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2007 St. Louis Cardinals season The St. Louis Cardinals 2007 season was the team's 126th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 116th season in the National League. The season started with the team trying to defend their 2006 World Series championship. During the offseason, the Cardinals were faced with the challenge of handling their starting rotation. Four of their five starters were free agents, including Jeff Suppan (the 2006 NLCS MVP), Jeff Weaver (the winning pitcher in the World Series Game 5 clincher), Mark Mulder, and Jason Marquis. In the end, Suppan, Weaver, and Marquis all signed with other teams. The Cardinals signed Mulder, who ended the 2006 season on the disabled list, to a new two-year contract, but Mulder remained on the disabled list after undergoing shoulder surgery.
2006 St. Louis Cardinals season The St. Louis Cardinals 2006 season was the team's 125th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 115th season in the National League. The season started out with a bang, as the team raced out to a 31-16 record by late May. Momentum would be slowed by injuries, as starting pitcher Mark Mulder was lost for the year, while center fielder Jim Edmonds and shortstop David Eckstein missed large amounts of playing time in the second half. Poor performance from several key players also hampered the team: starting pitcher Jason Marquis compiled a 6.02 ERA, starting pitcher Sidney Ponson was cut due to ineffectiveness, closer Jason Isringhausen blew ten saves before undergoing season-ending hip surgery in September, and catcher Yadier Molina had a poor offensive year, batting .216.
Logos and uniforms of the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise whose players sport jerseys with the famous birds on the bat and interlocking StL logos. The Cardinals first got their name in 1900 from the cardinal red trim on their uniforms and adopted the image of the cardinal birds perched on the bat in 1922. Since then, the uniforms have consistently retained the birds theme while undergoing noticeable modification of both the portrayal and "Cardinals" and "St. Louis" script interchangeably used.
KVOM (AM) KVOM (800 AM, ) is a radio station licensed to serve Morrilton, Arkansas, United States. The station is owned by Bobby Caldwell's East Arkansas Broadcasters, through licensee EAB of Morrilton, LLC. KVOM translates on K223CR-FM 92.5, presenting a format of oldies rock and roll, R&B and pop, along with news, weather, local sports and St. Louis Cardinal baseball.
José Oliva José Oliva (March 3, 1971 – December 22, 1997), was a professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a 3rd baseman from 1994 to 1995. Oliva had three daughters, Laura Oliva, Tiana Oliva, and Yeika Oliva. On December 22, 1997, Oliva died from multiple injuries when his car overturned along the San Cristóbal highway in the Dominican Republic. Oliva was the last St. Louis Cardinal to wear jersey number 42, which has since been retired league wide by Major League Baseball in honor of Jackie Robinson.
Hamilton Redbirds The Hamilton Redbirds were a minor league baseball team that played in the New York–Penn League from 1988 to 1992. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals and played their home games at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario. The Redbirds were founded in 1988, but the franchise itself was founded in 1958 as the Auburn Yankees. It moved to Erie, Pennsylvania for the 1981 season, beginning its longtime affiliation with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Erie Cardinals played at Ainsworth Field in Erie, Pennsylvania from 1981 to 1987. The Erie Cardinals then relocated to Hamilton, Ontario to become the Hamilton Redbirds. The Hamilton Redbirds set the all-time record for winning percentage by a St. Louis Cardinals minor league team at .651 in 1992, with a record of 56-20. Future Major League players Keith Johns and Mike Gulan lead the offensive attack along with unsung centerfielder Brad Owens. Lefty David Orlein and righty T.J. Mathews (en route to an MLB career) both posted a 10-1 mark, and closer Jamie Cochrane set a NY-Penn League saves record with 40.
Pere Riba Pere Riba Madrid (born 7 April 1988) is a Spanish professional tennis player. Riba competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 65, on May 16, 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 81, on June 7, 2010. Riba is coached by former Spanish player Jordi Arrese, and Juanse Martínez. At one point in his career he ranked as the youngest Spaniard in the top 100, but injury (leading to hip surgery) saw his ranking drop to as low 843 in early 2013.
Stan London Stan London (born c. 1925) is an American doctor who has worked with St. Louis Cardinal players since 1956. This Springfield, Illinois, native became head physician for the Cardinals after Dr. I. C. Middleman died in 1968. He held this position for 29 seasons and became the team's senior medical adviser in October 1997. London was also team physician for the St. Louis Hawks for 11 seasons.
Universal Soldier (franchise) The Universal Soldier franchise is a series of science fiction action films. The franchise began in 1992 with "Universal Soldier" and as of 2012 comprises six entries (some of which are now considered non-canon). The films centered on the character of Luc Deveraux (played first by Jean-Claude Van Damme and then by Matt Battaglia) until "", which focuses on a new protagonist named John (played by Scott Adkins).
Universal Soldier (1992 film) Universal Soldier is a 1992 American military science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich, produced by Mario Kassar and Allen Shapiro, and written by Richard Rothstein and Dean Devlin. The film tells the story of Luc Deveraux, a former US Army soldier who was killed in Vietnam War in 1969, and returned to life following a secret military project called the "Universal Soldier" program. However, he finds out about his past even although his memory was erased, and escapes alongside a young TV journalist. Along the way, they have to deal with the return of his archenemy, Sgt. Andrew Scott, who had lost his sanity in the Vietnam War, and became a psychotic megalomaniac, intent on killing him and leading the Universal Soldiers. "Universal Soldier" was released by TriStar Pictures on July 10, 1992. The film grossed $36 million worldwide against its budget of $23 million. It spawned a series of films, including several rather poorly received direct-to-TV films: "", which has since been removed from the series canon, followed by "" and "".
Jayne Grayson Jayne Grayson is a fictional character in the BBC medical drama "Holby City", portrayed by actress Stella Gonet. The character first appeared on-screen on 10 July 2007 in episode "Under the Radar" - series 9, episode 39 of the programme. Her role in the show was that of Chief Executive Officer of the Holby City Hospital Primary Care Trust, making her the only regular character who is not a medic by profession. Gonet formerly appeared as a doctor in "Holby City"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sister show "Casualty", and has since appeared in crossover episodes of the drama, this time as Jayne Grayson. Her storylines in "Holby City" have revolved around issues of hospital bureaucracy, as well as her husband's affair with her colleague Connie Beauchamp. A two-part episode which saw Jayne fight the hospital's Board of Directors and the British government over the separation surgery of the conjoined twin daughters of illegal Korean immigrants proved a critical success, and was positively received by many tabloid TV critics.
List of accolades received by Zero Dark Thirty "Zero Dark Thirty" is a 2012 American action thriller directed and co-produced by Kathryn Bigelow with screenplay by Mark Boal. The film was released in the United States on December 19, 2012, with a limited release at five theaters in Los Angeles and New York City. It made $124,848 in its limited release weekend, making it one of the biggest limited mid-week openings ever. As of March 6, 2013, "Zero Dark Thirty" has grossed a worldwide total of $106.8 million. "Zero Dark Thirty" also received a high critical acclaim, accumulating an approval rating of 93% on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
Nick Jordan (character) Nick Jordan is a fictional character from the BBC medical dramas "Casualty" and "Holby City", portrayed by actor Michael French. Jordan first appeared in two episodes of "Casualty" in 1998, before becoming a main character in spin-off show "Holby City" from its 1999 conception, in the role of Cardiothoracic Surgical Registrar. He departed from the show in its second series, returning for a 2005 Christmas crossover special between the two series, styled "Casualty@Holby City". He returned again to "Holby City" in 2006, taking on the role of General Surgical Consultant, departing a few months later in order to pursue a transfer back to cardiothoracics. In 2008, he rejoined the cast of "Casualty", becoming Clinical Lead of the show's Emergency Department. French left his role as Nick Jordan in February 2013, four weeks after his return.
Scott Adkins Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is an English actor and martial artist who is best known for playing Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the 2006 film "" and its following two sequels: "" (2010) and "" (2016) and Casey Bowman in Ninja and its sequel . He is also known for playing Bradley Hume in "Holby City", Lucian in "Doctor Strange", Kiley in "The Bourne Ultimatum" and John in "Zero Dark Thirty". Adkins has also appeared in "EastEnders", "Hollyoaks", "Doctors" as well as starred in many direct-to-video films.
Adrian Fletcher (character) Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher is a fictional character from the BBC medical dramas "Casualty" and "Holby City", portrayed by actor Alex Walkinshaw. He first appeared in the twenty-sixth series episode "Zero Sum Game", broadcast on 7 July 2012. Fletch was a Staff Nurse in Holby City Hospital's emergency department upon his arrival, but was promoted to Senior Staff Nurse in 2013. On 1 April 2014, Walkinshaw announced his departure from "Casualty", but revealed that he would be reprising his role as the ward manager of the fictitious AAU ward in spin-off show "Holby City". Fletch departed "Casualty" on 29 June 2014 and made his debut on "Holby City" on 12 August 2014, over six weeks later. Walkinshaw reprised his role in "Casualty" for the 30th anniversary episode "Too Old for This Shift", which aired on 27 August 2016.
Connie Beauchamp Constance "Connie" Beauchamp is a fictional character from the BBC medical dramas "Holby City" and "Casualty", portrayed by actress Amanda Mealing. She first appeared in the series six, episode 35, "In at the Deep End", broadcast on 1 June 2004, and appeared in "Holby City's" sister show "Casualty" multiple times, having already appeared in crossover "Casualty@Holby City" episodes. Mealing continued her role as Connie until the thirteenth series of "Holby City", departing in the 28 December 2010 episode "Snow Queens". Connie's role in "Holby City" was that of Clinical Lead of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Darwin, and Joint Director of Surgery.
Universal Soldier: Regeneration Universal Soldier: Regeneration (also known in some countries as Universal Soldier: A New Beginning) is a 2009 American sci-fi action film directed and edited by John Hyams (the son of director Peter Hyams, who previously worked with Jean-Claude Van Damme on three films, 1994's "Timecop", 1995's "Sudden Death" and 2013's "Enemies Closer"; in this film Peter is the director of photography). The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, who both reprise their roles from the first film. It is the third theatrical installment in the "Universal Soldier series". The film is a direct sequel to the original "Universal Soldier" from 1992, unrelated to the two "Universal Soldier" television sequels that were produced in 1998 and completely ignores the events from the 1999 theatrical sequel "".
Luc Deveraux Luc Deveraux is a fictional character and the protagonist of the "Universal Soldier" film series. He is most famously portrayed by Belgian actor and martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme. Van Damme portrays Luc in the 1992 film "Universal Soldier" and its sequels "" (1999), "" (2009), and "" (2012); he is portrayed by Matt Battaglia in the direct-to-video sequels "" (1998) and "" (1998).
Francis (film) Francis is a 1950 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International that launched the Francis the Talking Mule film series. "Francis" is produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Arthur Lubin, and stars Donald O'Connor and Patricia Medina. The distinctive voice of Francis is a voice-over by actor Chill Wills.
The Palace and the Fortress The Palace and the Fortress (Russian: Дворец и крепость , "Dvorets i krepost " ) is a 1924 Soviet silent biopic directed by Aleksandr Ivanovsky.
Arthur Lubin Arthur Lubin (July 25, 1898 – May 12, 1995) was an American film director and producer who directed several "Abbott & Costello" films, "Phantom of the Opera" (1943), the "Francis the Talking Mule" series and created the talking-horse TV series "Mister Ed". A prominent director for Universal Pictures in the 1940s and 1950s, he is perhaps best known today as the man who gave Clint Eastwood his first contract in film.
Comedienne (film) Comedienne (Russian: Комедиантка , "Komediantka " ) is a 1923 Soviet silent romantic drama directed by Aleksandr Ivanovsky.
Aleksandr Ivanovsky Aleksandr Ivanovsky (1881–1968) was a Russian screenwriter and film director who worked during the Soviet era. Ivanovsky was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1941, for his work on the 1940 film "Musical Story". His 1944 operetta film "Silva" was one of the most popular releases in the Soviet Union that year.
Silva (film) Silva (Russian: Сильва ) is a 1944 Soviet musical film directed by Aleksandr Ivanovsky and starring Zoya Smirnova-Nemirovich and Sergei Martinson. It was part of a cycle of operetta films made in European cinema during the era.
Tamer of Tigers Tamer of Tigers (released in English as Tiger Girl, Russian: Укротительница тигров , "Ukrotitelnitsa tigrov " ) is a 1955 Soviet-era comedy film released by Lenfilm, directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova and Aleksandr Ivanovsky. It was billed as a "lyrical and eccentric comedy". This film was the debut of Soviet actress Lyudmila Kasatkina. The film premiered in the USSR on 11 March 1955. The film deals with the romantic intrigues and longings of a small Russian circus family and those around them.
A Successful Failure A Successful Failure (1934) is an American film directed by Arthur Lubin. It was Lubin's first movie as director.
The Decembrists (film) The Decembrists (Russian: Декабристы , "Dekabristy " ) is a 1927 Soviet silent historical drama film directed by Aleksandr Ivanovsky.
Delightfully Dangerous Delightfully Dangerous is a 1945 American musical film directed by Arthur Lubin showcasing teenage singer Jane Powell—in her second film on loan out to United Artists from MGM—and orchestra leader Morton Gould. The working titles of this film were "Cinderella Goes to War", "Reaching for the Stars" and "High Among the Stars". It was Frank Tashlin's first writing credit on a live action feature film.
Adam Smith Professor of Political Economy The Adam Smith Chair of Political Economy is a chair at the University of Glasgow, named for Adam Smith, pioneering economist, author of "The Wealth of Nations", and one of the University's most famous sons. It was established in 1896 from a lectureship which had been endowed in 1892 by Andrew Stewart, founder of Stewarts & Lloyds tube-manufacturers. Occupants are appointed by the University Court acting with a representative of the Merchants' House of Glasgow, the Trades House of Glasgow and the Chamber of Commerce of Glasgow.
Keadue Rovers F.C. Keadue Rovers Football Club is a football club based in Keadue, County Donegal currently playing in the Ulster Senior League. Founded in 1896, Keadue play their soccer at Central Park. Nicknamed "The Gulls", Keadue are a well-respected junior football club in Ireland. The club's most famous past player is Packie Bonner, who signed for Celtic at the age of 17 from Keadue Rovers. Other famous sons to don the clubs famous candystripes were Dennis Bonner Galway United, Tony Boyle All Ireland winner with Donegal in 1992, Martin Ferry (formerly of Ayr United, currently Limavady United), Lee Boyle of Aston Villa and Mark Forker (former of Heart of Midlothian and currently at Institute). Other names synonymous with the club are its most successful manager, Manus McCole and Anthony "Dutch" Doherty. The club celebrated its centenary in 1996 with Celtic playing a game at Central Park.
RORA Elevation Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation (born 1965, often abbreviated RORA Elevation), was one of the most influential artificial insemination Holstein/Friesian bulls of the last century. Elevation was named bull of the century by the Holstein International Association in 1999. Elevation was sired by Tidy Burke Elevation, a highly inbred bull from the Burke bloodline. His dam, Round Oak Ivanhoe Eve, was sired by the famous 1950's bull Osborndale Ivanhoe. Elevation was born in Virginia, bred by Ronald Hope, and was later owned by the artificial insemination company Select Sires. Elevation had many famous sons, including Sweet-Haven Tradition, Rockalli Son of Bova, Marshfield Elevation Tony and Straight-Pine Elevation Pete. In Canada, he had Hanoverhill Starbuck, an influential sire of sons worldwide. As of April 2009, Elevation is considered to be the bull with most actual descendents in the United States, by the "Sire Summaries April 2009", of the Holstein Association.
Mimi Smith (artist) Mimi Smith (born May 13, 1942) is an American visual artist. She is a pioneer in early feminist and conceptual art focusing on clothing sculpture and drawing installation. She lives and works in New York City.
Mimi Smith Mary Elizabeth "Mimi" Smith ("née" Stanley; 24 April 1906 – 6 December 1991) was the maternal aunt and parental guardian of the English musician, John Lennon. Mimi Stanley was born in Toxteth, Liverpool, England, the oldest of five daughters. She became a resident trainee nurse at the Woolton Convalescent Hospital and later worked as a private secretary. On 15 September 1939 she married George Smith who ran his family's dairy farm and a shop in Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool.
Julia Lennon Julia Lennon (née Stanley; 12 March 1914 – 15 July 1958) was the mother of English musician John Lennon, who was born during her marriage to Alfred Lennon. After complaints to Liverpool's Social Services by her eldest sister, Mimi Smith (née Stanley), she handed over the care of her son to her sister. She later had one daughter after an affair with a Welsh soldier, but the baby was given up for adoption after pressure from her family. She then had two daughters, Julia and Jackie, with John 'Bobby' Dykins. She never divorced her husband, preferring to live as the common-law wife of Dykins for the rest of her life.
Klein, Texas Klein is an unincorporated community in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within north Harris County, Texas, United States, bordering on Houston to the south and Tomball to the north. It includes the entire area of Klein ISD. Residents of the zip codes 77379, 77389 and 77391 can use Klein as their postal city. It is named after Adam Klein, a German immigrant whose best-known great-great-grandson is singer Lyle Lovett. Other famous sons and daughters of the Klein community include actor Lee Pace, actor Matthew Bomer, actress Lynn Collins, actress Sherry Stringfield, singer/songwriter Derek Webb, songwriter Aaron Tate, singer/songwriter Chase Hamblin, actor Ben Rappaport, Major League Baseball players David Murphy and Josh Barfield, NFL kicker Randy Bullock and Olympic gold medalists Laura Wilkinson and Chad Hedrick.
Béguey One of Béguey's famous sons is Jean-Louis Vignes, pioneer of the California wine industry.
Diti In Hinduism, Diti (Sanskrit: दिति ) is an earth goddess and mother of the Maruts with Rudra. She is also the mother of the Daityas with the sage Kashyapa. She wanted to have a son who would be more powerful than Indra (who had killed her previous children) and so she practiced magic and kept herself pregnant for one year. Indra used a thunderbolt to splinter the fetus into many pieces, the Maruts. She is also Aditi's sister. Diti is the daughter of Daksha-Prajapati one of the grandfathers of creation, a son of Brahma, the god of ritual skill and a king. Her mother was Virani. She is one of the sixty daughters of Daksha. She is one of the thirteen wives of Kashyapa, another prajapati and a great sage. She has many demon sons and daughters. Her two most famous sons were the rebirths of Vishnu's gatekeepers Jaya and Vijaya who failed to keep their dharma. They were Hiranyaksha who was slain by Vishnu's Varaha avatara and Hiranyakashipu who was slain by Vishnu's man-lion, Narasimha avatara. She also had a daughter named Holika who was killed by her own powers. Diti is usually mean and cruel to Kashyapa and Aditi. She is always obsessed with trying to raise the power of demons to its peak. She also hates Aditi's sons who are the gods.
Nowhere Boy Nowhere Boy is a 2009 British biographical musical drama film about John Lennon's adolescence, his relationships with his aunt Mimi Smith and his mother Julia Lennon, the creation of his first band, the Quarrymen, and its evolution into the Beatles. The film is based on a biography written by Lennon's half-sister Julia Baird. The film received its US release on 8 October 2010, coinciding with that weekend's celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Lennon's birth (9 October 1940).
The Big Breakfast The Big Breakfast is a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. "The Big Breakfast" was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former Boomtown Rats singer and Band Aid/Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof.
Solar Films Solar Films Inc Oy is Finnish film production company founded in 1995. Today, it is the leading production company in Finland in the fields of feature films and TV productions. Films produced by Solar Films have won altogether 23 Finnish film awards and five viewer poll awards for the most popular movie of the year. Besides feature films and television drama, Solar Films has also produced thousands of hours of TV entertainment for Finnish TV channels. The shareholders of Solar Films are Egmont Media Group and Markus Selin (Head of Production). In 2009 Solar Films bought the majority of production company Bronson Club.
Mano Film Mano Film (formerly Mano Produktion) is a Swiss film production company located in Zurich, Switzerland. It was founded in 1987 by Anka Schmid, Agnes Barmettler and Rachel Schmid and produced several feature films. In 2001 Anka Schmid became the sole proprietress. The production company has since specialized in producing interdisciplinary film and art projects.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 American live-action/animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". The film was co-written, directed, and co-produced by series creator Stephen Hillenburg and starred the series' cast of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass and Mr. Lawrence, with guest performances by Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Tambor, Alec Baldwin and David Hasselhoff. It was produced by Hillenburg's production company United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, it was distributed by Paramount Pictures and was also the first film in the "SpongeBob SquarePants" film series. In the film, Plankton devises a plan to steal King Neptune's crown and send it to Shell City, and SpongeBob and Patrick must retrieve the crown to save Mr. Krabs from King Neptune's wrath and Bikini Bottom from Plankton's plan.
The Montecito Picture Company The Montecito Picture Company is a film production company co-owned by Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock. It is located in Culver City, California, United States.
Edwardian Farm Edwardian Farm is a British historical documentary TV series in twelve parts, first shown on BBC Two from November 2010 to January 2011. It depicts a group of historians recreating the running of a farm during the Edwardian era. It was made for the BBC by independent production company Lion Television and filmed at Morwellham Quay, an historic port in Devon. The farming team was historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn. The series was devised and produced by David Upshal and directed by Stuart Elliott, Chris Michell and Naomi Benson.
Desilu Productions Desilu Productions ( ) was an American production company founded and co-owned by husband and wife Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, best known for shows such as "I Love Lucy", "", and "The Untouchables". Until 1962, Desilu was the second-largest independent television production company in the U.S. behind MCA's Revue Productions until MCA bought Universal Pictures, and Desilu became and remained the number-one independent production company until being sold in 1967. Ball and Arnaz jointly owned the majority stake in Desilu from its inception until 1962, when Ball bought out Arnaz and ran the company by herself for several years. Ball had succeeded in making Desilu profitable again by 1967, when she sold her shares of Desilu to Gulf+Western for $17 million ($ in 2016 dollars). Gulf+Western then transformed Desilu into the television production arm of Paramount Pictures, rebranding the company as the original Paramount Television.
Kevin Loader Kevin Loader is a British film and television producer. Since 1996, he and co-owner Roger Michell have run a London-based production company, Free Range Films, through which the pair have made several feature films directed by Michell, including "The Mother", "Enduring Love", "Venus", "Hyde Park on Hudson", and "Le Week-end". Their most recent film is an adaptation by Michell of Daphne Du Maurier's "My Cousin Rachel". The company is also developing and producing film and television projects with other directors. Loader was awarded the Bafta for Best Television Serial in 2015 for "The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies".
My Cousin Rachel (2017 film) My Cousin Rachel is a 2017 romantic drama film, written and directed by Roger Michell, based upon the 1951 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. It stars Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Iain Glen, Holliday Grainger and Pierfrancesco Favino. It was shot in England and Italy in spring 2016, and is about a young man in Cornwall who meets the wife of his older cousin, suspecting her of having been responsible for his death.
WestWind Pictures WestWind Pictures Ltd. is an independent television production company founded in 1989 in Regina, Saskatchewan. The company, now based in Toronto, Ontario, is co-owned by CEO Mary Darling and President Clark Donnelly. WestWind currently has programs airing in over 80 countries around the world. The company is currently involved in scripted television series, documentaries, lifestyle programming and feature films.
Canada under British rule Canada first came under British rule with the Treaty of Paris (1763) which ceded New France, of which Canada was a part, to the British Empire. Gradually, other territories, colonies, and provinces that were part of British North America would be added to Canada. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 enlarged the colony of Canada under the name of the Province of Quebec, which with the Constitutional Act 1791 became known as The Canadas. With the Act of Union 1840 Upper and Lower Canada were joined to become the United Province of Canada. Later, with Confederation in 1867, the British maritime colonies of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were joined with the British colony of Canada to form the Dominion of Canada, which was subsequently divided into four provinces, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. A number of other British colonies, such as Newfoundland and British Columbia, and large territories such as Rupert's Land initially remained outside of the newly formed federation. Over time, the remaining colonies and territories within British North America came under the control of Canada until the current geographic extent of the country was reached when Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949. Although confederation in 1867 led to an enlarged Dominion with increased autonomy over domestic affairs, Canada still remained a colony within the British Empire and was thus subordinate to the British Parliament until the enactment of the Statute of Westminster in 1931. This statute recognized Canada as an independent peer coequal with the United Kingdom, and thus provided the Parliament of Canada with legislative sovereignty over all federal matters except the power to change the constitutional laws of Canada which remained under the purview of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Canada's final vestige of legal dependence on the United Kingdom was terminated in 1982 with the enactment of the Canada Act, subsequently providing Canada with full legal sovereignty completely independent of the United Kingdom.
Stamp Act Congress The Stamp Act Congress or First Congress of the American Colonies was a meeting held between October 7 and 25, 1765 in New York City, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America; it was the first gathering of elected representatives from several of the American colonies to devise a unified protest against new British taxation. Parliament had passed the Stamp Act, which required the use of specially stamped paper for legal documents, playing cards, calendars, newspapers and dice for virtually all business in the colonies, and was going into effect on November 1.
Province of New Jersey The Province of New Jersey was one of the Middle Colonies of Colonial America and became the U.S. state of New Jersey in 1776. The province had originally been settled by Europeans as part of New Netherland, but came under English rule after the surrender of Fort Amsterdam in 1664, becoming a proprietary colony. The English then renamed the province after the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel. The Dutch Republic reasserted control for a brief period in 1673–1674. After that it consisted of two political divisions, East Jersey and West Jersey, until they were united as a royal colony in 1702. The original boundaries of the province were slightly larger than the current state, extending into a part of the present state of New York, until the border was finalized in 1773.
Province of Pennsylvania The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was founded in English North America by William Penn on March 4, 1681 as dictated in a royal charter granted by King Charles II. The name Pennsylvania, which translates roughly as "Penn's Woods", was created by combining the Penn surname (in honor of William's father, Admiral Sir William Penn) with the Latin word "sylvania", meaning "forest land." The Province of Pennsylvania was one of the two major Restoration colonies, the other being the Province of Carolina. The proprietary colony's charter remained in the hands of the Penn family until the American Revolution, when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was created and became one of the original thirteen states.
Province of New York The Province of New York (1664–1776) was a British proprietary colony and later royal colony on the northeast coast of North America. As one of the Thirteen Colonies, New York achieved independence and worked with the others to found the United States.
Stamp Act 1765 The Stamp Act of 1765 (short title "Duties in American Colonies Act 1765"; 5 George III, c. 12) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a direct tax on the colonies of British America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. Printed materials included legal documents, magazines, playing cards, newspapers, and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies. Like previous taxes, the stamp tax had to be paid in valid British currency, not in colonial paper money. The purpose of the tax was to help pay for troops stationed in North America after the British victory in the Seven Years' War and its North American theater of the French and Indian War. The Americans said that there was no military need for the soldiers because there were no foreign enemies on the continent, and the Americans had always protected themselves against Indians. They suggested that it was actually a matter of British patronage to surplus British officers and career soldiers who should be paid by London.
History of the New Jersey State Constitution Originally, the state of New Jersey was a single British colony, the Province of New Jersey. After the English Civil War, Charles II assigned New Jersey as a proprietary colony to be held jointly by Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton. Eventually, the collection of land fees, or quit-rents, from colonists proved inadequate for colonial profitability. Sir George Carteret sold his share of the colony to the Quakers in 1673. Following the sale, the land was divided into East and West Jersey. In 1681, West Jersey adopted a constitution. In 1683, East Jersey adopted one as well. In 1702, the colonies were united again under Anne, Queen of Great Britain, and adopted a constitution in 1776.
Charter colony Charter colony is one of three classes of colonial government established in the 17th century English colonies in North America, the other classes being proprietary colony and royal colony. The colonies of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts Bay were charter colonies. In a charter colony, Britain granted a charter to the colonial government establishing the rules under which the colony was to be governed. The charters of Rhode Island and Connecticut granted the colonists significantly more political liberty than other colonies. Rhode Island and Connecticut continued to use their colonial charters as their State constitutions after the American Revolution.
New York – New Jersey Line War The New York – New Jersey Line War (also known as the N.J. Line War) refers to a series of skirmishes and raids that took place for over half a century between 1701 and 1765 at the disputed border between two American colonies, the Province of New York and the Province of New Jersey.
Proprietary colony A proprietary colony was a type of British colony mostly in North America and the Caribbean in the 17th century. In the British Empire, all land belonged to the ruler, and it was his prerogative to divide. Therefore, all colonial properties were partitioned by royal charter into one of four types: proprietary, royal, joint stock, or covenant. King Charles II used the proprietary solution to reward allies and focus his own attention on Britain itself. He offered his friends colonial charters which facilitated private investment and colonial self-government. The charters made the proprietor the effective ruler, albeit one ultimately responsible to English law and the king. Charles II gave New Netherland to his younger brother The Duke of York, who named it New York. He gave an area to William Penn who named it Pennsylvania.
Dennis Vitolo Dennis Vitolo (born December 18, 1956) is an American former race driver who competed in the CART series. He raced in the 1988 and 1991-1999 seasons with 36 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500. He was involved in a notorious crash in that race, taking out reigning CART champion Nigel Mansell.The crash occurred under caution. The field had slowed and Vitolo ran into the rear of Mansell's car on the warm-up lane between turns 1 and 2. He also raced in the 1997 Indianapolis 500, which by then had become part of the Indy Racing League. His best career CART finish was 7th, in the U.S. 500 at Michigan International Speedway. He was noted for being much more of a businessman than race car driver, always able to find sponsorship despite his lackluster race results.
Jeff Wood (racing driver) Jeff Wood (born January 20, 1957) is an American former race car driver born in Wichita, Kansas. He was Formula Atlantic Rookie of the Year in 1977. He drove in the CanAm series for Carl Haas in 1981 and finished 5th in the series behind Danny Sullivan. In 1982, driving for Bob Garnetson Racing, finished 3rd place in the 24 Hours of Daytona. He then made his CART debut in 1983 at the Caesars Palace Grand Prix driving for Dan Gurney. He then drove in the Formula Atlantic West Series where he won the 1985 championship. He returned to CART in 1987 and made 4 starts for Dick Simon with his best finish being 10th. He was away from the series in 1988, then returned in 1989 to make 5 starts for Gohr Racing, where he finished 12th at the Michigan 500. In 1990 he drove for a new team, Todd Walther Racing, where he made his first attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, but crashed in practice. He made 10 other starts, with a 10th-place finish at Phoenix, finishing 22nd in points. In 1991 he made 8 starts for Dale Coyne Racing, Arciero Racing, and Euromotorsports with the best finish being 13th. 7 starts in '92 for Arciero netted Wood a 12th-place finish and a single point. In 1993 Wood attempted a nearly full season for Andrea Moda Formula/Euromotorsports but failed to qualify for 6 races and only made 8 starts and again failed to score points. He made four more unsuccessful starts in 1994 for Euromotorsports in what would be his final races in the series. He was named to an entry for the 1996 Indianapolis 500, but the car failed to appear. His best finish in his 49 CART races was an 8th place that came in his second series start back in 1983 at Laguna Seca Raceway.
Mike Groff Michael Dennis Groff (born November 16, 1961 in Van Nuys, California) is a former race car driver who competed in CART and the IRL IndyCar Series and was the 1989 Indy Lights champion. His younger brother Robbie was also a CART and IRL driver from 1994 to 1998.
Carlos Cunha Carlos Cunha Filho (born August 11, 1999) is an Brazilian race car driver. He is the son of Carlos Cunha, businessman and former race car driver in the 1990s.
Bob Lazier Robert "Bob" Lazier (born December 22, 1938 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), is an American former race car driver. He raced in the CART series in 1981 and was CART's Rookie of the Year. He had fourth-place finishes at Watkins Glen and Mexico. Lazier also competed in the 1981 Indianapolis 500, finishing 19th after a blown engine caused him to retire the Penske PC-7 after 154 laps. He is married to wife Diane and the father of both 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier and Indy Racing League driver Jaques Lazier.
Paul Jasper Paul Jasper is an American former race car driver born in Dayton, Ohio. He was the 1996 Rookie of the Year and finished 3rd overall in points as a Toyota Atlantic driver. In 1997 he signed to drive in CART for Dale Coyne Racing, driving the #34 Lola Ford-Cosworth. Coming off of a championship '96 season the '97 Lola was a very uncompetitive and flawed chassis. This resulted in bad timing for Jasper. He attempted six race, but failed to qualify for two, resulting in four race starts. Jasper's best finish was an 18th place in his final start, the Miller 200 at The Milwaukee Mile.
Luiz Garcia Jr. Luiz Garcia Jr. (born May 4, 1971) is a Brazilian race car driver born in Brasilia. He raced in Brazilian Formula Ford 1600 in 1991 and British Formula Vauxhall in 1992 and 1993.In 1994 and 1995, he raced on European Formula 3. He then raced in the Indy Lights series in 1997 and 1998 finishing 13th and 12th in series points in his two seasons, capturing a single win in 1998 at Cleveland. He made his CART debut at the 1999 season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway for Dale Coyne Racing. After 7 races with Coyne he moved to Hogan Racing where he made three more starts. In 2000 he returned and ran a full season in the #25 Arciero Project Racing Group Reynard-Mercedes sponsored by Brazilian companies Hollywood and Embratel. He scored 6 points, good enough for 27th in the championship, with a best finish of 11th at the Michigan 500. He returned for the first two races of the 2001 season with Coyne before poor finishes and a lack of funding ended his CART career. He has not driven in a major professional auto race since his last CART appearance.
Johnny Unser Johnny Unser (born October 22, 1958) is a former race car driver. He is the son of open wheel driver Jerry Unser, cousin of Al Unser, Jr. and Robby Unser, nephew of Al Unser and Bobby Unser, and first cousin once removed of Alfred Unser. Unser's father, Jerry, died in a racing accident when Unser was seven months old. He made 5 starts in CART in 1993 and 1994 with a best result of 15th. He joined the Indy Racing League in its inaugural 1996 season but had a transmission failure during the pace lap of what would've been his first Indianapolis 500 and was not credited with a race start. In 1997 he made his first start in the Indy 500 starting in the 35th position after league and speedway owner Tony George added his and Lyn St. James' car to the field because slower cars than theirs were guaranteed starting positions because of prior races. He went on to finish 18th, his best "500" result in 5 starts. Unser drove the majority of his IRL races for Hemelgarn Racing and in his 14 career IRL starts he had a best finish of 9th in his very first series start in 1996 at Phoenix International Raceway. His last major open wheel race was the 2000 Indy 500.
Kevin Grubb Kevin Grubb (April 19, 1978 – May 6, 2009) was an American race car driver from Mechanicsville, Virginia. He was the younger brother of former race car driver Wayne Grubb. He was under suspension from NASCAR competition due to two violations in NASCAR's substance abuse policy at the time of his death.
Arnd Meier Arnd Meier (born March 1, 1973 in Hannover, Germany) is a former race car driver. After finishing second in the 1996 German Formula Three Championship behind Jarno Trulli, but ahead of teammate Nick Heidfeld, Meier participated in the 1997 and 1998 seasons of the CART World Series for Project Indy and Davis Racing. He led for two laps on his Champ Car debut in Australia, largely as the result of pit strategy. For much of his time in Champ Car, he drove the only Lola chassis in the field, at a time when Lola were struggling to match the pace of the dominant Reynard chassis. Among his 29 starts, his best finish was 10th place at Road America in 1998. In 1999, Meier returned to Europe to race in F3000 and touring cars. In 2004, Meier and René Wolff drove a BMW 318i to win the BFGoodrich Long Distance Championship.
The Return of Bruno (album) The Return of Bruno is the debut album by actor Bruce Willis. Released by Motown in 1987, this album is an eclectic gathering of R&B music sung by Willis, with backing musicians including Booker T. Jones, The Pointer Sisters and The Temptations. It is a companion piece to an HBO special of the same name which aired shortly after the album's release. A re-issue was distributed by Razor & Tie in 1997.
Unbreakable (film) Unbreakable is a 2000 American superhero thriller film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson, alongside Robin Wright and Spencer Treat Clark. The movie is the first installment in a trilogy. In "Unbreakable", a security guard named David Dunn survives a horrific train crash. After the incident, with the help of a manipulative disabled comic book shop owner named Elijah Price, he learns that he possesses superhuman powers. As Dunn explores and reluctantly confronts his powers while trying to navigate a difficult family life, he begins to fight crime and learns the true nature of Elijah Price.
David Dunn (character) David Dunn is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the "Unbreakable" film series, portrayed by American actor Bruce Willis. Dunn is a former college football prodigy and presently a security guard who discovers he has superhuman abilities.
Billy Bathgate (film) Billy Bathgate is a 1991 American gangster film directed by Robert Benton, starring Loren Dean as the title character and Dustin Hoffman as real-life gangster Dutch Schultz. The film co-stars Nicole Kidman, Steven Hill, Steve Buscemi, and Bruce Willis. Although Billy is a fictional character, at least four of the other characters in the film were real people from New York of the 1930s. The screenplay was adapted by British writer Tom Stoppard from E.L. Doctorow's novel of the same name. However, Doctorow distanced himself from the film for the extensive deviations from the book.
Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American actor, producer, and singer. His career began on the Off-Broadway stage and then in television in the 1980s, most notably as David Addison in "Moonlighting" (1985–1989). He is known for his role of John McClane in the film "Die Hard" (1988) and its four sequels. He has appeared in over 60 films, including "Death Becomes Her" (1992), "Color of Night" (1994), "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "Nobody's Fool" (1994), "12 Monkeys" (1995), "The Fifth Element" (1997), "Armageddon" (1998), "The Sixth Sense" (1999), "Unbreakable" (2000), "Sin City" (2005), "Lucky Number Slevin" (2006), "Red" (2010), "Moonrise Kingdom" (2012), "The Expendables 2" (2012), and "Looper" (2012). The actor has also done voice overs for movies such as "Look Who's Talking" (1989), "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America" (1996), "Rugrats Go Wild" (2003) and "Over the Hedge" (2006).
Red (2010 film) Red is a 2010 American action comedy film inspired by the limited comic book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage. The film stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren and Karl Urban, with German film director Robert Schwentke directing a screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber. In the film version, the title is derived from the designation of former CIA Agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis), meaning "Retired, Extremely Dangerous".
Rumer Willis Rumer Glenn Willis (born August 16, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is the oldest daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. Willis won season 20 of "Dancing with the Stars." She went on to make her Broadway debut in "Chicago" as Roxie Hart on September 21, 2015. She currently has a recurring role in season 3 of FOX musical-drama "Empire".
Cop Out (2010 film) Cop Out is a 2010 American buddy cop action-comedy film directed and edited by Kevin Smith, written by Mark and Robb Cullen and starring Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Kevin Pollak and Seann William Scott. The plot revolves around two veteran NYPD partners (Willis and Morgan) on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card who find themselves up against a relentless, memorabilia-obsessed bloodthirsty gangster. This is the first film that Smith directed that he did not also write. Upon its release, the film was met with negative reviews by critics and underperformed at the box office. It is nevertheless Kevin Smith's highest grossing film.
Mortal Thoughts Mortal Thoughts is a 1991 American dramatic mystery thriller, about a woman who is interrogated by the police regarding the death of her friend's husband. It was directed by Alan Rudolph and stars Demi Moore, Glenne Headly, Bruce Willis, and Harvey Keitel. Willis plays James Urbanski, the violent, drug-addicted husband of Joyce (Headly), who is murdered one evening at a Feast of Saint Rocco festival.
In Country In Country is a 1989 American drama film produced and directed by Norman Jewison, starring Bruce Willis and Emily Lloyd. The screenplay by Frank Pierson and Cynthia Cidre was based on the novel by Bobbie Ann Mason. The original music score was composed by James Horner. Willis earned a best supporting actor Golden Globe nomination for his role.
Giant of Castelnau The expression "Giant of Castelnau" refers to three bone fragments (a humerus, tibia, and femoral mid-shaft) discovered by Georges Vacher de Lapouge in 1890 in the sediment used to cover a Bronze Age burial tumulus, and then possibly dating back to the Neolithic. According to de Lapouge, the fossil bones may belong to one of the largest humans known to have existed. He estimated from the bone size that the human may have been about 3.50 metres tall. No modern peer-reviewed study has been published about the alleged giant bone fragments.
Ascension night heron The Ascension night heron ("Nycticorax olsoni") is an extinct night heron species from the genus "Nycticorax" endemic to the South Atlantic island of Ascension. It is predominantly known from the bone fragments of six specimens found in guano deposits and caves on Ascension Island and described by Philip Ashmole, Kenneth Edwin Laurence Ryder Simmons, and William Richmond Postle Bourne in 2003.
Ascocotyle pindoramensis Ascocotyle pindoramensis is a fluke in the genus "Ascocotyle" that occurs along the eastern coast of the Americas from Brazil to Nicaragua, Mexico, Louisiana, and Florida and doubtfully in Egypt. It occurs in the intestine of its definitive hosts. Hosts recorded in the wild include the least bittern ("Ixobrychus exilis"), roseate spoonbill ("Platalea ajaja"), great blue heron ("Ardea herodias"), striated heron ("Butorides striatus"), stripe-backed bittern ("Ixobrychus involucris"), yellow-crowned night heron ("Nyctanassa violacea"), black-crowned night heron ("Nycticorax nycticorax"), osprey ("Pandion haliaetus"), Neotropic cormorant ("Phalacrocorax brasilianus"), and marsh rice rat ("Oryzomys palustris"). In the marsh rice rat, it infected 9% of rats examined in a 1970–1972 study in the salt marsh at Cedar Key, Florida, but none in a freshwater marsh. "A. pindoramensis" has been experimentally introduced into the domestic duck ("Anas platyrhynchos domestica"), chicken ("Gallus gallus domestica"), dog ("Canis lupus familiaris"), house mouse ("Mus musculus"), and golden hamster ("Mesocricetus auratus"). It occurs in various body parts of its intermediate hosts—the poeciliid fish "Phalloptychus januarius", "Poecilia catemaconis", "Poecilia mexicana", "Poecilia mollienisicola", "Poecilia vivipara", and a species of "Xiphophorus" and the cichlid "Tilapia". It was first described as "Pygidiopsis pindoramensis" in 1928 and subsequently as "Pseudoascocotyle mollienisicola" in 1960. The latter species was moved to "Ascocotyle" in 1963, but only in 2006 it was recognized that the two represent the same species, which is now known as "Ascocotyle pindoramensis". Other flukes from Argentina and Mexico that were identified as "Pygidiopsis pindoramensis" instead represent a different species of "Pygidiopsis".
Bone Cabin Quarry Bone Cabin Quarry was a dinosaur quarry that laid approximately fifty-five miles northwest of Laramie, Wyoming near historic Como Bluff. During the summer of 1897 Walter W. Granger, a paleontologist from the American Museum of Natural History, came upon a hillside littered with Jurassic period dinosaur bone fragments. Nearby was a sheepherder's cabin built entirely out of fossil bones, hence the name "Bone Cabin Quarry." After Granger's discovery in late August 1897, the quarry was kept secret until the summer of 1898, when the manpower could be amassed to undertake a full-scale excavation. Bone Cabin Quarry was excavated from 1898 until 1905, when the productivity of specimens thinned. Some of the dinosaurs found at the Bone Cabin Quarry include "Stegosaurus", "Allosaurus" and "Apatosaurus". "Gargoyleosaurus" is also known from the Bone Cabin Quarry West locality.
White-bellied heron The white-bellied heron ("Ardea insignis"), also known as the imperial heron or great white-bellied heron, is a species of large heron found in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in India, northeastern Bangladesh, Burma and Bhutan. Additionally, there are records from Nepal. It is mostly dark grey with a white throat and underparts. This heron is mostly solitary and is found on undisturbed riverside or wetland habitats. The global population has declined and the species is threatened by disturbance and habitat degradation. The species is currently listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
Mauritius night heron The Mauritius night heron ("Nycticorax mauritianus") is an extinct night heron species from Mauritius. It is only known by seven subfossil bone remains consisted of cranium, pelvis, coracoid, ulna, radius, and tarsometatarsus found in Mare aux Songes. Only the coracoid and the tarsometatarsus are left today. It was scientifically discussed in 1893 by Alfred Newton and Hans Gadow from the Cambridge University. Newton and Gadow measured the tarsometatarsus with 81 to 87 mm. It became presumedly extinct in the late 17th century and was probably first mentioned by François Leguat in 1693 who described them as "great flight of bitterns".
Bermuda night heron The Bermuda night heron ("Nyctanassa carcinocatactes") is an extinct heron species from Bermuda. It is sometimes assigned to the genus "Nycticorax". It was first described in 2006 by Storrs L. Olson and David B. Wingate from subfossil material found in the Pleistocene and Holocene deposits in caves and ponds of Bermuda. Its anatomy was rather similar to its living relative, the yellow-crowned night heron ("N. violacea"), but it had a heavier bill, a more massive skull and more robust hind limbs. The specialization of the bill and the hind limbs showed that it was apparently adapted to the feeding on land crabs. There are also early historian reports referring to that species. It possibly became extinct due to the settlement of the Bermuda islands in the 17th century.
Japanese night heron The Japanese night heron ("Gorsachius goisagi") is a species of night heron found in East Asia. It breeds in Japan, and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia. It is also seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East.
Black-crowned night heron The black-crowned night heron ("Nycticorax nycticorax"), commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where it is replaced by the closely related rufous night heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact).
Lydenburg heads The Lydenburg Heads refer to seven terracotta heads that were discovered in association with other pottery artefacts in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa. They are among the oldest known African Iron Age artworks from below the equator. Other artefacts found in association with these heads include ceramic vessels, iron and copper beads, and bone fragments. Charcoal associated with the heads was Radiocarbon dated, and this relative dating technique places these artefacts and the site at around 1410 BP (approximately 500 A.D.), which constitutes one of the earliest dates for an Iron Age settlement in South Africa.
Dick Durbin Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American politician who is the senior United States Senator from Illinois, in office since 1997. He has been the Assistant Democratic Leader (whip), the second highest position in the Democratic Party leadership in the Senate, since 2005, serving as Minority Whip from 2005 to 2007, Majority Whip from 2007 to 2015, and Minority Whip again since 2015.
Eddie Baza Calvo Edward Jerome "Eddie" Baza Calvo (born August 29, 1961) is an American Guamanian politician, the eighth and current Governor of the United States territory of Guam, in office since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Calvo was a five-term Senator within the Legislature of Guam. He became the Governor of Guam, having defeated Democrat Carl Gutierrez in the 2010 gubernatorial election. Calvo chose Senator Ray Tenorio as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor of Guam.
List of United States Senators from Utah Utah was admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, and elects senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Its current senators are Republicans Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch. In office since 1977, Hatch is currently the longest-serving Senator in Utah history, the longest-serving Republican Senator and the second most senior Senator overall, after Vermont's Patrick Leahy. Senator Hatch has also been the President pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2015.
Rob Portman Robert Jones Portman (born December 19, 1955) is an American lawyer and the junior United States Senator from Ohio, and a member of the Republican Party. He has been in office since 2011. Previously he served as a congressman, as the 14th United States Trade Representative, and as the 35th Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Ben Cardin Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who serves as the senior United States Senator from Maryland, in office since 2007. Before his election to the Senate, Cardin was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing 's 3 congressional district (1987–2007). He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates (1967–87), serving as Speaker (1979–87). He was the youngest Speaker in Maryland history. In half a century as an elected official, he has never lost an election.
John Hoeven John Henry Hoeven III (born March 13, 1957) is an American politician and the senior United States Senator from North Dakota, in office since 2011. A member of the North Dakota Republican Party, he previously served as the 31st Governor of North Dakota from December 2000 to December 2010. Hoeven was elected to the U.S. Senate in the November 2, 2010 general election. He replaced junior Senator Byron L. Dorgan, who chose not to seek re-election. Hoeven became the senior Senator in 2013 after Kent Conrad retired and was replaced by Heidi Heitkamp, who was once Hoeven's opponent for the Governor's office.
Pat Toomey Patrick Joseph Toomey (born November 17, 1961) is an American businessman, politician, and the junior United States Senator from Pennsylvania, in office since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Toomey served as the United States Representative for Pennsylvania 's 15 congressional district for three terms, from 1999 to 2005, but he did not seek a fourth term in compliance with a term limits pledge he had made while running for office in 1998.
Jon S. Cardin Jon S. Cardin (born January 12, 1970) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. Previously he served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 11 in Baltimore County, and was a member of the Ways and Means Committee. Cardin chaired the Election Law Subcommittee. Cardin is the nephew of Ben Cardin, a United States Senator from Maryland.
Texas Senate, District 24 District 24 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves Bell, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, San Saba and Taylor counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 24 is Republican Troy Fraser who has held the office since 1997. In 2015, he announced his intention to retire from the office in January 2017.
Penland Post Office and General Store Penland Post Office and General Store, also known as Bailey Lumber Company Office Building and Bailey Lumber Company Office and General Merchandise Store, is a historic post office and general store located at Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina. It was built about 1900, and is a long, one-story, frame building with a front-gable roof and rough-sawn board and batten siding. The building housed the office and store of the Bailey Lumber Company from about 1900 to 1916, and a general store from about 1902 to 1974. It has housed the Penland post office since 1934 and is the oldest active post office facility in Mitchell County and is the county’s last remaining Fourth Class post office.
2011–12 Derby County F.C. season The 2011–12 season was Derby County's 106th season in the Football League and their 113th overall in league football. It was their fourth consecutive season in the second tier following the previous campaign and their 44th overall. Derby started the season well, winning their first 4 league games in August, which was also club's best league start since the 1905–06 season. However, the club were knocked out of the first round of League Cup against League Two opposition for the third season in a row against Shrewsbury Town. Derby maintained their top 2 position in September, with the main highlight being a 2–1 win at local rivals Nottingham Forest, despite the fact that goalkeeper Frank Fielding gave away a penalty and was sent off after 67 seconds, Jeff Hendrick's winner in the game was his first goal in senior football. October and November were disappointing with Derby picking up only 1 win and 5 points out of a possible 30 as Derby fell to 15th place in the league, with a 4–0 defeat at rivals Leicester City at the start of the month, starting the slump in form. In mid-October, Nigel Clough and his backroom staff signed new 3 1/2-year contracts. Derby picked up form in December and January, losing only twice in 9 games, picking up 17 points as Derby ended the month 12th peaking at 8th in mid-January. February was another disappointing month, where they picked up on 1 point, scoring no goals with them club suffering their 2nd 4–0 defeat of the season to the hands of Southampton by the end of the month, Derby were 15th in the table. From the start of April to mid march, Derby picked up 14 points out a possible 21 which lifted Derby to 11th in the table, 5 points off the play-offs with 4 games remaining, Derby manager Nigel Clough however ruled out a play-off place, wishing there was more the 4 games left as the club were showing great form. However defeats to Middlesbrough and Cardiff City in 4 days ended the Derby's play-off chances. Derby finished the season 12th in the league, 11 points off the play-off players, with Nigel Clough being satisfied with the performances of the team, stating a lack of firepower as the reason why they fell short and a target to improve in 2012–13. Derby ended the season with a win and a draw as they finished in 12th place on 64 points, 7 places and 15 points better off than the previous season, the club's first top half finish since promotion in 2007 and best league standing since relegation in 2008.
Derbyshire Senior Cup The Derbyshire County FA Senior Cup is a local county football cup for teams based in the county of Derbyshire. Founded in 1883-1884, the first competition was won by Staveley, who beat Derby Midland 2-1 in the final. 1885-1886 saw Heeley from Yorkshire win the competition. It wasn't until 1892 that the county's top club Derby County first won the trophy. This delay was partially helped by a disagreement during Derby County's first season 1884-1885. After beating Derby St. Luke's and Wirksworth, Derby County were drawn at home to Long Eaton Rangers in the third round. The club applied for a week's delay in playing the fixture, however Long Eaton Rangers claimed the tie stating that they weren't aware of any change in date and had arrived on the set date to play. A correspondent of the 'Derby Daily Telegraph' wrote that the referee had arrived to take charge on the re-arranged date. The Derbyshire County FA awarded the tie to Long Eaton Rangers and the following season Derby County played in the Birmingham and District FA Senior Cup and set up their own Charity Cup. Players also boycotted playing for the County FA team in protest. It wasn't until 1887-1888 that Derby County next played in their own county's competition, where again in the third round they were drawn to play Long Eaton Rangers who won the tie 4-1.