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Nimrod (other)
Nimrod is a biblical king. Nimrod may also refer to: Fictional characters * Nimrod Gaunt, a character from Philip Kerr's ''Children of the Lamp'' * Nimrod (vampire), a vampire from the black-and-white Marvel Comics ''Dracula Lives!'' series * Nimrod (comics), a fictional robot mutant-hunter from Marvel Comics' ''Uncanny X-Men'' series * Nimrod or Nim, a reptile in the television series ''Surface'' * Nimrod the Scarlet Sentinel, a villain in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' * Nimrod, a character from Robert Ludlum's '' The Matlock Paper'' Military * HMS ''Nimrod'', six ships of the Royal Navy * Hawker Nimrod, a 1930s British fighter aircraft * Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, a Royal Air Force maritime patrol aircraft, 1969–2011 ** BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4, a planned upgrade of the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, developed in the 2000s ** British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3, a planned AEW version of the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, developed in the late 1970s/early 1980s * 40M Nimród, a Hungarian anti- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod
Nimrod is a Hebrew Bible, biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis and Books of Chronicles, the Books of Chronicles. The son of Cush (Bible), Cush and therefore the great-grandson of Noah, Nimrod was described as a king in the land of Shinar (Lower Mesopotamia). The Bible states that he was "a mighty hunter before the Lord [and] ... began to be mighty in the earth". Biblical and non-biblical traditions identify Nimrod as the ruler who had commissioned the construction of the Tower of Babel, and that identification led to his reputation as a king who had been rebellious against God. There is no direct evidence that Nimrod was an actual historical person in any of the non-biblical historic records, registers, or king lists (including any of the Mesopotamian ones, which are considered older than the biblical record). Historians have failed to match Nimrod with any real historically attested figure, or to find any historical, linguistic or genetic link between the Sumer, Sume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enigma Variations
Edward Elgar composed his ''Variations on an Original Theme'', Op. 36, popularly known as the ''Enigma Variations'', between October 1898 and February 1899. It is an orchestral work comprising fourteen variations on an original theme. Elgar dedicated the work "to my friends pictured within", each variation being a musical sketch of one of his circle of close acquaintances (see musical cryptogram). Those portrayed include Elgar's wife Alice, his friend and publisher Augustus J. Jaeger and Elgar himself. In a programme note for a performance in 1911 Elgar wrote: In naming his theme "Enigma", Elgar posed a challenge which has generated much speculation but has never been conclusively answered. The Enigma is widely believed to involve a hidden melody. After its 1899 London premiere, the ''Variations'' achieved immediate popularity and established Elgar's international reputation. History Elgar described how, on the evening of 21 October 1898, after a tiring day's teaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod Province
Nimruz or Nimroz ( Balochi: ; Dari, Pashto: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southwestern part of the country. It lies to the east of the Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran and north of Balochistan, Pakistan, also bordering the Afghan provinces of Farah and Helmand. It has a population of about 186,963 people. The province is divided into five districts, encompassing about 649 villages. The city of Zaranj serves as the provincial capital and Zaranj Airport, which is located in that city, serves as a domestic airport for the province. The recently built Kamal Khan Dam is located in Chahar Burjak District. The name ''Nimruz'' means "mid-day" or "half-day" in Persian Language and Balochi. The name is believed to indicate that the meridian cutting the old world in half passes through this region. Nimruz covers 43,000 km2. It is the most sparsely populated province in the country, located in the Sistan Basin. A substantial part of the province i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod Workman
Nimrod Workman (November 5, 1895 – November 26, 1994) was an American folk singer, coal miner and trade unionist. His musical repertoire included traditional English and Scottish ballads passed down through his family, Appalachian folk songs and original compositions. Background Nimrod Workman was born in Inez, Martin County, Kentucky and was named after his grandfather Nimrod Workman (1842–1914), who taught his namesake "the old ballads from Britain about lords and ladies and the ancient Scottish wars". At the age of 14, he went to work in the Howard Collieries coal mines in Mingo County, West Virginia, and he continued working as a coal miner for forty-two years until he was forced to retire due to black lung and a slipped disc. His wife, Mollie Bowens (1912–1998), was of Italian descent on her mother's side. The couple had thirteen children. Activism Throughout his coal mining career, Workman was active in union politics and United Mine Workers of America organizing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod Tishman
Nimrod Tishman (; born May 12, 1991) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Florida before playing professionally in Israel. College career Tishman successfully represented Israel at the 2009 European Under-18 Championships in France, leading the team with 8.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the tournament. Florida Gators associate head coach Larry Shyatt recruited him. Tishman had to be cleared by the NCAA because of his international status, and it was not until October 2009 that he could play for the team. Tishman returned home after the 2009–2010 season to play professionally after playing limited minutes, the last game being against the LSU Tigers. Professional career Tishman did not play during the 2010–2011 season. He went undrafted during the 2011 NBA draft. In July 2011 Hapoel Gilboa Galil signed him to a contract. On July 27, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or
Nimrod Shapira (; born April 25, 1989) is an Israeli two-time Olympic swimmer, having represented Israel at the 2008 Olympics in the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle, and in the 200 m freestyle for Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is a 27-time Israeli Champion in the 50, 100 and 200 Freestyle events as well as 100 & 200 Butterfly. He won a silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle, at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships. He won a silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2009 Maccabiah Games. In 2013, after swimming in his second Olympic games, Shapira founded a swim club and swim schools in Michigan called AquaSwimClub. His swim program grew to 7 locations in Michigan with over 800 swimmers. In 2017, AquaSwimClub's 800 swimmers turned into Shapira's first brick and mortar location, AQUAfin Swim School in Jacksonville Florida and serves thousands of swimmers on weekly basis. Biography Shapira hometown is Mosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod Ping
Nimrod Ping (19 September 1947 - 3 July 2006) was a British architect, politician and gay activist in Brighton, East Sussex, England. Biography Early life After attending the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe from 1964 to 1966 he studied architecture at Cardiff University. Career As an architect, he designed a Sainsbury's supermarket in Lewes Road, Brighton. Politics Ping served as a councillor at Brighton Borough Council (now Brighton and Hove City Council) for eight years from 1991 to 1999. He became chairman of the council's planning committee and of its licensing committee. Thanks to his unusual name, he achieved national fame after the BBC Radio 2 presenter Terry Wogan used his name as scale against which to compare other interesting names. He was one of the first openly gay councillors in Britain. He took part in Brighton's Pride events for a number of years. He convinced other councillors to allow gay clubs in Brighton to stay open after midnight.Janet Cameron, ''LGB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod Megiddo
Nimrod Megiddo () is a mathematician and computer scientist. He is a research scientist at the IBM Almaden Research Center and Stanford University. His interests include combinatorial optimization, algorithm design and analysis, game theory, and machine learning. He was one of the first people to propose a solution to the bounding sphere and smallest-circle problem. Education Megiddo received his PhD in mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for research supervised by Michael Maschler. Career and research In computational geometry, Megiddo is known for his prune and search and parametric search techniques both suggested in 1983Nimrod Megiddo (1983) Linear-time algorithms for linear programming in R3 and related problems. SIAM J. Comput., 12:759–776 and used for various computational geometric optimization problems, in particular to solve the smallest-circle problem in linear time. His former doctoral students include Edith Cohen. Awards and honours Megidd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod Mashiah
Nimrod Mashiah (also spelled Nimrod Mashiach; ; born 10 July 1988) is an Israeli windsurfer.(12 August 2013"נמרוד משיח – שייט, גלישת רוח"/ref> In 2001, Mashiah received the Young Artist Award as an Outstanding Young Actor in an International Commercial for his role as a diver/actor in a television commercial. Surfing on the RS:X model, Mashiah was the 2009 Windsurfing World Championships silver medalist, and won the bronze medals at both the 2010 and 2011 World Championships. In September 2010, he was ranked # 1 in the world in men's windsurfing. In September 2014, Israel qualified to have a male RS:X windsurfer represent Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with Mashiah winning the quota place. He is Jewish, and lives in Mikhmoret, Israel. Acting career In 2001, at the 22nd Young Artist Awards, Mashiah received the Young Artist Award as an Outstanding Young Actor in an International Commercial for his role as a diver/actor in a Cheltenham & Gloucester t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod Levi
Nimrod Levi (; born March 24, 1995) is an Israeli-Swedish professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at , he primarily plays at the power forward position. Levi was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player in 2018. Early life Levi was born in Ramat Gan, Israel. He grew up in Modiin and started playing basketball when he was 9 years old. Levi played for Otzma Modiin and Maccabi Tel Aviv youth teams. He joined Wingate Institute Youth Academy in his late teens. Professional career Early years (2013–2017) In 2013, Levi started his professional career with Hapoel Kfar Saba of the Liga Leumit. Later that season, he joined Maccabi Be'er Yaakov. In 2014, Levi joined Ironi Ramat Gan as part of Maccabi Tel Aviv's youth project, alongside Dragan Bender and Ben Altit. On August 5, 2015, Levi signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon for the 2015–16 season. In 26 games played for Galil Elyon, Levi averaged 13.9 point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod Kamer
Nimrod Kamer (; born 1981) is a comedy writer, gonzo journalist and club crasher based in London. Life and career Kamer was born in 1981 in Petah Tikva, Israel. Kamer claims to hold both Romanian and Israeli passports. In 2004, while attending Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Kamer and a friend were charged with painting anti-Israeli graffiti that sparked a "media sensation"; he was placed under house arrest for 10 days, served 250 hours of community service and was on probation for a year. By 2007, he was a high school teacher of cinema. Kamer's public career started in Israel in 2005, as the Sudoku puzzle tutor known as "Captain Sudoku". In 2006, he started writing for the Hebrew-language financial newspaper '' Globes'' and contributed to the first edition of '' Maayan'', an Israeli arts magazine edited by Roy Arad and Joshua Simon. In 2009, Kamer became social media manager of ''BIP'', a comedy channel owned by Keshet Broadcasting. Under that channel he eventually creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod Botelanga
Nimrod Botelanga (1953 or 1954 – 14 March 2013) was a Nauruan politician and former member of the cabinet, speaker and a member of parliament. Botelanga held several portfolios in the cabinets of René Harris, including the portfolio of Minister of Finance from March 2000 to April 2000, from May 2001 to June 2001 and from May 2004 to June 2004. He also held other cabinet portfolios such as health and sports. In the parliament Botelanga represented the Meneng Constituency Meneng is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns three members to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren. Previously, the Meneng Constituency returned two members of parliament, but in June 2013, the Electoral Act was amended to add an addition .... He was elected as the Speaker of the Parliament from 8 August 2003 to 24 February 2004. He lost his parliamentary seat in the 2004 elections to Sprent Dabwido. References 1950s births 2013 deaths Government ministers of Nauru Members of the Parliamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
