|
Chertoff
Chertov, Chortov or Chertoff (Russian: Чертов) is a Russian masculine surname originating from the word chort, meaning ''devil'', ''demon''. Its feminine counterpart is Chertova or Chortova. The surname may refer to the following notable people: *Benjamin Chertoff, American journalist, photographer and video producer *Daniil Chertov (born 1990), Russian professional football player *Michael Chertoff (born 1953), American attorney *Rick Chertoff (born 1950), American music producer See also *Chertov Ovrag, an archaeological site on Wrangel Island, Russia References {{surname Russian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Chertoff
Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is an American attorney who was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. He was the co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. Chertoff previously served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as a federal prosecutor, and as Assistant U.S. Attorney General. He succeeded Tom Ridge as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security on February 15, 2005. Since leaving government service, he co-founded the Chertoff Group, a risk-management and security consulting company. He has also worked as senior of counsel at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Covington & Burling. He is also the chair and a member of the board of trustees in the international freedom watchdog Freedom House, and sits on the bipartisan advisory board of States United Democracy Center. Early life and educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Chertoff
Richard E. Chertoff (born March 29, 1950) is an American record producer and songwriter. He is credited on the singles Joan Osborne's " One of Us", Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and " Time After Time" and Sophie B. Hawkins' " Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover". Chertoff has received five Grammy Award nominations—twice for Album of the Year, twice for Record of the Year, and also for Producer of the Year. Biography Chertoff attended the University of Pennsylvania, and whilst in Philadelphia he met soon-to-be long-time friends Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian and formed a lasting musical collaboration. Chertoff played drums in a local band "Wax" with Hyman and later produced and played with the band Baby Grand, which included both Hyman and Bazilian. He was a force behind the signing of Hyman and Bazilian's later band, the Hooters to Columbia Records, where he produced their multi-platinum albums, '' Nervous Night'', '' One Way Home'', and '' Zig Zag''. Chertoff's A&R c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Chertoff
Benjamin Chertoff is a journalist, photographer and video producer. He is most known for his work on the ''Popular Mechanics'' article " 9/11: Debunking The Myths". He also created the '' Popular Mechanics Show'', the weekly podcast of ''Popular Mechanics'' magazine. He is currently a freelance photojournalist, writer and documentary producer. Biography Benjamin Chertoff is a magazine and photo / video journalist. He began his career at the age of 19, working as an intern in the features department at Time Out New York Magazine—including researching the magazine's Urban Legends story—and later contributing to the features section. Along with freelancing for several national magazines, he then worked at ''Men's Journal''. In 2003 he helped start the political non-profit Music for America. He moved to ''Popular Mechanics'' in September, 2004. There, he worked as the magazine's research editor, and helped to manage the reporting for magazine's March, 2005 ''9/11: Debunking The Myt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chort
A chort ( Russian: чёрт, Belarusian and Ukrainian: чорт, Serbo-Croatian ''čort'' or ''črt'', Polish: ''czart'' and ''czort'', Czech and Slovak: ''čert'', Slovene: ''črt'') is an anthropomorphic malign spirit or demon in Slavic folk tradition. Chorts are often depicted identically to Christian devils, with horns, hooves, and a skinny tail. In Slavic mythology, a singular Chort is sometimes identified as a son of the god Chernobog and the goddess Mara. Likewise, in Ukraine mythology, Chorts were originally the priest of Chernobog. In folk Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ..., they are considered lesser minions of Satan. Compare to Russian sayings (curses) "чёрт побери" ("''chort poberi''") – meaning "be taken by the demon" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniil Chertov
Daniil Vladimirovich Chertov (; born 15 November 1990) is a Russian former professional football player. Career On 29 January 2020, FC Okzhetpes Football Club Okzhetpes (, ''Oqjetpes Kókshetaý Fýtbol Klýby'') is a Kazakhstani professional football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League. History Although having finished on ... announced that they had re-signed Chertov on a contract until the end of 2020. Career statistics References External links * * 1990 births Footballers from Moscow Living people Russian men's footballers Russian expatriate men's footballers FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Metallurg Lipetsk players FC Sokol Saratov players FC Vityaz Podolsk players FC Khimki players Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan FC Okzhetpes players Kazakhstan Premier League players Men's association football defenders 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-forward-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chertov Ovrag
Chertov Ovrag is an archaeological site on Wrangel Island, Russian Arctic. In 1975, evidence was found at this site of human occupation. This is the westernmost site of Paleo-Eskimo habitation. No decisive evidence was found that the people hunted large land animals, but there was evidence that they were hunting sea mammals. Various stone and ivory tools were found, including a toggle harpoon, used for hunting sea mammal A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a broad neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three ...s. The emergence of hunting sea mammals was a significant innovation for the Arctic culture, believed to have started from 2000 to 1 BCE. The Chertov Ovrag site contributed to the understanding of the development of Arctic culture. References Wrangel Island Former populated places in Russia Prehistory of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
