow) in Mexico in 1934. They married again in San Bernardino, California, on July 30, 1934, to ensure that the marriage was legal in the United States. She was 29 years younger than him. They divorced in 1941 in Dade County, Florida.
He appears to have married Suzanne Raphael in 1941 and they divorced by 1952.
He married his last wife, Rita J. Lunniss (1927–1980) in 1952 in Middlesex, England. She later changed her name to Betty Goulding.
Selected filmography
By the Sad Sea Waves (1917)
Bliss (1917)
All Aboard (1917)
Bashful (1917)
Step Lively (1917)
A Gasoline Wedding (1918)
Look Pleasant, Please (1918)
Let's Go (1918)
On the Jump (1918)
Follow the Crowd (1918)
Pipe the Whiskers (1918)
Hey There! (1918)
Kicked Out (1918)
Two-Gun Gussie (1918)
Fireman Save My Child (1918)
Somewhere in Turkey (1918)
An Ozark Romance (1918)
Kicking the Germ Out of Germany (1918)
Bride and Gloom (1918)
Swing Your Partners (1918)
Take a Chance (1918)
The Dutiful Dub (1919)
Crack Your Heels (1919)
Ring Up the Curtain (1919)
Si, Senor (1919)
The Marathon (1919)
Pistols for Breakfast (1919)
Off the Trolley (1919)
Never Touched Me (1919)
Count Your Change (1919)
Heap Big Chief (1919)
Don't Shove (1919)
From Hand to Mouth (1919)
Learning to Love (1925)
Don't (1925)
Atta Boy (1926)
Should Men Walk Home? (1927)
The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927)
Hey, Pop! (1932)
Buzzin' Around (1933)
How've You Bean? (1933)
Everything Is Rhythm (1936)
Splinters in the Air (1937)
Sam Small Leaves Town (1937)
The Gang Show (1938)
Olympic Honeymoon (1940)
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
A Yank in Australia (1942)
Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948)
The Dark Road (1948)
The Devil's Jest (1954)
Laffing Time (1959)
References
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1885 births
1972 deaths
Film directors from Los Angeles
American male screenwriters
Deaths from pneumonia in California
Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Articles containing video clips
Australian emigrants to the United States
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American screenwriters |
13163196 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grin%20%28company%29 | Grin (company) | Grin AB was a video game developer based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded by Bo and Ulf Andersson in 1997, Grin worked on numerous titles for the PC, consoles and arcade. Grin filed for bankruptcy and became defunct on August 12, 2009, and its founders went on to create Overkill Software.
History
Grin was founded by brothers Bo and Ulf Andersson in 1997.
After Grin's first release Ballistics (PC, arcade), in 2001, Grin released the critically acclaimed Bandits: Phoenix Rising (PC) and several arcade machines, as well as military and civilian simulators. Grin went on to develop two games for Ubisoft, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (PC) and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (PC). Bionic Commando Rearmed (downloadable via Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, PC), Bionic Commando (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC), Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC) and Terminator Salvation were the last titles, released in 2008-2009. In 2007, Grin expanded into offices on the Barcelona, Spain beach front, in the Torre Mapfre skyscraper, followed by another studio in the center of Gothenburg, Sweden, along with the Grin Jakarta QA studio, located in the center of Jakarta, Indonesia. 250 people in total were developing games for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Grin began preproduction work on a Final Fantasy spin-off game, Fortress, in the second half of 2008 when Square Enix outsourced it to the Swedish developer. The development team, based in Stockholm, began creating concept art, 3D models and a game engine, thinking of Fortress as a "game with an epic scale both in story and production values". In addition to original characters and locations, concept art for the game depicted Ashe and a Judge character from Final Fantasy XII, and chocobos and other recurring creatures of the series. The score was also being produced. However, after six months of development, Square Enix reclaimed the project without paying Grin, due to concerns over the quality of the work. Grin co-founders Ulf and Bo Andersson claimed that "Square Enix had already made up its mind that Fortress wasn't a project it wanted anymore". Square Enix's withdrawal left the Swedish developer in financial difficulty and with no other ongoing game project.
In 2009, Grin closed its offices in Barcelona and Gothenburg, citing financial difficulties. On 12 August 2009 Grin filed for bankruptcy! Later the same day, the official Grin site published the news that the company was closing down. Grin noted that delayed payments from "too many publishers" caused "an unbearable cashflow situation" and mentioning in a farewell note their "unreleased masterpiece that [they] weren't allowed to finish".
Former members of Grin formed a new development studio, Might and Delight, which focuses on small, downloadable games. Together with the owners of Fatshark, the former lead engineers of Grin started middleware developer Bitsquid, which was later bought by Autodesk. Former quality assurance members formed a separate studio called Trinity QA Studio in June 2010. Bo and Ulf Andersson (along with their friend Simon Viklund) went on to form Overkill Software. Bertil Hörberg, who worked on both Bionic Commando and Bionic Commando Rearmed, went on to form Hörberg Productions, a one-man studio responsible for the well-received Gunman Clive (Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android, Steam) and its sequel Gunman Clive 2 (3DS, Steam). The games were bundled together as Gunman Clive HD Collection for Wii U and Nintendo Switch.
Technology
The Diesel engine was originally developed for their game Ballistics and has been used, albeit with modifications, in a number of other games since then. The first installment of the engine was developed in close collaboration with Nvidia, aimed to showcase the capabilities of their latest graphics chip at the time, the GeForce 3. The engine is currently in use by Overkill Software, former owners of the now defunct developer Grin. Overkill's game, Payday: The Heist, uses a modified version of this engine. Payday 2 and Raid: World War II run on the second generation Diesel engine 2.0.
Games developed
References
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Companies based in Stockholm
Privately held companies of Sweden
Video game companies established in 1997
Video game companies disestablished in 2009
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Video game development companies
Swedish companies established in 1997
Swedish companies disestablished in 2009 |
13163253 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skorkov | Skorkov | Skorkov may refer to places in the Czech Republic:
Skorkov (Havlíčkův Brod District), a municipality and village in the Vysočina Region
Skorkov (Mladá Boleslav District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region |
13163275 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapchi%20Prison | Drapchi Prison | Drapchi Prison, or Lhasa Prison No. 1 (, lit. "four corners"; ), is the largest prison in Tibet, China, located in Lhasa. Drapchi is named after its location and was originally a military garrison until it was converted into a prison after the 1959 Tibetan Uprising. It is roughly one mile from the city centre and is the main prison for judicially sentenced prisoners in Tibet. It was the primary place for the detention of political prisoners before 2005 when the newer and modernised Chushur (Chinese: Qushui) Prison was built. Drapchi also goes by the name Delapuxie prison, which has sometimes been listed as a separate prison online.
According to Central Tibetan Administration, the prison has gained a notorious reputation and is feared by the Tibetans due to its strong management. Reports of brutality have been alleged by Tibetan exile groups.
In November 1994, 13 nuns were sent to Drapchi to serve a 5-year sentence for endangering state security by protests against the Chinese rule in Lhasa. In April 1996, all the inmates of Unit 3 of Drapchi prison, consisting of nearly 100 female political prisoners, went on a hunger strike in protest of their treatment. The week-long strike caused the prison officers some concern that it might damage the reputation of the prison further if the inmates died as a result and promised an end to the brutality.
Drapchi Prison used to be the only official prison in Tibet but, following the 1994 law change, former laogais were rebranded, and locations such as Powo Tramo were also referred to as prisons.
China claims that "The Tibet Autonomous Region Prison aims to create a "modern and civilised prison". According to the same source, between 1997 and 2004, it had invested "more than 60 million yuan in the construction of software and hardware facilities, which has improved the overall appearance of the prison".
See also
Lhasa
Tibetan Money
Army of Tibet
Tsarong
Human Rights in Tibet
Tibet since 1950
Central Tibetan Administration
Ganden Phodrang
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
References
External links
History of Drapchi Prison
Buildings and structures in Lhasa
Prisons in China |
13163306 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Marino%20in%20the%20Eurovision%20Song%20Contest | San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest | San Marino has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 14 times, debuting in the , followed by participation from onward. The Sammarinese participant broadcaster in the contest is (SMRTV). San Marino did not participate in 2009 or 2010, with SMRTV citing financial difficulties as the reason for its withdrawal. Having failed to qualify in their first four attempts, the nation qualified for the contest's final for the first time in . Valentina Monetta represented San Marino in , , and 2014, making her the first entrant to participate in three consecutive contests since the 1960s. In , Serhat managed to qualify to the final, marking the second appearance of the country in a Eurovision final and achieving their best result to date of 19th place. Following the cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, their 2020 candidate Senhit was again selected to represent San Marino in the . She qualified to the final, making it the first time that San Marino made it to two consecutive finals.
SMRTV has largely chosen to select their entrant internally, though on five occasions they used national finals: 1in360 for 2018, Digital Battle for 2020, and Una voce per San Marino since 2022. Unlike other participating countries, San Marino does not organise a televote due to their use of Italy's phone network, and because the small number of potential televoters would not meet the minimum voting threshold set by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
Contest history
Participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is open to members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), of which (SMRTV) is a member since 1995. On 11 November 2007, an email from an SMRTV representative to the OGAE Italy stated that they were considering entering the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in , pending approval by their board members. A decision would have to be made by 15 November, the deadline for interested broadcasters to submit an application for participation in the . At the time, half of the financing of SMRTV was by Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), the broadcaster of , which had last participated in ; the two entities also shared board members. Despite this, SMRTV received approval to take part and officially announced their participation on 21 November 2007. SMRTV Head of Delegation Alessandro Capicchioni stated that San Marino's motivation for entering the contest was to promote tourism and to bring attention to the nation, as "[a] lot of the world knows neither where San Marino is or if it even exists".
For their first Eurovision appearance, SMRTV sought to host an internal selection process, choosing Miodio with the Italian language song "Complice". The nation's first entry did not fare well, placing last in the first semi-final, receiving just five points in total and not qualifying to the final. In June 2008, the Sammarinese Minister of Culture announced that they had good hopes to return to the next year's edition. After initially applying to take part in the in Moscow, Russia, SMRTV ultimately opted to not return, citing financial difficulties. San Marino did not return for the either, again stating financial reasons as preventing participation. Had they obtained state or private funding for an entry, SMRTV had agreed to send the Italian duo Paola e Chiara to the contest, held in Oslo, Norway that year.
After a two-year absence from the contest, San Marino returned in with Italian singer Senit performing "Stand By", which failed to take the nation to the final. From 2012 to 2014, the nation sent Valentina Monetta to the contest on three consecutive occasions, which made her the first singer to participate in three consecutive contests since Udo Jürgens, who competed in , and for . Monetta's entries in ("The Social Network Song") and ("Crisalide (Vola)") respectively failed to qualify San Marino for the final. However, in , Monetta managed to bring the nation to the final for the first time, where she placed 24th with the song "Maybe".
San Marino's subsequent three entries: "Chain of Lights" performed by Anita Simoncini and Michele Perniola (), "I Didn't Know" by Turkish performer Serhat () and "" by Jimmie Wilson and Monetta (), all failed to qualify to the final. The 2017 entry marked Monetta's fourth appearance at the contest as well as the nation's second last place finish in the semi-final. This was only slightly improved upon in with Jessika and Jenifer Brening's second to last place finish with "Who We Are". In , San Marino sent Serhat for a second time, with the song "Say Na Na Na", finishing in 19th place with 77 points, giving them their best result to this point. The nation planned to take part in the with Senhit and her song "Freaky!", however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the contest was cancelled on 18 March 2020. The EBU announced soon after that entries intended for 2020 would not be eligible for the following year, though each broadcaster would be able to send either their 2020 representative or a new one. Senhit later revealed that she would return to represent San Marino for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Her 2021 entry "Adrenalina" featuring Flo Rida managed to qualify the nation to the final the third time in its history, eventually placing 22nd of the 26 finalists with 50 points.
San Marino's two subsequent and most recent entries were unable to qualify for the final. The 2022 entry "Stripper" by Italian singer Achille Lauro finished in 14th place in the semi-final, while their 2023 entry "Like an Animal" by Italian band Piqued Jacks finished last in its semi-final with no points, making it the first entry from San Marino to finish with nul points.
Selection process
Prior to the 2018 contest, SMRTV had selected their Eurovision Song Contest entry internally for all of their appearances in the contest. Their first experience with a national final type process came in where SMRTV opted to organise the online talent show 1in360 to select the entry. After a brief return to an internal selection for , the 2020 contest saw the nation's entry selected through Digital Battle. As part of that process, 2011 entrant Senhit was selected internally, while her song was selected through an online poll. For 2021, SMRTV continued their cooperation with Senhit, returning to an internal selection for the year's contest. The 2022 contest saw SMRTV opting to organise a singing competition entitled Una voce per San Marino to select their entry, returning a public process for a third time. Following the success of the first edition, the Sammarinese Secretary of State for Tourism, Postal Services, Economic Cooperation and the World Expo Federico Pedini Amati announced that the format had been confirmed for 2023. In August 2023, Amati confirmed that a third edition was planned to select the nation's 2024 entry, and the following October, the selection was confirmed until 2025.
Voting
Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest typically consists of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent jury deliberation. From 2009 to 2015, the jury and public votes were combined and presented as one. San Marino does not organise a televote, however, due to their use of Italy's phone network, and because the small number of potential televoters would not meet the minimum voting threshold set by the EBU. As such, the Sammarinese vote was based solely on their jury during these contests. For the 2016 contest, the EBU introduced a new voting system where the jury and televoting points would be presented separately. If no televote was available, they would instead simulate a composite score using average televoting results from an undisclosed pre-selected group of countries. SMRTV objected to this format, particularly because the EBU would not divulge which countries they would use to create the result and because half of San Marino's points would be determined by others. For the 2017 contest, SMRTV proposed to enable televoting by Sammarinese residents through the use of a statistically representative panel of viewers, similar to the process used at the time in Italy's Sanremo Music Festival. The panel would watch the shows of the contest live and vote during the normal televoting period; their vote would then be used as the country's televote. If any issues arose, the old format could be used as a backup. However, the EBU denied this request in March 2017, and the rules had since remained unchanged in this regard.
At the 2022 contest, San Marino's jury vote was found to have irregular voting patterns during the second semi-final, along with five other nations. Consequently, these countries were given substitute aggregated jury scores for both the second semi-final and the final, calculated from the corresponding jury scores of countries with historically similar voting patterns as determined by the pots for the semi-final allocation draw for that contest. Their televoting scores were unaffected. The Flemish broadcaster VRT later reported that the juries involved had made agreements to vote for each other's entries to secure qualification to the final.
For the 2023 contest, the voting system underwent several changes, including a return of full televoting to determine the qualifiers from the semi-finals. In the event that a country cannot deliver a televoting result in a semi-final, a backup jury result would be used. This change allowed for the Sammarinese vote in the semi-finals to be based solely on its jury, however, the procedure of using calculated scores would still be used in the event that the Sammarinese jury is disqualified.
Participation overview
Related involvement
Heads of delegation
Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the performers, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others.
Jury members
Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals for the semi-finals and final of the Eurovision Song Contest, ranking all entries except their own. The juries' votes constitute 50% of the overall result alongside televoting. The modern incarnation of jury voting was introduced beginning with the .
Commentators and spokespeople
For the show's broadcast on SMRTV, various commentators have provided comment on the contest in the local language. At the contest, after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting broadcaster to invite each respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote. In 2014, San Marino RTV also provided an English commentary for their internet streaming, with John Kennedy O'Connor and Jamarie Milkovic. O'Connor reprised this role for both the 2015 and 2016 contests.
Photo gallery
See also
San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Notes and references
Notes
References
San Marino |
13163316 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrap%20Your%20Love%20All%20Around%20Your%20Man | Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man | "Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man" is a 1977 hit song by country singer Lynn Anderson.
Best known for her Grammy Award-winning country and pop smash, "Rose Garden", from 1970, Lynn Anderson was one of country music's leading ladies throughout that decade. "Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man" was released and became a major hit on the country charts, peaking at number twelve, her first entry there since 1975.
The song's success was helped by exposure on an episode of the TV-series Starsky & Hutch that year, in which Anderson also guest starred as Sue Ann Granger. The song was very up-tempo and had an almost Disco beat. This was becoming fairly common at the time, country music had shifted towards more pop oriented songs; a movement in which Anderson was a key player for much of the decade. An album by the same name as the single was released mid-year of 1977.
Chart performance
1977 singles
Lynn Anderson songs
Columbia Records singles
1977 songs |
13163337 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echills%20Wood%20Railway | Echills Wood Railway | The Echills Wood Railway is a miniature hobbyist railway in Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire, England.
A feature of the railway is its gnome village, a collection of garden gnomes donated by the public. The gnome village was vandalised in September 2016, when several of the ornaments were damaged. The incident prompted members of the public to donate replacements following an appeal by railway members. Local newspaper, the Tamworth Herald also backed the appeal. The attraction was destroyed for a second time by vandals in April 2017.
References
External links
Echills Wood Railway site
Echills Wood Railway Observer Pages for regular updates on the railways activities. [This site is no longer active].
7¼ in gauge railways in England
Miniature railways in the United Kingdom
Kingsbury, Warwickshire |