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Meile (other)
Meile may refer to: * the German term for mile and as such part of horse races' proper names: ** Badener Meile, Group 3 flat horse race in Germany **Frankfurter Meile, Group 3 flat horse race in Germany **Grosse Europa-Meile, Group 2 flat horse race in Germany **Hamburger Meile, Group 3 flat horse race in Germany * Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, contemporary art gallery *Meilė Lukšienė Meilutė Julija Lukšienė Matjošaitytė (20 August 1913 – 16 October 2009) was a Lithuanian university professor, cultural historian, and activist. Educated at Vytautas Magnus University, Lukšienė became a professor of literature in 194 ... (1913–2009), Lithuanian cultural historian and activist * Meile Rockefeller (born 1955), the daughter of Rodman Rockefeller {{disambiguation de:Meile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mile
The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of distance; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English feet, or 1,760 yards. The statute mile was standardised between the British Commonwealth and the United States by an international agreement in 1959, when it was formally redefined with respect to SI units as exactly . With qualifiers, ''mile'' is also used to describe or translate a wide range of units derived from or roughly equivalent to the Roman mile, such as the nautical mile (now exactly), the Italian mile (roughly ), and the Chinese mile (now exactly). The Romans divided their mile into 5,000 Roman feet but the greater importance of furlongs in Elizabethan-era England meant that the statute mile was made equivalent to or in 1593. This form of the mile then spread across the British Empire, some successor states of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badener Meile
The Badener Meile is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Baden-Baden in May or June. History A different event called the Badener Meile was established at Baden-Baden in 1927. It was renamed the Oettingen-Rennen in 1970. The current Badener Meile was introduced in 1979. It was initially restricted to horses aged four or older. It was opened to three-year-olds in 1985. It was promoted to Group 2 class in 2015. Records Most successful horse: * ''no horse has won this race more than once'' ---- Leading jockey (3 wins): * Andrasch Starke – ''Chato (1995), Waky Nao (1998), Aspectus (2009)'' * Adrie de Vries – ''Wiesenpfad (2008), Alianthus (2011), Nica (2020)'' ---- Leading trainer (3 wins): * Heinz Jentzsch – ''Bonito (1979), Sharp End (1984), Zampano (1989)'' Winners See also * List of German flat horse races References * Racing Post ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurter Meile
Frankfurter may refer to: * Various varieties of sausage ** Frankfurter Würstchen ** Frankfurter Rindswurst ** Vienna sausage, or also called a ''Frankfurter Würstel'' in Austria ** Hot dog, a fully cooked sausage, traditionally grilled or steamed * Frankfurter (surname) * Frankfurter, a resident of Frankfurt am Main, Germany ** Any of the major newspapers from the city: '' Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'', ''Frankfurter Rundschau'', ''Frankfurter Neue Presse'' * Frankfurter, a resident of Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany * Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the main antagonist in '' The Rocky Horror Show'' and its film counterpart ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' * Frankfurter, a display typeface designed in 1970 for Letraset See also * Frankfurt (other) Frankfurt am Main is a major city in Hesse, Germany. Frankfurt may also refer to: Places Germany * Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, on the Polish border * Bezirk Frankfurt, a district of the German Democratic Republic (1952–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grosse Europa-Meile
The Grosse Europa-Meile is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Munich in September. History The event was originally staged at Cologne as the Grosser Kaufhof-Preis. It was established in 1951, and the early runnings varied between 1,800 and 2,200 metres. The race was shortened to a mile in 1972, and from this point it held Group 3 status. It was renamed the Elite-Preis in 1983, and promoted to Group 2 level in 1989. It reverted to its original title in 1991. Europcar started a three-year period of sponsorship in 1998, and the event became known as the Grosse Europcar-Meile. It was later titled the Grosse Europa-Meile. The Grosse Europa-Meile was transferred to Munich in 2011. It was relegated back to Group 3 level in 2013. Records Most successful horse (2 wins): * Thiggo – ''1962, 1963'' * Spielhahn – ''1966, 1967'' * Lirung – ''19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamburger Meile
The Hamburger Meile was a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It was run at Hamburg-Horn over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and was scheduled to take place each year in June or July. The race was last run at Hamburg-Horn in 2011, being moved to Hanover in 2012. However a very similar event, the Group Two Meilen Trophy, was run at the same course only three weeks later, and this race and the Hamburger Stutenmeile (restricted to fillies and mares), has since been kept at the expense of the ''Hamburger Meile''. History The event was established in 1986, and it was initially called the Cognac Hennessy-Rennen. It was originally classed at Listed level and contested over 1,600 metres. It was extended to 1,800 metres in 1987, and reverted to 1,600 metres in 1989. The race was known as the Hamburg Dresden-Pokal in the early 1990s. It lost Listed status in 1992, and had various sponsored titles thereafter. The Hamburger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne
Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne is a contemporary art gallery located in Lucerne (Switzerland) and Beijing (China). History and artistic programme The gallery was founded by Urs Meile (the son of an art collector) in 1992. Since its establishment in 1992, Galerie Urs Meile has contributed to the presentation and dissemination of contemporary art, from painting and sculpture to photography, installation and video. The gallery is working from two locations: Lucerne (Switzerland) and Beijing (China). While its center of operations is based in Switzerland, the Beijing gallery has established itself as an international meeting place for collectors, curators, artists and aficionados of the arts. Galerie Urs Meile was one of the first international galleries to focus on the Chinese art scene and has been working on an international level with Chinese artists since 1995. The gallery represents established artists such as Wang Xingwei, Xie Nanxing, Qiu Shihua, Not Vital, Tobias Rehber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meilė Lukšienė
Meilutė Julija Lukšienė Matjošaitytė (20 August 1913 – 16 October 2009) was a Lithuanian university professor, cultural historian, and activist. Educated at Vytautas Magnus University, Lukšienė became a professor of literature in 1944. In 1955, she defended her thesis on the works of Jonas Biliūnas to become the Candidate of Sciences. She headed the Lithuanian Literature Department of Vilnius University in 1951–1958. Due to tightening Soviet censorship after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the department was attacked for not devoting enough attention to communist literature and Lukšienė was dismissed from the university in early 1959. She then worked as a research fellow at the Institute of Pedagogy (merged into the ) until retirement in 1997. She researched the history of education focusing on the 19th century. In 1988, she became one of the co-founders of Sąjūdis, a political organization which sought the independence of Lithuania from the Soviet Union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meile Rockefeller
Meile Louise Rockefeller (born December 5, 1955) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, heiress, and real-estate developer. She is the daughter of Rodman Clark Rockefeller and his first wife, Barbara Ann Olsen. Her paternal grandfather was New York Governor and U.S. Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller. She is a member of the Rockefeller family. Education Rockefeller earned a bachelor's degree in political economics from Williams College in 1979New York TimesNew Risk Takers in the Realty GameDecember 3, 1989. Accessed February 18, 2013. and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from New York University. Career Rockefeller is a lawyer, real-estate developer, drug law reformer, and serves on the board of the Counseling Service of the Eastern District of New York. Political protest In 2002, at age 46, Rockefeller was arrested for protesting the "Rockefeller drug laws" which bear the name of her grandfather, who secured their passage as governor of the state of New York in 1973. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
