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This freestyle wrestling competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists faced off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who lost to one of the two finalists moved into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket. |
Each bout consisted of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scored more points in each round was the winner of that rounds; the bout finished when one wrestler had won two rounds (and thus the match). |
= = = Morania Fire = = = |
Morania #130 was a 4000-ton, freight barge which operated on the Great Lakes. On October 29, 1951, it was carrying of gasoline, when it was pushed by the diesel tug M/V "Dauntless #12" into the path of the 454-foot (138-meter) steamer "Penobscot" – which was proceeding seaward empty after unloading grain at Buffalo, New York – on the Buffalo River. When the steamer backed away, a spark ignited the gasoline aboard the barge, resulting in a fire which killed 11 sailors, including two from "Penobscot". The fire burned for several days as thousands of spectators watched. |
It was the worst marine disaster in Buffalo in the 20th century. |
= = = Cambridge Science Centre = = = |
Cambridge Science Centre is the city's first interactive science museum. Conveniently located on Clifton Road, Cambridge, our interactive, hands-on science centre is at the heart of Cambridge. We are a fun space for discovery – a place where children and young people can get their hands on science, try stuff out and learn all about the principles and mysteries of ourselves, our planet and beyond. |
Freely explore our Gallery, take in a show, or get involved with an activity. |
You’re in charge – We’re here for your Community, your School, and even for when you’re At Home. So, come and join us as we explore our world! |
The start-up exhibition space was opened by the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, Leszek Borysiewicz, on 7 February 2013, the museum was opened to the public on 8 February 2013. Its first exhibition dealt with the electromagnetic spectrum and principles of sound and hearing. Its target audience is families and schools, particularly children between 7 and 14 years old. |
The venture was founded by Dr. Chris Lennard and Dr. Katia Smith-Litiere, backed by technology entrepreneurs, including chairman David Cleevely, Hermann Hauser and Jonathan Milner. |
In December 2016, the exhibition space was closed for relocation. While they were relocating, Cambridge Science Centre put on a series of pop up science events known as 'Street Science'. The new space is at 44 Clifton Road, CB1 7ED. |
= = = Novo-Diveevo = = = |
Novo-Diveevo Convent (it is often spelled as Novo-Diveyevo, Novo-Diveievo or Novodiveevo, - ""New Diveyevo"") is a female monastic community in Nanuet, Rockland County, New York in the United States, that was founded in 1949. It is under the auspices of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. It is also called the Stavropighial Convent of the Holy Dormition. Locally and officially it is simply called The Russian Orthodox Convent. |
The Convent is home to one of the largest Russian Orthodox Christian Cemeteries in the United States. |
There are over 8,000 graves divided into 5 areas. |
An Adult Home, which is called the Old Peoples Home (OPH), is also operated by the convent. It houses a 76-bed facility. |
The head of the Convent is Abbess Makaria. |
= = = Turkish Space Systems, Integration and Test Center = = = |
Turkish Space Systems, Integration and Test Centre () (USET) is a spacecraft production and testing facility owned by the Ministry of National Defence and operated by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). It is located in Ankara, Turkey. The facility's official inauguration took place on May 21, 2015 in presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. |
Considered as a critical infrastructure, the centre was established within the framework of the Göktürk-1 project, which started in 2009, for the indigenous realization of satellite assembly, as well as for qualification and acceptance testing from design to launch phase. It was the product of an agreement between the Turkish Ministry of National Defence and the multinational space services company Telespazio in 2010. Situated within TAI's grounds in the Kazan district of Ankara Province, the budgeted cost of the facility is US$100 million. |
USET is a technology centre, at which all satellites up to mass can be assembled and tested in simulated space environmental conditions related to the orbit. Two satellites can be produced and tested at the simultaneously. The centre serves military and civilian institutions. |
Development of the Türksat series communication satellites, starting with Türksat 5A, and Göktürk series earth observation satellites, will be carried out by Turkish engineers at this site. |
At the end of November 2014, it was announced that the construction of the facility was completed, and the centre was put into operation. The centre's Class 100,000 clean rooms cover an area of around . It is capable of the assembly, integration and testing of several satellites of type Low Earth orbit (LEO) and Geosynchronous orbit (GEO) with a mass up to five tonnes simultaneously. It has a direct connection to the airbase so that a transport by land becomes needless, offering advantages of security, economy and risk management. |
The centre has the following capabilities: |
The advanced integration and environmental tests of Göktürk-1 is the first project to be carried out in the centre. After completion, the satellite will be sent to the launch site by TUSAŞ. |
= = = Bye, See You Monday = = = |
Bye, See You Monday () is a 1979 French-Canadian drama film directed by Maurice Dugowson. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. |
A French film based on a Canadian novel (by Roger Fournier) about two Montreal women (Carole Laure and Miou-Miou) in their late twenties who share an apartment and are involved in separate love affairs with married men. Their few pleasures are diminished by the disappointments they must suffer in these unequal relationships. |
= = = Conashaugh Lakes, Pennsylvania = = = |
Conashaugh Lakes is a census-designated place located in Dingman Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located off Pennsylvania Route 739 to the south of Interstate 84. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,294 residents. |
= = = Kfar Chleymane = = = |
Kfar Chleymane also Kfarchleiman is a small village of the Batroun District in the north of Lebanon located 16 km from Batroun and 69 km from Beirut. |
According to Anis Freiha's ""A Dictionary of the Names of Towns and Villages in Lebanon"", Kfar Chleymane comes from Syriac and means "The Village of Sleiman". |
Kfar Chleimane 's population is Maronite Christian and consists of member of only one family (Bassil) which is believed to originate from Dunnieh in Tripoli. |
The Our Lady of Naya church is the only one in Kfar Chleymane and is known for its 12th century vestige. Frescoes representing the Christ or other Christian scenes can be found in a little cave carved in the stone under the church. Parts of the frescoes were burnt by mistake before their historical importance was discovered. Moreover, the stones around the church are carved into stairs that can also be dated to the 12th century. |
An ancient legend says that under the soil of the church exists a hidden convent, but nobody knows if those legends are true and no researches were ever led. |
= = = Fawn Lake Forest, Pennsylvania = = = |
Fawn Lake Forest is a census-designated place located in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located north of Pennsylvania Route 590 in northeastern Pike County, near the New York line. As of the 2010 census the population was 755 residents. |
= = = Wrestling at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's freestyle 48 kg = = = |
The women's freestyle 48 kg wrestling competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was held on 11 December 2006 at the Aspire Hall 4. |
This freestyle wrestling competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists faced off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who lost to one of the two finalists moved into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket. |
Each bout consisted of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scored more points in each round was the winner of that rounds; the bout finished when one wrestler had won two rounds (and thus the match). |
= = = Friedhelm Frischenschlager = = = |
Friedhelm Frischenschlager (born 6 October 1943 in Salzburg) is an Austrian politician and served in the European Parliament. Originally he was a member of the Freedom Party of Austria before co-founding the Liberal Forum in 1993. |
Frischenshlager's political career spanned over 4 decades from the 1970s to 2000s. |
His career started as a member of the Liberal Party of Austria and deputy of the National Assembly (since 1977). He served as the Federal Minister for Defense (1983–1986) under the administrations of Fred Sinowatz and Norbert Steger. He also served as the party's Deputy Head / Floor Leaders from 1986–1990. |
On 4 February 1993, Frischenschlager was one of the liberal members in the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), including five members of the National Council of Austria, who left the party and founded the Liberal Forum. The five National members who co-founded LIF are Heide Schmidt, Klara Motter, Friedhelm Frischenschlager, Hans Helmut Moser, and Thomas Barmüller. |
Frischenshlager also served in the European Parliament (1996–1999), Director of the department of democratization of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo (2001–2003), and Secretary General of the Union of European Federalists, Brussels (UEF) (since 2005). |
In 2006, he became Administrative Head of the post graduate Course of Balkan Studies, University of Vienna (post graduate), together with the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM). |
= = = 1988 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election = = = |
The Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 5 May 1988, with one third of the council to be elected. Prior to the election, Packwood councillor, Kenneth Meeson, had defected from Independent to the Conservatives. The Conservatives retained control of the council. |
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This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: |
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= = = Tanzanair = = = |
Tanzanian Air Services Ltd, operating as Tanzanair, is an air charter company in Tanzania. Founded in 1969 by Dinos John Samaras, it was the first private air operator in the country. It has an engineering facility near Terminal I of the Julius Nyerere International Airport for aircraft maintenance. It is also an authorised Cessna service centre. |
The Tanzanair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2012): |
= = = Guillam Dubois = = = |
Guillam Dubois (1623–1661), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. |
According to the RKD, he was born in Haarlem and became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1646. During the years 1652-1653 he made a trip through Germany with fellow guild members Vincent van der Vinne, Dirck Helmbreeker, Joost Boelen and Cornelis Bega. In 1652 they stayed a month with Abraham Cuyper in Cologne, and afterwards Helmbreeker returned to Haarlem, while Dubois and the others travelled to Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Darmstadt, and Mannheim before returning to spend the winter with Cuyper. Dubois returned to Haarlem in the Spring of 1653 and the trip influenced his later landscapes, though he was also a follower of Cornelis Vroom. |
The months that Dubois spent in the company of Van der Vinne were recorded in Van der Vinne's diary. He died in Haarlem in 1661. |
= = = 2005 Spanish Formula Three Championship = = = |
The 2005 Spanish Formula Three Championship was the fifth Spanish Formula Three season. It began on 17 April at Circuito del Jarama in Madrid and ended on 13 November at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló after fifteen races. Andy Soucek was crowned series champion. |
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. |
= = = 1880 Missouri gubernatorial election = = = |
The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1880 was Missouri's 20th gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 2, 1880 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Congressman Thomas Theodore Crittenden, over the Republican candidate, former Congressman David Patterson Dyer, and Greenback nominee Luman A. Brown. |
Missouri returned to electing its governor to a 4-year term, instead of a 2-year term. |