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Armand Hammer United World College Of The American West
UWC-USA (legally named the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West) is a United World College founded in 1982 by industrialist and philanthropist Armand Hammer. Located in Montezuma, New Mexico, it is a two-year, independent, co-educational boarding school accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest with about 230 students representing 90-100 countries at any time. Students are between 15 and 19 years old, and the majority receive full or partial scholarships. They are selected from 155 National Committees that represent the United World Colleges around the globe. In late 2007, ''The Wall Street Journal'' identified UWC-USA as one of the world's top 20 schools for its success in preparing students to enter top American universities. In 2010, UWC-USA was ranked a “Top Ten Program” by U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy. History American mogul Armand Hammer's The Armand Hammer Foundation purchased the property to establish a United Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montezuma, New Mexico
Montezuma is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. It is located approximately five miles northwest of the city of Las Vegas. The town was best known for many years for its natural hot springs, and was in fact called "Los Ojos Calientes".''The Montezuma (New Mexico) Story,'' F. Stanley, 1963 or "Las Vegas Hot Springs" until the late 19th century. The town consists of ranches, a post office, and the United World College-USA. The ZIP Code for Montezuma is 87731. History Prehistorically, Native Americans valued the hot springs and regarded them therapeutically."The Las Vegas Hot Springs," Clarence Pullen, ''Harpers Weekly,'' June 28, 1890, p.49/ref> According to ''The Montezuma (New Mexico) Story,'' the site was initially commercialized in 1840, when a man named McDonald petitioned the Mexican government for the land, and was granted it on the condition he became a Mexican citizen. He then set up a house by the hot springs and charged for adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangre De Cristo Mountains
The Sangre de Cristo Mountains ( Spanish for " Blood of Christ") are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. They are located in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the United States. The mountains run from Poncha Pass in South-Central Colorado, trending southeast and south, ending at Glorieta Pass, southeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The mountains contain a number of fourteen thousand foot peaks in the Colorado portion, as well as all the peaks in New Mexico which are over twelve thousand feet. The name of the mountains may refer to the occasional reddish hues observed during sunrise and sunset, and when alpenglow occurs, especially when the mountains are covered with snow. Although the particular origin of the name is unclear, it has been in use since the early 19th century. Before that time the terms "La Sierra Nevada", "La Sierra Madre", "La Sierra", and "The Snowies" (used by English speakers) were used.Robert Julyan, ''The Place Names of New Mexico'', Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Tucker
Emma Jane Tucker (born 24 October 1966) is an English journalist. She is editor of ''The Sunday Times'', having succeeded Martin Ivens in January 2020. She is a former deputy editor of ''The Times''. In December 2022, she was named the new editor of ''The Wall Street Journal'', "the first woman to lead the 133-year-old business publication." Early life Tucker was born on 24 October 1966 in London, England. Her parents are Nicholas Tucker and Jacqueline Anthony. She attended Wallands School and Priory School in Lewes, East Sussex. She applied for entry into Atlantic College in Wales. She attended an interview in Mecklenburgh Square, London, where she was offered an opportunity to study at the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West (UWC-USA) in Montezuma, New Mexico, US. Six weeks later she won a scholarship to study at UWC-USA, and attended it from the age of 16 in 1983 until 1985. She later said "I was very homesick to begin with, but I had an incredible two ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iqbaal Ramadhan
Iqbaal Dhiafakhri Ramadhan (born 28 December 1998) is an Indonesian actor and singer. He is best known as an ex-member of the Indonesian boy band CJR, and for his leading role in '' Dilan 1990'' (2018). In 2018, he won the ''Variety'' Asian Star: Up Next award at the International Film Festival & Awards Macao for his role in that drama. Early life Iqbaal was born on 28 December 1998 and is the son of Herry Hernawan and his wife Rike Dhamayanti. Fildza Hasnamudia is his elder sister. Career He made his public debut as Trapani in the musical drama ''Laskar Pelangi'' (2010–2011). There he met with Coboy Junior producer Patrick Effendy. He also played a role in the movie ''5 Elang'' as Rusdi Badruddin in 2011, and had a single titled "Thank You". Iqbaal later became a founding member of boy band Coboy Junior, which was officially formed on July 23, 2011. In his career with Kiki, Aldi, and Bastian in Coboy Junior, he starred in the drama series ''Only You''. In June 2013, Iqbaal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Giulio Regeni
Giulio Regeni (; 15 January 1988 – 25 January 2016) was an Italian University of Cambridge graduate who was abducted and tortured to death in Egypt. Regeni was a PhD student at Girton College, Cambridge, researching Egypt's independent trade unions, and a former employee of the international consulting firm Oxford Analytica. He grew up in Fiumicello, a former comune (now Fiumicello Villa Vicentina) in the province of Udine in northeastern Italy. Discovery of the body Regeni's mutilated and half-naked corpse was found in a ditch alongside the Cairo-Alexandria highway on the outskirts of Cairo on 3 February 2016. His recovered body showed signs of extreme torture: contusions and abrasions all over from a severe beating; extensive bruising from kicks, punches, and assault with a stick; more than two dozen bone fractures, among them seven broken ribs, all fingers and toes, as well as legs, arms, and shoulder blades; multiple stab wounds on the body including the soles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Rowley (film Director)
Richard Rowley (also known as Rick Rowley) is a documentary filmmaker. His films and TV shows have received three Emmy awards, an Oscar nomination, and other awards and nominations, as well as recognition at film festivals around the world. Rowley's Oscar-nominated feature '' Dirty Wars'' was the culmination of ten years as a war reporter in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the lesser-known battlegrounds of America's war on terror. Since then, Rowley has turned his lens on racial injustice in the United States. His 2019 feature for Showtime, '' 16 Shots'', won Television Academy honors and a Peabody nomination for its unflinching look at the police murder of Laquan McDonald and the cover-up that followed. His Emmy-winning series ''Documenting Hate'' unmasked an underground Nazi fight club and a terrorist cell. The series received a DuPont Award and prompted an FBI investigation that led to dozens of arrests. His latest film, ''Kingdom Of Silence'', is the story of the life and death of Saud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlos, Crown Prince Of Greece
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece ( el, Παύλος; born 20 May 1967) is the eldest son and second child of Constantine II, the last King of Greece from 1964 to 1973 and his wife, Anne-Marie of Denmark. He was heir apparent to the throne of Greece and was its crown prince from birth, remaining so during his father's reign until the monarchy's abolition. As a male-line descendant of Christian IX of Denmark, he is also a Danish prince although not in succession to the Danish throne. Early life Birth Pavlos was born on 20 May 1967 at the Tatoi Palace north of Athens, used at the time as the second residence of the Greek royal family. He was the second child and first son of the then King Constantine II and Queen Anne Marie of the Hellenes. In traditional Greek naming practices, first sons are named after their paternal grandfathers. His mother is the youngest sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and his father is the brother of Queen Sophia of Spain. His maternal grandp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Wamba
Philippe Wamba (June 3, 1971 – September 11, 2002) was an African-American editor and writer known for his fusion of African and African-American culture. Early life Wamba was born in California to Elaine Brown Wamba and Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, an American mother and a Congolese professor-turned-rebel father. He grew up in Boston, Dar es Salaam, and New Mexico. He studied at Harvard University as an undergraduate, then at Columbia University.''Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America'', Dutton/Penguin, 1999. Career Wamba worked on a variety of writing and publishing projects, culminating in his service as Editor-in-chief of the now defunct online magazine ''Africana.com''. In 1999 he published a memoir entitled ''Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America.'' Wamba was profiled in the '' New York Times Magazine'' and the book received some positive reviews. Death Wamba died in a car accident in Kenya while conducting research on African youth movements. The H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotlight (film)
''Spotlight'' is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by Tom McCarthy and written by McCarthy and Josh Singer. The film follows ''The Boston Globe'' "Spotlight" team, the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist unit in the United States, and its investigation into cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous Roman Catholic priests. Although the plot was original, it is loosely based on a series of stories by the ''Spotlight'' team that earned ''The Globe'' the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The film features an ensemble cast including Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, and Stanley Tucci, with Brian d'Arcy James, Liev Schreiber, and Billy Crudup in supporting roles. ''Spotlight'' was shown in the Out of Competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival and the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Sugar
Michael Sugar is an American film and television producer and principal at Sugar23, best known for producing ''Spotlight'', ''13 Reasons Why'', '' Maniac'' and ''The Knick''. Life and career Sugar attended the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West in New Mexico after which he completed his undergraduate studies in 1995 at Brandeis University. He went on to study law at Georgetown University. He is the son of the producer/distributor Larry Sugar and is married to Lauren Wall Sugar. He is Jewish. Sugar's list of literary and talent clients includes Steven Soderbergh, Richard Linklater, Cary Fukunaga, Edgar Wright, Marc Webb, Patty Jenkins and Robin Wright. He was previously an executive producer of Cinemax’s critically acclaimed drama series ''The Knick'', starring Clive Owen and directed by Steven Soderbergh. He is currently an executive producer of the Netflix series, ''The OA'' (co-created by Zal Batmanglij client Brit Marling, who also stars), '' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lousewies Van Der Laan
Louse Wies Sija Anne Lilly Berthe "Lousewies" van der Laan (born 18 February 1966) is a retired Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist. Life before politics In her youth, Van der Laan lived in Belgium, Germany, and the United States. She finished high school at the German School in Washington, DC. She obtained the International Baccalaureate at Armand Hammer United World College of the American West (In Montezuma, New Mexico). After graduating in 1984, Van der Laan moved to the Netherlands to study law at the University of Leiden. She specialized in International and European Law and graduated in 1990. Between 1990 and 1991 she studied international relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University at Bologna. After an internship at Greenpeace in Brussels, she became an intern at the cabinet of Dutch European Commissioner Frans Andriessen.Parliamentary Documentation CentreBiography of L.W.S.A.L.B. van de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sal Lavallo
Sal Lavallo (born September 11, 1990 in Indiana, United States) is an American traveller. He is one of the youngest people to have visited every country. Lavallo was born in Indiana, United States. After graduating from university, Lavallo worked for 3 years as a management consultant with McKinsey and Company in the Middle East and Africa. He has been based in Abu Dhabi, UAE since January 2012. Lavallo converted to Islam in 2013 in the village of Mang'ula, Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ..., where he owns a small farm. By the age of 24, Lavallo had visited over 100 countries while working and studying full time. He then took two years off work to travel full time, and just after his 27th birthday, he visited his final country, Malta, becoming one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
