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During World War I, he served in the United States Army. He was injured in approximately May 1918 while serving in a machine gun battalion of the New England Division. He later became a sales engineer. He died in March 1956 at Springfield Hospital in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. |
= = = Pocono Ranch Lands, Pennsylvania = = = |
Pocono Ranch Lands is a census-designated place located in northern Lehman Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located near U.S. Route 209, and is to the north and shares a southern border with another CDP, the community of Pocono Mountain Lake Estates. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,062 residents. |
= = = Our Mother of Sheshan = = = |
Our Mother of Sheshan or Our Lady of Sheshan (佘山聖母), also known as Our Mother (or Lady) of Zo-sè ("Zo-sè" being the original from the Shanghainese pronunciation of Sheshan), is a celebrated Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated by Chinese Roman Catholics. Among its religious devotees, the statue is sometimes known as Our Lady of Luck or Our Lady of Good Luck due to the Chinese symbology of ""Fu"" (福) associated with the styling posture of the entire image. The original image is currently enshrined in the National Shrine and Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Sheshan, in Shanghai, China. |
The city of Shanghai, located on the east coast of China, was an important access point to the Yangzi River Valley. As a treaty port it was also home to an international community. Shanghai served as the missionaries’ port of entry to China, a depot to gather supplies needed for the interior missions, a place of relaxation and safety from political strife, and a place to connect with a Chinese Catholic culture that went back to the 1600s. |
The shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Sheshan is located in Songjiang District, western Shanghai, and is dedicated to Our Lady Help of Christians of Sheshan. In 1863, the then Superior of the Jesuit community in Shanghai purchased property on the south side of the mountain of Sheshan, and built a retreat house for retired Jesuit Fathers, with a small chapel next door. On March 1, 1868, the Bishop of Shanghai, Bishop Adrien Languillat, SJ, consecrated the chapel and blessed the image of Our Lady Help of Christians, which was copied from Our Lady of Victory in Paris. |
During the attack of the Taiping Rebellion, the Superior of the Jesuit community in Shanghai, Fr. Gu Zhen Sheng, promised the Blessed Virgin that if the diocese was spared from attack, he would build a basilica in thanksgiving for Our Lady’s special protection. On April 15, 1873, Bishop Languillat of Shanghai consecrated the Basilica on the hilltop. Since then, Our Lady of Sheshan has become the special protector of the Diocese of Shanghai. In 1874, Pope Pius IX granted an indulgence for all pilgrims who completed a pilgrimage to the Shrine during the month of May. |
In May 1981, the People’s Government of Shanghai returned the Sheshan Basillica to the Shanghai Catholic Diocese. |
In 1924, the first conference of bishops met in Shanghai and adopted the image of the reported apparition as Our Lady of China, or Our Lady Queen of China, and a painting depicting the mother of God bearing the child Jesus was commissioned and hung in the local church. The annual procession dates back to that year. |
The image is a remake of the previous re-interpreted image of Mary Help of Christians, who is the Marian patroness venerated in the National Shrine-Basilica of Sheshan, the first historical basilica erected in Eastern Asia. During the Cultural Revolution, the original statue was destroyed, with only the dragon base remaining. Additionally, a traditional image of Mary Help of Christians continues to be highly venerated in the Sheshan Basilica, enshrined atop its main high altar. |
In April 2000, a new statue was constructed and was blessed by Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian. The new image features the stand-erect Blessed Virgin Mary carrying a Child Jesus on her head, while his arms outstretched in a cruciform gesture. At the base is the original Chinese dragon, representing the Devil with a trident tail, being crushed and defeated by the Madonna. |
In 2008, a copy of the statue was given to Pope Benedict XVI, who then invoked the Marian title through his "Prayer to Our Lady of Sheshan". The pontiff requested that the prayer be recited more devoutly on May 24, the feast of Mary Help of Christians to whom the Basilica of Sheshan holds under Marian patronage. The Shanghai Government then banned pilgrimages to the sanctuary from neighboring dioceses. |
In May 2012, a wooden replica statue was processed by Chinese American Catholics in New York, United States. The religious image was solemnly approved and blessed by Bishop Guy Sansaricq. |
Sheshan Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians is one of the most prominent pilgrimage shrines in China. |
In May 2007, Pope Benedict XVI released a Letter to Chinese Catholics, in which he asked that May 24 each year be celebrated as a World Day of Prayer for the Church in China. He chose May 24 because it is the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, who is venerated at the Shrine of Sheshan in Shanghai. The following year Pope Benedict composed a prayer to Our Lady of Sheshan. |
In May 24, 2009, during his Regina Caeli papal address, Pope Benedict XVI designated May 24, the "Feast of Mary Help of Christians", as a day of prayer for Chinese Catholics calling them to renew their fidelity to the Pope as the sole successor of Saint Peter. |
= = = Sabas of Stoudios = = = |
Sabas of Stoudios was an abbot of the Monastery of Stoudios who played a leading role at the Second Council of Nicaea (787 AD). |
The Second Council of Nicaea met to restore the veneration of icons, which had been suppressed and banned by imperial edict of the Byzantine Empire. Sabas, along with Plato of Sakkoudion, was leader of a group of monks who opposed the iconoclasts—Sabas accused the Empire of interfering with the independence of the Church in the preparations for the council. Sabas was a leading candidate to preside over the Council, which ended being presided over by Patriarch Tarasios. Sabas was strongly opposed to the readmission of iconoclast bishops as leaders of their sees. |
The Monastery of Stoudios was considered the most important monastery in Byzantine Constantinople. As head abbot, or Hegumen, Sabas was the immediate predecessor to Theodore the Studite. Other notable Stoudios abbots included Symeon the Studite and Niketas Stethatos. It is unknown if Sabas was still alive when Theodore became abbot, and what he might have done after leaving Stoudios. |
= = = Wrestling at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's freestyle 63 kg = = = |
The women's freestyle 63 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). |
= = = George Talsky = = = |
George Talsky (June 19, 1899 – November 23, 1960) was an American businessman and politician. |
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Talsky was a painter and decorating contractor. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Democrat from 1957 until his death in 1960. He died in Milwaukee. |
= = = Abunai Deka = = = |
, often shortened to , is a Japanese television drama aired by Nippon Television between 1986 and 1987. Starring Hiroshi Tachi and Kyohei Shibata, the series became very popular and spawned films, spin-offs series, and books. The series follows a pair of detectives, Takayama (Hiroshi Tachi) and Oshita (Kyôhei Shibata), from the Naka-ku branch of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police. |
Several model cars based on Nissan automobiles featured in the show were produced by model company Aoshima Bunka Kyozai. |
On February 6, 1990, a video game based on the series titled Mottomo Abunai Deka was released by Nintendo Famicom. |
= = = Pocono Woodland Lakes, Pennsylvania = = = |
Pocono Woodland Lakes is a census-designated place located in Dingman Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located between Interstate 84 and Pennsylvania Route 739, and is to the east of and shares a western border with another CDP community, Gold Key Lake. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,209 residents. |
= = = Lord Porter = = = |
Lord Porter may refer to: |
= = = Samsung Galaxy Grand = = = |
The Samsung Galaxy Grand is a smartphone developed by Samsung Electronics, first announced on December 18, 2012. The phone has a dual core Cortex-A9 1.2 GHz processor and a RAM of 1 GB, with an internal memory of 8 GB which can be extended to another 64 GB by use of microSD cards. The device also supports internet connectivity through 2G and 3G, apart from Wi-Fi. Navigation systems including A-GPS and GLONASS with Google Maps. The phone runs on the Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) OS, with Samsung releasing updates up to 4.2.2. However, custom ROMs are available up to Android 8. |
The Galaxy Grand features an 8 MP rear camera that is capable of high-resolution photos and video capture. Both cameras are capable of Full HD video recording at 1920×1080p at 30 frames per second. The camera comes with an LED flash that is capable of illuminating your subjects quite adequately even in low light conditions. The secondary front-facing camera is composed of an upgraded 2 MP camera. Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus and Face Detection are some of the advanced features supported by the phone, as well as an image stabilizer and smile detector, and basic image editor. |
The Samsung Galaxy Grand is powered by a 2100 mAh LiPo that is capable of lasting up to 10 hours. The TFT WVGA, multi-touch screen is capable of 16 million colors. |
In August 2013, Samsung announced that the Galaxy Grand would receive the Android 4.2.2 OS update. This update was first launched in Russia, while owners in India received the update in early September. This update also brought an updated version of Touchwiz. In February 20, 2014, Samsung Poland announced that Galaxy Grand is among 14 Samsung devices that will receive the Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade. |
The dual-core Cortex A9 runs at a speed of 1.2 GHz by default, but it can be overclocked to 1.3 GHz without the need of a custom kernel. This can be effected by rooting and then using a CPU clock speed modification app. |
In South Korea, Samsung launched a variant of the product with a quad-core CPU at a much lower price. In India, Samsung also launched the Samsung Galaxy Grand with a free flip cover, 50GB Dropbox Storage, free My Services and a Dual-SIM slot. |
"The Economic Times" reviewed the Galaxy Grand and said in their verdict: "Great for multimedia and comes with the promise of reliable after-sales service; but otherwise isn't worth twice the cost of budget phablets with similar specs." |
= = = Jorgelina Aruzzi = = = |
Jorgelina Aruzzi (born September 30, 1974) is an Argentine actress. |
She has participated in renowned television series as Chiquititas, Son Amores, Amor Mío, La Niñera, La Dueña inter alia. |
= = = Jamie Barton = = = |
Jamie Barton (born October 17, 1981) is an American mezzo-soprano. She won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition (both Main and Song Prizes) in June 2013. She is also the winner of the 2015 Richard Tucker Award. |
Barton was born in Rome, Georgia. Her parents are Jim Barton and Robin Fox. She first performed when she was six years old, singing "Tender Shepherd" from the 1954 musical "Peter Pan" at a talent show at the Armuchee Elementary School. |
She attended Armuchee High School, obtained a bachelor's degree from Shorter College and pursued a master's degree from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, both degrees in voice performance. |
In the summers of 2006 and 2007, Barton was a Gerdine Young Artist at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and a Fellow in Vocal Studies at the Tanglewood Music Center. In April 2007, Barton, along with five other singers, won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. In 2014, Barton came out as bisexual on her Twitter on National Coming Out Day. |
In summer 2007, Barton made her professional operatic debut singing the role of Annina, the lead character's maid, in Verdi's "La traviata" at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. |
In July 2008, Barton sang in Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel" at the Aspen Music Festival; one critic described Barton's performance as coming "close to stealing the show with her over-the-top witch." |
In the 2008/09 season, Barton, a graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, sang three times with the Houston Opera, as Ursula in Berlioz's "Béatrice et Bénédict", as Giovanna in Verdi's "Rigoletto", and as Mrs. Ronaldson in the world premiere of André Previn's "Brief Encounter". |
In the 2009/2010 season, she debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in the role of the Second Lady in Mozart's "The Magic Flute". She also sang for the first time with the Canadian Opera Company as Emilia, Desdemona's maid, in Verdi's "Otello". |
In 2011, Barton performed the role of Mère Marie in Poulenc's "Dialogues of the Carmelites" at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. Also in 2011, Barton debuted with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. She sang three roles: the Voice of the Mother in Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffmann", the Nurse in Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov", and the Dryade in Richard Strauss's "Ariadne auf Naxos". |
In summer 2012, she sang again with the Bavarian State Opera at the Munich Opera Festival, singing the role of the Second Norn in Richard Wagner's "Götterdämmerung". |
On June 21, 2013, Barton won the Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition. On June 23, she won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. The only person in the history of the competition to win both prizes before was Romanian tenor Marius Brenciu. |
She is represented by Columbia Artists Management and Verismo Communications. |
"The Guardian" reviewing the 2013 Cardiff Singer of the World results: "She is a great artist, no question, with an imperturbable steadiness of tone, and a nobility of utterance that invites comparison not so much with her contemporaries as with mid-20th century greats such as Kirsten Flagstad and Karin Branzell...her performance of Unbewegte Laue Luft, marked her out as one of the great Brahms interpreters of our times." |
"Opera News" has described Barton as a "rising star" with a "sumptuous voice". |
In a review of a recital at the Kennedy Center in 2009, Anne Midgette said that Barton had a "big voice" and "sang very well" but "showed [a] penchant for mugging". |
In May 2015, "Musical Toronto" wrote about Barton's singing in "Verdi's Requiem" with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra: "Jamie Barton’s gleaming mezzo and exemplary legato was such a pleasure – no wonder she took Cardiff! Her Liber Scriptus, Quid sum miser, and Lux Eterna were all amazing. She was not afraid to use chest voice, but it was very musical and without vulgarity." |
= = = Masthope, Pennsylvania = = = |
Masthope Mountain Community is a census-designated place located in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located in far northeastern Pike County near the New York border. As of the 2010 census the population was 685. |
= = = Wrestling at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's freestyle 72 kg = = = |
The women's freestyle 72 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). |
= = = Francisco Javier Lampillas = = = |
Francisco Javier Lampillas or Xavier Llampillas, born as Francisco Javier Cerdá (Mataró, Spain 1731 - Sesti, Italia, 1810) was a Jesuit scholar and author. |