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Gaya (Seediq)
Gaya may refer to: Geography Czech Republic *Gaya (German and Latin), Kyjov (Hodonín District), a town Guinea * Gaya or Gayah, a town India *Gaya, India, a city in Bihar **Gaya Airport *Bodh Gaya, a town in Bihar near Gaya *Gaya district, Bihar Niger *Gaya, Niger, a city in the Dosso region *Gaya Department, a department of the Dosso Region Nigeria *Gaya, Nigeria, a city in Kano State Malaysia *Pulau Gaya (Gaya Island), a sizeable Malaysian island near the coast of Sabah South Korea *Gaya confederacy, an ancient league of statelets on the Korean peninsula **Geumgwan Gaya, the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy during the Three Kingdoms Period *Gaya Line, a railway line serving Busan *Gayasan National Park, a national park in South Gyeongsang Spain * Gayá River People Forename * Gaya Herrington (born 1981), Dutch econometricist, sustainability researcher and activist Surname * Eiji Gaya (born 1969), Japanese football player *Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya (born 1952), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyjov (Hodonín District)
Kyjov (; german: Gaya or Geyen) is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts The villages Bohuslavice, Boršov and Nětčice are administrative parts of Kyjov. Geography Kyjov is located about north of Hodonín. It is situated in the valley of the river Kyjovka. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Kyjov Hills, and a small northern part lies in the Chřiby highlands. History The first written mention of Kyjov is from 1126. Until 1539, it was a property of the Hradisko Monastery. In the 12th century, a Romanesque church and new market place were established here. In 1201, Kyjov is first referred to as a market town. In 1284, King Wenceslaus II allowed to fortify the market town. Kyjov had no funds for the stone walls and built only wooden palisades. Due to financial difficulties of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaya Herrington
Gaya Herrington (née Branderhorst; born 1981) is a Dutch econometrician, sustainability researcher, and women's rights activist. Herrington is best known for being the founder of the project and foundation ''Stop Straatintimidatie'', an initiative seeking to criminalize street harassment in the Netherlands, and for her activism and research on sustainability issues. Herrington has worked in senior sustainability-related positions for De Nederlandsche Bank, KPMG US and Schneider Electric and holds master's degrees in both econometrics and sustainability studies. In 2021, her study on the projections made in the 1972 sustainability report ''The Limits to Growth'' was widely publicized internationally. Career Herrington studied mathematics and econometrics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. After obtaining her master's degree in econometrics, she initially worked in the financial sector before becoming disillusioned and in 2007 she instead became the executive director of Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeydew (melon)
The honeydew melon is one of the two main cultivar types in ''Cucumis melo'' Inodorus Group. It is characterized by the smooth rind and lack of musky odor. The other main type in the Inodorus Group is the wrinkle-rind casaba melon. Characteristics A honeydew has a round to slightly oval shape, typically long. It generally ranges in weight from . The flesh is usually pale green in color, while the smooth peel ranges from greenish to yellow. Like most fruit, honeydew has seeds. The inner flesh is eaten, often for dessert, and honeydew is commonly found in supermarkets across the world alongside cantaloupe melons and watermelons. In California, honeydew is in season from August until October. This fruit grows best in semiarid climates and is harvested based on maturity, not size. Maturity can be hard to judge, but it is based upon the ''ground color'' ranging from greenish white (immature) to creamy yellow (mature). Quality is also determined by the honeydew having a nearl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaya Melon
Gaya melon, also known as snowball melon, ghost melon, dinosaur melon, dinosaur egg melon, dino melon, and dino egg melon, is a small to medium-sized honeydew melon developed originally in Japan and Korea and now grown in China, Mexico, southern California, and South America. Description The rind is very thin and is ivory in color with green streaking and the interior flesh is white. They are round in shape and may be slightly oblong. The flesh is juicy and soft towards the center but crisper towards the rind. It has been described to have a mild, sweet flavor with floral notes. It is best kept at room temperature and cut melons will stay good in a refrigerator for up to 5 days. Availability It is available from late spring to early summer and is available at various farmers' markets and Asian markets in California and is sought after because of its unique coloring. It is also available at supermarkets in Australia, among other countries. See also *Muskmelon *''Cucumis'' *Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seediq People
The Seediq (sometimes Sediq, Seejiq, pronounced: , , ; ; pinyin: Sàidékèzú) are a Taiwanese indigenous people who live primarily in Nantou County and Hualien County. Their language is also known as Seediq. They were officially recognized as Taiwan's 14th indigenous group on 23 April 2008. Previously, the Seediq, along with the closely related Truku people, were classified as Atayal. Major events Wushe events Starting from 1897, the Japanese began a road building program that brought them into the indigenous people's territory. This was seen as invasive. Contacts and conflicts escalated and some indigenous people were killed. In 1901, in a battle with the Japanese, indigenous people defeated 670 Japanese soldiers. As a result of this, in 1902, the Japanese isolated Wushe. Between 1914 and 1917, Japanese forces carried out an aggressive 'pacification' program killing many resisting people. At this time, the leader of Mahebo, Mona Rudao, tried to resist rule by Japan, but he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaya (Seediq)
Gaya may refer to: Geography Czech Republic *Gaya (German and Latin), Kyjov (Hodonín District), a town Guinea * Gaya or Gayah, a town India *Gaya, India, a city in Bihar **Gaya Airport *Bodh Gaya, a town in Bihar near Gaya *Gaya district, Bihar Niger *Gaya, Niger, a city in the Dosso region *Gaya Department, a department of the Dosso Region Nigeria *Gaya, Nigeria, a city in Kano State Malaysia *Pulau Gaya (Gaya Island), a sizeable Malaysian island near the coast of Sabah South Korea *Gaya confederacy, an ancient league of statelets on the Korean peninsula **Geumgwan Gaya, the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy during the Three Kingdoms Period *Gaya Line, a railway line serving Busan *Gayasan National Park, a national park in South Gyeongsang Spain * Gayá River People Forename * Gaya Herrington (born 1981), Dutch econometricist, sustainability researcher and activist Surname * Eiji Gaya (born 1969), Japanese football player *Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya (born 1952), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaya Language
Gaya (伽耶語, 가야어), also rendered Kaya, Kara or Karak, is the presumed language of the Gaya confederacy in ancient southern Korea. Only one word survives that is directly identified as being from the language of Gaya. Other evidence consists of place names, whose interpretation is uncertain. Name The name ''Gaya'' is the modern Korean reading of a name originally written using Chinese characters. A variety of historical forms are attested. Generally it was transcribed as ''Kaya'' (加耶) or ''Karak'' (伽落), but the transcription in the oldest sources is ''Kara'' (加羅, Middle Chinese ''kæla''). It is referred to as ''Kara'' and ''Mimana'' in the 8th-century Japanese history '' Nihon shoki''. Beckwith coined the term ''pre-Kara'' for a hypothetical Japonic language spoken in southern Korea at the time of the Yayoi migration to Kyushu (4th century BC). Byeonhan The earliest accounts of the southern part of the Korean peninsula are found in Chinese histories. Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaya Quartet
“Gaya“ ( az, Qaya) were an Azerbaijani vocal quartet consisting of Arif Hajiyev, Teymur Mirzoyev, Lev Yelisovetski and Rauf Babayev. Quartet was active from 1972 to 1988. They sang in multiple languages, including Azerbaijani, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian and English in their repertoire. Gaya was formed in 1961, when Rauf Hajiyev invited musicians to work in Azerbaijan State Estrada Orchestra. Such composers as Tofig Guliyev, Fikret Amirov, Rauf Hajiyev, Vasif Adigozalov, Faraj Garayev and Tofig Babayev worked with “Gaya”. History of the group Appearance of “Gaya” The quartet changed its membership several times during its existence period. The great successes of “Gaya” are related with the names of Teymur Mirzoyev, Arif Hajiyev, Rauf Babayev and Lev Yelisovetski. Teymur Mirzoyev, artistic manager of the quartet wished to create his own jazz group from his childhood. He studied with Arif Hajiyev at chorus- conductor faculty of Musical School named after A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaya (plant)
''Gaya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It has been classed in the Malvoideae subfamily and the Malveae tribe. It is native to Tropical America with its greatest diversity in Brazil (up to 14 species). It is also found in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. General description Shrubs or herbs, with toothed leaves, flowers either yellowish or purplish, mainly solitary in the axils, sometimes racemose, with 8 carpels or more, membranaceous, bi-valvate and one seeded. Taxonomy The genus name of ''Gaya'' is in honour of Jaques Étienne Gay Jaques Étienne Gay (1786 in Switzerland – 1864) was a Swiss-French botanist, civil servant, collector and taxonomist. His name is associated with plants in standardised botanical nomenclature, e.g. ''Crocus sieberi'' J.Gay. He was the most fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño
Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño (1913–1976) was a Spanish art historian, author, teacher, and art critic. He was a member of the Generation of '36 (Spanish: ''Generación del 36''). Biography Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño was born on 29 January 1913 in Tardelcuende, in the Province of Soria, Spain. His father was a noted professor, physician and politician in Spain, and his mother was Gregoria Nuño Ortega. He attended the University of Madrid (now called Complutense University of Madrid), where he graduated with a doctorate in 1935. His thesis was titled, ''El Románico en la Provincia de Soria'' (English: ''The Romanesque in the Province of Soria)''. During the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, he served in the Republican army and eventually reached the rank of Captain. He was married to poet and essayist in 1937 during the war. The Francoist Spain regime sentenced Gaya Nuño to prison for twenty years, and was granted parole on February 23, 1943. He wrote 70 books, and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Gayà
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Gaya
Ramón Gaya y Pomés (10 October 1910 – 15 October 2005) was a Spanish painter and writer. Biography Ramón Gaya was born in Murcia to Catalan parents Salvador Gaya and Josefa Pomés. His parents had moved to Murcia so Salvador could better engage in his profession of lithography. Ramón's father had some painter friends, Pedro Flores and Luis Garay, Christopher Hall and Darsie Japp, who helped instruct Gaya in art in his early years. He left school early to pursue the profession of painter. Already at the age of 17, Gaya had his first major exhibition in Paris. He became involved with Frederico Garcia Lorca's theatre drawing sets and was head of the painting department in the ''Las Missiones Pedagógicas''. He was the youngest part of the group named ''la Generación del 27.'' His later works were influenced by the old masters such as Velázquez, Titian as well as Vincent van Gogh. In June 1936 he married Fé Sanz in Madrid. At the start of the Spanish Civil War he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
