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44497485	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951%20French%20legislative%20election%20in%20Gabon%E2%80%93Moyen%20Congo	1951 French legislative election in Gabon–Moyen Congo	Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Gabon and French Congo on 17 June 1951. Results First college Second college: Gabon Second College: Moyen Congo References Gabon Elections in Gabon Elections in the Republic of the Congo 1951 in Gabon 1951 in Moyen-Congo Election and referendum articles with incomplete results
20468699	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha%20Fire%20Company	Alpha Fire Company	The Alpha Fire Company provides fire and rescue services for the Borough of State College, College Township, Ferguson Township, Patton Township, and The Pennsylvania State University. The company was formed in 1899 as the Union Fire Company and changed its name to Alpha Fire Company in 1900. Mission and community service The Mission Statement of Alpha Fire is: "To protect the lives and property of the members of the Borough of State College and surrounding communities." Volunteers who serve with the company are each required to undergo various training modules, the first of which amounts to approximately 80 hours over the members' first 12 weeks with the company. All members are required to obtain their national Firefighter I Certification within 24 months of joining. In addition to the protection of property and lives, members of the fire department also engage in activities which foster positive working relations between the department and members of the community. In the past such activities have included transporting Santa Clause through the borough during State College's annual Christmas Eve celebration. Apparatus Alpha Fire Company operates a fleet of 26 vehicles. Command 5 - Incident command post rotated among the line officers Car 5 - Fire Chief's car, additional command post Car 55 - Fire Director's car, additional command post Traffic 5-1 - 2021 Ford F-350 Fire police traffic unit Traffic 5-2 - 2021 Ford F-350 Fire police traffic unit Special Unit 5 - Modified 2005 Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab Utility 5-1 - 2005 Chevrolet 2500 Utility 5-2 - 2012 Chevrolet 2500 Utility 5-3 - 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe Utility 5-4 - 2013 Ford Interceptor Utility 5-5 - 2012 Ford Explorer Fire Marshal 55 - 2013 Ford Interceptor UTV 5 - Kubota RTV Drop-Deck 5 - 2019 JLG Utility Trailer Service 55 - 2018 Ford F-350 with a Reading Body Heavy Lift 5 - 1988 Nissan N6000 Fork Lift Foam Trailer 5 - 2005 Tandem Axel Class-B Foam Trailer Decon Trailer 5 - 2014 Mobile Decon Trailer Hazmat 55 - 1997 Seagrave Walk-In HazMat Unit Engine Companies Engine 5-1 - 2005 Pierce Dash Engine 5-2 - 2002 Pierce Dash Custom Engine Engine 5-3 - 2002 Pierce Dash Custom Engine Engine 5-4 - 2017 Pierce Velocity PUC Tanker 5-1 - 2013 Pierce/Kenworth Custom Tanker Tanker 5-2 - 2021 Pierce/Kenworth Custom Tanker Truck Companies Truck 5-1 - 2016 95 Foot Pierce Velocity ladder Truck Truck 5-2 - 2009 75 Foot Pierce Aerial Scope tower ladder Truck Quint 5 - 2010 75 Foot Aerial PUC Quint on a Pierce Arrow XT Chassis. Rescue Company Rescue 5 - 2000 Saulsbury Cougar Series Rescue on a Spartan Gladiator Long four-door Chassis Stations Alpha Fire operates out of three stations: Main Station The Main Station at 400 West Beaver Avenue opened in 1974. The Main Station has a Meeting Room, Maintenance Shop, Lounge, Watch Office, Kitchen, Administration Office, Gym, and Bunk room. The bunk room houses 6 live-ins and has room for 17 total bunks. The station houses 5 pieces of apparatus, Engine 5-2, Engine 5-3, Truck 5-1, Rescue 5, Tanker 5-1. Traffic units 5-1 and 5-2, Utility 5-1, Utility 5-4, Service 55, Special Unit 5, and Command 5 are also housed here. College Township Station The College Township station is a sub-station housed in the basement of the College Township Building at 1481 East College Avenue. This station has a Watchroom, Office, Lounge, Bunkroom, Live-in rooms for 4 live-ins, and a Kitchen. Engine 5-1, Quint 5, Utility 55, and Fire Marshal 55 are housed here. Patton Township Station The Patton Township Sub-Station facility at 2598 Green Tech Drive opened in 2001. It has rooms for four live-in members and a bunkroom for additional firefighters. The station houses Truck 5-2, Engine 5-4, Tanker 5-2, Utility 5-2, and Utility 5-3. See also Centre County, Pennsylvania Borough of State College College Township Ferguson Township Patton Township The Pennsylvania State University. References External links Alpha Fire Company Centre County, Pennsylvania State College, Pennsylvania
17333790	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechwood%20High%20School	Beechwood High School	Beechwood High School is a 6-year 7-12th grade high school, located in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, United States. General information Beechwood High School, founded 1860, is operated by an "independent" school district, which in Kentucky refers to a district that is independent of a county. Most school districts in the state coincide exactly with county boundaries. The Beechwood district is run by the superintendent, Dr. Mike Stacy. Beechwood High School is consistently one of the highest-rated schools in Kentucky. This school is a relatively small with roughly 115 students in each graduating class. The school's mascot is the Tiger. Although the high school is listed as 7th-12th grade, an elementary (grades K-6) also exists in a connected building. These two schools make up the Beechwood Independent School District. Awards and recognition They have been ranked one of the best high schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in 2008. Athletics In 2008 the school had the following teams: Football, Boys' and Girls' track, Boys' and Girls' Cross Country, Archery, Boys' and Girls Basketball, Baseball, Fastpitch Softball, Girls' and Boys' swimming, Boys' and Girls' Golf, Boys' and Girls' Tennis, Volleyballs, and Girls' Soccer. State champions 17-Time Kentucky High School Athletic Association STATE CHAMPIONS in football - 14 championships in class 1A and three championships in 2A) (1984, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020-2A, 2021-2A, 2022-2A) Football Beechwood built a dominant football program in the 1990s under head coach Mike Yeagle. Accumulating 7 state titles, 3 undefeated seasons, and a Northern Kentucky record 38 consecutive wins all within the decade, the Tigers were the most successful team in the state from 1990 to 1999 in both wins (126) and winning percentage (.893). Beechwood carried their winning tradition into the new millennium by winning back-to-back state titles in 2007 and 2008 under new head coach Noel Rash, soon after forming an active streak of three consecutive state championships from 2016 to 2018 and the first 2A state championship in school history in 2020. 2022 State Champion (14-1) 2021 State Champion (15–0) 2020 State Champion (10–2) 2018 State Champion (13–2) 2017 State Champion (13–2) 2016 State Champion (14-1) 2008 State Champion (14-1) 2007 State Champion (13-2) 2004 State Champion (14-1) 1999 State Champion (13-2) 1997 State Champion (14-0) 1996 State Champion (12-2) 1994 State Champion (15-0) 1993 State Champion (11-3) 1992 State Champion (13-1) 1991 State Champion (15-0) 1984 State Champion (13-0) Band program The Beechwood band program is the largest activity on the Beechwood Schools campus encompassing nearly 250 students from 5th to 12th grade. The band program includes the national award-winning Marching Tigers, high school symphonic band, high school percussion ensemble, jazz ensemble, jazz lab band, middle school bands, pep bands, chamber ensembles, and winter guards. The band program is under the direction of Austin Bralley. Winter Guard The Beechwood High School Varsity Winter Guard is one of the most successful guard programs in Kentucky. The Beechwood Varsity Winter Guard competes in Tri-State Marching Arts as well as Winter Guard International. Recently, the Varsity Winter Guard was the TMA Regional A Gold Medalists in 2017 and 2018. Marching Tigers The Marching Tigers have been awarded the Bands of America Class A National Championship two times (2006,2011). Beechwood is the only band program in KMEA history to win a state championship under four different band directors. In 2019, the Marching Tigers represented the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington DC. KMEA State Champions Class 1A – 1990, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 Class 2A – 2019, 2021 KMEA State Finalist Class 1A - 1986, 1990, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Class 2A - 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2019, 2021 Class 3A - 1996 Bands of America National Champions Class 1A - 2006, 2011 Bands of America National Semifinalists 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 Notable alumni Brandon Berger, former Kansas City Royals outfielder References External links Beechwood High School home page Beechwood Independent School District https://khsaa.org/records/football/fb90syearbyyear.pdf Schools in Kenton County, Kentucky Public high schools in Kentucky 1860 establishments in Kentucky
23574015	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kl%C3%A1%C5%A1ter%20Hradi%C5%A1t%C4%9B%20nad%20Jizerou	Klášter Hradiště nad Jizerou	Klášter Hradiště nad Jizerou () is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. It lies in the Jizera River valley. There is a former monastery in the village, currently a brewery. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
20468721	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacodes%20squamigerus	Thylacodes squamigerus	Thylacodes squamigerus, common name the scaled wormsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails. This species was previously known as Serpulorbis squamigerus. This worm snail lives in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This species is often cemented into colonies. It has no operculum. References Vermetidae Gastropods described in 1856 Taxa named by Philip Pearsall Carpenter
17333796	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second%20Time%20Around%20%28film%29	Second Time Around (film)	Second Time Around () is a 2002 Hong Kong film starring Ekin Cheng, Cecilia Cheung and Jonathan Ke Quan. The film involves the use of parallel universes. Plot Ren Lee (Ekin Cheng) works at a small casino with his best friend Sing Wong (Jonathan Ke Quan). Ren gets dumped by his pregnant fiancée and asks Sing for money to gamble in Las Vegas, believing himself to have the strongest luck after his fiancée fired a pistol on him and missed all six times. In Vegas, Sing wanders around the casino while Ren is gambling and offers advice to a young woman that helps her win big. Casino management becomes suspicious of Ren’s winnings and send their best dealer, Number One, to deal with him. Ren loses all his money to Number One and leaves the casino with Sing. The young woman who Sing helped win at the casino sees the two leaving and offers them a ride. Both his best friend and the woman die in a car accident. Ren is the sole survivor. Ren, now pursued by policewoman Tina Chow (Cecilia Cheung), gets into another car accident that causes them to go back in time. Through this process, he not only changes himself and saves his friend's life but also falls in love with Tina. Awards The film won the Film of Merit prize at the 2003 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards. References External links 2000s Cantonese-language films 2002 films Hong Kong science fiction films China Star Entertainment Group films Milkyway Image films Films directed by Jeffrey Lau Films set in the United States 2000s Hong Kong films
23574018	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kluky%20%28Mlad%C3%A1%20Boleslav%20District%29	Kluky (Mladá Boleslav District)	Kluky is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants. The village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone. Geography Kluky lies about west of Mladá Boleslav and northeast of Prague. The municipality is located in the Jizera Table plateau. History The first written mention of Kluky is from 1264. The village was owned by less important aristocratic families and after the Battle of White Mountain it was acquired by the Jesuit order. Sights The village monument zone includes an extensive set of smaller cottages on narrow plots, among which timbered multi-storey houses from the end of the 18th century predominate. References External links Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574019	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrixspermum%20japonicum	Thrixspermum japonicum	Thrixspermum japonicum, known as East Asian thrixspermum, is a species of orchid native to Korea, south-central and southern Japan, and parts of China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Taiwan). References External links japonicum Orchids of Japan Orchids of Korea Orchids of China Plants described in 1866
6903969	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS%20Kurtulu%C5%9F	SS Kurtuluş	SS Kurtuluş was a Turkish cargo ship which became famous for her humanitarian role in carrying food aid during the famine Greece suffered under the Axis occupation in World War II. She sank on 20 February 1942 in the Sea of Marmara during her fifth voyage from İstanbul, Turkey to Piraeus, Greece. In Turkish, “kurtuluş” means "liberation". History of the ship The steamer Kurtuluş was built by Caird & Purdie Shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England in 1883. She was a dry-freight carrier, long with 2,735 gross register tons capacity. After having served under different flags and names, she was purchased in 1924 by the prominent Turkish shipowning family, Kalkavan brothers. She served as freighter in Turkish waters as one of the first ships under the flag of the newly established Turkish Republic. She was re-sold in 1934 to another family active in the same field, Tavilzade brothers, who named her "SS Kurtuluş" ("SS Liberation") in 1934. In 1941, SS Kurtuluş was leased by the Turkish government for humanitarian relief to be provided during the food crisis in Greece. The mission & aftermath Greece experienced the Great Famine () during the time the country was occupied by Nazi Germany starting April 1941, as well as a sea blockade by the Royal Navy at the same time. The famine today is generally believed to have caused the deaths of around 300,000 people of all ages, according to historian and researcher Mark Mazower. And at the time, about 70,000 people according to the Nazi officials and sources during the period in Axis occupied-Greece. The National Greek War Relief Association, an organization formed in October 1940 by the Greek Orthodox Church, started to raise funds in the United States and to organize relief efforts to supply the population with food and medicine. The Allied high command were initially reluctant to lift the blockade since it was the only form of pressure they had on the Axis Powers. However, a compromise was reached to allow shipments of grain to come from the neutral Turkey, despite the fact that it was within the blockade zone. Turkish president İsmet İnönü with the Turkish parliament and his government, signed a decision and initiated a mission to help the people whose army he had personally clashed & fought with during the Turkish War of Independence 19 years prior. Turkey thus became the first to lend a helping hand to Greece officially, with a significant amount of support from several other organizations. Foodstuffs were collected by a nationwide campaign of Kızılay (Turkish Red Crescent) and the operation was mainly funded by the American Greek War Relief Association and the Hellenic Union of Constantinopolitans. Food supplies were sent to the port of Istanbul to be shipped to Greece. SS Kurtuluş was prepared for her voyage with big symbols of the Red Crescent painted on both sides. After having received permission from London to cross the blockade zone, the ship left Karaköy Pier on 6 October 1941 for the first time. Upon landing in Piraeus, the port city near Athens, the International Red Cross took charge of unloading and of distributing the foodstuffs. In the following months, SS Kurtuluş made three more voyages to Greece delivering a total of 6,735 tons of food aid. Sinking & fate During her fifth voyage, after having left Istanbul on 18 February, the old ship was caught in heavy weather and rough seas in the Sea of Marmara. During the stormy night of 20 February 1942, SS Kurtuluş was blown onto rocks off the coast near Saraylar village, north of Marmara Island. She sank the next morning at 9:15 after the accident. All 34 crew members reached Marmara Island. The place was later named Cape Kurtuluş in her memory. Despite the loss of SS Kurtuluş, Turkey maintained her determination to help, and continued sending aid until 1946 with other ships like SS Dumlupınar, SS Tunç, SS Konya, SS Güneysu and SS Aksu. One ship, the SS Dumlupınar brought around 1,000 sick Greek children aged 13–16 to İstanbul to recuperate in a safe place. The documentary film Turkish writer-researcher & film director Erhan Cerrahoğlu undertook research work to produce a documentary on SS Kurtuluş and on the relief campaign the ship was part of. The wrecksite was identified in summer 2005, by diver Professor Erdoğan Okuş and his team. The shipwreck was found mostly demolished, and many of the wreckage parts were scattered across the sea-floor. The documentary film Barışı Taşıyan Vapur: Kurtuluş (SS Kurtuluş: The Steamship That Carried Peace) features images seen for the first time. The documentary debuted on 1 June 2006, during the 3rd International Istanbul Bunker Conference. Footnotes References A History of Greece Sources Dimitri Kitsikis, «La famine en Grèce, 1941 1942. Les conséquences politiques»,Revue d'Histoire de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale (Paris), 19th year, no. 74, April 1969. limited preview Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness Cargo ships of Turkey Greece–Turkey relations Greece in World War II Shipwrecks in the Sea of Marmara Maritime incidents in February 1942 Maritime incidents in Turkey 1942 in Turkey 1883 ships Steamships of Turkey
23574020	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kn%C4%9B%C5%BEmost	Kněžmost	Kněžmost is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Býčina, Chlumín, Čížovka, Drhleny, Koprník, Lítkovice, Malobratřice, Násedlnice, Solec, Soleček, Srbsko, Suhrovice, Úhelnice and Žantov are administrative parts of Kněžmost. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
6904019	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto%20Vivo	Porto Vivo	"Porto Vivo", literally translating to "Porto Alive", is the name for an urban rejuvenation project in Porto, Portugal. The Porto City Council, ("Camara municipal") established this project when the City old Town was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO during 1998. History Porto City Council's officially appointed body, The Society of Urban Rehabilitation of Oporto, was created specifically to take charge of and carry out this project. They are located in the Sé district of Porto, on Rua Mouzinho da Silveira, in the heart of the protection zone. The society was constituted on 27 of November 2004. Its mission is to elaborate the strategy, and promote the program of urban rejuvenation in Porto, by acting as mediator between property owners and investors, between holders and tenants, and where needed, to take charge the operation of urban rehabilitation, using the lawful powers conferred to it by the City Council. The overall aim of the rehabilitation program is to rehabitate, and breathe new life into the inner city (The "Baixa" district), and the historical centre of Porto. This involves renovation of much of the older, more neglected residential and other historically significant buildings, especially in the area bounded by the ancient city walls, defined by UNESCO as being a world heritage conservation zone during 1996. Objectives The society has 5 declared objectives: To refurbish the buildings and structures of the City Centre. To revitalise the local economy of the City Centre. To renew and enhance the social aspects of the City Centre. To modernise the infrastructure of the City Centre. To facilitate efficient management of the renewed City Centre. In addition to the many historical buildings renovated to date as part of Porto Vivo, the program has also yielded the Porto Metro, the upgrading & expansion of Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, the construction of many new buildings including the Casa da Música theatre, the Infante Dom Henrique Bridge, and the upgrading of the Dom Luis I Bridge. References Porto Vivo Masterplan (English Executive Summary - PDF) Porto Vivo Official Website Porto City Council Website Porto
6904022	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document%20modelling	Document modelling	Document modelling looks at the inherent structure in documents. Rather than the structure in formatting which is the classic realm of word-processing tools, it is concerned with the structure in content. Because document content is typically viewed as the ad hoc result of a creative process, the art of document modelling is still in its infancy. Most document modelling comes in the form of document templates evidenced most often as word-processing documents, fillable PDF forms, and XML templates. The particular strength of XML in this context is its ability to model document components in a tree-like structure, and its separation of content and style. Document modelling goes beyond mere form-filling and mail-merge to look at the structure of information in, for example, a legal document, a contract, an inspection report, or some form of analysis. Document modelling therefore looks at the structures and patterns of the written work, and breaks it down into different options or branches. It then labels the branches and the results. Without effective document modelling, it is difficult to get full value from a document automation initiative, for example, using document assembly software. But by using a model that contains hundreds and thousands of branches, a user can create close to infinite structured variations almost to the point that such systems can rival the unstructured drafting of a specialist. In fact, the results of a sophisticated document model can surpass those of the specialist in terms of lack of error and consistency of prose. See also DTD Document processing Template processor XML schema Technical communication
23574022	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobylnice%20%28Mlad%C3%A1%20Boleslav%20District%29	Kobylnice (Mladá Boleslav District)	Kobylnice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574024	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocarbdb	Eurocarbdb	EuroCarbDB was an EU-funded initiative for the creation of software and standards for the systematic collection of carbohydrate structures and their experimental data, which was discontinued in 2010 due to lack of funding. The project included a database of known carbohydrate structures and experimental data, specifically mass spectrometry, HPLC and NMR data, accessed via a web interface that provides for browsing, searching and contribution of structures and data to the database. The project also produces a number of associated bioinformatics tools for carbohydrate researchers: GlycanBuilder, a Java applet for drawing glycan structures GlycoWorkbench, a standalone Java application for semi-automated analysis and annotation of glycan mass spectra GlycoPeakfinder, a webapp for calculating glycan compositions from mass data The canonical online version of EuroCarbDB was hosted by the European Bioinformatics Institute at www.ebi.ac.uk up to 2012, and then relax.organ.su.se. EuroCarb code has since been incorporated into and extended by UniCarb-DB, which also includes the work of the defunct GlycoSuite database. References External links an online version of EuroCarbDB Eurocarbdb googlecode project initial publication of the EuroCarb project Official site for eurocarbdb reports and recommendations (no longer active) Bioinformatics software Biological databases Carbohydrates Science and technology in Cambridgeshire South Cambridgeshire District
23574025	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch%C3%A1nky	Kochánky	Kochánky is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Notable people František Šťastný (1927–2000), motorcycle road racer References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574028	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolomuty	Kolomuty	Kolomuty is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
20468744	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%20history%20of%20Jack%20Kemp	Electoral history of Jack Kemp	Congressional elections Presidential elections 1988 Republican presidential primaries: George H. W. Bush - 8,258,512 (67.91%) Bob Dole - 2,333,375 (19.19%) Pat Robertson - 1,097,446 (9.02%) Jack Kemp - 331,333 (2.72%) Unpledged - 56,990 (0.47%) Pierre S. du Pont, IV - 49,783 (0.41%) Alexander M. Haig - 26,619 (0.22%) Harold Stassen - 2,682 (0.02%) 1996 United States presidential election Bill Clinton/Al Gore (D) (inc.) - 47,401,898 (49.2%) and 379 electoral votes (31 states and D.C. carried) Bob Dole/Jack Kemp (R) - 39,198,482 (40.7%) and 159 electoral votes (19 states carried) Ross Perot/Pat Choate (Reform) - 7,680,908 (8.0%) Ralph Nader/Winona LaDuke (Green) - 654,731 (0.7%) Harry Browne/Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian) - 485,134 (0.5%) Howard Phillips/Herbert Titus (Taxpayers) - 182,723 (0.2%) John Hagelin/Michael Tompkins (Natural Law) - 111,528 (0.1%) Others - 674,414 (0.7%) References Electoral history of politicians from New York (state) New York (state) Republicans Jack Kemp
23574029	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koryta%20%28Mlad%C3%A1%20Boleslav%20District%29	Koryta (Mladá Boleslav District)	Koryta is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 90 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
17333828	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20soccer%20in%20Newcastle%2C%20New%20South%20Wales	History of soccer in Newcastle, New South Wales	The sport of soccer (association football) has had a long history in the Newcastle, New South Wales and the wider Hunter Region. The area has had a number of teams involved in national competitions from 1978 through to the present day, being represented by the Newcastle Jets in the A-League. Previous NSL clubs have included Newcastle KB United, Adamstown Rosebuds (as Newcastle Rosebud United) and the Newcastle Breakers. In 2000 Newcastle United were formed who survived the end of the NSL in 2004 and currently play in the A-League competition. Pre NSL Events In 1951 a group of immigrants from different backgrounds from the Greta camp came together to form a soccer team. "And so the Austral club were born. Originally accepted into the north NSW second division, the club eventually rose to prominence. They won their first northern NSW first division grand final in 1966 and followed suit in 1969. Continuing to thrive throughout the seventies and eighties, Austral searched for higher-ranked company. In 1988 Newcastle Austral entered the NSW state league first division, reaching the semi finals at their first attempt!" Newcastle KB United The first Newcastle-based team to play in a national league was Newcastle KB United which was formed in 1978, one year after the inception of the National Soccer League (NSL). KB United had a strong following in their initial seasons with a crowd of over 15,000 attending the first home game at the International Sports Centre on 5 March 1978, with fans turning out to see a 4–1 loss to Hakoah Eastern Suburbs During the first seasons crowds were good including a record crowd of over 18,000 in 1979 with season averages around 10,000. English star Bobby Charlton and local prodigy Craig Johnston both played at least one game for KB United. KB United were generally a mid to low table team although they did have some success in the national cup competition in 1984, travelling to Melbourne to defeat Melbourne Knights 1–0 to claim their only piece of silverware. Due to an unspectacular team performance and increasing financial turmoil KB United's NSL licence was taken over in April 1984 by Adamstown Rosebuds who renamed themselves Newcastle Rosebud United while they played in the NSL. The Rosebuds could not return to prominence in the National League and were subsequently relegated in 1986. League and Cup Placings Brackets indicate total number of teams in competition † NSL divided into 2 conferences with Newcastle in the Northern Conference. ‡ From six matches through 1984 season as Newcastle Rosebud United Newcastle Breakers The licence was then taken over in 1987 by an organisation who named themselves Newcastle Football Ltd. They played in the NSW State League after Newcastle Rosebuds were relegated from the Northern Conference of the National Soccer League. 1988 saw the move to the Newcastle Australs. As Newcastle Australs, they also played in the NSW State League until 1991. Five years without a national representative, the Newcastle Breakers were then formed out of that NSW state league club Newcastle Australs. The Breakers played home games at Breakers Stadium in Birmingham Gardens, a suburb in the far west of the city. Since the Breakers' demise in 2000 the stadium was left dormant until 2005 when it was redeveloped into a greyhound racing facility. Aside from the main grandstand and lighting fixtures all infrastructure from the Breakers has been removed. League and Cup placings Brackets indicate total number of teams in competition Note: The Breakers did not play in the 1994–95 season of the NSL. Newcastle United Newcastle United was formed in 2000 by Cypriot-Australian businessman Con Constantine from the remnants of the Newcastle Breakers club. The Breakers was dissolved when Soccer Australia revoked its NSL licence at the conclusion of the 1999/2000 season. At the formation of Newcastle United the home ground was moved back to where Newcastle KB United played, now known as EnergyAustralia Stadium. League Placings Brackets indicate total number of teams in competition † Newcastle United made the finals for the first time, After losing 4–3 against Perth Glory in the two legged Major Semi-Final, Newcastle were eliminated in the Preliminary Final by Sydney Olympic. ‡ Newcastle made the finals for the second year in succession. For this season a round robin contest between the top six was undertaken to see who would be Grand Finalists. Newcastle were placed sixth and last in this competition, although a washout game against Northern Spirit was never played as it did not affect the outcome of the top two. Newcastle United Jets Newcastle United was renamed as Newcastle United Jets when it joined the A-League in its inaugural 2005-06 season. The club was renamed to project a new image and to prevent confusion with the English club Newcastle United. The name "Jets" is a reference to RAAF Base Williamtown, located just 20 kilometres north of Newcastle. The club's logo depicts three F/A-18 Hornets, which the Royal Australian Air Force has based at Williamtown. Following the demise of the NSL in 2003-04 the Jets underwent a major overhaul. With all player contracts null and void following the end of the NSL each club had to recruit from scratch. Newcastle assembled an impressive squad with players such as Jade North, Nick Carle and notably, former Socceroo star Ned Zelic who became the inaugural captain. Englishman Richard Money was appointed coach with Gary van Egmond (former assistant to Ian Crook) his assistant. Rumour about the appointment of former England and Australia manager Terry Venables proved unfounded. After the first regular season the Jets finished in 4th place and lost a two legged playoff with eventual runners up Central Coast Mariners. Following this, coach Richard Money left the club and was replaced by former NSL coach Nick Theodorakopoulos. Ned Zelic left the club but was replaced with players like Joel Griffiths, Paul Okon and Colombian Milton Rodriguez. Due to a poor start to the season Theodorakopoulos was sacked and his assistant van Egmond took over. The club saw a vast improvement over the rest of the regular season and finished third. Upon defeating Sydney FC in the minor semi-final the Jets then went on to lose the preliminary final to Adelaide United on penalties following a 1–1 draw. Season three saw Okon retire and Rodriguez, and Carle leave leaving the Jets with a depleted squad. Con Constantine brought in former European Golden Boot winner Mario Jardel but he was clearly well past his prime and did not last the season out. Nevertheless, with a number of young players the Jets finished 2nd on goal difference after the regular season and were eventually crowned Champions after defeating now arch rivals Central Coast Mariners 1–0 in the Grand Final. A first for a Newcastle football team. In season 2008-09 the Jets will represent the A-League in the AFC Asian Champions League. League Placings Brackets indicate statistics including A-League finals. References External links Newcastle Jets - Official website History of Newcastle Breakers Northern NSW Football: Official Site History of New South Wales Newcastle
23574030	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koso%C5%99ice	Kosořice	Kosořice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
17333942	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuela%20Azevedo	Manuela Azevedo	Manuela Azevedo (born 5 May 1970) is a Portuguese singer. A graduate in law at the University of Coimbra, she is the singer of the Clã band, once integrated the Humanos band. Participation in other projects: Ornatos Violeta (1997) -- «Líbido» e «Letra S» Três Tristes Tigres (1999) -- «(Falta) Forma» Trovante (1999) -- «Perigo» (em Concerto de Reunião / «Uma Noite Só») Carinhoso (2002) -- «Carinhoso» Mola Dudle (2003) -- «Árvore» José Peixoto (2003) -- «Caixinha de Pandora» Manuel Paulo (2004) -- Malhas Caídas Pato Fu (2005) -- «Bom Dia Brasil» Arnaldo Antunes (2006) -- «Qualquer» e «Num Dia» Brigada Victor Jara (2006) -- «Tirióni» Vozes da Rádio (2007) -- «O Pato da Pena Preta» Vários (2008)-- «Woman» Júlio Resende (2008) -- «Ir (e Voltar)» Júlio Pereira (2010) -- «Casa das Histórias» Virgem Suta (2010) -- «Linhas Cruzadas» Peixe:Avião (2010) -- «Fios de Fumo» Pequenos Cantores da Maia (2012) -- «Eu Sou O Pzzim» Sensi (2013) -- «Introspecção» Galamdum Galundaína (2016) -- «Tanta Pomba» Special Concerts Blind Zero - 27 + 29 January 1999 Trovante - Maio 1999 Porto Cantado - Porto 2001 Concert of the Count Basie Orchestra - Campo Pequeno - October 2008 Arnaldo Antunes Caríssimas Canções de Sérgio Godinho (2013) Deixem o Pimba Em Paz (2013) - Bruno Nogueira Joining Mitchell - Tribute to Joni Mitchell (2013) Coppia (2014) - CCB - Hélder Gonçalves e Victor Hugo Pontes Theater "A Lua de Maria Sem" - play with Maria João Luís (2011) "Inesquecível Emília" (2012) "Baile" (2015) External links 1970 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese women singers University of Coimbra alumni People from Vila do Conde Mirandese language
23574032	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%A1%C3%A1tky	Košátky	Košátky is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
17333951	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keletigui%20et%20ses%20Tambourinis	Keletigui et ses Tambourinis	Keletigui et ses Tambourinis was a dance music orchestra founded in Conakry by the government of the newly independent state of Guinea. They were one of the most prominent national orchestras of the new country. Background The newly independent state of Guinea, led by president Sekou Toure, established a number of music groups, competitions and festivals throughout the country to play the traditional music of Guinea rather than the European styles that were popular in the colonial period. The first orchestra to be founded was the Syli Orchestre National, its musicians drawn from the finest talents of the new nation. Later the government decided to split the orchestra into smaller units and Keletigui et ses Tambourinis, led by saxophone and keyboard player Keletigui Traoré, was one of these. Career Like their rivals, Balla et ses Balladins, who were also descended from the Syli Orchestre National, Keletigui and his group were based in a nightclub in Conakry ("La Paillote") and made a number of recordings for the state-owned Syliphone record label. The group was an organ of the state of Guinea and as such its working schedule, line-up and repertoire were strongly influenced by the officials of the state, as can be seen by the songs they recorded in praise of President Toure. After the demise of Syliphone in 1984 the group continued to play. Keletigui Traore died in 2008 and was buried in a state ceremony. His orchestra are now led by Linke Conde and continue to play regularly at La Paillote. Discography See http://www.radioafrica.com.au/Discographies/Keletigui.html for the group's complete discography, and http://www.radioafrica.com.au/Discographies/Syliphone.html and http://www.radioafrica.com.au/Discographies/Guinean.html for further information. Compact discs Keletigui et ses Tambourinis. The Syliphone Years (2009) Sterns Music Authenticite - The Syliphone Years (2008) Sterns Music References Guinean musical groups Musical groups established in 1959 Dance music groups 1959 establishments in Guinea
23574034	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kov%C3%A1%C5%88	Kováň	Kováň is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574035	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kovanec	Kovanec	Kovanec is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. History The first written mention of Kovanec is from 1546. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574036	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn%20Johnson%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201972%29	Glenn Johnson (footballer, born 1972)	Glenn Paul Johnson (born 16 July 1972) is an Australian association footballer who played as a forward. He was born in Sydney and played for Sydney Olympic in-between two spells at Blacktown City Demons. Following his second spell at Blacktown he was transferred to Cardiff City of the Football League, and played five league games for them during the 1995-96 season. He made his debut for Cardiff on 30 March 1996 against Cambridge United as a substitute, and indeed in only one of his appearances for them did he start a game. References External links Neil Brown Player Stats OzFootball Soccerbase 1972 births Australian soccer players English Football League players National Soccer League (Australia) players Blacktown City FC players Sydney Olympic FC players Cardiff City F.C. players Living people Association football forwards
17334004	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puisque%20tu%20pars	Puisque tu pars	"Puisque tu pars" is a 1987 song recorded by the French singer Jean-Jacques Goldman. It was released in July 1988 as the fourth single from his album Entre gris clair et gris foncé, on which it features as the sixth track in an extended version. The song was a number three hit in France. Background, lyrics and music Goldman explained that the song deals with "departure, separation, and everything it implies". He said : "The idea came to me at the end of my concerts, when people sang: 'this is just a goodbye ...' [...] So I thought about writing a song about departure, but to show that departure is not necessarily sad, but there were also positive sides to leaving and separating." The song, which shows a "certain maturity" in the writing, has an "emotional expressiveness which depicts the dilemma of a love that doesn't want to be possessive". The song is included on several of Goldman's albums, such as Traces, Intégrale and Singulier (best of), Du New Morning au Zénith and Un tour ensemble (in live versions). The live performance by Goldman and Les Fous Chantants features on the DVD Solidarités Inondations. Cover versions "Puisque tu pars" was covered by Jean-Félix Lalanne in 1990, by Michael Lecler in 1996 (instrumental version), by Les Fous Chantants in 2000 (features on the album 1 000 choristes rendent hommage à Jean-Jacques Goldman, by Le Collège de l'Estérel in 2002, and by Les 500 Choristes in 2006 (for the compilation of the same name, eighth track). The song was also covered in Mandarin Chinese by Taiwanese singer Tracy Huang in 1990 under the title "讓愛自由", which translates to "Let Love Be Free". It was covered in English-language by Céline Dion, under the title "Let's Talk About Love," available on the eponymous album in 1998 and in 1999 on one of her live albums, Au coeur du stade. The English lyrics were written by Bryan Adams and Eliot Kennedy. A demo version of Adams' translation appeared on the CD single "Cloud Number Nine" in 1999. Tony Carreira made a cover version in the Portuguese language under the title "Já que te vais" although in the beginning before the controversy authorship of several songs, the song was registered as written by Ricardo Landum and Tony Carreira. Chart performances In France, "Puisque tu pars" went straight to number 23 on the chart edition of 16 July 1988 and reached the top ten two weeks later, peaked for three non consecutive weeks at number three, remaining behind the two summer hits "Nuit de folie" and "Un roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)". It totaled 15 weeks in the top ten and 24 weeks in the top 50. It achieved Silver status awarded by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. It was also released in Canada and Japan, but failed to reach the singles chart in these countries. ON the European Hot 100 Singles, it debuted at number 66 on 30 July 1988, reached a peak of number ten twice, in its seventh and tenth weeks, and fell off the chart after 22 weeks of presence. It also charted for four weeks on the European Airplay Top 50 with a peak at number 31 on 10 September 1988. Track listings CD single "Puisque tu pars" — 7:24 "Entre gris clair et gris foncé" "Tout petit monde" 7" single "Puisque tu pars" — 4:50 "Entre gris clair et gris foncé" — 3:57 12" maxi "Puisque tu pars" (extended version) — 7:24 "Puisque tu pars" (edit) — 4:50 "Entre gris clair et gris foncé" — 3:57 Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References External links "Puisque tu pars", story, lyrics and anecdotes ("Chansons" => "En un clic" => "Puisque tu pars") 1987 songs 1988 singles Jean-Jacques Goldman songs Pop ballads Songs written by Jean-Jacques Goldman
23574039	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrixspermum%20saruwatarii	Thrixspermum saruwatarii	Thrixspermum saruwatarii is a species of orchid native central and southern Taiwan. References External links saruwatarii Orchids of Taiwan
23574045	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall%20Apart	Fall Apart	Fall Apart may refer to: "Fall Apart", a song by Sarah Connor from her 2008 album Sexy as Hell "Fall Apart", a song by Maps & Atlases from their 2018 album Lightlessness Is Nothing New "Fall Apart", a song by Tones and I from her 2021 album Welcome to the Madhouse "Fall Apart", a 2021 song by Renforshort See also Falls Apart (disambiguation)
23574047	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spent%20Bullets	Spent Bullets	Spent Bullets is the second studio album by Adam Franklin. Track listing All tracks by Adam Franklin "Surge" – 3:01 "Teardrops Keep Fallin' Out My Head" – 3:01 "Bolts of Melody" – 4:59 "Autumn Leaf" – 3:30 "Winter Girls" – 4:03 "It Hurts to See You Go" – 4:10 "Big Sur" – 3:27 "Champs" – 4:05 "End Credits" – 2:44 "Two Dollar Dress" – 3:34 Personnel Adam Franklin – bass, guitar, composer, keyboards, vocals, producer, mixing, cover design Locksley Taylor – guitar, piano, cover design, guitar engineer, bass engineer, piano engineer, keyboard engineer Jeff Townsin – drums Josh Stoddard - bass Charlie Francis – producer, mixing, vocal engineer, bass engineer Robin Proper-Sheppard - drums engineer Tim Turan – mastering Mary Gunn – layout design Stephen Judge – management References Adam Franklin albums 2009 albums
23574049	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leak%20at%20Will	Leak at Will	Leak At Will is a digital EP released by Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on July 4, 2009 on Rhymesayers Entertainment for free to celebrate the launch of Fifth Element's turn to digital music. It is the first digital release for the store. Background According to Atmosphere, this 7-track EP is a "thank you" for the support the fans have given the band. The last track is a reiteration of De La Soul's 1991 track "Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa/Keepin' the Faith". Track list "C'mon" "They Always Know" "The Ropes" "White Noise" "Feel Good Hit of the Summer Part 2" (Queens Of The Stone Age, Part 1) "Mother's Day" "Millie Fell Off the Fire Escape" - the continuation of De La Soul's "Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa" References Atmosphere (music group) albums Rhymesayers Entertainment EPs
23574053	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wafer%20%28surname%29	Wafer (surname)	Wafer (Weafer, Weaver) is an English surname, and may refer to Jeremy Wafer (born 1952), South African Artist Ken Weafer (1913–2005), American baseball player and second cousin of Jeremy Wafer Von Wafer (born 1985), American Basketball player See also Wafer (electronics) Wafer (cooking) Weaver (disambiguation), an English variant Wever (disambiguation), a Dutch variant Weber, a German variant Webber (surname), an English variant
17334007	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling%20at%20the%201920%20Summer%20Olympics%20%E2%80%93%20Men%27s%20Greco-Roman%20lightweight	Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight	The men's Greco-Roman lightweight was a Greco-Roman wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Featherweight was the second lightest category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 67.5 kilograms. A total of 22 wrestlers from 12 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 16 to August 20, 1920. Results Gold medal round Silver medal round Bronze medal rounds References External links Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics Greco-Roman wrestling
6904049	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern%20Greek%20phonology	Modern Greek phonology	This article deals with the phonology and phonetics of Standard Modern Greek. For phonological characteristics of other varieties, see varieties of Modern Greek, and for Cypriot, specifically, see . Consonants Greek linguists do not agree on which consonants to count as phonemes in their own right, and which to count as conditional allophones. The table below is adapted from , who considers the palatals and both affricates, and , to be allophonic. The alveolar nasal is assimilated to following obstruents; it can be labiodental (e.g. 'doubt'), dental (e.g. 'flower'), retracted alveolar (e.g. 'pliers'), alveolo-palatal (e.g. 'to annoy'), or velar (e.g. 'stress'). Voiceless stops are unaspirated and with a very short voice onset time. They may be lightly voiced in rapid speech, especially when intervocalic. 's exact place of articulation ranges from alveolar to denti-alveolar, to dental. It may be fricated in rapid speech, and very rarely, in function words, it is deleted. and are reduced to lesser degrees in rapid speech. Voiced stops are prenasalised (which is reflected in the orthography) to varying extents, and sometimes not at all. The nasal component—when present—does not increase the duration of the stop's closure; as such, prenasalised voiced stops would be most accurately transcribed or , depending on the length of the nasal component. Word-initially and after or , they are very rarely, if ever, prenasalised. In rapid and casual speech, prenasalisation is generally rarer, and voiced stops may be lenited to fricatives. This also accounts for Greeks having trouble disambiguating voiced stops, nasalised voiced stops, and nasalised voiceless stops in borrowings and names from foreign languages; for example, d, nd, and nt, which are all written ντ in Greek. and are somewhat retracted (); they are produced in between English alveolars and postalveolars . is variably fronted or further retracted depending on environment, and, in some cases, it may be better described as an advanced postalveolar (). The only Greek rhotic is prototypically an alveolar tap , often retracted (). It may be an alveolar approximant intervocalically, and is usually a trill in clusters, with two or three short cycles. Greek has palatals which are allophones of the velar consonants before the front vowels . The velars also merge with a following nonsyllabic to the corresponding palatal before the vowels , e.g. (= ) 'snow', thus producing a surface contrast between palatal and velar consonants before . and occur as allophones of and , respectively, in (consonant–glide–vowel) clusters, in analyses that posit an archiphoneme-like glide that contrasts with the vowel . All palatals may be analysed in the same way. The palatal stops and fricatives are somewhat retracted, and and are somewhat fronted. is best described as a postalveolar, and as alveolo-palatal. Finally, Greek has two phonetically affricate clusters, and . is reluctant to treat these as phonemes on the grounds of inconclusive research into their phonological behaviour. The table below, adapted from , displays a near-full array of consonant phones in Standard Modern Greek. Sandhi Some assimilatory processes mentioned above also occur across word boundaries. In particular, this goes for a number of grammatical words ending in , most notably the negation particles and and the accusative forms of the personal pronoun and definite article and . If these words are followed by a voiceless stop, either assimilates for place of articulation to the stop, or is altogether deleted, and the stop becomes voiced. This results in pronunciations such as ('the father' ACC) or ('it doesn't matter'), instead of and . The precise extent of assimilation may vary according to dialect, speed and formality of speech. This may be compared with pervasive sandhi phenomena in Celtic languages, particularly nasalisation in Irish and in certain dialects of Scottish Gaelic. Vowels Greek has a system of five vowels . The first two have qualities approaching their respective cardinal vowels , the mid vowels are true-mid and the open is near-open central . There is no phonemic length distinction, but vowels in stressed syllables are pronounced somewhat longer than in unstressed syllables. Furthermore, vowels in stressed syllables are more peripheral, but the difference is not large. In casual speech, unstressed and in the vicinity of voiceless consonants may become devoiced or even elided. Modern Greek retains the fricativization that has existed in many varieties of Greek since at least the first century BCE. The phonetic values of ⟨αυ⟩, ⟨ευ⟩ and ⟨ηυ⟩ are , and when they appear before a voiced consonant or a vowel and , and otherwise (before voiceless consonants). Stress Unlike Ancient Greek, which had a pitch accent system, Modern Greek has variable (phonologically unpredictable) stress. Every multisyllabic word carries stress on one of its three final syllables. Enclitics form a single phonological word together with the host word to which they attach, and count towards the three-syllable rule too. In these cases, primary stress shifts to the second-to-last syllable (e.g. 'my car'). Phonetically, stressed syllables are longer, or carry higher amplitude, or both. The position of the stress can vary between different inflectional forms of the same word within its inflectional paradigm. In some paradigms, the stress is always on the third last syllable, shifting its position in those forms that have longer affixes (e.g. 'I called' vs. 'we called'; 'problem' vs. 'problems'). In some word classes, stress position also preserves an older pattern inherited from Ancient Greek, according to which a word could not be accented on the third-from-last syllable if the last syllable was long, e.g. ('man', nom. sg., last syllable short), but ('of men', gen. pl., last syllable long). However, in Modern Greek this rule is no longer automatic and does not apply to all words (e.g. 'monk', 'of monks'), as the phonological length distinction itself no longer exists. Sample This sample text, the first sentence of Aesop's fable "The North Wind and the Sun" in Greek, and the accompanying transcription, are adapted from . Orthographic version Transcription Notes References Further reading External links About the Greek Language – Harry Foundalis Segmentals and suprasegmentals in Modern Greek with pronunciation Phonology Greek phonologies
6904051	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parley%20P.%20Christensen	Parley P. Christensen	Parley Parker Christensen (July 19, 1869 – February 10, 1954) was an American attorney and politician who was a Utah state representative, a Los Angeles City Council member, and the Farmer–Labor Party's presidential nominee during the 1920 presidential election. He was a member of several third parties and chairman of the Illinois Progressive party. Early life Christensen was born on July 19, 1869, in Weston, Idaho, to Peter and Sophia M. Christensen and was taken by them to Newton, Utah. In 1890 he graduated from the University of Utah Normal School and University of Deseret, then became a teacher and principal in Murray and Grantsville, Utah. In 1897, he graduated from Cornell University Law School and practiced law in Salt Lake City. Early political career From 1892 to 1895, he was superintendent of schools in Tooele County, Utah. In 1895 he was secretary of the Utah constitutional convention that drafted a state constitution for submission to Congress. In the late 1890s he was city attorney of Grantsville. Between 1900 and 1904 Christensen was a Republican state officer, including party chairman. In 1902 he was defeated for renomination as county attorney, but in 1904, he was elected again to that office. Christensen unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Congress in 1906, 1908, and 1910 against incumbent Joseph Howell. From 1901 to 1906 he was prosecuting attorney for Salt Lake County. In 1906 he was cited to appear before a district court judge to show why he had not approved the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of Joseph F. Smith, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "on a charge of sustaining unlawful relations with one of his five wives. From 1910 to 1912 he was a member of the Utah House of Representatives as a Republican. In the latter year, Christensen joined Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party and ran as the Progressive candidate for the Utah House of Representatives. He lost, but two years later he was elected to that office as a Progressive; he served one term. He supported a number of reforms. Between 1915 and 1920, Christensen became "increasingly involved with various left-wing and labor groups" in Utah. He helped organize the Utah Labor Party in 1919, defended several radicals incarcerated at Fort Douglas, Utah, charged with opposition to American involvement in World War I. He was president of the Popular Government League, organized in 1916, which argued for adopting the initiative and referendum in Utah. Presidential campaign In June 1920, Christensen was a delegate to the Chicago joint conventions of the Labor Party of the United States and the progressive Committee of Forty-Eight, whose leaders hoped to merge and to nominate a presidential ticket. The Farmer-Labor Party was the result, with Christensen as presidential nominee. He campaigned for nationalization of railroads and utilities, an eight-hour working day, a federal Department of Education, and an end to the Espionage and Sedition Acts. In the election, he received 265,411 votes in nineteen states. Christensen did the best in Washington and in South Dakota, where he came close to out-polling the Democratic candidate, James M. Cox. Later life He remained in Chicago after the convention and became chairman of the Illinois Progressive Party and its unsuccessful candidate for US Senator in 1926. In 1921 Christensen moved to Los Angeles, California, where he was elected to the city council in 1935. He joined the End Poverty in California crusade of Upton Sinclair and the Utopian Society. Christensen had the endorsement of the End Poverty in California movement when he won Los Angeles City Council District 9 seat in 1935 from the incumbent, George W.C. Baker. He held the seat for two years but did not run for re-election in 1937. Two years later, however, he was sent back to the council and held the post until 1949, when he was defeated by Edward R. Roybal. In the first part of his terms, the 9th District covered the core of Downtown Los Angeles, but later, it was shifted eastward to encompass an area with a heavily Hispanic population. Death Christensen died at age 84 on February 9, 1954, in Queen of Angels Hospital, Los Angeles. 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6904054	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray%20Beckerman	Ray Beckerman	Ray Beckerman is an attorney in New York City, practicing law at Ray Beckerman, P.C. He is noted for his analysis and commentary on the RIAA's campaign, commenced in 2003, of copyright infringement lawsuits against individuals engaged unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing of music. Beckerman was admitted to the bar on January 17, 1979, and has served primarily as a commercial litigation attorney, but also practiced internet law, business law, copyright, trademark, and entertainment law. In addition to his legal work, he writes several blogs: "Ohio Election Fraud" (formerly "Fairness"), which deals with the 2004 presidential litigation in the state of Ohio, "Recording Industry vs. The People", which chronicles the above-mentioned lawsuits between RIAA labels and individual defendants, "Ray's 2.0", about social media, and "Fairness", which deals with issues of social justice and human rights. He is a member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. A member of the Entertainment Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, he has previously served on that body's Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, and Civil Court committees. He is well known in the Slashdot internet community, where he posts under the username "NewYorkCountryLawyer" and in the Twitter community under the username "raybeckerman". References External links Ray Beckerman at Recording Industry vs The People New York (state) lawyers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)
6904060	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent%20portfolio	Patent portfolio	A patent portfolio is a collection of patents owned by a single entity, such as an individual or corporation. The patents may be related or unrelated. Patent applications may also be regarded as included in a patent portfolio. The monetary benefits of a patent portfolio include a market monopoly position for the portfolio holder and revenue from licensing the intellectual property. Non-monetary benefits include strategic advantages like first-mover advantages and defense against rival portfolio holders. Constituting a patent portfolio may also be used to encourage investment. Because patents have a fixed lifespan (term of patent), elements of a portfolio of patents constantly expire and enter the public domain. Market value and evaluation The value of a corporation's patent portfolio can be a significant fraction of the overall value of the corporation. Ocean Tomo LLC, for example, maintains an index of corporations whose market value is governed in large part by their patent portfolio value. The index is called "Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index". Another example is IPscore—acquired in 2006 by the European Patent Office—a software application, developed by the Danish Patent and Trademark Office. The application estimates "the economic value of patents and development projects". Patent portfolio valuation Because patent portfolios can contain hundreds, sometimes thousands, of patents, companies that wish to license a patent portfolio often must negotiate without complete information. In many cases, it is too costly for the negotiating parties to assess the validity and value of each of the portfolio's individual patents. Instead, parties will attempt to set a royalty that, over time, "converges on an objective probabilistic assessment of the portfolio's value." See also Intellectual property valuation Patent holding company Patent map Patent monetization Patent pool Patent thicket Patent troll References Patent law Monopoly (economics)
44497498	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johor%20Darul%20Ta%27zim%20III%20F.C.	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	The Johor Darul Ta'zim III or simply known as JDT III (formerly known as Johor Pasir Gudang FC), is an under-21 football team. Johor Darul Ta'zim III is a feeder team for Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C., which plays in the Malaysia Premier League. The team currently plays in the Malaysia President Cup, the under-21 competition of the Malaysian football. JDT III is managed by Ervin Boban. History Club's names 2015: Johor Darul Ta'zim III Football Club (Johor Darul Ta'zim III FC) (U23) 2016: Johor Darul Ta'zim III Football Club (Johor Darul Ta'zim III FC) (U21) Honours Domestic League Cups Malaysia President Cup Winners (2): 2009, 2022 Current squad Johor Darul Ta'zim IV Transfers For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2020 Current coaching staff References External links Youth and Academy Football clubs in Malaysia Malaysian reserve football teams Football academies in Malaysia 2014 establishments in Malaysia
20468749	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea%20Ralph	Shea Ralph	Shea Sydney Ralph (born March 12, 1978) is a former collegiate basketball player and current head coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team. She was previously an assistant coach at UConn from 2008 to 2021. Ralph was proficient in multiple sports, set state high school records in basketball, and earned multiple national player of the year awards in high school and college. She helped win a national championship as a player at the University of Connecticut in 2000 and won numerous individual awards, including the Sports Illustrated for Women Player of the Year and the Honda Sports Award for the best collegiate female athlete in basketball. She suffered five ACL injuries in her career, two of which led to sitting out the 1997–98 season. Ralph was drafted by the WNBA Utah Starzz, but recurring knee problems prevented her from embarking on a professional career. Ralph started her coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh in 2003. High school Shea Ralph grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she attended Terry Sanford High School. She was named Athlete of the Year by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The Terry Sanford High School graduate is best known for her basketball prowess, but she also lettered in soccer, cross-country, and track. At the time of the award she held 17 state basketball records, including 39.1 points per game as a junior, a 71.6 percent shooting percentage from the floor as a junior, and 18 assists in one game. A scholar as well as an athlete, the National Honor Society member was a recipient of the 1995 Dial Award presented annually to the top male and female high-school athlete/scholar in the United States, earning a 4.2 grade point average on a scale of 4.0. Ralph was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1996, scoring twelve points. In 1996 she was named the USA Today National High School Player of the Year. While in high school, Shea began a multi-year battle with anorexia nervosa. It began with an offhand comment by a teammate, telling her she looked a "little thick". She cut down her eating so significantly she dropped from to 108 (49 kg), a very low weight for a person. Her AAU coach, John Ellington, was concerned about her eating habits. One day at a post-game dinner he placed a hundred-dollar bill next to a plate of mozzarella sticks and told her the money was hers if she would just eat the mozzarella. She turned him down. So he had to up the stakes, and told her to gain weight or she was off the team. The prospect of not playing basketball persuaded her to eat. Despite barely eating, she still managed to score 3,002 points in her high school career. College Ralph was the subject of a spirited recruiting battle, a natural consequence of her abilities leading to national high school player of the year honors. Many programs pursued her, but two schools appeared to have better chances than Connecticut. Ralph's mother, Marsha (Mann) Lake, was an All-American basketball player for the University of North Carolina. The North Carolina program was one of the better programs in the country. Ralph was growing up in North Carolina and her name was a "household word since she was eleven years old". Another premier program, the University of Tennessee, was also very interested in Ralph. The head coach of Tennessee, Pat Summitt, was good friends with Marsha, so many felt one of those two schools would have the inside track. Ralph called Geno Auriemma, the Connecticut coach, to ask what kind of role he envisioned for her at UConn. It is not uncommon for coaches to promise starting positions and a minimum number of minutes playing time for highly promising recruits. However, Auriemma responded, "I don't know. If you are really, really good, then you'll have a chance to play a lot. But if you suck, you won't play at all." Shortly thereafter, she made a recruiting visit to UConn, and told the coach she was ready to commit to Connecticut. She went on to have a great senior season in high school. After she earned the USA Player of the Year award, she was interviewed by USA Today, who asked about her recruiting decision. She explained, "Coach Auriemma was the only coach that told me if I was really good I'd play a lot, and if I sucked I wasn't playing." Auriemma read the quote in the paper and "almost [fell] off his chair". He called her to say, "Geez, Shea. Did you have to say that in the paper?". Ralph attended the University of Connecticut from 1996 to 2001, wearing uniform number 33, and graduating with a B.A. in Exercise Physiology. She was enrolled at the university for five years, with a medical redshirt in her second year, 1997–98. During the four years she played full or partial seasons, UConn had a record of 130–10. In Big East play, the team only lost two games in four seasons for a combined record of 66–2. Uconn won the Big East Regular season championship and the post-season Big East tournament championship all four years. The Huskies went to the NCAA tournament all four years, making the Sweet Sixteen each time, and the Final Four in her last two seasons. In 2000 Ralph captained the team to the national championship and at the Final Four, was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. In her freshman year (1996–97) the UConn team won every game of their regular season schedule (27–0) and went on to win the Big East tournament, completing an undefeated regular season with a 30–0 record. Ralph was named the Big East Rookie of the Year. She also earned national freshman of the year honors from both the United States Basketball Writers Association and The Sporting News. However, in the first round of the NCAA tournament, a game against Lehigh, Ralph tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee. She was unable to play for the rest of the tournament. While the team was able to win their first three NCAA matches without Ralph, they lost to Tennessee in the regional final. Shea had her best scoring year as a sophomore, with 16.7 points per game. She shot over 40% from beyond the three-point arc for that season, and 51.7% during the Big East season, setting the all-time Big East record for three-point shooting in a season. In the Big East tournament, her play earned her the Most Outstanding Performer award. In her junior year (1999–2000), she was named captain of the team that went on to win the national championship. In the Championship game against Tennessee, she scored 15 points on seven of eight shooting. She also had six steals and seven assists, prompting teammate Marci Czel to nickname her Tournament Shea. She was named the Big East Player of the Year. Ralph also won national awards, including Sports Illustrated Women Player of the Year, the Honda Sports Award in basketball, and a spot on the Kodak All-America team. She played on the USA Basketball 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the gold in Taipei. In her senior year (2000–01), Ralph was named to the Big East First team. During her four years she wore number 33, worn previously by Jamelle Elliott, current UConn sports announcer Meghan Pattyson Culmo and subsequently by Barbara Turner. Her final game was memorialized in Jeff Goldberg's book Bird at the Buzzer, a game some have termed the "greatest women's basketball game ever played". After an excellent junior season, Ralph was less productive in the beginning of her senior season. The low point came in a game against Big East rival Notre Dame in January, a match-up between two undefeated teams ranked number one and number two in the country. Ralph scored only two points in that game. The rematch between the two teams came in the Big East Championship game. Ralph started out on fire. At one point, she scored eight consecutive points for the Huskies to help them turn a deficit into a slim 31–28 lead. A few minutes later she scored again, pushing her scoring total to eleven points on 4–4 shooting, along with six assists and three steals with over six minutes remaining in the first half. However, on her next possession, she drove to the basket and took a shot, twisting to avoid her defender. Then, "an agonizing scream pierce[d] the air" which prompted commentator Robin Roberts to cry "Shea Ralph, oh goodness, oh no", recognizing that Ralph had yet again torn an ACL. At halftime Ralph told her teammates that she had just "tweaked " it, and she would be back. UConn went on to win the game on a buzzer-beater by Sue Bird, but Ralph's college career was over. Nevertheless, Ralph's overall tournament production earned her a position on the all-tournament team. Shea was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program. She finished her college career with 1,678 points. Shea's battle with anorexia continued in college. Her condition was not known to Connecticut at the time of her recruitment, but soon became apparent. Playing basketball was her first love, and benching her from playing did get her to eat; however, that only lasted until her first ACL tear. Not able to exercise while rehabilitating, she worried about gaining weight and reverted to poor eating habits. A preseason second ACL tear caused her to miss the entire 1997–98 season. That year off convinced her that she needed to overcome her anorexia, if only out of responsibility to her teammates. Career statistics Shea Ralph Statistics at University of Connecticut USA Basketball Ralph was named to the team representing the US in 2000 at the William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. The US team started strong with a 32-point win over the host team, the Republic of China National Team. They then beat South Korea easily and faced Japan in the third game. Japan started out strongly, and had an 18-point lead in the first half. The US then outscored Japan 23–3 to take a small lead at the half. The US built a ten-point lead, but Japan cut it back to three with under a minute to go. Kelly Schumacher grabbed an offensive rebound and scored to bring the lead back to five points and the team held on for the win. Schumacher had 24 points to help the US team beat Japan 83–80. The final game was against Malaysia, but it wasn't close, with the US winning 79–24, to secure a 4–0 record for the competition and the gold medal. Ralph was the team's leading scorer, averaging twelve points per game. WNBA Shea Ralph was drafted in the third round (40th pick) by the Utah Starzz (now the Las Vegas Aces) of the WNBA. She opted to sit out the first year so her knees could recover, but she never ended up playing in the league. Coaching career Early career and assistant coaching After finishing her college playing career and reaching the conclusion she would not be able to continue as a professional, Ralph joined the Hartford, Connecticut school system in 2002 to implement a "strength and conditioning program at the high school and middle school levels." She also planned to work on a "disease education and prevention program, focusing on diabetes." The position was not without controversy. Some felt that the salary paid was out of line with her education credentials. However, Ralph decided to get back into basketball and joined the University of Pittsburgh the following year. The transition to a school without the winning tradition of UConn was difficult. After playing in only ten losing games in her four-year career, she joined a team that had a streak of eleven losses in eleven games heading into their final season game, which they also lost. Tensions mounted, and after strong words to some of the players, one left, leaving the team short-handed for a scrimmage. Ralph, despite five ACL surgeries, filled in and helped lead by example. The experience convinced her that she wanted to become a head coach, but she recognized she had a lot to learn. "I've learned how to take losing." she said, "That's about it." Ralph remained at Pittsburgh for five years, helping to turn a team with a losing record into a nationally ranked team. When Tonya Cardoza left UConn to take the head coaching position at Temple University, the school needed a new assistant. Head coach Geno Auriemma called the head coach at Pittsburgh, Agnus Berenato, for permission to talk to Ralph. Berenato knew exactly why he had called and responded, "I hope you don't get what you are calling for." However, he did, and Ralph became an assistant at UConn in 2008. Ralph spent 13 seasons in Storrs, assisting for 12 conference championship and 6 national championship teams. Vanderbilt On April 13, 2021, Ralph was named the Vanderbilt Commodores' sixth women's basketball head coach. Head coaching record Lifetime Ralph is a 2008 inductee into the Fayetteville Sports Club Hall of Fame on the basis of her high school, college and coaching accomplishments. Awards and honors 1995 – Dial Award 1996 – WBCA All-American 1995 – USA Today National High School Player of the Year 1999 – Big East Women's Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player 2000 – Winner of the Honda Sports Award for basketball High School Records Most steals in a season (second place) (251) Most steals in a career (second place) (701) Most points in a sophomore season (second place) (818) Most points in a season by a junior (1,135) Most points in a season by a senior (1,049) Most points in a single game (61) Per game average for career (33.0) Consecutive 20-point games (50) Field Goals in a season (426) Most points in a single tournament game (52) Personal life Ralph is married to former NBA player and fellow coach Tom Garrick, who is a member of her coaching staff at Vanderbilt. See also UConn Huskies women's basketball List of Connecticut women's basketball players with 1000 points Notes References External links Official Biography, Vanderbilt 1978 births Living people All-American college women's basketball players American women's basketball coaches American women's basketball players Basketball players from Raleigh, North Carolina Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball coaches Shooting guards Sportspeople from Raleigh, North Carolina UConn Huskies women's basketball coaches UConn Huskies women's basketball players Utah Starzz draft picks Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball coaches
23574062	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musashimaru%20K%C5%8Dy%C5%8D	Musashimaru Kōyō	is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler. He was born in American Samoa, before moving to Hawaii at the age of 10. At 18 he moved to Japan and made his professional sumo debut in 1989, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1991. After reaching the rank of ōzeki in 1994 his progress seemed to stall, but in 1999 he became only the second foreign-born wrestler in history to reach the sport's highest rank of yokozuna. Musashimaru won over 700 top division bouts and took twelve top division tournament championships during his career. His sheer bulk combined with of height made him a formidable opponent, and he was remarkably consistent and injury-free for most of his career. An amiable personality, his fan base was helped by a surprising facial resemblance to Japanese warrior hero Saigō Takamori. After becoming a Japanese national and retiring in 2003, he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and founded the Musashigawa stable in 2013. Early career Fiamalu Penitani was born in American Samoa, the fourth son of a German Tongan father and a Portuguese Samoan mother. The family moved to Oahu, Hawaii when he was ten years old. While attending Waianae High School in Waianae he played American football and was offered a scholarship to Pasadena City College, but he also had success in Greco-Roman wrestling, and his wrestling coach encouraged him to give sumo a try. He moved to Japan and joined former yokozuna Mienoumi's Musashigawa stable in June 1989, initially on a trial basis only. This proved to be successful and he formally made his professional debut that September, adopting the shikona or ring name of Musashimaru Kōyō. He moved up the ranks quickly, becoming an elite sekitori wrestler in July 1991 upon promotion to the jūryō division. He reached the top makuuchi division just two tournaments later in November 1991. He made komusubi in May 1992 and sekiwake in July. After a superb 13–2 record and runner-up honors in November 1993, and a 12–3 score the following January, he was promoted to ōzeki alongside Takanonami. Ōzeki Musashimaru was ranked as an ōzeki for 32 tournaments. He showed great consistency, never missing any bouts through injury and always getting at least eight wins. However, he was unable to gain the successive championships needed to become a yokozuna. Musashimaru took his first top division championship (yūshō) in July 1994 with a perfect 15–0 record, but in the following tournament he could manage only 11 wins and Takanohana overtook him to become yokozuna at the end of the year, joining Akebono who had become the first foreign born yokozuna in 1993. Musashimaru seemed content just to maintain his rank, not winning another title until November 1996. Takanohana was absent from this tournament and Musashimaru won it after a five way playoff with a score of 11–4, the lowest number of wins needed to take a top division title since 1972. His third championship came in January 1998. Yokozuna In 1999, with Akebono and Takanohana both struggling with injury and loss of form, Musashimaru suddenly came alive with two consecutive tournament wins in March and May 1999 to earn promotion to yokozuna. There was little of the controversy that surrounded previous promotion drives by foreign wrestlers such as Konishiki, and Musashimaru's record of never having missed a bout in his career was praised by the Yokozuna Deliberation Council. After a respectable 12–3 performance in his yokozuna debut, he won two further titles that year. However, in January 2000 he had to pull out of the tournament with an injury on the fourth day, bringing to an end his record run of 55 consecutive tournaments with a majority of wins, dating from his 6–1 score in the makushita division in November 1990. This kachi-koshi run ended just one tournament short of Kitanoumi's top division record. Akebono returned to form in 2000, and Musashimaru was also sidelined with injury in May. He won just one title that year, in September, although it was one of his most impressive results as he won his first 14 matches, just failing on the last day to become the first wrestler in four years to win with a perfect record. In 2001, although he did not have the injury problems of the previous year, he lost two playoffs to Takanohana in January and May, and had a mere 9–6 record in September, giving away five kinboshi to maegashira ranked wrestlers, an all-time record for a single tournament. He had to wait until November 2001 for his ninth title. In 2002, with Takanohana sidelined through injury, Musashimaru was dominant. Although he missed most of the January 2002 tournament after injuring himself against Kyokushūzan on the third day, he won three tournaments that year, making 2002 his most successful year since 1999. His victory over the returning Takanohana in September 2002 was his twelfth and final championship and was also the last time either man would complete a tournament, making it the end of an era. Retirement from sumo In November 2002 Musashimaru tore a tendon in his left wrist, an injury which proved to be career-ending. Forced to withdraw from that tournament, the chronic problem restricted him to just a handful of appearances in the whole of 2003. Overshadowed by new yokozuna Asashōryū, he entered the July tournament but pulled out after just six days. He did not compete again until November, when after suffering his fourth defeat on the seventh day, he announced his retirement. In an interview on November 16, 2003, he revealed that he had also injured his neck while playing American football in high school and had been unable to move his left shoulder properly. Musashimaru was the last Hawaiian wrestler in sumo, ending a dynasty that began with Takamiyama in 1964 and at one point in 1996 saw four from the islands ranked in the top division. During his career he had won a total of twelve top division championships, one more than Akebono, and also won over 700 top division bouts, one of only six wrestlers to have achieved that feat to date. He officially retired on October 2, 2004, when he had his danpatsu-shiki, or retirement ceremony, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. Musashimaru has remained in the sumo world as an oyakata, or coach. He did not initially acquire a permanent elder (toshiyori) name, going instead under the name of Musashimaru Oyakata, which as a former yokozuna he was entitled to do for a period of five years after retirement. In October 2008 he began using the name , and he then switched to the elder name of former ozeki Asahikuni in August 2012. In December 2012 it was announced that he would inherit the prestigious name upon his old stablemaster's retirement in February 2013, at which time he opened his own stable of wrestlers, Musashigawa. This is not to be confused with the stable he fought out of as an active wrestler, which has since been renamed Fujishima stable. The stable has 19 wrestlers as of May 2021, and had previously included his nephew, who reached the makushita division and became the highest ranking member of the stable before retiring in 2019. He appeared alongside Brad Pitt (who was playing his personal assistant) in two commercials for Softbank, a Japanese mobile phone company, in July 2009. They were directed by Spike Jonze. Personal life In April 2008 Musashimaru married a hula dance instructor from Tokyo and the wedding ceremony took place in August 2008 in Hawaii. The couple have one son. In April 2017 he fell ill while golfing in Nara and underwent a kidney transplant, with his wife as the donor. Fighting style In addition to his great size and strength, Musashimaru had a low center of gravity and excellent balance, which made him very difficult to beat. Earlier in his career he favored pushing and thrusting (tsuki/oshi) techniques, but he also began to fight more on the mawashi, simply wearing his smaller opponents out with his huge inertia. He usually used a migi-yotsu (left hand outside, right hand inside) grip. His most common winning technique or kimarite was oshidashi (push out), closely followed by yorikiri (force out). Together these two techniques accounted for about 60 percent of his career wins. Career record See also List of yokozuna List of sumo tournament top division champions List of sumo tournament top division runners-up List of sumo tournament second division champions List of sumo record holders Glossary of sumo terms List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers List of heaviest sumo wrestlers List of past sumo wrestlers List of sumo elders References Further reading External links 1971 births Living people American emigrants to Japan American people of German descent American people of Portuguese descent American people of Samoan descent American people of Tongan descent Japanese people of German descent Japanese people of Portuguese descent Japanese people of Samoan descent Japanese people of Tongan descent Japanese sumo wrestlers Naturalized citizens of Japan Sportspeople from Hawaii Yokozuna
20468756	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert%20Mann	Herbert Mann	Herbert Harry Mann (30 December 1907 – 24 April 1977) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He played for Griff Colliery, Derby County, Grantham Town, Ripley Town, and Manchester United. References External links MUFCInfo.com profile 1907 births 1977 deaths Sportspeople from Nuneaton English footballers Association football forwards Derby County F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Grantham Town F.C. players Ripley Town F.C. players
20468773	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magothy	Magothy	Magothy may refer to: Places Magothy Bay Natural Area Preserve in Virginia The Magothy Quartzite Quarry Archeological Site in Maryland Rivers The Magothy River in Maryland The Little Magothy River in Maryland Ships USS Magothy (AVP-45), a proposed United States Navy seaplane tender that was cancelled in 1943 prior to construction.
44497504	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townpark	Townpark	In the history of land use in Ireland, a townpark or town park was a smallholding near a town and farmed by someone resident in the town. Typically, a major landowner provided a contiguous area near the town which was subdivided into multiple townparks, each rented on a short-term lease, for a higher rent than that paid by a full-time resident farmer. Townlands The Boundary Survey of 1825–44, associated with Griffith's Valuation and the Ordnance Survey of Ireland, set down the names and denominations of subdivisions of land. Griffith often erected a contiguous block of townparks into a single townland named "Town Parks" or "Town Parks of [name of town]". The 1901 townland index recorded such townlands by the following towns: Ballycastle, Larne, Ballymena, Antrim, Ballymoney, Ballyhaise, Cavan, Cloyne, Midleton, Lifford, Ballyshannon, Newtownards, Skerries (Holmpatrick civil parish), Swords, Ballinasloe, Galway, Portumna, Castledermot, Athy, Birr, Daingean (then Philipstown), Carrick on Shannon, Longford, Newtown Forbes, Ardee, Dundalk, Navan, Athboy, Kells, Borris-in-Ossory, Mountmellick, Roscrea, Carrick-on-Suir, Cahir, Lismore, Delvin, Wexford, Lismore, Tallow, Tuam, Donaghadee, and Killeshandra. There were also "Town Fields" (Borrisokane), "Town Lands" (Clonakilty), "Town Lot" (Tipperary), "Town Lots" (Bantry), and "Townplots" (Kinsale and Killala). Town Parks was also the townland containing the centre of Belfast; it is listed in the 1861 index, but was entirely within the county borough boundary by 1901. Thurles Townparks is the townland, now almost entirely urbanised, around the historic centre of Thurles. Land Acts The Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act 1870 and the Land Law (Ireland) Act 1881, which were designed to enable tenant farmers to purchase their holdings from landlords, specifically excluded townparks from their terms. This led to case law interpreting the Acts' definition of "townpark", which had three components: That they adjoin or are near a city or town; That they bear an increased value as accommodation land beyond their ordinary letting value for merely farming purposes That they are occupied by a person living in a city or town or its suburbs A "town" need not be a municipality with town commissioners or other government, and conversely a place within the municipal boundary might yet be too far from the built-up area to be considered a townpark. Population was suggestive but not definitive: Portglenone with 800 people was held not to be a "town", whereas Timoleague was, with only 366. See also Allotment (gardening) Sources References Further reading Volume III: Index to Evidence and Appendices pp.131–132 "Townparks" refers to evidence in Volume II: Evidence and Appendices External links from the Placenames Database of Ireland: Townlands called "Townparks" Townlands called "Town Parks" Urban agriculture Geographic history of Ireland 19th century in Ireland Land law Farms in Ireland Towns in Ireland Townlands of Ireland
23574090	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kr%C3%A1sn%C3%A1%20Ves	Krásná Ves	Krásná Ves is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. History The first written mention of Krásná Ves is from 1388. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574121	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krnsko	Krnsko	Krnsko is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Řehnice is an administrative part of Krnov. Geography Krnsko is located about southwest of Mladá Boleslav and northeast of Prague. It lies on the Jizera River. History The first written mention of Krnsko is from 1360 and of Řehnice from 1319. Sights The railway bridge in Krnsko, Stránovský viaduct, was built in 1924 and has been protected as a technical monument. The length of the bridge is and the maximum height above the lowest point of the bridge is up to . Gallery References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
44497547	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celier%20Aviation	Celier Aviation	Celier Aviation is an aircraft manufacturer, founded by Raphael Celier in France in 1993. The company was moved to Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland in 2006 and Safi, Malta in 2017. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of autogyros available in kit form and also as fully assembled aircraft. The company established its reputation with the two-seat side-by-side configuration Celier Xenon 2 series of autogyros. By 2011 over 100 of these were flying. Celier subsequently developed a tandem-seat design, the Kiss, but it was not produced in large numbers. By 2014 the company was offering only the Xenon 4, a development of the Xenon 2. The company also developed the XeWing, a fixed wing light aircraft using the fuselage and engine of the Xenon 2, but mounting a folding strut-braced parasol wing in place of the autogyro's main rotor. The design was shown at AERO Friedrichshafen in 2009, but was never offered for sale and it is unlikely it was ever developed beyond a single prototype. Aircraft References External links Aircraft manufacturers of Poland Autogyros Homebuilt aircraft
23574122	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Eadon%20Leader	Robert Eadon Leader	Robert Eadon Leader (2 January 1839 – 18 April 1922) was a journalist, Liberal activist, and historian. He published many books on the history of the Sheffield area. He was the son of Robert Leader, Alderman and Town Trustee, and proprietor of the Sheffield and Rotherham Independent newspaper. Educated at New College London he joined his elder brother, John Daniel Leader, and father at the Sheffield Independent. In 1864 he married his second cousin Emily Sarah Pye-Smith (both were great-grandchildren of John Pye-Smith). He was one of the founders of the Sheffield Junior Liberal Association, and of the Sheffield Parliamentary Debating Society. He unsuccessfully ran for parliament twice. In 1892 he ran as the Liberal Party candidate for the Sheffield Ecclesall constituency, and in 1895 he ran in the Bassetlaw constituency. He served as president of the Hunter Archaeological Society and the Provincial Newspaper Society. Leader House, a Grade II listed Georgian townhouse takes its name from the Leader family, their home from the early C19. List of publications Reminiscences of Old Sheffield; its Streets and its People (1875) Life and Letters of John Arthur Roebuck Q.C., M.P. (1897) Sheffield in the Eighteenth Century (1901) History of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire in the County of York (1905–6) References External links Full text of Sheffield in the Eighteenth Century, from the Internet Archive 1839 births 1922 deaths English male journalists Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Politicians from Sheffield Writers from Sheffield
20468787	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer%20Heath%20%28baseball%29	Spencer Heath (baseball)	Spencer Paul Heath (November 5, 1893 – January 25, 1930) was an American relief pitcher who played in four games for the Chicago White Sox during the 1920 season. Listed at and , Heath was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. Heath was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he lived much of his life. After one season of Minor League Baseball with the Winnipeg Maroons in 1919, he joined the White Sox in 1920. Though he was part of their Opening Day roster in April and stayed with the team through July, he only appeared in four games before the team released him. Afterwards, he played semipro baseball and worked for the Chicago Police Department before dying of double lobar pneumonia and influenza in 1930. Early life Spencer Paul Heath was born on November 5, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were Spencer and Agatha. Well-known around Chicago for his skills in semipro baseball, Heath played for Garden City, the Gunthers, and the Ciceros of the Chicago City League. During World War I, Heath served his country at the Great Lakes Naval Base, working as an electrician. He also played on the base's baseball team. Heath was discharged following the war. Winnipeg Maroons (1919) Heath played one season of Minor league baseball for the Winnipeg Maroons of the Class C Western Canada League in 1919. A pitcher, he appeared in 28 games, leading the circuit in wins as he posted an 18–8 record, good for a .692 winning percentage. That August, he was signed by the Chicago White Sox of the American League (AL), though he was not a part of their roster as they won the AL pennant and lost the World Series. Chicago White Sox (1920) At spring training for the first time with the White Sox in 1920, Heath pitched well enough to be named to the team's Opening Day roster. Baseball historian Frank Russo noted that this was difficult, considering that most of the pitchers on the pennant-winning team from the year before were returning. At 26, Heath was on a Major League Baseball (MLB) roster for the first time. Heath made his major league debut on May 4, 1920, relieving Dickie Kerr with the bases loaded and Chicago trailing the St. Louis Browns 5–3 in the third inning. He induced Jimmy Austin to hit into a ground out, ending the inning. However, Heath went on to allow seven runs in three innings of work, including a home run to future Hall of Famer George Sisler. The Browns won 12–4 in a game that Russo described as a "debacle" for the White Sox. The next two appearances for Heath came on back to back days, May 28 and 29, in a series against the Cleveland Indians. Called on to relieve Kerr again on May 28, Heath pitched the seventh and eighth innings. He was the last pitcher used by Chicago because there was no need for the Indians to bat in the ninth, as they were leading 13–6 following Chicago's final opportunity to score. Heath allowed just one run, and it was unearned, though the error was his own. Heath's appearance on May 29 was the first game of a doubleheader. After White Sox starter Lefty Williams was pinch-hit for in the top of the fourth inning, Heath came on to pitch the bottom of it with his team down 6–1. Doubles by future Hall of Famer Tris Speaker and Larry Gardner led to a run, and another error by Heath ruined a pickoff attempt of Gardner at second base. Heath was replaced by George Payne to start the fourth. The White Sox continued to trail most of the game but scored five runs in the ninth to defeat Cleveland 8–7. Nearly two months went by before Heath made another appearance on July 17. The White Sox were down 8–2 to the New York Yankees when Heath relieved Eddie Cicotte to start the sixth inning. He allowed three runs and had only recorded one out until Ping Bodie flew out to right field, and future Hall of Famer Babe Ruth was thrown out on his way back to first base to complete an inning-ending double play. Aaron Ward and Muddy Ruel each had hits against him to start the seventh inning, bringing up New York pitcher Carl Mays, who attempted to sacrifice bunt. Heath made another error allowing Mays to reach safely, though, and he was replaced by Payne after giving up a double to Roger Peckinpaugh. Ultimately, Heath would be charged with allowing seven runs (six earned) in one inning as the Yankees won 20–5. The July 17 contest would be the last of Heath's MLB career, as he was released by the team shortly thereafter. In four relief appearances, Heath posted a 15.43 earned run average (ERA) in 7.0 innings of work, giving up 12 runs on 19 hits and two walks without recording a strikeout or a decision. Later years Heath returned to playing semipro ball after his time with the White Sox. Then, he was hired by the Chicago Police Department. In 1930, an ill Heath was admitted to Edgewater Hospital in Chicago. On January 25, he died of double lobar pneumonia and influenza, which had been made worse by a cerebral hemorrhage. Unmarried at the time of his death, he was buried adjacent to his father at Chicago's St. Boniface Cemetery on January 29. See also 1920 Chicago White Sox season References External links Retrosheet Chicago White Sox players Winnipeg Maroons (baseball) players Major League Baseball pitchers 1893 births 1930 deaths Baseball players from Chicago Deaths from pneumonia in Illinois Deaths from influenza
23574123	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krop%C3%A1%C4%8Dova%20Vrutice	Kropáčova Vrutice	Kropáčova Vrutice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Kojovice, Krpy, Střížovice and Sušno are administrative parts of Kropáčova Vrutice. Notable people Josef Kořenský (1847–1938), traveller, educator and writer References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574125	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ledce%20%28Mlad%C3%A1%20Boleslav%20District%29	Ledce (Mladá Boleslav District)	Ledce is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574128	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhotky	Lhotky	Lhotky is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Řehnice is an administrative part of Lhotky. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574131	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipn%C3%ADk%20%28Mlad%C3%A1%20Boleslav%20District%29	Lipník (Mladá Boleslav District)	Lipník is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574132	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loukov%20%28Mlad%C3%A1%20Boleslav%20District%29	Loukov (Mladá Boleslav District)	Loukov is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
44497611	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Terry	Don Terry	Don Terry (born Donald Prescott Loker, August 8, 1902 – October 6, 1988) was an American film actor, best known for his lead appearances in B films and serials in the 1930s and early 1940s. Perhaps his best-known role is probably playing the recurring character of Naval Commander Don Winslow in Universal Pictures serials of the early 1940s, including Don Winslow of the Navy (1942) and Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943). Early life and background Terry was born Donald Loker in Natick, Massachusetts, in 1902. He was a 1925 graduate of Harvard. Some sources give the family name as Locher, perhaps confusing him with actor Charles Locher who became famous as Jon Hall; the Loker spelling is correct, as many charitable enterprises bear the Loker name, as detailed below. Don Terry was discovered while visiting Los Angeles as a tourist. During the visit, he hoped to see some film stars, but had been disappointed. Nearing the end of his trip, he decided to have lunch at Hollywood's Café Montmartre since it was a favorite of many in the film industry. Terry thought he might finally see a film star while having lunch, but found only other tourists who had the same hope. However, Fox screenwriter Charles Francis Coe was at the restaurant and happened to see Terry and thought of the screenplay he had just completed, based on his 1927 novel. Coe introduced himself and asked Terry if he was in the film industry. He gave Terry his business card and invited him to the Fox lot for a screen test. Terry went to the lot expecting only to be able to see some film stars. When Terry's screen test came out of the film laboratory, he was signed as the lead in the 1928 film Me, Gangster, the screenplay Coe had just written. Film career Known for his "typical clean-cut American hero roles", he was signed by Columbia Pictures as a possible replacement for the studio's veteran action star Jack Holt. Terry was one of several tough-guy heroes (including Victor Jory, Paul Kelly, and Charles Quigley) who portrayed "bare-knuckled, sleeves-rolled-up hard hats" in various films. Terry's Columbia "B" features include A Fight to the Finish (1937), Paid to Dance (1937), Who Killed Gail Preston? (1937), When G-Men Step In (1938), and Squadron of Honor (1938). Terry's portrayals are complemented by his distinct New England accent, which he never completely lost. Don Terry also became a star of serials, his first chapter play being The Secret of Treasure Island, released by Columbia in 1938. His best-known role is probably playing the recurring character of Naval Commander Don Winslow in Universal Pictures serials of the early 1940s, including Don Winslow of the Navy (1942) and Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943), co-starring Elyse Knox. Knox previously worked with Terry in Top Sergeant (1942). Terry appeared in Danger in the Pacific (1942) as a scientist, co-starring Louise Allbritton. Other credits include Fugitives (1929), Border Romance (1929), Barnacle Bill (1941), Overland Mail (1942), Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) and White Savage (1943), his last screen appearance before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and was awarded the Purple Heart. He left the Navy in 1946 and never returned to film. Post-film life and career In 1941, Terry married Katherine Bogdanovich, a daughter of the founder of StarKist tuna. Bogdanovich, a 1940 graduate of University of Southern California (USC), shared an interest in Olympic competition with her husband. She tried out for the 1932 Olympics as a sprinter. The couple had two daughters, and after completing his World War II service, Terry dropped his screen name and went to work for StarKist as vice president of public and industrial relations. Loker retired from the company in 1965, and the couple then devoted their time and energies to various philanthropic projects by establishing the Donald and Katherine Loker Foundation. The Foundation supported many projects, with a special emphasis on the colleges that were the Lokers' alma maters. They supported USC as board members of long standing, and with financial gifts of more than $30 million over a period of time. The Lokers were long-time friends of Richard and Pat Nixon and were also supporters of the Nixon Library. Despite the Lokers' lack of experience in chemistry, Carl Franklin, who was at the time USC's legal vice president, referred them to the university's hydrocarbon research institute, which was established in 1978 with the Lokers' financial aid. In 1983, it was renamed Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute in their honor. He died at Oceanside, California on October 6, 1988, aged 86. After his death, his widow continued the couple's philanthropic efforts until her death in 2008. Partial filmography Me, Gangster (1928) - Jimmy Williams Blindfold (1928) - Buddy Brower Fugitives (1929) - Dick Starr The Valiant (1929) - Policeman (uncredited) Border Romance (1929) - Bob Hamlin Lady with a Past (1932) - Party Guest (uncredited) Whistlin' Dan (1932) - Bob Reid The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933) - Boxer in Fight Montage (uncredited) Her First Mate (1933) - Purser, Albany Night Boat (uncredited) A Fight to the Finish (1937) - Duke Mallor A Dangerous Adventure (1937) - Tim Sawyer Paid to Dance (1937) - William Dennis Who Killed Gail Preston? (1937) - Tom Kellogg When G-Men Step In (1938) - Larry Kent The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) - Frederick 'Fred' Garth Squadron of Honor (1938) - District Attorney Don Blane You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) - Ping-Pong Player (uncredited) Barnacle Bill (1941) - Dixon Mutiny in the Arctic (1941) - Cole In the Navy (1941) - Reef (uncredited) Tight Shoes (1941) - Haystack - Reporter (uncredited) Hold That Ghost (1941) - Strangler (uncredited) Don Winslow of the Navy (1942) - Cmdr. Don Winslow Valley of the Sun (1942) - Lieutenant (uncredited) Unseen Enemy (1942) - Canadian Army Captain William Flynn Hitchcock, aka Bill Flinn, posing as Captain Wilhelm Roering Drums of the Congo (1942) - Captain Kirk Armstrong Escape from Hong Kong (1942) - Rusty Danger in the Pacific (1942) - Dr. David Lynd Top Sergeant (1942) - Sgt. Dick 'Rusty' Manson Overland Mail (1942) - Buckskin Billy Burke Moonlight in Havana (1942) - Eddie Daniels Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) - Howe Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943) - Cmdr. Don Winslow White Savage (1943) - Chris (final film role) References External links Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute at the University of Southern California American male film actors 1902 births 1988 deaths People from Natick, Massachusetts Harvard University alumni 20th Century Studios contract players Male actors from Massachusetts 20th-century American male actors
23574134	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loukovec	Loukovec	Loukovec is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. History The first written mention of Loukovec is from 1225. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
44497617	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956%20French%20legislative%20election%20in%20Gabon%E2%80%93Moyen%20Congo	1956 French legislative election in Gabon–Moyen Congo	Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Gabon and French Congo on 2 January 1956. Results First college Second college: Gabon Second College: Moyen Congo References Gabon Elections in Gabon Elections in the Republic of the Congo 1956 in Gabon 1956 in Moyen-Congo Election and referendum articles with incomplete results
23574135	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C5%A1t%C4%9Bnice	Luštěnice	Luštěnice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. It is located south of Mladá Boleslav and northeast of Prague. Administrative parts Villages of Voděrady and Zelená are administrative parts of Luštěnice. History The first written mention of Luštěnice is from 1268. Around 1740, the Baroque Luštěnice Castle was built. Gallery References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
44497647	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal%20mobilisation	Legal mobilisation	Legal mobilisation is a tool available to paralegal and advocacy groups, to achieve legal empowerment by supporting a marginalized issues of a stakeholder, in negotiating with the other concerned agencies and other stakeholders, by strategic combined use of legal processes along with advocacy, media engagement and social mobilisation. As per Frances Kahen Zemans (1983) the Legal mobilisation is "a desire or want, which is translated into a demand as an assertion of one's rights". According to Lisa Vanhala (November 2011) Legal mobilisation in its narrowest sense, may refer to high-profile litigation efforts for (or, arguably, against) social change or more broadly, term legal mobilisation has been used to describe any type of process by which an individual or collective actors invoke legal norms, discourse, or symbols to influence policy or behavior. This typically means that there are policies or regulations to mobilize around and a mechanism by which to do so. Legislative activity does create an opportunity for legal mobilization. The courts become particularly relevant when petitioners have grounds to file suit. History of conceptualisation The use of the law and legal systems by disadvantaged people to contest the unfair distribution of power and resources is a real-world phenomenon that predates and exists independently of international law and justice assistance. study and research Tool to ensure statutory intervention Particularly in circumstances where traditional power resources, in terms of bargaining power and worker solidarity, are not firmly established, Use of the legal mobilisation clearly offers important additional tactics. See also References Activism by type Practice of law
23574137	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolumnia%20guianensis	Tolumnia guianensis	Tolumnia guianensis is a species of orchid endemic to Hispaniola. guianensis
23574140	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me%C4%8De%C5%99%C3%AD%C5%BE	Mečeříž	Mečeříž is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574141	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohelnice%20nad%20Jizerou	Mohelnice nad Jizerou	Mohelnice nad Jizerou is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 90 inhabitants. It lies on the Jizera River. Administrative parts The village of Podhora is an administrative part of Mohelnice nad Jizerou. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574144	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muka%C5%99ov%20%28Mlad%C3%A1%20Boleslav%20District%29	Mukařov (Mladá Boleslav District)	Mukařov is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Borovice and Vicmanov are administrative parts of Mukařov. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574145	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C4%9Bm%C4%8Dice%20%28Mlad%C3%A1%20Boleslav%20District%29	Němčice (Mladá Boleslav District)	Němčice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Němčice is located about south of Mladá Boleslav and northeast of Prague. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574147	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemyslovice	Nemyslovice	Nemyslovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574150	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neveklovice	Neveklovice	Neveklovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574151	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nim%C4%9B%C5%99ice	Niměřice	Niměřice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Dolní Cetno and Horní Cetno are administrative parts of Niměřice. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574154	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nov%C3%A1%20Telib	Nová Telib	Nová Telib is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Kladěruby is an administrative part of Nová Telib. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574156	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nov%C3%A1%20Ves%20u%20Bakova	Nová Ves u Bakova	Nová Ves u Bakova is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Gallery References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574159	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obrubce	Obrubce	Obrubce is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Obora is an administrative part of Obrubce. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574163	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obruby	Obruby	Obruby is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574164	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%9B%C4%8Dice	Pěčice	Pěčice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574175	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse%20on%20Pisa	Discourse on Pisa	Discourse on Pisa () is a 1499 work by Italian Renaissance historian and political scientist Niccolò Machiavelli about the history of Pisa. References 1499 books Works by Niccolò Machiavelli
6904062	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Kansas%20State%20University%20people	List of Kansas State University people	The following is a list of notable people associated with Kansas State University, whose main campus is located in the American city of Manhattan, Kansas. University presidents The following men have served as President of Kansas State University: Joseph Denison, 1863–1873 John Anderson, 1873–1879 George Fairchild, 1879–1897 Thomas Elmer Will, 1897–1899 Ernest Reuben Nichols, 1899–1909 Henry J. Waters, 1909–1917 William Jardine, 1918–1925 Francis D. Farrell, 1925–1943 Milton Eisenhower, 1943–1950+ James A. McCain, 1950–1975 Duane C. Acker, 1975–1986 Jon Wefald, 1986–2009 Kirk Schulz, 2009–2016 Richard Myers, 2016–2022+ Richard Linton, 2022–Present +Kansas State alumnus Alumni Academia Anna Estelle Arnold (1879–1942) – school teacher, administrator, textbook publisher Erle Bartley – professor (1949–83); developed widely used preventative for ruminal tympany (ruminant bloat) May Louise Cowles – researcher and nationwide advocate of home economics study Kenneth S. Davis – historian, professor, nominated for National Book Award Milton S. Eisenhower – former president of Kansas State, Penn State, and Johns Hopkins universities; brother of Dwight D. Eisenhower Charlotte P. Morris (PhD) – interim president of Tuskegee University (2010; 2017–2018) Ernest Fox Nichols – physicist, president of Dartmouth College (1909–16) and MIT (1921–23) Michael O'Donnell – professor, researcher on adolescent wellness George P. "Bud" Peterson – President of the Georgia Institute of Technology (2009–present); chancellor of the University of Colorado-Boulder (2006–09) Imam Prasodjo – professor at the University of Indonesia John Brooks Slaughter – Chancellor of University System of Maryland (1982–88), president of Occidental College (1988–99), director of the National Science Foundation Jackie Vietti – President of Butler Community College for 17 years; interim president of Emporia State University in 2015 Arts and media Kirstie Alley – actress (Cheers, Veronica's Closet, Fat Actress); winner of two Emmy Awards Craig Bolerjack – announcer on NFL on CBS; Utah Jazz television announcer Charles L. Brainard – architect; active in preserving the papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower and establishing the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home Jane Butel – cookbook author; founder of the Jane Butel Cooking School Bill Buzenberg – journalist; executive director of Center for Public Integrity; former vice-president of news at NPR Del Close – actor, improviser, writer; co-founder of I.O. theatre in Chicago and one of premier influences on modern improvisational theater Lucinda Dickey – actress (Breakin', Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo), former Solid Gold dancer Roy M. Fisher – journalist; former Editor-in-Chief of Chicago Daily News Gail Gregg – artist Eddie Griffin – comedian Mitch Holthus – radio voice of Kansas City Chiefs Gordon Jump – actor (WKRP in Cincinnati, "Maytag Man") Charles Melton – actor Virgil Miller – film special effects pioneer; Academy Award nominee Clementine Paddleford – journalist and food writer; declared by Time magazine in 1953 as the "best known food editor in the United States" Darcy Pattison – writer of children's literature, blogger, writing teacher and indie publisher. Steve Pepoon – TV writer/producer; Emmy winner, The Simpsons Steve Physioc – broadcaster for the Kansas City Royals Keylee Sue Sanders – television fashion consultant; former Miss Teen USA; pageant organizer Lawrence M. Schoen – science fiction author Mark Schultz – musician Kevin Warren Sloan - student athlete; landscape architect, urban planner and writer Crystal Smith – model, actress, and Playboy centerfold Pete Souza – photojournalist and official White House photographer (1983–1989); chief White House photographer (2009–present) Eric Stonestreet – actor (Modern Family), Emmy Award winner Theresa Vail – Miss Kansas 2013 Jerry Wexler – record producer; enshrined in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame English/creative writing Derick Burleson – poet Frank Marshall Davis – poet; journalist; editor of several African-American newspapers Darren DeFrain – fiction writer Taylor Mali – slam poet Claude McKay – poet influential during Harlem Renaissance Debra Monroe – fiction writer Bryan Penberthy – poet Kevin Rabas – poet Ed Skoog – poet Business Leanne Caret – President and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security James Harbord – Major General during World War I; president and chairman of the board for RCA Damon T. Hininger – chief executive officer of the Corrections Corporation of America. Carl Ice – President (2010–14) and President and CEO (2014–20) of BNSF Railway Jim Isch – officer at NCAA; interim executive director of NCAA (2009–2010) Dakota Bartell - President of DBMetals (2015–Present) William A. Porter – founder of E-Trade Warren Staley – President and CEO, Cargill, Inc. Gregory C. Case - CEO of Aon Politics, government and military Emory S. Adams – United States Army general Joseph Boakai – Vice President of Liberia (2006–2018) Sam Brownback – U.S. Senator, Kansas (1996–2011), 46th governor of Kansas (2011–2018) Donald M. Campbell Jr. – Commanding general of U.S. Army Recruiting Command in Fort Knox John W. Carlin – 40th governor of Kansas; Archivist of the United States (1995–2005) Glen E. Edgerton – Major General, U.S. Army Marlin Fitzwater – Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush Kenji Fujimori – Peruvian businessman and Congressman Jim Geringer – 30th governor of Wyoming Mike Hayden – 41st governor of Kansas Lori Healey – Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Planning and Development Lynn Jenkins – Kansas State Treasurer (2002–08), U.S. House of Representatives (2009–2019) Ronald E. Keys – General, U.S. Air Force Richard A. Knobloch – Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force Henry D. Linscott – Lieutenant General, U.S. Marine Corps Roger Marshall – junior United States senator from Kansas Michael A. McAuliffe – Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force Frank B. Morrison – 31st governor of Nebraska (1961–67) Richard Myers – Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (2001–2005) Richard Bordeaux Parker – diplomat John Jacob Rhodes – Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1981) Pat Roberts – U.S. Senator, Kansas (1996–2020) Bernard W. Rogers – NATO Supreme Allied Commander Glenn Rogers – Member of the Texas House of Representatives (2021–Present) Susanna M. Salter – Mayor of Argonia, Kansas (1887); first female mayor in the United States Fred Andrew Seaton – U.S. Senator, Nebraska (1951–1952); U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1956–1961) K. Gary Sebelius – Magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas Harold Sebring – Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, American judge at the Nuremberg Trials, Dean of the Stetson University College of Law, and head coach of the Florida Gators football team Richard J. Seitz – Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Theresa Sparks – President of the San Francisco Police Commission John Strick - Member of the Kansas State Senate (1985-1992) Virginia Trotter – U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education (1974–1977) Allen West – U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 22nd district (2011–2013) Science and technology Mark Alfred Carleton – botanist Peter Tsai - inventor of N95 mask David Fairchild – botanist and explorer Paul C. Fisher – inventor Philip Fox – astronomer Alwyn Howard Gentry – botanist Luis Montaner – HIV/AIDS researcher Nellie M. Payne – entomologist and agricultural chemist Elieser Posner — grain scientist Geraldine L. Richmond – physical chemist; National Medal of Science laureate Lloyd Carlton Stearman – aircraft designer Charles Hazelius Sternberg – paleontologist Walter Tennyson Swingle – botanist Samuel Wendell Williston – paleontologist Athletics Baseball Elden Auker – All-American (1932); All-Big Six Conference in football, basketball, and baseball; played for Detroit Tigers Josh Billings – 11-year Major League Baseball veteran Ted Power – 12-year Major League Baseball veteran Bobby Randall – played for Minnesota Twins (1976–80), former head baseball coach at Iowa State University (1985-1995), former head baseball coach at University of Kansas (1996-2002) Andy Replogle – pitcher for Milwaukee Brewers Kite Thomas – outfielder for Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators; namesake of Kite's Bar in Manhattan, Kansas Carlos Torres – pitcher for Chicago White Sox Craig Wilson – All-American (1992); member of the 1992 Olympic baseball team in Barcelona; played for Chicago White Sox Earl Woods – father of Tiger Woods; broke color barrier in baseball in the Big Seven Conference at Kansas State Basketball Ernie Barrett – first-round pick in 1951 NBA Draft (Boston Celtics), former athletic director at Kansas State, number retired by KSU Michael Beasley – active NBA player, All-American and Big 12 Conference Player of the Year (2008), second overall selection in the 2008 NBA Draft Rolando Blackman – College Basketball Hall of Famer, All-American (1981), first-round pick in 1981 NBA Draft (Dallas Mavericks), four-time NBA All-Star Bob Boozer – College Basketball Hall of Famer, two-time All-American (1958, 1959), first overall draft pick in 1959 NBA Draft (Cincinnati Royals), NBA All-Star Bob Chipman – former basketball coach at Washburn University; team won 1986–1987 NAIA national championship Norris Coleman (born 1961) - NBA forward for the Los Angeles Clippers, 1994 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP Mike Evans – two-time Big Eight Conference Player of the Year (1977, 1978), first-round pick in 1978 NBA Draft (Denver Nuggets), NBA executive and coach Bill Guthridge – former basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, National Coach of the Year (1998) Gene Keady – former basketball coach at Purdue, four-time National Coach of the Year (1984, 1994, 1996, 2000) Lon Kruger – basketball coach at Oklahoma, former coach of Atlanta Hawks, two-time Big Eight Conference Player of the Year (1973, 1974) Rodney McGruder – active NBA player (Los Angeles Clippers) Willie Murrell – led KSU to Final Four in 1964, former ABA basketball player, number retired by KSU Nicole Ohlde – three-time All-American (2002, 2003, 2004), first-round pick in 2004 WNBA Draft, number retired by KSU Jacob Pullen – all-time scoring leader for KSU (2,132 career points), winner of Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award Mitch Richmond – Naismith Hall of Fame, All-American (1988), first-round pick in 1988 NBA Draft, six-time NBA All-Star, NBA All-Star Game MVP Howie Shannon – All-American (1948), first overall draft pick in 1949 BAA Draft (Providence Steamrollers) Juan "Pachín" Vicens – named "Best Basketball Player in the World" in 1959 Kendra Wecker – All-American and Big 12 Conference Player of the Year (2005), first-round pick in 2005 WNBA Draft (San Antonio Silver Stars), number retired by KSU D.J. Johnson (basketball) - Tex Winter- Former KSU basketball coach, Innovator of the Triangle Offense Football Elijah Alexander – NFL linebacker; founder of the Tackle Cancer Foundation David Allen – All-American (1998); NFL kick returner Michael Bishop – Davey O'Brien Award winner; second in voting for 1998 Heisman Trophy; All-American (1998) Larry Brown – 1972 NFL MVP; four-time NFL Pro Bowler Russ Campbell – former NFL tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Canty – two-time All-American (1995, 1996); first-round pick in 1997 NFL Draft Henry Childs – NFL Pro Bowler Paul Coffman – three-time NFL Pro Bowler; member of Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Tyrone Crews – CFL linebacker, Grey Cup champion, BC Lions Wall of Fame Ron Dickerson – head football coach for Temple University Darrell Dickey – head football coach for University of North Texas Lynn Dickey – NFL quarterback; named all-time All-Big Eight QB in 1996; member of Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Josh Freeman – NFL quarterback; first-round draft pick in 2009 NFL Draft Ralph Graham – starter in 1934 East-West Shrine Game; head football coach for Kansas State Martín Gramática – Lou Groza Award winner; All-American (1997); NFL Pro Bowler Dean Griffing – Canadian Football Hall of Famer; first general manager of Denver Broncos Steve Grogan – NFL quarterback; member of New England Patriots Hall of Fame Kirby Hocutt – athletic director at Texas Tech University, Chairman of College Football Playoff Committee (2016– ) Jason Johnson – former Indianapolis Colts player Tony Jordan – NFL running back of Phoenix Cardinals Jeff Kelly – All-American (1998); former NFL linebacker Collin Klein – Big XII Offensive Player of the Year 2012; Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award 2012; third in voting for 2012 Heisman Trophy Tyler Lockett – NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks selected for the 2016 Pro Bowl Jeron Mastrud – NFL tight end (Miami Dolphins) Jaime Mendez – All-American (1993); holds KSU record for most interceptions in a season (15) Ralph McFillen – player 1960–1963; NCAA conference commissioner Jordy Nelson – All-American (2007); NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers) Quentin Neujahr – NFL center Terence Newman – Jim Thorpe Award winner; unanimous All-American (2002); first-round pick in 2003 NFL Draft Gary Patterson – head football coach at TCU Ellis Rainsberger – head football coach for Kansas State University and Pittsburgh Maulers Doug Russell – led NFL in rushing in 1935 Clarence Scott – All-American (1970); NFL Pro Bowler Harold L. "Tom" Sebring – Head football coach for the University of Florida (1925–1927) Mark Simoneau – All-American (1999); Big 12 Player of the Year; former NFL linebacker Sean Snyder – All-American (1992); son of coach Bill Snyder Gary Spani – All-American (1977); Member of College Football Hall of Fame and Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame Darren Sproles – All-American (2003); NFL running back; selected as one of "Fifty Greatest San Diego Chargers" Bob Stull – athletic director at UTEP Veryl Switzer – NFL running back; highest NFL draft pick in KSU history (#4 in 1954) Daniel Thomas – NFL running back Brent Venables, current head football coach at Oklahoma James J. Yeager – head football coach for Iowa State University and the University of Colorado Golf Jim Colbert – finished second at NCAA Championships; registered 8 victories on PGA Tour and 20 victories on Champions Tour; golf television analyst Robert Streb – PGA golfer Aaron Watkins – PGA golfer Track and field Thane Baker – winner of four Olympic medals, including gold, at 1952 Summer Olympics and 1956 Summer Olympics Tom Brosius – All-American in shot put and discus DeLoss Dodds – Big Seven champion; Kansas State track coach (1963–1976); U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame Steve Fritz – Big Eight champion; finished fourth in decathlon at 1996 Summer Olympics; assistant coach at Kansas State Kenny Harrison – won gold medal in triple jump at 1996 Summer Olympics Thomas Randolph – two-sport All-American (1992) Ivan Riley – won bronze medal in 400 meter hurdles at 1924 Summer Olympics Austra Skujytė – won silver medal in heptathlon (for Lithuania) at 2004 Summer Olympics; assistant coach at Kansas State Others Erin Brockovich – activist Sean Lowe – reality star (The Bachelorette, The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars) Jim Rayburn – founder of Young Life Kevin Saunders – wheelchair Olympian Faculty and staff Stephen Ambrose – professor of history (1970–71) Helen Brockman – fashion designer (1968–74) Helen Stuart Campbell – professor of domestic science (1896–97) Elizabeth Williams Champney – secretary of college, drawing instructor (1870–73) John Ciardi – professor of English (poetry) John Wynn Davidson – first professor of military science (1868–71) Kenneth S. Davis – professor of history Michael Finnegan – professor of anthropology Angelo Garzio, emeritus professor of ceramics Charles Christian Georgeson – professor of agriculture (1890–98) Nehemiah Green – professor of military tactics Roy M. Green – professor; later president of Colorado State University T. Marshall Hahn – Dean of College of Arts and Sciences (1959–62); later president of Virginia Tech Pascal Hitzler - professor of computer science (2019–present) Jonathan Holden – professor of English (poetry) (1978–present) John S. Hougham – chairman of philosophy and agriculture (1868–72) A. S. Hitchcock – professor of botany (1892–1901) Lloyd Hulbert – professor of biology (1955–86) William Ashbrook Kellerman – professor of botany (1883–91) Naomi B. Lynn – professor of political science; later first Hispanic female president of an American public university George A. Milliken – professor of statistics W. R. Moses – poet; professor of English Benjamin Franklin Mudge – Chair of Geology Department (1866–74) Philip Nel – professor of English (2000–present) Mitsugi Ohno – glassblower of first successful Klein bottle (1961–96) Andrew Summers Rowan – professor of military tactics (1902–03) Fred Albert Shannon – professor of history; awarded Pulitzer Prize for History in 1929 while teaching at Kansas State James Shanteau – professor of psychology Maurice Cole Tanquary – professor of entomology (1913–1919) Albert M. Ten Eyck – professor of agriculture (1902–06), agronomy (1906–10) and farm management (1910–12) Michael Wesch – assistant professor of cultural anthropology, recipient of 2008 U.S. Professor of the Year award from CASE Kimberly A. With – professor of biology Fictional characters Joseph, anti-hero of Bruce Jay Friedman's novel A Mother's Kisses, attends "Kansas Land Grant Agricultural College." Mary Ashley, main character in Sidney Sheldon's novel Windmills of the Gods, starts the book as a professor at Kansas State University. Brantley Foster, protagonist in the movie The Secret of My Success, portrayed by Michael J. Fox, is a recent graduate of Kansas State University who moves to New York City where he has landed a job as a financier. Oliver Lang, terrorist in the movie Arlington Road, portrayed by Tim Robbins, is a former Kansas State student. Lamar Quin, senior associate in the John Grisham novel The Firm, is noted to have graduated from Kansas State. See also Lists of people from Kansas References Kansas State University people
23574176	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%9Btikozly	Pětikozly	Pětikozly is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574184	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petkovy	Petkovy	Petkovy is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Čížovky is an administrative part of Petkovy. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
6904064	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil%20M.%20Mrak	Emil M. Mrak	Emil Marcel Mrak (October 27, 1901 – April 9, 1987) was an American food scientist, microbiologist, and second chancellor of the University of California, Davis. He was recognized internationally for his work in food preservation and as a world authority on the biology of yeasts. Biography Early years Mrak was born in San Francisco, California to a Croatian family, but did not grow up in that city. Instead, he was raised in the rural orchards of the Santa Clara Valley. He graduated from Campbell High School in Campbell, then went on to receive a B.S. degree in Food Technology in 1926, M.S. degree in 1928, and Ph.D. degree in botany and mycology in 1936 from the University of California, Berkeley. While an undergraduate at Berkeley, Mrak was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. Career Mrak was appointed as an instructor in food technology at UC Berkeley in 1937 and became professor and department chairman in 1948. In 1951, he led the move of the department to its current location at UC Davis, and was later appointed chancellor in 1959. He was the first food scientist to ever be named president or chancellor of a college or university. The only other food scientist to have this honor is James L. Oblinger, chancellor of the North Carolina State University in Raleigh from 2005 to 2009. Mrak was recommended to UC President Clark Kerr by Harry R. Wellman. Kerr had to bring Mrak before the board three times in order to secure their reluctant approval of his appointment to lead the Davis campus. Upon encountering him, some regents initially thought that Mrak did not "look like a chancellor". However, both the Board of Regents and Kerr came to value Mrak's management skills, as well as his ability to effectively represent the university's interests in nearby Sacramento. At the time of Mrak's appointment, Davis was still tightly focused on agriculture due to its origins as the University Farm. Mrak successfully developed UC Davis into a general campus offering a rich variety of undergraduate and graduate programs, and he worked hard to turn the campus into a bicycle-friendly environment. A charter member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) in 1939, Mrak served as its President from 1957 to 1958. He also won numerous awards within IFT, including the Nicholas Appert Award (1957), the Babcock-Hart Award (1961), the International Award (1963), election as a Fellow in 1970, and the Carl R. Fellers Award in 1984. He also served as chair of IFT's Northern California Section in 1947/48. In 1969, Mrak served as chairman of a federal government commission (which became known as the Mrak commission) that recommended restricting the use of the pesticide DDT. He also served as the first chairman of the Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Council under President Richard M. Nixon. Personal life Mrak married Vera Dudley Greaves, a nutritionist, on November 15, 1945. They had two children: Robert Emil Mrak (December 18, 1948) and Antoinette Vera Mrak (July 15, 1951). Mrak died in Davis, California on April 9, 1987. Mrak Hall, the administration office building on the UC Davis campus, is named in his honor. In 1988, UC Davis also established the Emil M. Mrak International Award in his honor. Honours and awards Alpha Gamma Rho Chi Brothers of the Century: 1923 Alpha Gamma Rho Hall of Fame: 1980 University of California, Berkeley Alumnus of the Year: 1969 Students Herman Phaff References Further reading Alpha Gamma Rho Chi brothers of the century Alpha Gamma Rho Hall of Fame Centennial history of University of California (food science and technology) Food Science and Technology history at UC-Davis List of IFT fellows List of IFT past award winners External links Emil Mrak on the Davis Wiki University of California: In Memoriam, 1987. University of California, Berkeley Alumnus of the Year awards Images of Emil Mrak from UCD Archives Emil Mrak Papers at Special Collections Dept., University Library, University of California, Davis 1901 births 1987 deaths American food scientists American microbiologists Fellows of the Institute of Food Technologists People from San Francisco University of California, Berkeley alumni University of California, Berkeley faculty Chancellors of the University of California, Davis Educators from California People from Davis, California 20th-century American academics
6904067	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Boney	Henry Boney	Henry Tate Boney (October 28, 1903 – June 12, 2002) was an American professional baseball player who was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball during part of the 1927 season. Boney appeared in three games, all in relief, for the New York Giants. Boney was born in Wallace, North Carolina. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he played for coach Lance Richbourg and coach Brady Cowell's Florida Gators baseball teams in 1926 and 1927. Boney made his major league debut as 23-year-old rookie against the Philadelphia Phillies at Baker Bowl on June 28, 1927. He made his third and final relief appearance on July 13. Boney finished all three games in which he appeared, and pitched a total of four innings, giving up just one earned run. Boney's record was 0–0 with a 2.25 earned run average. See also Florida Gators List of Florida Gators baseball players External links Retrosheet 1903 births 2002 deaths Baseball players from North Carolina Florida Gators baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers New York Giants (NL) players People from Wallace, North Carolina
6904077	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%B1z%C4%B1lay	Kızılay	Organizations Kızılay, the short name for Kızılay Derneği, the Turkish Red Crescent Places Cyprus Kızılay, Cyprus the Turkish name for the town of Trachonas Turkey Kızılay, Ankara, a neighborhood of Ankara, and one of the primary nerve centers of the city Kızılay Meydanı, a square in the neighborhood
23574190	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolumnia%20guttata	Tolumnia guttata	Tolumnia guttata is a species of orchid found from Mexico, Belize to Colombia and the Caribbean. References guttata Orchids of Central America Orchids of Belize Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
23574194	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitorious	Gitorious	Gitorious was a free and open source web application for hosting collaborative free and open-source software development projects using Git revision control. Although it was freely available to be downloaded and installed, it was written primarily as the basis for the Gitorious shared web hosting service at gitorious.org, until it was acquired by GitLab in 2015. According to the Git User's Survey, Gitorious was the second most popular hosting service for Git in 2011, with 11.7% of respondents indicating they used it, behind 87.5% using GitHub. On 3 March 2015, Gitorious was acquired by GitLab, who announced service through gitorious.org would be discontinued on 1 June 2015 and encouraged Gitorious users to make use of its import tools to migrate projects to GitLab. Features and constraints In addition to source code hosting, Gitorious provided projects with wikis, a web interface for merge requests and code reviews, and activity timelines for projects and developers. According to the terms of service, if bandwidth usage for an account, project or repository exceeded 500 MB/month, or significantly exceeds the average bandwidth usage of other Gitorious.org users or customers, Gitorious.org reserved the right to immediately disable or throttle the account, project or repository until the account owner can reduce the bandwidth consumption. Gitorious AS released the Gitorious software under the AGPLv3 as free software. Acquisitions In August 2013, Gitorious AS was acquired by Powow AS, a Norwegian-Polish consulting company. Gitorious was then acquired by GitLab as of 3 March 2015. GitLab kept gitorious.org online through May 2015 and added an automatic migration function for project to move to GitLab.com which offers both paid and free hosting services and maintains an open source "community" edition for self-hosting. At the time of the GitLab acquisition, there were four Powow employees behind Gitorious. GitLab CEO Sytse Sijbrandij, responding to comments about the acquisition on Hacker News, wrote that "[Powow] wanted to shut the company down without a bankruptcy". So, GitLab, as a way to bolster their user base, bought Gitorious even though they were not hiring the employees or using the Gitorious software. In addition to providing optional migration to GitLab.com, GitLab opened discussions with Archive.org about preserving the Gitorious repositories for historical reference. As of mid-2016, as a result of efforts by GitLab, ex-Gitorious staff, and Archive Team, Gitorious.org existed as a read-only mirror of its former self, containing some 120,000 repositories comprising 5TB of data. See also Comparison of open source software hosting facilities References External links Gitorious source code (GitHub mirror, last updated in 2015) Open-source hosted development tools Open-source software hosting facilities Project management software Version control Software using the GNU AGPL license Discontinued open-source software hosting facilities
6904082	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahudi	Yahudi	Yahudi (), is a 1958 Hindi-language action drama film directed by Bimal Roy. It starred Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sohrab Modi, Nazir Hussain, Nigar Sultana and others. It was based on the play Yahudi Ki Ladki by Agha Hashar Kashmiri, a classic in Parsi-Urdu theatre, about persecution of Jews in the Roman Empire. Although, not very well received critically, the film was a big hit despite its alien theme, and was the third-highest grossing Indian film of 1958, owing to the box office draw of Dilip Kumar. The film's lyricist Shailendra won the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist at the 6th ceremony, for the song "Yeh Mera Diwanapan Hai", sung by Mukesh. The plot bears similarities to Jacques Fromental Halévy's opera La Juive. The story revolves around the life of a foster relationship. Set in the era of the Roman Empire over 2000 years ago, it focuses upon the persecution of Jews at that time in the empire's centre - Rome. Plot Ezra (Sohrab Modi) is a jeweller who has a son called Elijah. He also has a friendly butler/childminder called Emmanuel. In the beginning, Ezra is due to leave. As he does, Elijah becomes upset and stands at the balcony. In the roads of the Jewish area, Brutus (Nazir Hussain), Governor of Rome, is passing, making an announcement. Watching over the balcony is Elijah. A stone slips from his hand and hits Brutus on the head. Brutus immediately gets Elijah arrested, and as Elijah is a Jew, sentences him to death. Hearing this, Ezra rapidly returns from his trip and arrives at the doorstep of Brutus. He begs Brutus to free Elijah, but Brutus feeds Elijah to hungry lions. Ezra sadly returns to his house. In revenge, Emmanuel kidnaps Lydia, motherless daughter of Brutus, and takes her to Ezra. Ezra refuses to kill Lydia and instead adopts the child. Brutus' anger brews. He orders the guards to find his daughter, and call for punishment of all Jews. Ezra remains hidden and raises Lydia, who grows up thinking she is Ezra's daughter and that her name is Hannah. Years pass and Ezra grows to become a successful jeweller, well known to be so good and a Jew. Hannah (Meena Kumari) grows into a beautiful young lady and attracts attention from many. The Emperor of Rome arrives in Rome for the marriage of his son Prince Marcus (Dilip Kumar) to Brutus' niece Princess Octivia (Nigar Sultana). However, Prince Marcus avoids talking about his marriage and opposes it. One day, when returning from a hunting trip, he gets hurt and is cared for by Hannah. He then disguises himself as a Jew and goes back into the Jewish area. He rescues Hannah from the unwanted attentions of a Roman soldier and meets her father, Ezra, not as Prince Marcus but as Monshija, a successful Jew from Alexandria. Ezra is happy to meet him and "Monshija" and Hannah fall in love. But Hannah soon notices that something isn't right. Prince Marcus then reveals who he is, making Hannah very upset at his dishonesty, and she banishes the Prince from her life. Then comes the day of the marriage of Prince Marcus and Princess Octivia. Everyone is invited. Before the ritual could commence, Hannah shouts aloud that she had been cheated by a Roman. Ezra joins in to get back at his enemy Brutus. He clamors for justice. The Emperor demands the name of the culprit and Hannah claims it was Prince Marcus. Brutus tries to rebut Hannah and Ezra, but the Emperor insists that justice must be done. Heartbroken, Hannah returns home. She is followed by Princess Octivia. Hannah sees the Princess at her doorstep and denies her entry. Hannah knew the princess would beg for the Prince's life. However, the princess told Hannah that the Prince will be sentenced to death the very next day. Early morning the next day, without warning, Hannah took Ezra with her to the Emperor. There she told him that she takes the accusation back. She tells the Emperor that the man that cheated was not the prince but a look-alike. Ezra is shocked, and Brutus, filled with happiness, sentences Hannah and Ezra to death. They are to be thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil that very day, in front of the Prince. Unable to bear that his love will be burnt in front of him, Prince Marcus blinds himself, then goes to the cauldron chamber. Here Ezra is begging for Hannah's life, and Hannah is trying to reason with Ezra that she'd rather die than live a life of hate. But Brutus stops at nothing and wants the two to die. Immediately, Ezra tells Brutus that he knows where the Governor's lost daughter is. Brutus is confused and says that this is Ezra's revenge and accuses the Jew of lying. Ezra sarcastically agrees. But Brutus begs Ezra and Ezra will only tell on one condition. That Hannah is thrown into the cauldron as soon as Brutus finds out who his daughter is. Now Hannah is confused. Ezra tells Brutus that Hannah is Brutus' daughter and the Jew tells the guards to throw Hannah into the boiling oil. Brutus orders them to stop. Ezra looks at Hannah and dies. Hannah cries over her foster father's dead body. Brutus tells Hannah not to cry, but Hannah does not listen. She runs away from Brutus and finds the Prince. Shocked to find him blind, Hannah lends him support and helps him as the two disappear into the distance. Cast Sohrab Modi as Ezra Johari Dilip Kumar as Shehzada Marcus Meena Kumari as Hannah / Lydia Nigar Sultana as Shehzadi Octavia Nazir hussain as Brutus Anwar hussain as Antonio Minu Mumtaz as Ruth Tiwari as Emmanuel Murad as Emperor Julius Caesar Indira as Yasmine Adil Bikram kapoor as Leo Baby Naaz as Young Lydia Romi as Elijah Helen as Dancer / Singer Cuckoo as Dancer / Singer Kamala Laxman as Wedding Dancer / Singer Soundtrack References External links Full movie YouTube 1950s Hindi-language films 1958 films Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan Films directed by Bimal Roy Films set in the Roman Empire Indian historical drama films Films about royalty Films about antisemitism Indian films based on plays Indian epic films Historical epic films 1950s historical drama films 1958 drama films
23574199	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%ADskov%C3%A1%20Lhota%20%28Mlad%C3%A1%20Boleslav%20District%29	Písková Lhota (Mladá Boleslav District)	Písková Lhota is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Zámostí is an administrative part of Písková Lhota. Geography Písková Lhota is located about south of Mladá Boleslav and northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Jizera River, which forms the western municipal border. There is a pond in the centre of the village. History The first written mention of Písková Lhota is from 1398, Zámostí was first mentioned in 1361. Starý Stránov Castle was first documented in 1297. Písková Lhota as a typical agricultural village, Zámostí was probably mainly home of craftsmen. Demographics Transport The D10 motorway passes through the municipality. Sights The most important monument is the ruin of the Starý Stránov Castle. Several houses were built into the ruins, for the construction of which building material from the castle was used. Among the other monuments in Písková Lhota are a small Jewish cemetery and a Baroque building of a former inn from the mid-18th century. References External links Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
6904083	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture%20of%20Martinique	Culture of Martinique	As an overseas départment of France, Martinique's culture is French and Caribbean. Its former capital, Saint-Pierre (destroyed by a volcanic eruption), was often referred to as the Paris of the Lesser Antilles. The official language is French, although many Martinicans speak a Creole patois. Based in French, Martinique's Creole also incorporates elements of English, Spanish, Portuguese, and African languages. Originally passed down through oral storytelling traditions, it continues to be used more often in speech than in writing. Most of Martinique's population is descended from African slaves brought to work on sugar plantations during the colonial era, white slave owners or from Carib or Kalinago people. Today, the island enjoys a higher standard of living than most other Caribbean countries. French products are easily available. Following French custom, many businesses close at midday, then reopen later in the afternoon. Among young people, studying in France is common. For the French, Martinique has been a vacation hotspot for many years, attracting both the upper class and more budget-conscious travelers. Music Music contributes a great deal to Martinique's culture. The most popular style is zouk, which originated in Martinique and Guadeloupe by combining elements of a number of musical styles from the Caribbean and United States. Its biggest influence was biguine, which was popular dance orchestra music from the 1930s to 1950s. Zouk today has evolved from big band ensembles to smaller, electronically peppered bands. Musicians use synthesizers, DIGITAL samplers, and drum machines, which they program to sound like native percussion instruments. Another favorite musical genre, bèlè is an early form of biguine which incorporates group dance and song accompanied by drumming, often led in a call and response style. For most of the year, local music dominates. But during Carnival, other music like calypso and soca can be heard as well. Festivals Martinique's version of Carnival, is a four-day event beginning just before Lent and ending on its first day, with the burning of Vaval, a papier-mâché figure symbolizing Carnival. Businesses close during Carnival. Like other Caribbean Carnivals, Martinique's is a high-energy event with parades, singing, drums, and other festivities. People dress up in costumes, with devils and she-devils being especially popular. During Carnival in Martinique, many men parade in drag queen costume, sometimes with very elaborate and provocative outfits, with no obvious hint at alternative sexuality. It must be mentioned that traditionally, some women dressed as men for burlesque weddings on Monday. The high presence of men in drag is a reference to the central role of women in Martinique's society and family structure. Towns throughout Martinique elect their own Carnival Queen, Mini-Queen, and Queen Mother. Halfway through Lent, Martinicans take a break from abstinence with the one-day holiday Micarême. The one-day mini-Carnival features dances, parties, and similar activities. Afterward, people return to their repentance until Easter begins. Just as in France, every year on November 21, Martinique celebrates the release of the year's Beaujolais nouveau. In odd-numbered years in early December, the island hosts its prestigious Jazz à la Martinique. Both top local talent and internationally known musicians like Branford Marsalis perform at this jazz festival. Jazz Festivals all over the Caribbean are very enjoyable. Cuisine French and Creole cuisine dominate Martinique's culinary landscape. The two styles also combine by using French techniques with local produce, such as breadfruit, cassava, and christophine (chayote). Creole dishes rely heavily on seafood, including curries and fritters. An exception is boudin, a Creole type of blood sausage. A dash of Chien sauce (made from onions, shallots, peppers, oil, and vinegar) adds a spicy touch to meals. The favored island drink, Ti punch, is a mixture of five parts of white rum to one part sugarcane syrup. Crêperies, brasseries, and restaurants featuring cuisine from various French regions can be found all over Martinique. History of French Antilles culture Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc was a French trader and adventurer in the Caribbean, who established the first permanent French colony, Saint-Pierre, on the island of Martinique in 1635. Belain sailed to the Caribbean in 1625, hoping to establish a French settlement on the island of St. Christopher (St. Kitts). In 1626 he returned to France, where he won the support of Cardinal Richelieu to establish French colonies in the region. Richelieu became a shareholder in the Compagnie de Saint-Christophe, created to accomplish this with d'Esnambuc at its head. The company was not particularly successful and Richelieu had it reorganized as the Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique. In 1635 d'Esnambuc sailed to Martinique with one hundred French settlers to clear land for sugarcane plantations. After six months on Martinique, d'Esnambuc returned to St. Christopher, where he soon died prematurely in 1636, leaving the company and Martinique in the hands of his nephew, Du Parquet. His nephew, Jacques Dyel du Parquet, inherited d'Esnambuc's authority over the French settlements in the Caribbean. In 1637, his nephew, Jacques Dyel du Parquet, became governor of the island. He remained in Martinique and did not concern himself with the other islands. The French permanently settled on Martinique and Guadeloupe after being driven off Saint Kitts and Nevis (Saint-Christophe in French) by the British. Fort Royal (Fort-de-France) on Martinique was a major port for French battle ships in the region from which the French were able to explore the region. In 1638, Jacques Dyel du Parquet (1606-1658), nephew of Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc and first governor of Martinique, decided to have Fort Saint Louis built to protect the city against enemy attacks. From Fort Royal, Martinique, Du Parquet proceeded south in search for new territories and established the first settlement in Saint Lucia in 1643, and headed an expedition which established a French settlement in Grenada in 1649. Despite the long history of British rule, Grenada's French heritage is still evidenced by the number of French loanwords in Grenadian Creole, French-style buildings, cuisine and places name (For ex. Petit Martinique, Martinique Channel, etc.) In 1642 the Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique company received a twenty-year extension of its charter. The King would name the Governor General of the company, and the company the Governors of the various islands. However, by the late 1640s, in France Mazarin had little interest in colonial affairs and the company languished. In 1651 it dissolved itself, selling its exploitation rights to various parties. The du Paquet family bought Martinique, Grenada, and Saint Lucia for 60,000 livres. The sieur d'Houël bought Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, La Desirade and the Saintes. The Knights of Malta bought Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin, which were made dependencies of Guadeloupe. In 1665, the Knights sold the islands they had acquired to the newly formed (1664) Compagnie des Indes occidentales. Dominica is a former French and British colony in the Eastern Caribbean, located about halfway between the French islands of Guadeloupe (to the north) and Martinique (to the south). Christopher Columbus named the island after the day of the week on which he spotted it, a Sunday (domingo in Latin), 3 November 1493. In the hundred years after Columbus's landing, Dominica remained isolated. At the time it was inhabited by the Island Caribs, or Kalinago people, and over time more settled there after being driven from surrounding islands, as European powers entered the region. In 1690, French woodcutters from Martinique and Guadeloupe begin to set up timber camps to supply the French islands with wood and gradually become permanent settlers. France had a colony for several years, they imported slaves from West Africa, Martinique and Guadeloupe to work on its plantations. In this period, the Antillean Creole language developed. France formally ceded possession of Dominica to Great Britain in 1763. Great Britain established a small colony on the island in 1805. As a result, Dominica speak English as an official language while Antillean creole is spoken as a secondary language and is well maintained due to its location between the French-speaking departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique. In Trinidad, the Spanish who were in possession of the island, contributed little towards advancements, with El Dorado the focus, Trinidad was perfect due to its geographical location. Because Trinidad was considered underpopulated, Roume de St. Laurent, a Frenchman living in Grenada, was able to obtain a Cédula de Población from the Spanish king Charles III on 4 November 1783. Following the cedula of population French planters with their slaves, free coloreds and mulattos from the French Antilles of Martinique, Grenada, Guadeloupe and Dominica migrated to the Trinidad. They too added to the ancestry of Trinidadians, creating the creole identity; Spanish, French, and Patois were the languages spoken. The Spanish also gave many incentives to lure settlers to the island, including exemption from taxes for ten years and land grants in accordance to the terms set out in the Cedula. These new immigrants establishing local communities of Blanchisseuse, Champs Fleurs, Paramin, Cascade, Carenage and Laventille. Trinidad's population jumped to over 15,000 by the end of 1789, from just under 1,400 in 1777. In 1797, Trinidad became a British crown colony, with a French-speaking population. This exodus was encouraged due to the French Revolution. Carnival had arrived with the French, indentured laborers and the slaves, who could not take part in Carnival, formed their own, parallel celebration called canboulay (from the French cannes brulées, meaning burnt cane) - the precursor for Trinidad's carnival and has played an important role in the development of Trinidad's culture. During the carnival season, the slaves performed songs in tents called Kaiso - later Calypso tents. Many early kaiso or calypso were performed in the French creole language and led by a griot or chantwell. As Trinidad became a British colony, the chantwell became known as the calypsonian. The British government tried to ban the celebration of carnival due to its aggressive overtone; this led to canboulay Riots between the Afro-creoles and the police, which banned the use of Stick fighting and African percussion music in 1881. They were replaced by bamboo "Bamboo-Tamboo" sticks beaten together, which were themselves banned in turn. In 1937 they reappeared, transformed as an orchestra of frying pans, dustbin lids and oil drums. These steelpans or pans are now a major part of the Trinidadian music scene. Calypso's early rise was closely connected with the adoption of Carnival by Trinidadian slaves, including canboulay drumming and the music masquerade processions. The French brought Carnival to Trinidad, and calypso competitions at Carnival grew in popularity, especially after the abolition of slavery in 1834. From Trinidad, the carnival, calypso and steel pan spread to the entire English speaking Caribbean islands. Calypso in the Caribbean includes a range of genres, including: the Benna genre of Antiguan and Barbudan music; Mento, a style of Jamaican folk music that greatly influenced ska and reggae; Ska, the precursor to rocksteady and reggae; Spouge, a style of Barbadian popular music. In Dominica, the chanté mas and lapo kabwit tradition started to become dominated by imported calypso and steel pan music in the early 1960s. After a fire in 1963, the traditional carnival was banned, though calypso and steelpan continued to grow in popularity. Calypso appealed to Carnival-partygoers because the lyrical focus on local news and gossip was similar to that of chanté mas, despite a rhythmic pattern and instrumentation which contrast sharply with traditional Dominican "Mas Domnik" music. Many of the traditional chanté mas (masquerade song) were performed to the calypso beat and later the new reggae beat coming out of Jamaica. Calypsonians and Calypso Monarch competitions emerged and became extremely popular. Steelbands emerged all around Dominica and the rest of the Caribbean islands. Calypso music has been popular in Dominica since the 1950s; the first Calypso King was crowned in 1959. Bands such as Swinging Stars, The Gaylords, De Boys an Dem, Los Caballeros and Swinging Busters surfaced and began to cut records. The emergence of radio, first WIDBS and later Radio Dominica helped to spread the music. In the 1960s, a number of Haitian musicians to the French Antilles (Guadeloupe and Martinique) brought with them the kadans (another word named for the genre "compas"), a sophisticated form of music that quickly swept the island and helped unite all the former French colonies of the Caribbean by combining their cultural influences. Webert Sicot, the originator of cadence recorded three LPs albums with French Antilles producers: two with "Celini disques" in Guadeloupe and one with "Balthazar" in Martinique. Haitian compas or cadence bands were asked to integrate Antillean musicians. Consequently, the leading "Les Guais troubadours", with influential singer "Louis Lahens" along other bands, played a very important role in the schooling of Antilleans to the méringue compas or kadans music style. Almost all existing Haitian compas bands have toured these Islands that have since adopted the music and the dance of the meringue. These were followed by French Antillean mini-jazz artists like Les Gentlemen, Les Leopards, and Les Vikings de Guadeloupe. In 1969, Gordon Henderson of Dominica decided that the French Overseas Department of Guadeloupe had everything he needed to begin a career in Creole music. From there, lead singer Gordon Henderson went on to found a kadans fusion band, the Vikings of Guadeloupe – of which Kassav' co-founder Pierre-Eduard Decimus was a member. At some point he felt that he should start his own group and asked a former school friend Fitzroy Williams to recruit a few Dominicans to complete those he had already selected. The group was named Exile One. The band added various Caribbean styles to their musical identity such as reggae, calypso and mostly cadence or compas as the band moved to Guadeloupe. In 1973, Exile One (based on the island of Guadeloupe) initiated a fusion of cadence and calypso "Cadence-lypso" that would later influence the creation of soca music. The Trinidadian Calypso and Haitian kadans or méringue were the two dominants music styles of Dominica so Exile One, that featured calypso, reggae and mostly kadans or compas, called its music Cadence-lypso however, most of the band's repertoire was kadans. Later in 1975, Lord Shorty of Trinidad visited his good friend Maestro in Dominica where he stayed (at Maestro's house) for a month while they visited and worked with local kadans artists. You had Maestro experimenting with calypso and cadence ("cadence-lypso"). A year later Maestro died in an accident in Dominica and his loss was palpably felt by Shorty, who penned "Higher World" as a tribute. In Dominica, Shorty had attended an Exile One performance of cadence-lypso, and collaborated with Dominica's 1969 Calypso King, Lord Tokyo and two calypso lyricists, Chris Seraphine and Pat Aaron in the early 1970s, who wrote him some kwéyòl lyrics. Soon after Shorty released a song, "Ou Petit", with words like "Ou dee moin ou petit Shorty" (meaning "you told me you are small Shorty"), a combination of calypso, cadence and kwéyòl. Soca's development includes its fusion of calypso, cadence, and Indian musical instruments—particularly the dholak, tabla and dhantal—as demonstrated in Shorty's classic compositions "Ïndrani" and "Shanti Om". Due to the popularity of Exile One, There was a virtual explosion of kadans bands from Dominica - Grammacks, Liquid Ice, Midnight Groovers, Black Affairs, Black Machine, Mantra, Belles Combo, Milestone, Wafrikai, Black roots, Black Blood, Naked Feet and Mammouth among others. Leading vocalists of the period include Gordon Henderson, Jeff Joseph, Marcel "Chubby" Marc, Anthony Gussie, Mike Moreau, Tony Valmond, Linford John, Bill Thomas, SinkyRabess and Janet Azouz among others. Dominican kadans bands became popular in Martinique, Guadeloupe, Haiti and other islands in the Caribbean and Africa. The full-horn section kadans band Exile One led by Gordon Henderson was the first to introduce the newly arrived synthesizers to their music that other young cadence or méringue bands from Haiti (mini-jazz) and the French Antilles emulated in the 1970s. Gordon Henderson's Exile One turned the mini-jazz combos into guitar-dominated big bands with a full-horn section and the newly arrived synthesizers, paving the way for the success of large groups like Grammacks, Experience 7, among others. Drawing on these influences, the supergroup Kassav' invented zouk and popularized it in the 1980s. Kassav' was formed in 1979 by Pierre-Edouard Décimus and Paris studio musician Jacob F. Desvarieux. Together and under the influence of well-known Dominican and Guadeloupean kadans-lypso or compas bands like Experience 7, Grammacks, Exile One and Les Aiglons they decided to make Guadeloupean carnival music recording it in a more fully orchestrated yet modern and polished style. Kassav' created its own style "zouk" by introducing an eleven-piece gwo ka unit and two lead singers, tambour bélé, ti bwa, biguine, cadence-lypso: calypso and mostly Cadence rampa or compas with full use of the MIDI technology. Kassav was the first band in the Caribbean to apply the MIDI technology to their music. In the 1980s they took Caribbean music to another level by recording in the new digital format. The style lost ground in the late 1980s due to the strong presence of cadence or compas, the main music of the French Antilles. A special style within the zouk is "zouk love", characterized by a slow, soft and sexual rhythm. The inspiration for the zouk love style of rhythmic music comes from the Haitian compas, as well as music called cadence-lypso - Dominica cadence as popularized by Grammacks and Exile One. The lyrics of the songs often speak of love and sentimental problems. The music kizomba from Angola and cola-zouk or cabo love from Cape Verde are derivatives of this French Antillean compas music style, which sounds basically the same, although there are notable differences once you become more familiar with these genres. A main exponent of this subgenre is Ophelia Marie of Dominica. Other Zouk Love artists come from the French West Indies, the Netherlands, and Africa. In Brazil, the zouk rhythm is used to dance the Brazilian Lambada. Since adding many new steps and changing the characteristics from Lambada, a new name was given to this dance "Zouk-lambada", with was originally 'zouk Love', later just called 'zouk'. Today, the Brazilian Zouk has changed and thus, the name 'Traditional Zouk' has been given to the dance that was first taught by Adilio and Renata in the beginning of the 90's, which is now didactically used all over the world. In the late 80's, the WCK or Windward Caribbean Kulture, was formed by a group of highly creative young Dominican musicians. The band heralded in a new and much needed resurgence of live music and created a new wave in Dominicas musical evolution. They began experimenting with a fusion of cadence-lypso, the native lapo kabwit drum rhythms and elements of the music of jing ping bands. This group came together to fill a void left by several of Dominica's most internationally recognized bands such as Exile One and Grammacks. While the Cadence-Lypso sound is based on the creative use of acoustic drums, an aggressive up-tempo guitar beat and strong social commentary in the native Creole language, the new sound created by WCK, focused more on the use of technology with a strong emphasis on keyboard rhythmic patterns. The band played a blend of the local Cadence-lypso and traditional Jing ping, chanté mas and lapo kabwit rhythms, which would later be labelled "bouyon", a genre which they are credited with creating. Dominican-born Derick "Rah" Peters is considered to be one of the most influential figure in the development of the bouyon genre. Bouyon as popularized largely by the WCK band blends in jing ping, cadence-lypso, and traditional dances namely bèlè, quadrille, chanté mas and lapo kabwit, mazurka, zouk and other styles of caribbean music. From a language perspective, Bouyon draws on English and Kwéyòl. Bouyon music is popular across the Caribbean, and is known as "bouyon gwada" or jump up music in Guadeloupe and Martinique. A popular offshoot within the bouyon gwada is called "bouyon hardcore", a style characterized by its lewd and violent lyrics. This musical style is characterized by texts "slackness" sexually explicit. It is a form of radicalized bouyon of Dominica. Some call it bouyon gwada (Guadeloupe bouyon) to mark its difference and its themes are often the same. See also Paul Gauguin Interpretation Centre Further reading Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music From Rumba to Reggae, by Peter Manuel. Temple University Press, 1995. Fodor's Caribbean 2004. Fodor's Travel Publications, 2004.
44497653	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20tallest%20buildings%20in%20Brooklyn	List of tallest buildings in Brooklyn	Brooklyn, the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, contains over 60 high-rises that stand taller than . The Brooklyn Tower, a condominium and rental tower in the Downtown neighborhood of the borough, is Brooklyn's tallest building at following its topping out in October 2021. The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Fort Greene, at , was the tallest building in Brooklyn for 80 years from its completion in 1929 until 2009, when The Brooklyner was topped out at . History The construction of high-rise buildings in Brooklyn began during the late 19th century, following the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 and the building of elevated railroads and streetcar lines during the late 1880s. Increased accessibility to Downtown Brooklyn brought greater economic growth and propagated denser commercial development, which increased the heights of downtown buildings throughout the 1890s. This led to the 1891 construction of Brooklyn's first skyscraper, the 10-story Franklin Trust Company Building. By 1901, the 13-story Temple Bar Building was completed and was the borough's first steel-beam high-rise, its largest office building, and its tallest at . In the early 20th-century, the opening of multiple New York City Subway lines in Downtown Brooklyn spurred further development of tall commercial buildings. The Zoning Resolution of 1916, which required buildings to incorporate setbacks from the street to allow for sunlight, influenced the construction of taller, more slender buildings. In 1918, the 22-story and building at 32 Court Street was completed and regarded as Brooklyn's first "true skyscraper", and thus initiated a skyscraper building boom in Brooklyn centered on Court and Montague Streets. Brooklyn's high-rise development continued unabated into the 1920s. The Court and Remsen Building, built in 1926 at in height, was the first of the major high-rises to be built in Brooklyn during the 1920s and briefly held the title of Brooklyn's tallest building until 1927, when the Montague–Court Building was completed and became Brooklyn's tallest building at . Brooklyn's skyscraper building boom ceased during the Great Depression, and the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Fort Greene, which was completed in 1929, remained Brooklyn's tallest building until 2009. In 2004, several portions of Downtown Brooklyn were rezoned to promote more commercial, residential, and retail development. This rezoning allowed for greater density of development, and combined with an increased demand for housing, these areas experienced a boom in the construction of tall buildings. In addition to Downtown Brooklyn, high-rise buildings are also concentrated in the Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, and Williamsburg neighborhoods, although other Brooklyn neighborhoods have significant numbers of high-rises. Tallest buildings There are over 60 completed or topped out skyscrapers in Brooklyn that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement which includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. An asterisk () indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Tallest buildings under construction or proposed Under construction There are a number of buildings under construction in Brooklyn that are expected to rise at least in height. The Brooklyn Tower, which has started initial construction work relating to foundation preparation, is set to rise over 1,000 feet. If completed, the tower will become the tallest building in the NYC area outside of Manhattan, and the tallest building on Long Island. Tallest buildings proposed Tallest buildings cancelled Timeline of tallest buildings This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Brooklyn. See also Architecture of New York City List of tallest buildings in New York City List of tallest buildings in Queens List of tallest buildings on Long Island References Explanatory notes a. An asterisk () indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out. Citations Sources External links Diagram of New York City skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage Brooklyn Brooklyn Tallest buildings in Brooklyn Tallest in Brooklyn
23574200	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Blankfort	Michael Blankfort	Michael Seymour Blankfort (December 10, 1907 – July 13, 1982) was an American screenwriter, writer of books and playwright. He served as a front for the blacklisted Albert Maltz on the Academy Award-nominated screenplay of Broken Arrow (1950). He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles. Film career The Writers Guild of America, West, in its 1991 restoration of credit for the Broken Arrow screenplay to Maltz, expressed "a strong statement of appreciation for the courage of screenwriter Michael Blankfort" for his action in fronting for Maltz, in which Blankfort "risked being blacklisted himself to help his friend". Among his own screenplays were The Juggler (1953) and The Caine Mutiny. He was president of the Writers Guild of America, West from 1967 to 1969 and won the Guild's Valentine Davies Award (along with Norman Corwin) in 1972. He also served on the Board of Governors of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1969 to 1971. Art collection Michael Blankfort and his wife Dorothy Stiles Blankfort were among the founding members of the Los Angeles Contemporary Art Council, a group of prominent local art collectors connected to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Blankforts donated over 400 pieces of art to the museum, including works by Yves Klein, Willem de Kooning and Arshile Gorky. Bibliography "Battle hymn; a play in three acts, prologues and an epilogue". (with Michael Gold) New York, Los Angeles, London: S. French, 1936. "The crime". New York: New York Theatre League, 1936. "The brave and the blind : a one-act drama". New York: S. French, 1937. "A Time to Live". New York: Harcourt Brace, 1943. "The Big Yankee: The Life of Carlson of the Raiders". Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1947. "Monique: A Drama in Two Acts". (with wife Dorothy Stiles Blankfort) New York: S. French, 1957. "An Exceptional Man – A Novel of Incest". New York: Antheneum, 1980. Filmography As screenwriter: Blind Alley (1939) Adam Had Four Sons (1941) Texas (1941) Flight Lieutenant (1942) An Act of Murder (1948) The Dark Past (1948) Broken Arrow (1950) (as front for Albert Maltz) Halls of Montezuma (1951) My Six Convicts (1952) Lydia Bailey (1952) The Juggler (1953) The Caine Mutiny (1954) (additional dialogue) Untamed (1955) Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) The Vintage (1957) See How They Run (1964) The Plainsman (1966) A Fire in the Sky (1978) As associate producer: The Juggler (1953) Awards 1953: National Jewish Book Award for The Juggler External links Michael Blankfort papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences References 1907 births 1982 deaths Jewish American writers Writers from New York City 20th-century American Jews
44497669	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Leach	Maria Leach	Maria Leach (April 30, 1892 – May 22, 1977) was an American writer and editor of books on folklores of the world. A noted scholar, she compiled and edited a major reference work on folklore and was the author or editor of thirteen books for adults, young people, and children. Early life, education, and marriage Born in New York City, Maria Leach was the former Alice-Mary Doane, daughter of Benjamin H. Doane and Mary (Davis) Doane. Her father was a native of Nova Scotia, one of Canada's three Maritime provinces. Born in Barrington, in Shelburne County, he was a descendant of the venerable family called Doane (an Anglicized form of a Gaelic name common in southern Ireland since the 1500s). In Nova Scotia he had connections to seafaring through his own father, a ship's captain. In the late 1870s or early 1880s, Benjamin Doane and his wife Mary, a native of South Carolina and an unreconstructed Rebel, moved to New York and established a home in Manhattan, where they lived for some years and raised their children. Alice-Mary Doane spent her youth and received her early education in New York City. Upon graduation from high school she went to Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, whose curriculum was shaped by the perspective of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). She then went on to study for a master's degree in anthropology at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. There she met MacEdward Leach, a student of medieval literature and philology with a strong interest in folklore. His fascination with the oral tradition of medieval folk tales was shared by Alice-Mary, who by then was known as Maria (pronounced "Ma-RYE-uh" in the British fashion), which she had adopted as a pen name. After MacEdward Leach earned a bachelor's degree in 1916 and completed his military service in World War I, he and Maria married in 1917 and moved to Baltimore, where both of them pursued graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University. MacEdward Leach earned a master's degree at Johns Hopkins that same year, 1917. Maria continued her studies toward a doctorate in folklore in 1918–19. In 1920 he entered the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and began teaching as an instructor of English. Not long after, in 1924, the Leaches became the parents of a son, Macdonald, their only child. As a young father, MacEdward Leach obtained his doctorate in English in 1930 and joined the faculty of the university in 1931 as an assistant professor of English. Later life and professional career In 1936, Maria Leach found employment in the Philadelphia offices of Funk & Wagnalls, a scholarly publishing firm. As working parents, the Leaches then set up house in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and some years later, once their son was away at boarding school, decided to follow mostly independent pathways. While he remained in Pennsylvania, she moved back to New York, returning to their home in Bucks County for occasional weekends. MacEdward Leach would subsequently devote his entire career to teaching and working at the university, where, among other accomplishments, he founded the program in folklore. Maria Leach also continued to work in the burgeoning field of folklore. Having resettled in Manhattan, in Greenwich Village, she worked in the New York offices of Funk & Wagnalls as a dictionary editor. There, after her amicable divorce from MacEdward Leach in the mid-1940s, she compiled and edited the major reference work on folklore, mythology, and legend for which she is best known. From 1953 to 1958 she was a textbook editor at McGraw-Hill Book Company. During this time, in 1954, she wrote the first of what would become a substantial list of published works. In the late 1950s, she decided to retire and move to Nova Scotia. Her connection to the people of Cape Breton led her to establish residence in Shelburne County, at first in Barrington, in the Doane's family home, and then, finally, at Coffinscroft. A folklorist of international renown, she was still actively engaged in writing at the time of her death in 1977. During her lifetime, Maria Leach was a prominent member of the American Folklore Society, for which she served as councilor. She also held memberships in the American Anthropological Association, the American Dialect Society, the Northeast Folklore Society, the Society for Ethnomusicology, the American Indian Ethnohistoric Conference, and the Religious Society of Friends. In Nova Scotia, she was active in the Canadian Folklore Society and the Cape Breton Historical Society. Published works Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend, 2 vols., edited by Leach (New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1949); reissued in a one-volume, unabridged edition by Harper & Row in 1972 – encyclopedic The Turnspit Dog, illustrated by Winifred Bromhall (New York: Aladdin Books, 1952) The Soup Stone: The Magic of Familiar Things, with decorations by Mamie Hannon (Funk & Wagnalls, 1954) The Beginning: Creation Myths around the World, illus. Jan Bell Fairservis (Funk & Wagnalls, 1956) The Rainbow Book of American Folk Tales and Legends, illus. Marc Simont (Cleveland: World Publishing, 1958) The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales, illus. Kurt Werth (World, 1959; London: Collins, 1959); reissued by Philomel Books in 1982 God Had a Dog: Folklore of the Dog (New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1961) Noodles, Nitwits, and Numbskulls, illus. Kurt Werth (World, 1961) The Luck Book, illus. Kurt Werth (World, 1964) How the People Sang the Mountain Up: How and Why Stories, illus. Glen Rounds (New York: Viking, 1967) Riddle Me, Riddle Me, Ree, illus. William Wiesner (Viking, 1970); reissued by Puffin Books in 1977 Whistle in the Graveyard: Folktales to Chill Your Bones, illus. Ken Rinciari (Viking, 1974); reissued by Penguin Books in 1982 The Lion Sneezed: Folktales and Myths of the Cat, illus. Helen Siegel (New York: Crowell, 1977) The Importance of Being a Wit: The Insults of Oscar Wilde, compiled by Leach (New York: Carrol & Graf, 1997; London: Michael O'Mara, 1997) – published posthumously Notes References External links 20th-century American writers Folklore 1892 births 1977 deaths Writers from New York City 20th-century American women writers
23574201	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plazy	Plazy	Plazy is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Valy is an administrative part of Plazy. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574203	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plu%C5%BEn%C3%A1	Plužná	Plužná is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574206	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proda%C5%A1ice	Prodašice	Prodašice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 90 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
23574208	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolohan	Bolohan	Bolohan is a village in Orhei District, Moldova. Notable people Igor Moroz, a protester in the post-election riots in Chișinău who died while in police custody References Villages of Orhei District
23574209	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%99epe%C5%99e%20%28Mlad%C3%A1%20Boleslav%20District%29	Přepeře (Mladá Boleslav District)	Přepeře is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
44497691	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Hinman	Charles Hinman	Charles Hinman born 1932 in Syracuse, New York is an Abstract Minimalist painter, notable for creating three-dimensional shaped canvas paintings in the mid-1960s. Early years Charles Hinman was born in 1932, in Syracuse, New York. He initiated his artistic education at the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, now the Everson Museum of Art, where he attended classes. He went on to complete his BFA in 1955 at Syracuse University. Alongside his artistic talent, Charles Hinman was also dedicated to sports. While studying at university he was a professional baseball player for the Milwaukee Braves in the minor league. He moved to New York to study at the Arts Student League before serving two years in the army. Upon his return he was a mechanical drawing teacher at the Staten Island Academy from 1960 to 1962 and a carpentry shop instructor at the Woodmere Academy on Long Island. New York art scene In the early 1960s Hinman lived on Coenties Slip in Lower Manhattan where he shared an abandoned sail-making loft with James Rosenquist. It was an ideal art studio offering large open spaces to work at an affordable rent. Along with Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly, Jack Youngerman and Agnes Martin who resided in the neighbouring buildings, they formed a small artistic community away from the Upper-East side and the Abstract Expressionists from whom they wished to differentiate themselves. They did not constitute an art movement as such, but rather a "support and critique family that helped each other go on their individual paths." Throughout the 1960s they produced works that prefigured Pop, Minimal and Feminist Art. In 1965, Charles Hinman and Robert Indiana left Coenties Slip for the Bowery where they shared a building at 2 Spring Street. In 1971, he moved a block away on the Bowery where he settled in an 8000 sq/ft studio where he has remained ever since. Below Hinman's studio was that of Tom Wesselmann and above worked Will Insley, across the street were the studios of Adolph Gottlieb and Roy Lichtenstein. In 2002, the New Museum became his neighbor when it was built on the adjacent lot. Shaped canvas In the 1960s Charles Hinman played a significant role in redefining the physical shape of paintings. The shaped canvas was born from the desire to break away from the traditional square or rectangular frame of painting. Rather than a formalized medium or window that contained the subject, the contours of the painting became part of the subject itself. In the mid-1960s several abstract minimalist painters were experimenting with its possibilities, the most famous of which is Frank Stella. Charles Hinman drove the concept further by pushing the canvas out from the wall; his works were a form of hybrid between painting and sculpture. This type of painting is known as a three-dimensional shaped canvas. As early as 1963-64 Charles Hinman created sculptural paintings with protruding geometric and undulating forms. While Sven Lukin and Richard Smith were also experimenting with the use of the three-dimensional canvas around the same time, Charles Hinman's defining particularity was his focus on the illusion of space and subtly suggested volume, embracing the use of color, shadow and reflection. He was influenced by Ellsworth Kelly in his flat and contrasting Hard-edge use of color but with the objective of generating and accentuating a perception of volume. In the subsequent years until the early 1970s, Hinman examined the possibilities offered by this new medium: strongly protruding canvases, geometric and sensual profiles, color contrasts, color reflections on the adjacent wall, shadows, monochrome canvases. Early recognition It was through James Rosenquist, that Charles Hinman caught the attention of prominent New York gallery owners and museum directors who visited the studio they shared. Two exhibitions in 1964-65 introduced Hinman's work to the grand public and to critical attention; "Seven New Artists" at the Sidney Janis Gallery and a solo exhibition at the Richard Feigen Gallery. In 1965 Frank Stella and Henry Geldzahler included Hinman's work in their group show "Shape and Structure" at Tibor de Nagy, alongside Donald Judd, Larry Bell, Sol LeWitt, Carl Andre and Will Insley. His work was shown at the Whitney Museum's landmark show "Young America 1965" and the following year in "United States 1670-1966". Hinman was represented by Richard Feigen who showed his work at his New York and Chicago galleries. While major museums such as the MOMA, the Whitney Museum and the Albright–Knox Art Gallery soon bought his work for their permanent collections, his paintings also found a home in the collection of Nelson Rockefeller. From 1971 to 1973 the Parisian gallerist Denise René showed his work at her Paris and New York galleries. Artistic concepts Process Throughout his career, Charles Hinman has developed a methodical process by which he creates his works. First, he draws sketches of the final shape he wishes to create. He then designs a minute blueprint of the frameworks he needs to construct to achieve this shape, comprising all the angles and lengths of the frame. His works are often composed of a juxtaposition of shaped canvases, which he bolts together into an integral form. He adds the third dimension to his paintings by fixing protuberant forms to the underpinnings. These shapes push the canvas out from the wall and create the volume in his paintings. He then paints various planes of his work in order to create volume and to play with the eye of the viewer. He sometimes paints the reverse side of the canvas which sits off the wall, so as to produce a halo effect around his work. The use of light and shadows as well as contrasting colors and reflections play an important role in his creations. 6 dimensions Hinman's work focuses on the perception of volume as opposed to literal space. He uses an array of techniques to create volume in the eye of the viewer. It is a form of trompe-l'œil that constantly evolves depending on the spectator's vantage point. Hinman describes his concept as "My concept of my work is dynamic---never static. I think of my paintings as occupying a 6-dimensionnal space(…) the three dimensions of space and one each of time, light and color." According to him, space and time imply movement and the change of light: "As light moves across the object, the forms and the color appear to change with the rearrangement of the shadows. (…)The brightness causes a surface to move forward—the darkness causes the surface to recede. Further, the choice of adjacent colors causes a sensation of motion of the surfaces" Series Throughout his career, Hinman has continuously created works in series. His early works from the mid-1960s are voluptuous and organic with strongly contrasting hard-edge colors and projecting forms. He then moved to a two-dimensional, minimalist and geometric style in the early 1970s. By the late 1970s he was exploring the potential of arched "double curved" profiles to shape his canvases. These structures became increasingly complex throughout the 1980s, reaching for scale and color in leaf-like arrangements. Since 2000, he has returned to a pure and minimal style working with light as much as with color. "A single facet or canvas may have its own color, or the shadow across it may serve as color (…) Sometimes the color solely belongs to the edge of a work, or so it seems, until one notices that Hinman has painted the back (…) He is not just shaping an object, but also taking it out from the wall." The Shaped Canvas revisited In 1964, the Guggenheim Museum organised the show "The Shaped Canvas". Laurence Alloway, the curator of the exhibition decided to focus on two-dimensional Minimal works only, de facto excluding three dimensional as well as Pop art works from this movement. This initial selection has been questioned and broadened over the years by several retrospective group shows that hosted a wider variety of shaped canvases. Frank Stella's 1965 group show "Shape and Structure" immediately refuted Olloway's position by including Charles Hinman's paintings. In 1979, The Visual Arts Museum in New York organised a show named "Shaped Paintings". It opened the scope of the shaped canvas to Pop Art works as well as to three-dimensional shaped canvases. Charles Hinman's work was presented alongside that of Kenneth Noland, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Mangold, Bernard Venet and Tom Wesselmann. In 2014, Charles Hinman was included in the group show "Shaped Canvas Revisited" at the Luxembourg and Dayan Gallery in New York. This exhibition, which celebrated the fifty years of the original Guggenheim show, places Hinman among the fathers of the shaped canvas movement alongside artists such as Lucio Fontana, Kenneth Noland, Frank Stella and Tom Wesselmann. Reception In recent years, Charles Hinman's work has garnered increasing attention both for his contemporary as for his "modern" (historic) works. According to some critics, his latest series of "Gems" and "Black Paintings" are arguably amongst his most interesting works. In 2013, the Marc Straus Gallery in New York organized a retrospective covering the six decades of his career. Documentaries and videos "The Art of Charles Hinman", Vimeo.com, Adam Ben Cohen, http://vimeo.com/89413358 "In the Studio with Charles Hinman", Vimeo.com, Ghostly International, Will Calcutt, http://vimeo.com/109732185 "Charles Hinman", Vimeo.com, Thomas Auriol, http://vimeo.com/112290770 Selected solo shows 2017 Charles Hinman - Shaped Paintings. WESTWOOD GALLERY NYC 2013 Charles Hinman - 6 Decades. MARC STRAUS, New York, NY, USA 2011 GEMS at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, USA 2004 Boca Raton Museum of Art, FL, USA 1980 Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, USA 1971-5 Galerie Denise René, New York, NY, USA 1967 Richard Feigen Gallery, New York, NY, USA 1966 Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan Source: Selected group shows 2014 Shaped Canvas Revisited, Luxembourg and Dayan, New York, NY, USA 2004 Blast from the Past, Pace Editions, New York, NY, USA 1989 American Painting Since the Death of Painting, curated by Donald Kuspit, Kuznetsky Most Exhibition Hall, Moscow, USSR 1967 Whitney Annual Exhibition, Whitney Museum, New York, NY, USA 1965 Recent Acquisitions, MOMA (Museum of Modern Art), New York, NY, USA 1965 Shape and Structure, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, NY, USA Source: Selected institutional collections Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, USA Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, USA Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC, USA Musee' des Beaux Arts de l'Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, USA Source: Selected corporate collections Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY, USA The Rockefeller Collection, New York, NY, USA Source: Selected awards and honors Guggenheim Fellowship Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant Lee Krasner Award Source: References American abstract artists Minimalist artists Artists from Syracuse, New York 1932 births Living people
23574211	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pt%C3%BDrov	Ptýrov	Ptýrov is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Čihátka, Maníkovice and Ptýrovec are administrative parts of Ptýrov. Gallery References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
20468808	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20AFF%20Championship%20squads	2008 AFF Championship squads	This article lists the squads for 2008 AFF Championship. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Group A Indonesia Head Coach: Benny Dollo Singapore Head Coach: Radojko Avramovic Myanmar Head Coach: Marcos Antonio Falopa Cambodia Head Coach: Prak Sovannara Group B Malaysia Head Coach: B. Sathianathan Thailand Head Coach : Peter Reid Vietnam Head Coach: Henrique Calisto Laos Head Coach: Saysana Savatdy References AFF Championship squads Squads
44497693	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude%20A.%20Taylor	Claude A. Taylor	Claude A. Taylor (1902–1966) was an American politician and jurist who served as chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court. He was born in 1902 in Gilbert, South Carolina. He spent ten years serving in the General Assembly of South Carolina including as the House of Representatives' Speaker between 1935 and 1936. In 1944, Taylor gained election to the South Carolina Supreme Court and became its chief justice in 1961. Taylor began the practice of opening sessions of the court with a prayer. He died on January 21, 1966, and is buried in Spartanburg, South Carolina's Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. References Justices of the South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justices of the South Carolina Supreme Court 1902 births 1966 deaths 20th-century American judges
23574213	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C4%83viceni	Brăviceni	Brăviceni is a village in Orhei District, Moldova. References Villages of Orhei District
23574214	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabakov	Rabakov	Rabakov is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 60 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District
20468815	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20George%20Wharf	St George Wharf	St George Wharf is a riverside development in Vauxhall, Lambeth, London, England, located on the southern bank of the River Thames beside Vauxhall Bridge. St George Wharf Pier is a calling point for London River Services riverboat RB2 and RB6 services. The mixed-use development is located between the Vauxhall Cross road junction and the river, and is near Vauxhall station. The River Effra, one of the Thames' many underground tributaries, empties into the river close by. This development should not be confused with the smaller St George's Wharf which is in Shad Thames, London SE1, close to Tower Bridge. Construction Construction of St George Wharf was carried out in phases by developers St George, part of Berkeley Group Holdings, with blocks opening between 2001 and 2010. St George Wharf Tower was the final block to be completed, opening in 2012. The development comprises over 1,400 apartments, as well as offices, retail units and restaurants. It was designed by the architecture practice Broadway Malyan. St George Wharf comprises the following blocks: Admiral House Anchor House Aquarius House Armada House Bridge House (18 St George Wharf, SW8 2LP/Q) Drake House Ensign House (12 St George Wharf, SW8 2LU) Flagstaff House Fountain House Galleon House Hamilton House Hanover House (7 St George Wharf, SW8 2JA) Hobart House Jellicoe House Kestrel House Kingfisher House Sentinel Point The Tower St George Wharf Tower is a residential skyscraper. It is tall with 49 storeys. It is cited as the tallest residential building in the United Kingdom, however there are 10 apartments within The Shard, which is taller. Two residential towers currently under construction in London, Newfoundland Quay and Landmark Pinnacle will be taller than the Tower when completed in 2020. Helicopter crash At 07:57 GMT on 16 January 2013, a helicopter collided with a crane being used in the construction of the St George Wharf Tower. The helicopter crashed in nearby Wandsworth Road, killing the pilot. One person on the ground also died, and a number of others were injured. Carbuncle Cup In October 2006, St George Wharf was nominated and made the Building Design shortlist for the inaugural Carbuncle Cup, which was ultimately awarded to Drake Circus Shopping Centre in Plymouth. References External links https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410 Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Lambeth Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in London Buildings and structures under construction in the United Kingdom Vauxhall
44497694	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asue%20Ighodalo	Asue Ighodalo	Asue Ighodalo is a Nigerian lawyer. He is alongside Femi Olubanwo, a founding partner of the law firm of Banwo-and-Ighodalo a corporate and commercial law practice in Nigeria specializing in advising major corporations on Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Energy & Natural Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Securitization and Project Finance. He is the chairman sterling Bank, Director, NSIA - Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, Chairman NESG - Nigerian Economic Summit Group. Early years Asue Ighodalo is a product of King's College, Lagos. He obtained B.Sc degree in Economics from the University of Ibadan in 1981, an LL.B from the London School of Economics and Political Science (1984) and a B.L from the Nigerian Law School, Lagos (1985). Later career Upon graduation from Nigerian Law School, Lagos, Ighodalo worked as an Associate in the law firm of Chris Ogunbanjo & Co between 1985 and 1991, and in 1991 he set up Banwo & Ighodalo in partnership with Femi Olubanwo. The firm today is consistently ranked as a leading Nigerian law firm in the areas of Capital Markets, Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Ighodalo's core areas of practice include Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Energy; Natural Resources, Mergers; Acquisitions, Banking; Securitization and Project Finance. Ighodalo in 2014, successfully advised Zenith Bank Plc in connection with a US$500 million eurobond issuance and Diamond Bank Plc in connection with a US$200 million eurobond issuance respectively. Publications and works Ighodalo has presented several papers on capital markets issues both within and outside Nigeria, and also authored many articles in leading law publications. He sometimes lectures on corporate governance, directors' duties and responsibilities, and entrepreneurship at the Institute of Directors, Lagos Business School and FATE Foundation entrepreneurial training sessions, respectively. Boards, memberships and awards Asue is the Chairman, Board of Directors, Sterling Bank Plc, Dangote Flour Mills Plc and The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). He also sits on the boards of other public and private companies, Non-Governmental Organizations (“NGOs”) and a statutory body including the Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) FATE Foundation (an NGO committed to the development of entrepreneurs in Nigeria) Ighodalo became the Chairman of Sterling Bank in August 2014. He is a member of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and is a past chairman of The NBA – Section on Business Law (NBA SBL) . He is also a member of Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), USA, Nigerian Economic Summit Group, International Bar Association (IBA), Nigerian Maritime Law Association, Commercial Law & Taxation Committee of the Lagos Chamber Of Commerce & Industry, London School of Economics Lawyers' Group and Associate Member Chartered Institute of Taxation. Family Asue is happily married to Ifeyinwa, and they are blessed with a daughter. References Living people 20th-century Nigerian lawyers University of Ibadan alumni King's College, Lagos alumni 21st-century Nigerian businesspeople Alumni of London Business School Corporate lawyers Nigerian chairpersons of corporations Nigerian Law School alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Nigerian lawyers
23574218	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohatsko	Rohatsko	Rohatsko is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. References Villages in Mladá Boleslav District

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