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Marg Gilks
Marg or MARG may refer to: People * Elwin Marg (1918–2010), American optometrist and neuroscientist * Harald Marg (born 1954), German canoer * Marg Downey (born 1961), Australian comedian * Marg Helgenberger, American actress * Marg Moll (1884–1977), German sculptor, painter and author born Margarethe Haeffner * Marg Osburne (1927–1977), Canadian country, folk and gospel singer * Marg Ralston, Australian sports journalist, editor, and government advisor Other uses * Shortening of margarita (the tequila-based sour cocktail) * El Marg El Marg ( ) is a district in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt, bordering Qalyubia Governorate near Shubra El Kheima. It was separated from the El Salam district (to its south) on 1 April 1994. Its residential area is densely populated. I ..., a district of Cairo, Egypt * MARG Limited, an Indian construction company * ''Marg'' (magazine), an Indian art magazine * MARG (technology), sensors providing attitude information for aircr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elwin Marg
Elwin Marg (March 23, 1918 – July 15, 2010) was an American optometrist and neuroscientist at the University of California at Berkeley. He was the first to receive a PhD from UC Berkeley School of Optometry. It was he who gave the name electrooculogram, a technique for measurement of nerve impulse in the eye. He developed an improved tonometer that avoided use of anaesthetics for the first time in optometrical diagnosis. With his wife he established a non-profit neuroscience organisation, the Minerva Foundation in 1983. Early life and education Elwin Marg studied at the School of Optometry of the UC Berkeley. He entered an undergraduate course in 1938. In 1940, he received an AB in physiological optometry and a Certificate in Optometry. He completed PhD in 1950. Professional career During the Second World War, Elwin Marg served as a communications officer in the U.S. Air Force with postings in Ireland, Tunisia, and Italy. During the Korean War he was reinstated for researc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Marg
Harald Marg (born 26 September 1954) is an East German sprint canoeist, born in Magdeburg, who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he won the gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event. Marg also won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-4 500 m: 1978, 1979, 1983; K-4 1000 m: 1978, 1979, 1981), five silvers (K-2 500 m: 1975, K-4 500 m: 1982, K-4 1000 m: 1975, 1982, 1983), and two bronzes (K-4 500 m: 1981, K-4 1000 m: 1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...). References * * External links * * 1954 births Sportspeople from Magdeburg Canoeists from Saxony-Anhalt Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marg Downey
Marg Downey (born 5 May 1961) is an Australian comedian and actress, best known for her roles in '' The D Generation'', '' Fast Forward'' and '' Full Frontal'' Early life and education Downey grew up in a middle-class Catholic family in the Melbourne suburb of East Malvern in an eight-child family. Her father worked as a chartered accountant. She attended Sacré Cœur School (with fellow comedian Jane Turner) in Glen Iris, and then studied Arts/Law at the University of Melbourne, where she resided at Newman College. At university, she began to perform in university revues, and auditioned for performing arts courses at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, the Victorian College of the Arts and the University of Melbourne, but was not successful in gaining entry to any of them. Career Downey first rose to prominence in the sketch comedy program '' The D-Generation'' on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in the late 1980s. She subsequently appeared in later sketch comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marg Helgenberger
Mary Margaret Helgenberger (born November 16, 1958) is an American actress. She began her career in the early 1980s and first came to attention for playing the role of Siobhan Ryan on the daytime soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' from 1982 to 1986. She is best known for her role as Catherine Willows in the CBS police procedural drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–13), the subsequent television film ''Immortality'' (2015), and the second and third seasons of the sequel series '' CSI: Vegas'' (2022–2024). Helgenberger is also known for playing the role of K.C. Koloski in the ABC drama '' China Beach'' (1988–91), which earned her the 1990 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She is also known for roles in the TV series '' Under the Dome'' and ''Intelligence'', and the films ''Species'' (1995), '' Species II'' (1998), ''Erin Brockovich'' (2000), and '' Mr. Brooks'' (2007). Early life Helgenberger was born November 16, 1958, in Fremont, Nebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marg Moll
Marg Moll (born Margarethe Haeffner; 2 August 1884 – 15 March 1977) was a German sculptor, painter and author. Moll was strongly influenced by Henri Matisse as a young artist and spent her life contributing to his form of art, although at times her art was destroyed and criticized by Nazis because it was modern art. Moll was known for being very high spirited when it came to Matisse and was known for building an "ultra-modern house" in Berlin designed by Hans Scharoun, German architect best known for his design on the Berlin Philharmonic concert hall in Berlin, Germany. Biography Moll was born in Mühlhausen. She attended the Stadelsches Institut in Frankfurt am Main from 1903 to 1905 and studied under painter Hans Volker in Wiesbaden. She also studied painting in Bavaria under Oskar Moll, a professor and director at the Breslau Academy. Marg also studied sculpture under Louise Schmidt in Frankfurt am Main. In 1905, she traveled to Rome and later studied at Lovis Corinth's scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marg Osburne
Marg Osburne (December 29, 1927 – July 16, 1977) was a Canadian country, folk and gospel singer. She was a recipient (posthumously) of the ECMA Stompin' Tom Connors award. Early life She was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and received her vocal training as a member of a community choir. Career When she was 17 her cousin made her a bet that she did not have the nerve to answer a newspaper advertisement for a female vocalist for CKCW in Moncton. Osburne answered the ad and got the job. Osburne explained in a later interview that she took the job because she "needed money to go to the Movies". Don Messer was travelling through Moncton in 1947 and heard Osburne singing on CKCW, billed as "The Girl From the Singing Hills". He hired her to fill in for Charlie Chamberlain who was recovering from an automobile accident.Li Robbins. Don Messer's Violin: Canada's Fiddle'. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Societe Radio-Canada; October 2005. . p. 37–38. She soon became the group's le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marg Ralston
Marg Ralston is an Australian sports journalist, editor, and government advisor. She is noted for being the first woman appointed as a sports editor of a major metropolitan paper in Australia. She is currently a Ministerial Adviser for the South Australian Government, providing recreation and sport advice to Minister Hon. Leon Bignell MP. Contribution to women's sport Ralston was appointed Sport Editor for one of Adelaide's two major newspapers, The News in 1979. She spent 12 years at that post, until the paper closed in 1992. During her watch, elite, amateur and local sport, and in particular women's sport, received strong media coverage, due to the competition between the two newspapers and due to Ralston's editorial focus. Ralston continued her involvement in sport through ministerial advisory including 11 years as executive director of the Australian Olympic Committee/SA Olympic Council from 1992 – 2003. Ralston is involved in a range of sports advisory roles including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita
A margarita is a cocktail consisting of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Some margarita recipes include simple syrup as well and are often served with salt on the rim of the glass. Margaritas can be served either shaken with ice (on the rocks), without ice (straight up), or blended with ice (frozen margarita). Most Bar (establishment), bars serve margaritas in a stepped-diameter variant of a cocktail glass or champagne coupe called a margarita glass. The margarita is one of the world's most popular cocktails and the most popular tequila-based cocktail. Origin The history of the margarita is shrouded in mystery and folklore due to its numerous origin stories. According to cocktail historian David Wondrich, the margarita is related to the brandy daisy (''margarita'' is Spanish for "daisy"), remade with tequila instead of brandy. (Daisies are a family of cocktails that include a base spirit, liqueur, and citrus. A Sidecar (cocktail), sidecar and gin daisy are other related drink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Marg
El Marg ( ) is a district in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt, bordering Qalyubia Governorate near Shubra El Kheima. It was separated from the El Salam district (to its south) on 1 April 1994. Its residential area is densely populated. It covers 16.94 square kilometers, with 251,589 people according to a 1996 census, increasing to 507,035 in 2006. In 2017 El-Marg had 798,646 residents making it the most populous district in Cairo. El Marg was a royal property belonging to the Burji dynasty of the Mamluk Sultanate The Mamluk Sultanate (), also known as Mamluk Egypt or the Mamluk Empire, was a state that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the Hejaz from the mid-13th to early 16th centuries, with Cairo as its capital. It was ruled by a military caste of mamluks .... Administrative subdivisions and population El-Marg is subdivided into seven shiakhas. In 2017, el-Marg had 798,646 residents across its seven shiakhas. References 1994 establishments in Egypt Districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MARG Limited
MARG Limited (formerly known as MARG Constructions Ltd.), is an Indian construction company. MARG Limited was incorporated on 16 December 1994. Timeline * 1995: May: MARG announced an IPO (Raised Rs. 12 million) and began trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange * 2006: Obtained the Government of Puducherry's concession for the development of a modern port at Karaikal * 2009: January: MARG launches Pushpadruma an apartment project at Kalavakkam on the Old Mahabalipuram Road State Highway 49A (SH-49A), also known as Rajiv Gandhi Salai and Rajiv Gandhi IT Expressway or just IT Expressway, is a major road connecting Chennai, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of I ... in Chennai. * 2009: May: Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music Envisioned by Prasanna Launched * 2010: January: Karaikal Port flags off its first railway cargo * 2010: February: MARG Puduvai Marathon in association with the Rotary Club of Pondicherry * 2010: March: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marg (magazine)
''Marg'' (''Pathway'') is a quarterly Indian art magazine and a publisher of books on the arts, based in Mumbai. It began in 1946, with writer Mulk Raj Anand as its founding editor. It was initially intended to be an encyclopaedia of the arts and culture of India and South Asia. The magazine was mainly funded by J.R.D. Tata of the Tata Group at its inception. Later on, after 1951 and until 1986, it was mostly funded by the Tata Group companies; then the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) was formed as a trust with Marg as a division of NCPA. Since 2010 it has been functioning as an independent not-for-profit organization, The Marg Foundation. The current General Editor is Naman Parmeshwar Ahuja and the current General Manager is Jyotsna Nambiar. Marg is one of the oldest and most respected art book publishers in India. It seeks corporate and private sponsorship to subsidize the cost of its publications. Each year, apart from its four magazine issues it also publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
