Chiyoko Szlavnics (born 1967 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian experimental composer currently based in Berlin, Germany. [1]
Szlavnics graduated with honours in 1989 from the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, where she studied with James Tenney, and moved to Berlin ten years later. Her work often employs forms derived from visual art. [2]
Millennium Actress is a 2001 Japanese animated drama film co-written and directed by Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse. Loosely based on the lives of actresses Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine, it tells the story of two documentary filmmakers investigating the life of a retired acting legend. As she tells them the story of her life, the difference between reality and cinema becomes blurred.
Barbara Jean McDougall was a Canadian politician. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1984 to 1993, and as Secretary of State for External Affairs from 1991 to 1993. She did not run again in the 1993 Canadian federal election which saw the incumbent Progressive Conservative government reduced to two seats in the House of Commons.
Chiyoko Kawashima is a former Japanese voice actress. She was born in Tokyo, and retired from voice acting in 2001; her final role was that of Kusakabe Maron's mother in Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne.
The Sound of Waves is a 1954 novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It is a coming-of-age story of the protagonist Shinji and his romance with Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthy ship owner Terukichi. For this book, Mishima was awarded the Shincho Prize from Shinchosha Publishing in 1954. It has been adapted for film five times.
The University of Toronto Press is a Canadian university press founded in 1901. Although founded in 1901, the press did not publish any books until 1911.
Charles Fenerty, was a Canadian inventor who invented the wood pulp process for papermaking, which was first adapted into the production of newsprint. Fenerty was also a poet.
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography is a dictionary of biographical entries for individuals who have contributed to the history of Canada. The DCB, which was initiated in 1959, is a collaboration between the University of Toronto and Laval University. Fifteen volumes have so far been published with more than 8,400 biographies of individuals who died or whose last known activity fell between the years 1000 and 1930. The entire print edition is online, along with some additional biographies to the year 2000.
Jean Edward Smith was a biographer and the John Marshall Professor of Political Science at Marshall University. He was also professor emeritus at the University of Toronto after having served as professor of political economy there for thirty-five years. Smith was also on the faculty of the Master of American History and Government program at Ashland University.
Russell Craig Eadie, better known by his stage name Craig Russell, was a Canadian female impersonator and actor.
The 2002 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 113th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2002 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada from July 29 through August 4, 2002 and the women's event at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal in Canada from August 10 through August 18, 2002.
The 30th Japan Record Awards were held on December 31, 1988, and were broadcast live on TBS.
Seyed Reza Hosseini Nassab is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja, currently residing in Canada. He was the President and Imam of the Islamic Centre in Hamburg, Germany, and since 2003 he has served as the President of Shia Islam Federation in “Canada".
Hosuke Sharaku is the main character of Osamu Tezuka's manga and anime The Three-Eyed One. The names "Sharaku Hosuke" and "Wato-san" are references to Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Hosuke Sharaku is part of Osamu Tezuka's Star System.
Kuromajo-san ga Tōru!! is a Japanese children's novel series written by Hiroshi Ishizaki and illustrated by Kaori Fujita. The series was launched on Kodansha's Aoi Tori Bunko imprint between July 2005 and February 2012, releasing 15 volumes during its run. An anime television adaptation by Shin-Ei Animation was broadcast in Japan from April 4, 2012 to February 19, 2014.
The murder of Jun Lin is a murder case involving dismemberment and cannibalism that occurred in Montreal, Canada. In May 2012, Jun Lin, a university student, was fatally stabbed and dismembered by Luka Rocco Magnotta, who then mailed Lin's hands and feet to elementary schools and federal political party offices. After a video depicting the murder was posted online, Magnotta fled Canada, becoming the subject of an Interpol Red Notice and prompting an international manhunt. In June 2012, he was arrested in an internet café in Berlin. In December 2014, after eight days of deliberations, a jury convicted him of first-degree murder. Magnotta was previously sought by animal rights groups for allegedly uploading videos of himself killing kittens.
Last Cinderella (ラスト♡シンデレラ) is a 2013 Japanese television series that aired on Fuji Television from April 11 to June 20, 2013. It features actors Ryoko Shinohara, Haruma Miura and Naohito Fujiki.
Ward Hamilton Bowlby was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as reeve of Berlin from 1865 to 1868.
Punch Line is a visual novel adventure video game developed by 5pb., based on the anime television series of the same name. It was published for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita by 5pb. in Japan in 2016, and is planned to be published by PQube in North America and Europe in 2018. A Microsoft Windows version was planned for release on August 31, 2018, for Europe and September 25, 2018, for North America, but was later delayed to 2019.
Stefan Liebich is a German politician, and member of the Bundestag for the democratic socialist party The Left.
Andrea Neumann is a German Musician and Composer. Andrea Neumann plays the "indoor piano", a modified piano of her own design.