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Karl Haas (December 6, 1913 – February 6, 2005) was a German-American classical music radio host, whose distinctively sonorous voice and humanistic approach to making music appreciation contagious made him well-received by many.^[1] He was the host of the classical music radio program Adventures in Good Music, which was syndicated to commercial and public radio stations around the world.^[2] He also published a book, Inside Music.^[3] In addition to being a musicologist, Haas was also an accomplished pianist and conductor.^[1]

Early life

Haas was born in Speyer, Palatinate in 1913. He studied at the Mannheim Conservatory, and earned a doctorate in music literature from the University of Heidelberg. He studied piano with Artur Schnabel. Haas, who was Jewish, left Germany in 1936 with the rise of Nazism. He first settled in Detroit, Michigan, but lived in other places before returning to Detroit near the end of his life.^[4]

Adventures in Good Music

Haas began his radio program Adventures in Good Music on WJR in Detroit, Michigan in 1959.^[2] Syndicated broadcasts of the show across the United States began in 1970 on WCLV, a Cleveland, Ohio radio station. Eventually syndicated to commercial and public radio stations around the world, the show became the world’s most widely listened-to classical music radio program.^[4][5]

The theme music for Adventures in Good Music was the 2nd movement from Beethoven’s “Pathétique” Sonata (Sonata No. 8 in C minor), performed by Haas himself. Haas started every show with his trademark greeting “Hello everyone,” and even titled a track of his CD as such. For several years, the program had the most listeners of any classical music radio show in the world.^[4]

Haas received the Charles Frankel Award of the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1991.^[6] President George H. W. Bush personally presented the award to Haas at the White House. Haas also twice won the George Foster Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting.^[4] In 1997 he became the first classical music broadcaster to be named to the Radio Hall of Fame.^[7]

Haas did not produce any new episodes of the show in the last two years of his life.^[1] WCLV continued to syndicate recordings of his previous shows until June 2007. That month, WCLV announced “with great regret” that it would broadcast and syndicate its last Adventures in Good Music program on June 29, 2007.^[7] The announcement explained that the number of stations that carried the show had dropped from well over 400 to fewer than 20, which made it unfeasible to continue the program’s national distribution.

Although most episodes of Adventures in Good Music are not available publicly because of copyright restrictions, three CDs featuring Haas and his commentary have been issued: The Romantic Piano, The Story of the Bells, and Song and Dance. The Haas family is searching for ways to make Karl’s encyclopedic musical knowledge available to the public.^[7]

See also

• Adventures in Good Music
• Bill McGlaughlin
• Exploring Music

References

Bibliography

• Haas, K. (1999). Inside Music. South Melbourne, Macmillan. ISBN 0732910048

External links

• Video in which Karl Haas briefly explains why he devoted his entire life to music (hosted by Fine Arts Radio International)
  • Youtube version
• Obituary in the Washington Post February 8, 2005; Page B06
• Haas inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame
• Memorial piece about Karl Haas and his radio style
• Interview by Bruce Duffie, October 28, 1989

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The Tapol Bulletin is a British-based bulletin that monitored the “New Order” government of Suharto’s measures against alleged members of the Communist Party of Indonesia after the 1965-1966 crisis in Indonesia.^[1] It continues to monitor and report human right issues for Indonesia in subsequent presidential eras of Indonesia’s history.

Tapol is an abbreviation of the Indonesian words for “political prisoners” (tahanan politik).

Publication details

• Tapol bulletin / TAPOL, British Campaign for the Defence of Political Prisoners and Human Rights in London : TAPOL, 1973- ISSN 1356-1154

External links

• http://tapol.gn.apc.org/ Tapol Homepage

References

See also

• Carmel Budiarjo

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Maracas Valley is a valley in Trinidad and Tobago that is separated by two mountains between Maracas St. Joseph and Maracas Beach.

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Isao Aoki
Personal information
Born	31 August 1942 (1942-08-31) (age 67) Abiko, Chiba
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Nationality	Japan
Career
College	None
Turned professional	1964
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour
Professional wins	77
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Japan Golf Tour	51
Champions Tour	9
Other	16
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T16: 1985
U.S. Open	2nd: 1980
The Open Championship	T7: 1978, 1979, 1988
PGA Championship	T4: 1981
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	2004 (member page)
Japan Golf Tour leading money winner	1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981

Isao Aoki (青木功, Aoki Isao^?, born 31 August 1942) is one of Japan’s most successful golfers. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004.

Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 1964. He went on to win more than fifty events on the Japan Golf Tour between 1972 and 1990, trailing only Masashi “Jumbo” Ozaki on the golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins list. He won the Japan Golf Tour money list five times in six years: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981. He is eighth on the career money list (through 2009).

In 1983, Aoki won the Hawaiian Open on the U.S. based PGA Tour and the Panasonic European Open on the European Tour. He also won the prestigious World Match Play Championship in England in 1978, which was not a European Tour event at that time, and picked up a win on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Aoki played 165 times on the PGA Tour between 1974 and 1999, primarily from 1981 to 1990. His best finish in a major championship was a second place finish to Jack Nicklaus (by two strokes) in the 1980 U.S. Open. That finish, combined with his recent record in Japan and around the globe, meant that Aoki would finish 1980 ranked third in the unofficial McCormack’s World Golf Rankings, a position he would hold at the end of 1981. After the Official World Golf Rankings debuted in 1986, he was ranked in the top-10 for several weeks in 1987.^[1]

As a senior, Aoki has played mainly in the United States on the Champions Tour, winning nine times between 1992 and 2003. He has six senior victories outside the United States, including three victories in the Japan Senior Open.

Professional wins (77)

Japan Golf Tour wins (51)

• 1973 (5) Chunichi Crowns, Pepsi-Wilson Tournament, Sapporo Tokyu Open, KBC Augusta, Japan PGA Championship
• 1974 (4) Tozai Taiko (JPGA East-West Match), Kanto Open, Kanto Pro Championship, Sanpo Classic
• 1975 (2) Chunichi Crowns, Kanto Open
• 1976 (1) Tokai Classic
• 1977 (2) Tohoku Classic, Jun Classic
• 1978 (5) Chunichi Crowns, Japan PGA Match-Play Championship, Sapporo Tokyu Open, Kanto Pro Championship, Nippon Series
• 1979 (4) Chunichi Crowns, Japan PGA Match-Play Championship, Kanto Pro Championship, Nippon Series
• 1980 (5) Chunichi Crowns, Yomiuri Open, KBC Augusta, Kanto Open, Jun Classic
• 1981 (3) Shizuoka Open, Japan PGA Match-Play Championship, Japan PGA Championship
• 1982 (2) Japan PGA Match-Play Championship, Daikyo Open
• 1983 (4) Sapporo Tokyu Open, Kanto Pro Championship, Japan Open, Nippon Series
• 1986 (4) Sapporo Tokyu Open, Japan PGA Championship, KBC Augusta, Kanto Open
• 1987 (4) Dunlop International Open, ANA Open, Japan Open, Nippon Series (tie with David Ishii)
• 1989 (2) Tokai Classic, Casio World Open
• 1990 (1) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament
• 1991 (1) Bridgestone Open
• 1992 (2) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament, Casio World Open

The lists from the PGA Tour and World Golf Hall of Fame sites, contain 52 wins, the 1974 Kanto Open is missing from those. His profile on the Japan Golf Tour site says he has 51 wins from 1973 (the official start of the tour).

PGA Tour wins (1)

• 1983 Hawaiian Open

Other wins (8)

• 1971 Kanto Pro Championship (Japan)
• 1972 Kanto Pro Championship (Japan)
• 1973 Gold Beck
• 1978 Colgate World Match Play Championship (England)
• 1982 Old Sones Invitational
• 1983 Panasonic European Open (European Tour)
• 1987 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Payne Stewart)
• 1989 Coca Cola Golf Classic (Australia)

Champions Tour wins (9)

• 1992 (1) Nationwide Championship
• 1994 (2) Bank One Senior Classic, Brickyard Crossing Championship
• 1995 (1) Bank of Boston Senior Classic
• 1996 (2) BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland, Kroger Senior Classic
• 1997 (1) Emerald Coast Classic
• 1998 (1) BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland
• 2002 (1) The Instinet Classic

Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (8)

• 1994 Japan Senior Open
• 1995 American Express Grand Slam, Japan Senior Open
• 1996 Japan Senior Open
• 1997 Japan Senior Open
• 2000 N. Cup Senior Open
• 2002 N. Cup Senior Open
• 2007 Japan Senior Open

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
“T” = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• Golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins

References

External links

• Profile on the PGA Tour’s official site
• Profile of the Japan Golf Tour’s official site
• Profile of World Golf Hall of Fame site
• Isao Aoki’s home page – in Japanese

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The following is a list of high-speed trains – those intended for regular operation at speeds over 200 km/h (125 mph).

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Putian 莆田
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Chinese transcription(s)
- Simplified	莆田
- Traditional
- Pinyin	Pútián
Country	China
Province	Fujian
Government
- CPC Secretary	Yang Gensheng
- Deputy Mayor	Liang Jianyong
Area
- Total	4,200 km2 (1,621.6 sq mi)
Population (2009)[1]
- Total	2,860,000
- Density	681/km2 (1,763.7/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	351100
Area code(s)	594
GDP	2009[1]
- Total	CNY 69.172 billion (USD 10.14 billion)
- per capita	CNY 24,271 (USD 3,557)
- Growth	▲ 14.5%
License Plate Prefixes	闽B
Local dialect	Puxian Min
Website	www.putian.gov.cn

Putian (simplified Chinese: 莆田; pinyin: Pútián) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, People’s Republic of China. It borders Fuzhou City to the north, Quanzhou City to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east.^[2]

Administration

Putian’s municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Chengxiang District (城厢区), together with the CPC and Public Security bureaux. The municipal region comprises three other districts and one county:

• Hanjiang District (涵江区)
• Licheng District (荔城区)
• Xiuyu District (秀屿区)
• Xianyou County (仙游县)

Languages and ethnic groups

The Han Chinese are the majority ethnic group.

Puxian Min is the largest dialect spoken in Putian. It is a dialect of Min, a Chinese language.

Economy

Putian has become an export base for Fujian products. The main industries are shoe-making, brewing, electronics, garments, fruits, vegetables, and machinery, electrical goods^[3]

Tourism

Meizhou Island, most famous for being the legendary birthplace of the goddess Matsu, is located closely offshore of Putian.

College and universities

• Putian University

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Putian

• Putian Government Website

Coordinates: 25°26′22″N 119°00′37″E / 25.43944°N 119.01028°E / 25.43944; 119.01028

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Coordinates: 09°35′16″S 67°31′58″W / 9.58778°S 67.53278°W / -9.58778; -67.53278

Porto Acre
Location of municipality in Acre State
Porto Acre Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 9°35′16″S 67°31′58″W / 9.58778°S 67.53278°W / -9.58778; -67.53278
Country	Brazil
State	Acre
Area
- Total	1,152.5 sq mi (2,985 km2)
Population (2007)
- Total	13 716

Porto Acre is a municipality located in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 13 716 and its area is 2,985 km².

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Talcottville Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic District
Location:	13–44 Elm Hill Rd. and 11–132 Main St., Vernon, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41°49′12″N 72°29′51″W / 41.82°N 72.4975°W / 41.82; -72.4975Coordinates: 41°49′12″N 72°29′51″W / 41.82°N 72.4975°W / 41.82; -72.4975
Architect:	Kellogg,Nathaniel O.; Et al.
Architectural style(s):	Greek Revival, Italianate, Lenticular truss bridge
Governing body:	State
Added to NRHP:	January 5, 1989
NRHP Reference#:	88002959[1]

Talcottville Historic District is a historic district in the town of Vernon, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1]

It includes examples of Greek Revival and Italianate architecture, and a lenticular truss bridge.^[1]

References

v • d • e U.S. National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register · History of the National Register of Historic Places · Property types · Historic district · Contributing property List of entries · National Park Service · National Historic Landmarks · National Battlefields · National Historic Sites · National Historical Parks · National Memorials · National Monuments

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The following is a list of governors of Rajasthan^[1].

Governors of Rajasthan

Notes

See also

• Rajasthan
• Governors of India

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External links

• http://www.rajasthan.gov.in/governor.shtm

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Torre Urquinaona.

Plaça Urquinaona is one of the most important squares in central Barcelona. It’s officially part of Dreta de l’Eixample, in the Eixample district, located on the crossing between Ronda Sant Pere and Carrer d’Ausiàs March.

It’s crossed by a few major streets, such as Carrer de Pau Claris, Via Laietana or Carrer Roger de Llúria. Its urbanised surface amounts to 18050 square meters, and has a green central area. It was named after José María de Urquinaona y Vidot, born in Cádiz and made bishop of Barcelona in 1878. The square is crowned by the Torre Urquinaona and was created in 1857, after the demolition of the Sant Pere and Jonqueres bastions. Its first name was Plaça Nova de Jonqueres. It also went for a number of other names before the approval of the current one in 1980: Obispo Urquinaona; Ferrer y Guardia, Francisco Ferrer y Guardia, Obispo Urquinaona and Nueva de Junqueras^[1]

Transport

• Barcelona Metro station Urquinaona, on lines L1 and L4.

See also

• List of streets and squares in Eixample
• Carrer de Jonqueres

References

1. ^ http://w10.bcn.cat/APPS/nomenclator/frcontent.jsp?idioma=0

External links

• Camera on Plaça d’Urquinaona and Via Laietana

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