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The art center consists of a gallery space with revolving exhibitions, a 200–270-seat flexible black box theater, and a lounge cafe/bar hosting public conversations and a bookstore offering diverse art publications. |
As the Walt Disney Concert Hall came under construction in 1992, Roy E. Disney, son of Roy O. and Edna Disney, saw an opportunity for California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA to have a presence downtown. With the approval of The Walt Disney Company's Board of Directors and support from the County of Los Angeles, the project's lead architect, Frank Gehry, whose children also graduated from CalArts, was tasked to design the new venue. Roy Disney and his wife Patty personally matched the Disney Company gift for REDCAT's construction and, to extend the memory of Roy O. Disney who built The Walt Disney Company with Walt and oversaw the construction of CalArts' campus, dedicated the new art center to his parents' name. CalArts President Steven D. Lavine cites the pairing of high caliber renegade experimentation and a social space for artist-community engagement, especially those in London (e.g. The Cottesloe Theatre as part of the Royal National Theatre), as a pointed consideration for the venue design and its conception as an institutional laboratory. |
Mark Murphy was brought on board as executive director of REDCAT to guide the vision of the new organization. He observed a dearth of interdisciplinary art spaces in Los Angeles the likes of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Wexner Center for the Arts, and the Walker Art Center, or the Alte Oper in Frankfurt and the Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin. This impetus propelled initiatives for commissioned works, artist residencies, collaborations, and public programs to facilitate dialogue on the creative city within the world arts arena. |
Harvey Lichtenstein, president and executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, was brought in as a consultant during the development phases of REDCAT during 1999. |
The performances at REDCAT are funded and presented in part by The REDCAT Council. Current council members include: Diane Levine (Chair
), Edgar D. Arceneaux, Joseph M. Cohen, Rita Cohen, Neda Disney, Tim Disney, Fariba Ghaffari, Richard J. Grad, R. Stephen Maguire, Antonio Mejias-Rentas
, Seth Polen
, Kevin Ratner
, Abby Sher, Michael Skloff, Alex Westerman, Adele Yellin and Ravi Rajan, (President, CalArts
). |
= = = Clare Nasir = = = |
Clare Nasir (born 20 June) is an English meteorologist and TV presenter. |
Born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, her family is musical, with Nasir playing the saxophone, while three of her brothers are professional musicians. Nasir attended Kingsbrook School in South Northamptonshire, where in 1988 she obtained A-levels in Mathematics, Geography and History. She then studied at the University of Plymouth, graduating with an honours degree in Mathematics, continuing on with her master's degree in Applied Marine Sciences. |
After university studies, Nasir joined the Met Office, training to become a qualified weather forecaster. |
Two years later, Nasir joined the Met Office's London Weather Centre, offering weather forecasting and presenting services to London radio stations and media outlets. Subsequently, she took a position as forecaster and presenter for Anglia Television in 1997. She returned to London to work for Carlton Television in 1998. |
In 2000 she joined GMTV as maternity leave cover for regular weather forecaster Andrea McLean, however this led to a permanent contract, with her sharing duties with McLean following her return. |
In 2001 Nasir was made weather producer and presenter being responsible for all weather output and weather-related features on GMTV. GMTV forecasts include outside broadcasts, the most famous of which involves Nasir reporting from Bridlington seafront. Being lashed by wind and rain, in the middle of the report an enormous wave burst over the harbour wall, completely covering her and sending her flying out of shot. Undeterred, she picked herself up and finished her report, having to speak directly into the boom microphone as she had lost her microphone pack. |
As well as presenting the weather on GMTV, Nasir has hosted several series, including "Interactive Wedding", the travel series "Great Escapes", and "Extreme Weather", wherein she investigated globally changing weather patterns. |
In 2007 she served as one of many panelists on "Through the Keyhole". |
On 1 August 2010, the Daily Mirror announced Clare is to quit GMTV prior to the following month, to launch a fitness DVD. On 3 September 2010, on the final broadcast of GMTV, Clare presented her last weather forecast. |
From 20 November 2010 until 27 October 2013, Clare presented weather forecasts for the ITN produced regional news programme "ITV News London" on ITV London. |
In 2011, she completed a diploma in International Environmental Policy from the Open University. |
In February 2012, she appeared as a celebrity guest on the Channel 5 TV show, "Live With ..." and spoke of her journey of having achieved her goal of having a baby. |
Nasir has written a regular weather-related blog column for "The Huffington Post" (UK). |
In June 2012 she presented weather forecasts for the ITN produced "5 News" on Channel 5 to cover for Sian Welby while she's on holiday or a break. |
As of 4 October 2013, Clare has presented weather forecasts for the BBC North West produced regional news programme "BBC North West Tonight" as well as "Look North for Yorkshire" and "Look North for Lincolnshire and Yorkshire" |
Since 2016, Nasir has hosted the weather bulletins for the Met Office online. Nasir has also written a series of children's books including Colin The Cloud. |
On 31 October 2016, Nasir joined as full time weather forecaster for 5 News on Channel 5 |
Nasir has been married to DJ Chris Hawkins since March 2005. She gave birth to a baby girl, Sienna, on 11 November 2009, seven weeks early. Clare took maternity leave from GMTV for 5 months from October 2009 to February 2010. |
After being 'caught' by the paparazzi exercising in a London park in a green bikini, she released her fitness DVD "Clare Nasir's Boot Camp" in December 2010. She was then caught by paparazzi again exercising on the beach whilst looking very slim, just as the DVD hit the shelves. |
In 2012, Clare and Chris moved to Wilmslow as Chris continues working for BBC Radio 6 Music at MediaCityUK. |
= = = Roman Danylo = = = |
Roman Danylo (born in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian comedian, improviser and actor based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known for his starring role in the CTV Television Network show "Comedy Inc." |
As a teen, Danylo ran a weekly sketch review show as a student at Sir Winston Churchill High School in Calgary. |
Roman then went on to study with Keith Johnstone at the Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary (Loose Moose is where Theatresports originated and is often credited as being one of the founding institutions of humorous improvisational theatre). He also worked in several local comedy clubs with friends Oldring, Albert Howell and Graeme Davies and performed with Theatre Calgary. He participated in various CBC Radio dramas as well. |
He has performed at the HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen, Colorado and Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival and also starred in the UPN series "Off Limits" with Aisha Tyler. Danylo has been featured on NBC's "Late Friday", "Jeremiah", "The Outer Limits" and "Sliders". |
However, Roman is best known in Canada and has appeared in several Canadian series, including CBC's "Comics", "These Arms of Mine", "Made in Canada" with Rick Mercer, the "Just For Laughs Improv Championships", "Slightly Bent" on The Comedy Network and "Corner Gas" on CTV with Brent Butt. |
In 2002, Danylo joined fellow comedians Jessica Holmes and Kurt Smeaton as a writer and cast member on "The Holmes Show". Following the show's cancellation, he was offered a starring role in "Comedy Inc." while he was in Los Angeles during pilot season. |
Some of his recurring characters include "Vlad, the Russian Romantic", "Tantric Sex Master" and "Ken Shawn of WFTO-TV News" (usually paired with Nikki Payne as WFTO's long-suffering weathergirl). |
Co-stars on "Comedy Inc." include Aurora Browne, Jen Goodhue, Terry McGurrin, Winston Spear, Jenn Robertson, Gavin Stephens, Ian Sirota and Albert Howell. The series recently won the Gold Medal Award for "Best TV Variety Program" at the New York Festivals for the second year in a row and was picked up by the U.S. cable network Spike TV in April 2005. "Comedy Inc." was also nominated for a 2006 Canadian Comedy Award for best writing in a television series. |
In 2012 he hosted a gag-comedy show called the Funny Pit with Ryan Steele and Amy Goodmurphy, which was produced by Thunderbird Films. |
For his performance in CBC's "Western Alienation Comedy Hour", Roman won a Leo Award in 2004 for excellence in British Columbia film and television. That same year, he was nominated for a Gemini for his work on "Comedy Inc.". |
Danylo also performs with the Canadian improv troupe "Urban Improv" in Vancouver. |
= = = Xuanwei = = = |
Xuanwei () is a county-level city in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qujing. |
It is famous as the origin of Xuanwei ham. |
= = = Tin(II) hydroxide = = = |
Tin(II) hydroxide, Sn(OH), also known as "stannous hydroxide", is an inorganic compound tin(II). The only related material for which definitive information is available is the oxy hydroxide SnO(OH), but other related materials are claimed. They are all white solids that are insoluble in water. |
Crystals of SnO(OH) has been characterized by X-ray diffraction. This cluster is obtained from solution of basic solutions of tin(II). The compound consists of an octahedron of Sn centers, each face of which is capped by an oxide or a hydroxide. The structure is reminiscent of the MoS subunit of the Chevrel phases.. The structure of pure Sn(OH) is not known. |
Sn(OH) has been claimed to arise from the reaction of (CH)SnOH with SnCl in an aprotic solvent: |
No crystallographic characterization is available on this material. |
Stannous hydroxide is easily oxidized to stannic oxide (SnO) by air. |
= = = GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship = = = |
The Global Honored Crown (GHC) Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, specifically for junior heavyweight (<100 kg) workers. It was created in 2001 when Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Juventud Guerrera in a 12-man tournament final. In addition to Japan, the title has also been defended in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. There have been a total of 21 recognized champions who have had a combined 41 official reigns. |
Noah held a 10-man tournament to crown the first champion, held over its month-long, 11-event "Navigation for the Bright Destination" tour. The tour was held from June 9 through June 24, 2001. |
As of 12, 2020. |
= = = Robert H. McCard = = = |
Gunnery Sergeant Robert Howard McCard (November 25, 1918 – June 16, 1944), a United States Marine, received the Medal of Honor (posthumously) for his actions during the Battle of Saipan during World War II. |
Robert Howard McCard, born at Syracuse, New York, November 25, 1918, enlisted in the Marine Corps December 18, 1939. He was subsequently assigned to Parris Island, South Carolina; Norfolk Navy Yard; , New York Navy Yard; U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I.; and Central Recruiting Division, Chicago, Illinois. Shortly after the United States declared war against Japan in 1941, he was assigned to the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois; then the Training Center, Quantico, Virginia; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; and Camp Pendleton, California. He served in the field from January 31, 1944 until he was killed in action at Saipan on June 16, 1944. |
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to |
GUNNERY SERGEANT ROBERT H. MCCARD |
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS |
for service as set forth in the following CITATION: |
/S/ FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT |
In 1945, the , a "Gearing"-class destroyer, was named in his honor. |
= = = William Shadrach Knox = = = |
William Shadrach Knox (September 10, 1843 – September 21, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts who served from 1895 to 1903. |
Knox was the son of William Shadrach Knox Sr and Rebecca Walker, and the grandson of Samuel Knox and Mary Kimbell and Jimmy Walker and Hannah Richardson. Born in Killingly, Connecticut, he moved with his parents to Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1852; he attended the public schools and Amherst College where he studied the law. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Lawrence. In 1874 he became a member of the State house of representatives in 1874 and 1875, and he was city solicitor of Lawrence in 1875, 1876, and 1887-1890. Knox was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903). There he served as chairman, in the Committee on Territories (Fifty-fifth through Fifty-seventh Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination. |
Later, he became president of the Arlington National Bank of Lawrence. |
He died in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1914 and was interred in Bellevue Cemetery. |
= = = Lead(II) hydroxide = = = |
Lead(II) hydroxide, Pb(OH), is a hydroxide of lead, with lead in oxidation state +2. It is doubtful that such a simple compound exists. Lead basic carbonate (PbCO·2Pb(OH)) or lead(II) oxide (PbO) is encountered in practice where lead hydroxide is expected. This has been a subject of considerable confusion in the past. |
When a hydroxide is added to a solution of a lead(II) salt, a hydrated lead oxide PbO·xHO (with x < 1) is obtained. Careful hydrolysis of lead(II) acetate solution yields a crystalline product with a formula 6PbO·2HO = PbO(OH). This material is a cluster compound, consisting of an octahedron of Pb centers, each face of which is capped by an oxide or a hydroxide. The structure is reminiscent of the MoS subunit of the Chevrel phases. |
In solution, lead(II) hydroxide is a somewhat weak base, forming lead(II) ion, Pb, under weakly acidic conditions. This cation hydrolyzes and, under progressively increasing alkaline conditions, forms Pb(OH), Pb(OH)(aqueous), Pb(OH), and other species, including several polynuclear species, e.g., Pb(OH), Pb(OH), PbO(OH). |
The name Lead hydrate has sometimes been used in the past but it is unclear whether this refers to Pb(OH) or PbO·xHO. |
= = = Dan Redican = = = |
Dan Redican (born 1956 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian comedy writer and performer and puppeteer, best known for his work with the comedy troupe, "The Frantics." As a founding member of the troupe he has worked since 1979 on numerous stage shows, the "Frantic Times" radio show, "Four on the Floor" TV show (which aired in England and the US under the name, "The Frantics"). They also have written and performed many albums which are still available on the website, Frantics.com. |
Redican started his career as a puppeteer, performing with various partners at birthday parties and church functions, before joining Tom Vandenburg to perform two family shows at The Toronto Centre for the Arts on Dupont street: The Old Fisherman and A Day At Rotten Cheese Gulch. After this, Redican focussed on solo performances in London, Ontario at Smale's Pace (later renamed the Change of Pace) Redican entered the world of television puppetry on CHCH's "Adventures of Snelgrove Snail" in the role of Conrad Crepidula. Redican left puppetry to focus on comedy when the Frantics formed in 1979 but he returned briefly in the late 80s to appear as a featured actor and puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company on NBC's "The Jim Henson Hour". In the nineties Redican puppeteered the character Hegdish on YTV's "Groundling Marsh" and Maurice the Maggot on YTV's "Freaky Stories". |
In the late seventies Redican performed as a folk singer with his band Poopy Dan and his lunch featuring Pat Logier, Rob Minderman and Doug Hux, though 'Poopy Dan' was short-lived. |
Redican has worked as an actor, appearing on an episode of "Seeing Things" in the 1980s and in various small roles before landing the role of George, the next door neighbour on CBC's "Mosquito Lake". Redican appeared on "Maniac Mansion", "Twilight Zone", "Corner Gas" and "Little Mosque on the Prairie". He also starred as "Dan Barlow" in The Comedy Network series, "Puppets Who Kill", also working as a writer and story editor. |
In 1988, Redican appeared on the hit children's TV show "The Elephant Show" as the Royal Ontario Museum's night watchman. He also, returned to co-star with Sharon, Lois & Bram in their 1994 home video titled "Candles, Snow & Mistletoe", produced by Glen Roven. |
Redican performed a number of times in Toronto as a comic monologist in small shows at the Rivoli as well as in "The Cheese Stands Alone" and "My Private Hell On Ten Dollars a Day" at the Factory Theatre. His show "Stop Being Stupid" ran at the Tim Sim's Theatre and received rave reviews. "The Devil's Progress Report" enjoyed a short run in a Vancouver theatre. His monology drew the attention of Lorne Michaels and led to Redican becoming a producer and story editor for "The Kids in the Hall". |
He has written and produced a number of television shows in Canada including "Blackfly", "Not This But This", "The Altar Boy Gang" and "The Kids in the Hall". In the United States he worked as a writer and producer on "The Jenny McCarthy Show", "Chimp Channel" and "Lyricist Lounge". He has recently written and acted as creative consultant on a number of episodes of the CBC show "Little Mosque on the Prairie", in which he also played a chiropractor in the episode "Marriage Minded". |
Along with Gary Pearson, he is a cocreator of the sketch comedy series "Sunnyside", which premiered in 2015. |
He is married to television writer and producer Caroline A. Commisso. He has two children, Madi and Joey. |
= = = White Brotherhood = = = |